it’s gross. also gross that the team would agree to go.

I mean...

Deputy district attorney says she was retaliated against for whistleblowing In a sprawling complaint, a prosecutor claims the Alameda County DA’s office “extorts” welfare fraud defendants and badly mishandled a conflict of interest.

Really wild stuff here.

Also wild that DA Jones Dickson continues to have such widespread support.

Every Alameda County mayor, including Oakland's Barbara Lee, has endorsed her run to keep her seat...

oaklandside.org/2026/04/21/a...

was this in reaction to the tree guy?

Vallejo school district faces ‘sad and mad’ community while reaffirming decision to close three schools The district revoted on the school closures after allegations that the original vote violated state open meeting law.

After facing a Brown act violation accusation, Vallejo's school district revoted on its school closure decision from December.

Result was the same, closure of 3 elementary schools, but this time they faced an angry crowd.

My latest for @thevallejosun.bsky.social

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

Vallejo school district ousts contractor who said he’d make students ‘champions for Christ’ YouTube video by The Vallejo Sun

Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social did an excellent job of creating this video of some of his statements. You should check it out but also read the story please!

youtube.com/watch?v=oSrthl28tUY&time_continue=1&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vallejosun.com%2F

Vallejo school district ousts contractor who said he’d make students ‘champions for Christ’ The contracts with Eryck "Boomer" Bennett’s organization JF University/Luv Our Youth totaled over $600,000.

Vallejo's school district ousted anti-bully contractor Boomer Bennett after becoming aware of a video where he said his goal was to "turn every student into a champion for Christ."

My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

foul on LaMelo, tech on Embiid would be my call

I was supposed to give a poetry reading at Tamarack tonight but I'm too under the weather to make it 😔

The other three readers are reading though. Remade the flyer and took my name off...

FYI this is a masked event!

Vallejo school district appears to violate open meeting law in school closure decision Text messages show Superintendent Rubén Aurelio and board Trustee Glenn Amboy agree to discuss school closures during a closed session meeting ahead of a public vote.

Here's my report from February...

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

Vallejo school board to re-vote on school closures following allegation of open meeting violations Vallejo’s school board had voted unanimously to close three elementary schools in December.

Vallejo's school district has decided to void its school board's December vote to close three schools and revote on the matter on April 1st.

This comes after I published a report in Feb. showing the first vote appeared to violate the Brown Act...

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

A victory for transparency: the Vallejo school board is going to re-vote on its decision to close three schools after reporting by @zackhaber.bsky.social that its initial vote appeared to violate the Brown Act. CC: @facoalition.bsky.social
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I'm giving a poetry reading with some other folks at Tamarak on Friday, March 27.

I think it'll my first poetry reading in Oakland in maybe eight years?...

Union rallies against planned layoffs at Vallejo school district meeting In February, the school board agreed to cut roughly 130 full-time California School Employees Association positions.

Vallejo's CSEA chapter members include teaching assistants, food service, maintenance, office staff, and many others.

Members say their work is essential and question who will do their work if they're laid off...

www.vallejosun.com/union-rallie...

Union rallies against planned layoffs at Vallejo school district meeting In February, the school board agreed to cut roughly 130 full-time California School Employees Association positions.

A union representing the lowest paid workers at Vallejo's school district rallied against mass layoffs yesterday.

The union has also filed labor charges against the district saying some planned layoffs violate the law.

My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social

www.vallejosun.com/union-rallie...

Yes court records are public record and it's not illegal.

But just naming someone as being accused of a crime makes it so they often show up in a google search, could close off employment opportunities for them.

I don't think it's good to name a person accused of, not convicted of, a misdemeanor in a story--unless the person wields lots of power (political figure, big business owner),

especially when the person is Black -- the story's about how Black folks are treated unfairly in courts

ridiculous

Vallejo school district mulls tax extension to modernize schools The district is seeking to bring Vallejo elementary schools that were largely built in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s up to 2026 standards.

Leadership at Vallejo's school district want to make a lot of infrastructural to school campuses, and might ask voters to extend an existing bond tax in order to do so.

My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social...

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

would love to have been a fly on the wall when the discussion of the lead photo happened. for what it’s worth i think it works lol.

really good book

Senior teacher have commited to the district long term, put a lot of work in, and deserve to be paid more than newer teachers.

But they are already being paid way more, and increasing that desparity doesn't feel fair, especially as we struggle to keep new teachers.

Oakland school board calls special meeting to avert teachers' strike Hoping to reach a deal, OUSD and OEA are inching closer on compensation numbers.

As a substitute teacher/OEA union member, I’m all for a strike if it occurs.

I’m not so into some of the details about what union leadership is asking for though, specifically asking for a higher percentage raise for senior compared to newer teachers... oaklandside.org/2026/02/24/o...

when i first moved to oakland in 2010 there was a place that sold ones for $2.50. there were a little small and sometimes i’d have to eat two to feel like i had a whole lunch, but still

Vallejo school district appears to violate open meeting law in school closure decision Text messages show Superintendent Rubén Aurelio and board Trustee Glenn Amboy agree to discuss school closures during a closed session meeting ahead of a public vote.

I obtained text messages showing the Vallejo School appears to have violated the Brown act by discussing school closures in private before voting to close three schools in December.

Here's my report for @vallejosun.bsky.social...

www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

what happened?

Inside the PIT count: Can Oakland’s homeless census ever be accurate? - Street Spirit Zack Haber rides along in Oakland for the 2026 Point-in-Time count, a bi-annual census of unhoused people that’s recorded in just seven hours.

I rode along during Oakland’s Point In Time homeless census and wrote this report about it for Street Spirit.

It was a good way to learn about what these censuses do and don’t do…

thestreetspirit.org/2026/02/02/i...

I have a long story about Oakland’s homeless survey and some photos in the new Street Spirit.

If you’re in the East Bay, consider buying a copy from a vendor.

Online version of the story should come out soon as well…

Wow. San Francisco right now (Fri Jan 30, 2026).

Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown.

A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city.

(🎥 Rachel Ziegler)

NBA Star Stephen Curry's Ties To Israeli Military Intelligence American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel’s digital architecture of apartheid and genocide.

"NBA Star Stephen Curry's Ties To Israeli Military Intelligence"...

www.donotpanic.news/p/nba-star-s...