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Oakland Coliseum Project Opens Door for Small Businesses to Build Bigger
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Oakland Coliseum Project Opens Door for Small Businesses to Build Bigger

  • August 31, 2026
By Carla Thomas As plans for the redevelopment of the Oakland Coliseum move forward, a key question is…
OOakland
Oakland Coliseum Project Opens Door for Small Businesses to Build Bigger
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Oakland Coliseum Project Opens Door for Small Businesses to Build Bigger

  • August 30, 2026
By Carla Thomas and Ken Epstein Community members gathered last weekend for an “Eyes on Cuba” conversation with…
OOakland
Enoch Shin, left, operator of an auto body shop on International Boulevard in Oakland, with City Councilmember Ken Houston, right, at the Oakland City Council meeting on Tuesday.
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Councilmember Houston Helps Deter Trend to Award Contracts to Suburban Companies

  • July 27, 2026
Pushes for Oakland-based Firms to Provide Repair for City-Operated Vehicles Part 1 Concerned about how Oakland-based and/or minority…
OOakland
Present at the recent meeting on implementing recommendations on Oakland’s Disparity Study on city work contracts were (first row, l. to r.):  Chuck Baker, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Darlene Flynn. Second row, l. to r.) Samuel Adams, Erica Astrella, Chadwick Spell, Cathy Adams, Stanley Cooper, Maria Wagner, Len Turner, Derek Barnes, Paul Cobb. Photo courtesy of Oakland Mayor’s Office.
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From Disparity Study to Solutions: Oakland Coalition and Mayor Barbara Lee Renew Commitment to Reform City Contracting

  • July 16, 2026
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Crystal Lambert knew something was terribly wrong with her three-year-old granddaughter as…
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Dr. Eleanor Ramsey (top, left) founder, and CEO of Mason Tillman Associates, which conducted the study revealing contract disparities, was invited by District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife (top center) to a Council committee meeting attended by Oakland entrepreneur Cathy Adams (top right) and (bottom row, left to right) Brenda Harbin-Forte, Carol Wyatt, and councilmembers Charlene Wang and Ken Houston. Courtesy photos.
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Discrimination in City Contracts | Post News Group

  • February 13, 2026
Disparity Study Exposes Oakland’s Lack of Race and Equity Inclusion Part 1 By Ken Epstein A long-awaited disparity…
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