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...
October 19, 2018
Republican billionaires and their enablers continue to flood AD15 with pro-Buffy moneyBy Frances ReadeVoters in AD15 received a deluge of political mailers this week, so one in particular probably didn’t stick out. It's a glossy, 8.5" x 11" sheet with a huge picture of a frothing Donald Trump and...
October 15, 2018
A close look at the candidates’ housing planks shows Jovanka Beckles alone is serious about solving our housing crisisBy Nick FrenchThe San Francisco Chronicle’s recent endorsement of Buffy Wicks for California Assembly District 15 is heavy on strategic omissions, half-truths, and downright false...October 12, 2018
On September 26, East Bay DSA hosted "Striking Against Austerity," a special event centered around the recent (and possibly upcoming) teacher strikes across the country. DSA members as well as members of a local teachers' union, Oakland Education Association (OEA), filled the Niebyl-Proctor libra...October 09, 2018
Mark your calendars! Beginning in October, East Bay DSA will hold general membership meetings (GMs) on the second Sunday of every month at 1 p.m. This schedule begins Sunday, October 14, at the Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Avenue in Oakland. These meetings are the highest governing body of our org...
October 06, 2018
By Mark DrexlerThere are flies in the operating room at Highland Hospital. Patients regularly wait for hours, sometimes days to be seen, and the Emergency Department alone is short twenty full time staff. Nurses routinely open drawers to find them empty when they should be stocked with lifesaving...September 20, 2018
On Saturday, September 8, DSA members took to the streets for San Francisco's Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice march to send a clear message: the fight against climate change cannot be won without meaningful system change. East Bay DSA's Climate and Environmental Justice Caucus (informally kno...September 14, 2018
This weekend, East Bay DSA successfully held our second electoral endorsements vote of the 2018 election cycle. Our monthly general meetings regularly draw over 150 members, and this weekend was no exception. We had a robust and fruitful electoral endorsements debate. However, there has been some...