This week’s OaklandSeen. Aimee Allison gets the scoop on the city’s plan to cut officers, the problems with pensions and racial tensions emerging around language access. With Alex Gronke, publisher of Oakbook.com. Aired on KPFA’s Morning Show. Produced by Esther ManillaOaklandSeen 06182010

Oakland Rising is teaming up with Oakland’s Young Progressives to usher in a new era of political power that is committed to building an Oakland for everyone.

Schwarzenegger’s most preposterous proposal is the complete elimination of the CalWORKs program, a severe blow to the safety net for millions of Californians.

Although Oakland has a 52 percent census ‘Mail Participation Rate,’ the data tells another story about civic participation.