Monday, May 23: Three important civic events happen today: a groundbreaking, a town hall meeting, and a chance to have input on replacements for those filthy BART seats.

Now that City Attorney John Russo has announced his departure from Oakland, the future of the gang injunctions anti-crime policy seems perilous under the leadership of Mayor Jean Quan. Hear some eloquent voices from the opposition to understand the anti-injunctions perspective.
Stop the Gang Injunction by KarlSingh

The African-American Education Task Force and the Oakland Unified School District host the 2011 African-American Honor Roll for 1,000 high-achieving students. The annual event honors the city’s top African-American public school students enrolled in Grades 8 through 12.

Oakland’s own “White Boy” Roger Rodd is one of six contestants in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition Finals taking place this weekend at the Paramount Theater. And he isn’t even black. But he is hella funny! His comedy challenges racial stereotypes and asks his audience to suspend their disbelief for a few moments. Watch this and try not to laugh!

The 15th annual “Affordable Housing Week” (May 6-15, 2011) features a week of tours, grand openings, discussion panels and other events. Even as state budget battles threaten funds for affordable housing, more than 11 cities throughout the East Bay will celebrate the creation of green, accessible, quality homes for working families and people with special needs, all made possible with public-nonprofit collaboration.

Our representative in the US Congress, Representative Barbara Lee, was the sole congressional voice against the Afghan War in 2001. Now, following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, she calls for an end to the war in Afghanistan.