Author Archives: simcha

I find it curious that my comments about topics that aren’t spam are held in moderation for what seems to be hours on end with the explanation that the webmaster is trying to prevent spam from being posted while there are still tons of spam posts about shoes, clothes, etc. etc…. How is it that spam seems to get through moderation without a hitch and our posts about actual topics take time to post? I’m not trying to be nasty here. It’s just strange… Do any of the techies here have … Continued

Why hasn’t the money that has been donated to the Oakland movement been spent on ways of addressing the real needs of the residents of Oakland? Why does it continue to be spent on futile actions that continue to pull the Oakland movement away from the issues that directly affect Oakland? Let’s remember the following: 1. Oakland has a serious problem providing basic public education to her children, no matter where they are living Oakland. 2. Oakland has a serious problem providing before and after school programs for her children … Continued

If so, I’m ashamed. I thought we’re asking people to move their money to local Credit Unions and local community based banks. If this is true, it makes us look like hypocrites. Also it makes us seem like we don’t care about Oakland since Wells Fargo engaged in some of the worst predatory lending in Oakland and now it refuses to make loans to local businesses to help Oakland’s economy. If it is true, we should remedy this right away by closing the account and then deposit the money at … Continued