Equitable green development in Oakland? Look to the East Bay Green Corridor Partnership
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Tue, 29 Mar at 10:24am.

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Video views: White House in the House with Mayor Dellums
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Thu, 22 Apr at 10:12am.

"Our goal is to create an economic system where all can participate and prosper." --Did tax season prevent you from eyeballing this video of Mayor Ron Dellums welcoming White House officials to Oakland and talking about all the stimulus money we received--and what we are doin

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California receives $84MM in Recovery act stimulus funds for public transportation
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 5 Mar at 6:09pm.

Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced funding for 191 new Recovery Act transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico that will help support  the nation’s infrastructure and create jobs across the country.

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How Oakland social justice groups convinced feds to yank Airport Connector stimulus funds (City Translator)
Article by The City Translator.
Last updated at Tue, 2 Feb at 11:48am.

The controversial Oakland Airport Connector project may be delayed, and possibly derailed, by a civil rights complaint filed by three Oakland social justice groups.

In a Jan. 15 letter, the head of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) said the agency would withdraw $70 million in crucial stimulus funding for this project unless BART and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) can -- by March 5 -- prove that the Connector would benefit poor people, too. This came in response to a federal complaint filed by Urban Habitat, TransForm, and the interfaith group Genesis.

In this City Translator article, Oakland Local shows how this happened, and considers what might happen from here. Could that $70 million go to fund other local transit needs?...

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