Budget

Trigger Happy?
How the trigger cuts in the California budget will impact youth prisons.

TAGS: California budget crisis, Books Not Bars, In California
  Credit: Connecting the Dots Productions, LLC

TAGS: documentary, Donald Goldmacher, economic crisis, Occupy Wall Street, In California
With Action comes Movement
Last week the University of California regents proposed another 16% tuition increase, over 4 years, in preparation for anticipated state funding cuts. As September comes to a close, I cannot help but reflect on my career as UC student.

TAGS: student activism, tuition hikes, UC system
The following is a repost of a piece written by friend Rob Biko Baker for GlobalGrind

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Whose priorities?
The California budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown is filled with painful cuts to health, education and state parks.

TAGS: California, Governor Jerry Brown
War! What is it Good for?


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Oakland Budget Deadline
The June 30 deadline is fast approaching for Oakland City Council and Mayor Jean Quan to pass a budget that closes the $58 million budget deficit looming over the city.  And organizations and staff of the Oakland Rising are pressing our elected officials to pass a budget that minimize

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A Rally for Fairness
Yesterday, I arrived at the Oakland United for a Fair Budget Rally ready to see change.  As an intern, I was attending the rally not only to support a fair budget, but also in support of the Ella Baker Center.  I was directed to introduce myself to people at the rally, and to talk to them about our work here at Ella Baker Center, and hopefully get some new contacts for our mailing list.

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