by Kelly Curry, HOPE Steering Committee member It’s Thursday, April 13, 2016. Last night, Susie Chang opened the door to her home around 9:45, as Catherine and I walked Paula and her belongings…a little carry on stuffed with clothes and a cloth sack filled with her paperwork..indoors. Paula Beal is smallish framed, usually energetic and bold… Read More »
Less than 1.8 Miles Away
By Esther Goolsby, HOPE BEAT Co-chair The souls of lifelong East Oaklanders are at stake. Do you know about the East Oakland Coliseum City Plan? This development project will bring new stadiums, hotels, retail and high-tech office space, and thousands of living space to East Oakland. Will corporate developers and its investors continue their history… Read More »
Esther Speaks on Coliseum City
Esther Goolsby, HOPE’s BEAT Co-chair is an East Oakland resident and longtime neighborhood activist in her neighborhood, the Elmhurst. The City of Oakland has been working on a Coliseum Area Specific Plan, also known as “Coliseum City”, to be built in her backyard. Coliseum City sounds like a great idea in revitalizing East Oakland and… Read More »
Oaklanders Speak for Its City
By Leon Davis, HOPE Steering Committee Co-Chair On October 22, 2014 at Allen Temple Arms, I will be the moderator for the Oakland Speaks Forum, which will be a one-of-a kind forum where Oaklanders share their stories and expectations to help candidates understand the real issues facing our city, specifically around the health and well-being… Read More »
