Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff
Berkeley faces a housing crisis. Rents are soaring and home prices are out of reach for most of us. The city is an increasingly unaffordable place for low and moderate-income households and for students, which is threateningthe city’s valued diversity. People can’t find housing and live in fear of eviction.
A teach-in on Berkeley’s housing crisis will be held Facilitated by Paola Laverde, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner, the panel speakers are Stephen Barton, Ph.D., Former Director, Housing Department and
Deputy Director of the Rent Stabilization Program in Berkeley, Moni Law, Affordable Housing Activist, Rick Lewis, Executive Director, Bay Area Community Land Trust and former Housing Advisory Commission member, Austin Pritzkat, President, Berkeley Student Cooperative and Katherine Harr, Berkeley Tenants Union.
On Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Arts Festival, 2133 University Ave, Berkeley.
Dance Mission Theater and CubcaCaribe present
Explosión Cubana: Una Noche Tropical, a Holiday Extravaganza!
A new holiday tradition. Come and rejoice renewed relations between Cuba and the US! In the spirit of Havana’s celebrated Tropicana nightclub, CubaCaribe and Dance Mission Theater present a sizzling evening of Cuban cabaret featuring Alayo Dance Company and guests, complete with dinner and a show.
With artistic direction by Ramon Ramos Alayo and a live ten-piece Cuban orquestra directed by Patricio Angulo, this dance extravaganza takes its audience on a journey celebrating the evolution of Cuban dance and music from Folkloric to Popular to Modern (and everything in between).
At the Mission Theater Dance, at 3316 24th St, San Francisco, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5. Friday-Saturday 7:30 p.m. (seating at 7:15 p.m.), Sunday 6:30 p.m. (seating at 6:15 p.m.
Oakland Public Library offers résumé help and other veterans assistance programs
Oakland, CA – With Veterans’ Day fast approaching, the Oakland Public Library is pleased to announce several programs offered to help veterans. On Friday, November 20, from 2 to 3:30 pm, volunteers from the Veterans Resource Center and a representative from Swords to Ploughshares will be available for a Veterans’ Resume Workshop at the Main Library, 125 14th Street. This reflects an ongoing effort at the Library to address veterans’ issues.
In 2014, the Oakland Public Library won funding and support to participate in California Humanities’ group reading and discussion program on the theme of the veteran experience. In 2015, the library won additional funding to open a Veterans Resource Center, staffed by trained volunteers.
The Veterans Resource Center at OPL helps veterans and/or their families learn about the benefits for education, health, employment, housing, and more. It is staffed by trained volunteers on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 3 to 5 pm, and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m.; at other times, reference librarians are also trained to assist veterans.
