On the eve of Halloween, Monday October 30th, hundreds of middle and high school students, union members, and Oakland activists participated in a “Zombie March on Coal” to the home of Oakland developer Phil Tagami to protest his attempt to overturn the city's 2016 ban on the storage and handling of coal in Oakland. In the wake of the fires in the North Bay, when Oakland experienced some of the worst air quality in recent memory, residents can't accept that Phil Tagami has brought a costly lawsuit against the City of Oakland in an attempt to bring even more air pollution to the Bay. “He seems intent on poisoning the lungs of our little ones, ...

No Coal in Oakland's Open Letter to Phil Tagami — calling on the would-be coal developer to "dismiss his lawsuit against the people of Oakland," and "get to work on a plan that makes sense for one of the few remaining undeveloped parcels on our public waterfront" — was published late last week in the East Bay Express and the Oakland Post. To-date, over 66 organizations and 1,800 individuals have signed on. The text of the letter follows: We call on Phil Tagami to dismiss his lawsuit against the people of Oakland and give up his plan to build the largest coal export facility on the West Coast right here in Oakland. It is time for him to come ...