December 20, 2018
Oakland teachers and supporters gather at last week's solidarity meeting in TemescalBy Scott RaynorHundreds of Oakland educators, parents, and community members gathered Saturday in Temescal to flex their power, share information, and organize ahead of a potential February teachers’ strike.The me...
December 13, 2018
Bernie Sanders at a rally in Vallejo in 2017. Image by Flickr user Shelly Provost is licensed under CC BY 2.0With our new Super Tuesday primary, California could decide the 2020 presidential primary, and a new survey of Californians shows broad statewide support for Sanders’ democratic socialist ...
December 12, 2018
Hundreds of members of East Bay Democratic Socialists of America show support for Oakland teachers on Dec. 9, 2018By Robbie NelsonOakland public school teachers have been working without a contract for more than a year. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has repeatedly offered insulting d...
December 11, 2018
A business owner hangs a sign in support of the Oakland teachers' union after being canvassed by teachers and DSA membersBy Andrew RichnerAt the October General Meeting, the membership of East Bay DSA voted overwhelmingly to support the Oakland Educators Association in their contract fight, which...
December 02, 2018
Issued by the East Bay DSA Steering Committee and Social Housing CommitteeWe demand social housing for all. We will win it by joining in the unprecedented working class movement for universal rent control, and organizing towards the clear horizon where we win a secure, permanently affordable home...
November 19, 2018
People displaced by the Camp Fire shelter in a Chico Walmart parking lot. Nov 18, 2018.By Nick FrenchAs of Monday, November 19, huge fires are still burning across California. The most destructive fire, by far, is the Camp Fire in Butte County, which has killed at least 85 people. Over 993 peopl...
November 09, 2018
When our chapter endorsed campaigns leading up to this midterm election, we did so with four goals in mind. First was to develop the class consciousness of working people in the East Bay. Second was to strengthen bonds with other progressive and working-class political forces. Third was to elect ...November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASEEast Bay Democratic Socialists of AmericaFor immediate releaseNovember 8, 2018Democratic Socialists vow to continue the fight for people, not profit, as votes are counted in Assembly District 15, celebrate wins in 6 out of 9 races and 3 out of 4 ballot measuresOakland, CA – The East ...
November 01, 2018
AD15 voters will choose between Buffy’s weak, Obama-lite vision, or Jovanka and Bernie’s vibrant political revolutionBy Nick FrenchWhen Bernie Sanders visited Berkeley on Saturday for a rowdy, packed Get Out the Vote rally with Barbara Lee and Jovanka Beckles, and then endorsed Beckles for the AD...
October 25, 2018
In the era of Trump, California must lead with politics for the many, not the few. Buffy Wicks' professional history shows she'll only lead us to the right.By Nick FrenchThe candidates competing in the California State Assembly District 15 race both bill themselves as progressive Democrats. But i...