“B**** better have my money” Oakland students give us life.

Great summary of what’s happening with Oakland school board’s attempts to close majority Black OUSD schools ‘You Think You Can Just Close My School Down? No.' | KQED Thank you ⁦⁦ashley mcbride⁩ for your coverage kqed.org/news/11904771/…

🚨 BREAKING: There is state legislation to help stop the disastrous plan to close our critical Oakland community schools. We need to urgently raise our voices. Add your name to our official petition opposing school closures: actionnetwork.org/petitions/full…

Bay Rising Action's 2022 Voter Guide is here 🎉 Check out our endorsements of over 100 measures and candidates in state and local races, spanning seven Bay Area counties! Visit our website and share with family and friends! bayrisingaction.org/voter-guide-se…

refreshing when folks find the capitalism-colonialism connection to be this clear

Twitter fam, thank you for helping me to find the family of the 9 year old girl from NJ who had the police called on her by her neighbor for collecting lantern flies. I connected with them & invited them to @yale for a Black girl led Science Tour! Yesterday—HISTORY was MADE (1/)

Congratulations to the next mayor of Oakland - Sheng Thao! @ShengForOakland

It’s been a long journey, and I’m incredibly honored by the trust the voters have placed in me. This was a very close election and I am proud to be elected as Oakland’s next Mayor.🧵

TELL THE AG HOW SCHOOL CLOSURES HAVE IMPACTED YOU! AG is holding Office Hours in Eastmont on Monday, Nov 28th from 4 to 7 or other times on Zoom. More information in multiple languages here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

40 years ago, the federal gov. committed to fund 40% of special ed costs for public schools. That promise remains unfulfilled. Spec. Ed is underfunded by $1 bil in LAUSD. Our students and educators deserve better. The district must demand the federal government #FufillThePromise

The COVID sewage monitoring data's looking . . . not-great. Here's the trendline for EBMUD (inner East Bay):

Whenever people look closely at school policing they find it is harmful, expensive, and doesn't improve safety. #PoliceFreeSchools

83 Senators voted to pass a $858 BILLION defense budget this week. That's $2.3 billion a day. $97 million an hour. All being funneled to an agency that has never passed a SINGLE audit and can't account for over HALF its assets 🚨🚨🚨

Oakland High's Law & Social Justice Academy students proposing actionable policy solutions for how ousdnews can better serve our unhoused students. Read about it: How California can give unhoused students a helping hand mercurynews.com/2022/12/17/opi… #youthvoice #ousd #civicengagement

So thrilled that Oakland has reinstated mask mandates in gov't buildings, including Oakland Public Library Oakland Public Library! Thank you Senior and Disability Action (SDA), Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council, and everyone else who made this happen!

Highlights from our recent letter to #Oakland Unified School District. TLDR: reinstate masks upon return from winter break. It's the most prudent thing to do given our surge and ample supporting evidence. #MaskUp

On Thursday morning, nearly 3,000 public school teachers and support staff in Oakland, California, went on strike. Educators say they’re striking to solve an austerity-driven crisis of understaffing and retention. jacobin.com/2023/05/oaklan…

BREAKING: OEA has reached agreement on the following Common Good items: Reparations for Black Students, resources for unhoused students, school closures & shared governance. We are still on strike, but momentum is on our side. #Unite4OaklandStudents