Zack Haber
@ZZZZZZZZZZZack
journalist living in Oakland who writes about the Bay Area, mostly Vallejo and Richmond these days. dms open af. [email protected], @Richmondside @Vallejosun
Yes this report is problematic, as all TV reporting tends to be, for handling ICE gently and uncritically. I do think it shows a shift in public opinion though. Leftists attempting to stop ICE aren't portrayed as crazy or even unreasonable here. cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/v…
Nah you know what we actually need more of? Podcasters lol...
If you want to learn a bit about commercial leases work in California, read this! Could help explain all the empty storefronts!
There are almost no tenant protections for businesses or nonprofits in California. I talked with two Oakland based small business owners, one who was evicted, who felt their landlord used a legal loophole to charge them large unpredictable fees... bayareacurrent.com/how-landlords-…
Landlords and other real estate elites often blame street crime for Oakland's empty storefront crisis, while simultaniously financially strangling small businesses. Perhaps the real criminality lies elsewhere. bayareacurrent.com/how-landlords-…
Live in the Bay? climb at Touchstone? This one’s for you:
They’ve had a mass shooter threat, an FBI investigation, a strike and a boycott. Touchstone workers just want a union contract. bayareacurrent.com/delays-and-bel…
This week, @ZZZZZZZZZZZack investigated an unpredictable maintenance charge that’s plaguing local small businesses, and helps explain all those empty storefronts in the Bay. bayareacurrent.com/how-landlords-…
Federal cuts could cost Vallejo public schools over a million dollars this upcoming school year. My latest for @thevallejosun... vallejosun.com/federal-cuts-c…
What’s up with this recent trend I’m seeing of local publications allowing spokespeople for institutions, notably police agencies, be quoted without being named? Why grant them anonymity and not even say why?
SCOOP: San Francisco and Oakland police appear to have repeatedly broken state law by sharing data from automated license plate cameras with federal law enforcement. In one instance, OPD fulfilled a request related to an ICE case. sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oak…
Anyone know of a time where the federal government has stopped funding an education program and then the state of California has stepped up to pay the bill, essentially refunding the program? Has that happened ever?
More Palestinians have now been massacred simply lining up for food than the total number of civilians killed on October 7
inbox: union for California State University faculty says a lecturer was arrested in ICE farmworker raids in Southern California the lecturer, Dr. Jonathan Caravello, is a citizen union says ICE fired tear gas at a wheelchair user, & the lecturer was taken when he tried to help
Three more Vallejo schools could close this school year vallejosun.com/three-more-val…
Vallejo school district's superintendent said Monday he estimates 3 elementary schools need to close for the district to stay fiscally stable. He also said he's hopefully this will be the last round of closures for the foreseeable future. My report: vallejosun.com/three-more-val…
I know it comes from different funding sources but dude imagine if public school teachers got 15K retention bonuses and 5K bonuses for bringing in new teachers...
New by me: Vallejo will spend $2 million on police bonuses & hiring incentives, despite a public outcry about lacking VPD reform discussions, hiring of rejects from other jurisdictions & whether a mandated police oversight commission is functioning.
"Peruvian woman detained by ICE in San Francisco freed after judge's ruling" The judge ruled her warrantless arrest outside of immigration court was unlawful... cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n…
Many won’t like this take but if you can’t cook at least *some* delicious dishes without garlic you’re probably not a very good cook…
Vallejo police Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and the @ACLU_NorCal is seeking to decertify him. A background investigator's report shows he was rejected by three law enforcement agencies before Vallejo hired him. vallejosun.com/a-cops-backgro…