Jess Clarke
ReporterJess Clarke is an Audio Academy Fellow at KALW and project director and host at Radio Reimagine. They were the editor of the national journal of social and environmental justice Race Poverty and the Environment from 2005–2020 and editor of the Media Alliance newspaper MediaFile from 1998-2004. They've written for outlets such as the Bay Guardian, Truth Out, CorpWatch, Street Spirit, City Lights Publishers and New Earth Press. They are a storyteller and performer and have been featured at at the Oakland Museum, Oakland Public Library, Marsh Theater SF & Berkeley, Story Slam Oakland, Berkeley Repertory School of Theater and Joyful Raven Studios.
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors heard harsh criticisms, Tuesday, about Highland Hospital’s failure to enforce an ICE Free Zones ordinance.
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Usually, when real estate is sold in Oakland, the City collects up to 2.5% of the sales price. Currently foreclosed properties are not subject to this tax.