Biden Passes Torch to Harris By Magaly Muñoz
In a wild turn of events that many had been speculating about and asking for over the last several weeks, President Joe Biden decided over the weekend that he would be stepping down from running for reelection and instead endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee to fight against former President Donald Trump. Shortly after Biden’s announcement, Harris proudly declared that she would indeed be throwing her hat in the ring to run for president. The news immediately created a frenzy of excitement and hope from voters. Leading up to the announcement, Democrats had been calling for Biden to step down, espe-
VP Kamala Harris Speaks At Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc’s ‘Grand Boulé’ Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated’s Grand Boule at the Indiana Convention Center on July Continued on page 8 24.
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. Photo: @whitehouse on Instagram.
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Interfaith Council of Alameda County Takes Action on Homelessness Crisis
D.A. Pamela Price Says Recycling Company Will Face Up to $33 Million in Fines for Oakland Scrap Metal Fire
Former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown at the grand opening of the Black Panther affordable housing complex in West Oakland. Photo by Kevin Hicks.
Former Black Panther Leader, Founding ICAC President Pastor Ken Chambers, left, and Dr. Kenneth Anderson, first vice president of the state Baptist Convention Elaine Brown, Champions and pastor of Williams Chapel Baptist Church, pose in front of the Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. File photo. Affordable Housing with New trailers that need renovation. Photo by Kevin Hicks, Hicks Media. iel Woltmann, and Dane Morales By Pastor Candace Chambers bors and families living in their By Post Staff Complex in West Oakland committed numerous felony health Special to The Post Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price this week announced that on June 28 the Alameda County Criminal Grand Jury issued a 10-count indictment against Radius Recycling Inc. (formerly Schnitzer Steel), along with two company managers on charges that stem from crimes related to a two-day scrap metal fire on Aug. 9-10, 2023, at the company’s West Oakland metal-shedding facility. The unsealed indictment alleges that Radius/Schnitzer, Dan-
and safety code violations, including recklessly emitting an air contaminant that caused great bodily injury or death and reckless treatment, handling, disposal, or storage of hazardous waste in a manner causing an unreasonable risk of fire, explosion, serious injury, or death. Woltmann and Morales are charged with conspiracy to violate California’s Health and Safety Code. Woltmann is also charged Continued on page 8
By Magaly Muñoz West Oakland is now the proud location for the new 100% affordable housing complex for low-income families. The Black Panther Apartments gets its name from developer and former Black Panther chairwoman Elaine Brown, who says she intends to honor the party throughout the building. Brown helped raise $80 million for the project, which features 79 units and includes ground floor businesses for residents and the community. The complex is a brief walk
from the West Oakland BART Station, making it an ideal location to access other parts of the city and region within a few minutes. The upper levels of the complex are almost or completely parallel to a BART track, which can be a disturbing and noisy distraction with how often the trains pass by, but future residents should not worry. Every apartment has a triple-pane window that muffles the sounds of the passing train and traffic from the street below. Brown said that she had conversations with BART to build a Continued on page 8
The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) is leading a concerted effort alongside city, state, and county officials to tackle the urgent issue of homelessness in our community. For the past six years, ICAC has run the Safe Car Park program, providing resources and a safe place to sleep for unhoused neigh-
vehicles. The Safe Car Park program has become a beacon of safety in communities. ICAC has also received 25 trailers from the State of California through the city of Oakland. Funding did not accompany the trailers, so a GoFundMe campaign has been raising funds to make the trailers livable, aimed at providing Continued on page 8
Oakland Landlords Allowed to Raise Rents Aug. 1
Kamala Devi Harris is the 49th vice president of the United States.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee questions U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan during testimony in the House Committee on Homeland Security in a hearing focused on closing pathways for terrorists enter the U.S. in Washington, D.C., September 14, 2016. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett / U.S. Customs and Border Protection
A rent controlled duplex located in West Oakland. Photographed on July 22 by Zack Haber.
Oakland Native Kamala Harris Gets Groundswell of Support in Bid for U.S. President
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Democratic Congresswoman By Zack Haber off by President Joe Biden’s anconsumer price index, or CPI. The city has long limited rent nouncement last weekend that on Aug. 1, the amount Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74 thatStarting he would not seek a second term, landlords can increase the rent increases to 60% of CPI, and start-
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation, has died at the age of 74. In June, Jackson Lee announced her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, yet she showed little indication of letting
it interfere with her plans to run for a 16th term this November. The fiery congresswoman disclosed her diagnosis in a written statement shortly after winning renomination in a fiercely contested Democratic primary. Known for her unwavering commitment to social justice, she was a fervent advocate Continued on page 8
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for tenants living in rent-controlled units in Oakland will change. For most tenants living in these units, landlords cannot raise their rent more than 2.3%, a figure called the annual allowable rent increase, which is based off of calculating 60% of this year’s change in the
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made history again when Biden dinance capping rent increases at designated her to replace him on 3% if the CPI increase exceeds that the ticket this fall. rate. The Oakland native, Howard Landlords can’t raise rent more University graduate, and AKA than once a year, and they need to soror who became the first Black inform tenants in writing 30 days female elected to the office of CalContinued on page 8 ifornia attorney general and then ing in 2022, Oakland passed an or-
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U.S. senator became the highestranking female official in U.S. history when she was elected four years ago. By Monday night, she had secured the support of nearly 2,000 Democratic delegates, meeting the minimum to clinch the nomination for the highest office in the land at the DNC convention next month. She is the first Black woman and first Asian to be on the road to the White House. Continued on page 8
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