Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
California’s Emeryville is third city to pass Fair Workweek policy
October 21, 2016The City Council passed the ordinance unanimously at its first reading.
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Culture
100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland
October 11, 2016Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.
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U.S.
Affordable housing a big election issue in Bay Area
October 11, 2016The measures are fueled by the rapid rise of housing costs in the nine Bay Area counties.
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Opinion
Celebrating Spanish Civil War veteran and lifelong activist Delmer Berg
May 27, 2016The life of the last surviving member of the Lincoln Brigade was celebrated May 21 by friends and family.
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Labor
Even before new $15/hour minimum wage signed, California workers celebrated
April 6, 2016The celebrations began early, even as California's new minimum wage law was still racing through the state legislature last week.
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Labor
California poised to have highest state minimum wage
March 30, 2016California's $10/hour minimum - already the highest of any state - would rise gradually to $15 in 2022 for businesses with 26 or more workers.
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U.S.
East Oaklanders present new vision for fair development
March 14, 2016Area residents have demanded that affordable housing, a clean and healthy environment, and good union jobs for current residents be written into any development plan for the area.
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U.S.
Health care, housing, education top California’s legislative agenda
January 14, 2016Gov. Brown is calling for "significant increases" for education, health care, environment, and infrastructure spending in the $123 billion 2016-17 general fund.
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