The City Slicker Farm Park is a new 1.4 acre public park and urban farm in West Oakland. A full weekend of celebration on 6/11 and 6/12 (details here) will mark the Grand Opening of this rare new park and urban farm. A free community meal, the formal dedication, and an afternoon of family-friendly activities […]
Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities.
An event celebrating the forthcoming People's Community Market will be held on Sat., 6/18, from 1-5 pm. The celebration will be at 3129 San Pablo Ave., where the market will be located. People's Community Market believes that "grocery stores can be run as social enterprises that have explicit health, economic and social impact objectives," including community […]
Please come out for a half hour on Tuesday May 21, 2016 to remind the City Council that we want a ban on coal. New faces and new voices at this week's Open Forum will go a long way to helping the council understand how broadly Oakland wants a ban on coal. You only have […]
Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities.
On June 27, the Oakland City Council will finally decide what to do about coal. Will the City Council ban coal or will it sentence us to a 66-year-long compromise with the developer that would make Oakland the biggest coal exporting city on the West Coast? Although public opposition is great, powerful forces are working […]
The Oakland City Council's long-awaited vote on coal may finally be coming at a special meeting set by the Council for Monday, June 27. The Oakland City Council has called the special session to "conclude and present information from the public hearing on the health and safety impacts of coal in Oakland and options for […]
The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on June 27 for two measures to prohibit storage and handling of coal in Oakland. City of Oakland rules require that the measures approved at that meeting be given a second reading and vote before becoming final. The second reading of both measures is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2016. The meeting will begin […]
Celebrate! Join Us for a Rousing NO COAL VICTORY CELEBRATION Saturday, July 30, 2016, 4 pm - 7 pm West Oakland Farm Park – City Slicker Farms 2847 Peralta St., Oakland, CA On July 19, the Oakland City Council cast its second and final vote to ban coal. The No Coal Ordinance is now […]
On December 7, Phil Tagami filed suit against the City of Oakland seeking to overturn the City of Oakland’s ban on storage and handling of coal at the new shipping terminal to be built on public land near the foot of the Bay Bridge. No Coal in Oakland and our allies have vowed to support […]