Final August, households in Oakland started to obtain disturbing stories about massive portions of lead within the consuming water on their youngsters. Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades get the coupons and go deeply into the Lukrake efforts of the Oakland Unified Faculty District to unravel the issue – and the overall communication melting within the melting relating to informing shoppers, academics, mother and father and college students.
Additionally they clarify what the district is doing now to make issues proper – and safely assure water for its 34,000 college students.
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Additionally on this episode: Esther Kaplan and Darwin Bondgraham choose you up on current headlines, together with a membership proprietor who takes over the deserted Greyhound Station of Oakland, why the bar with the bar leaves the middle and why stolen automobiles Oakland automotive parks proceed to fences.
Plus: our physician and group reporter, Azucena Rasilla, enables you to take part in a few of the coolest Oakland occasions that happen the following week after which. It’s the third episode! We’re experimenting with 10 episodes of a brand new weekly information present. This can be a pilot – if we will preserve this, we’ll try this! Do you like? Hate it? Do you wish to sponsor it? Tell us: editors@oaklandside.org.
