Town Politics

Episode 5 out now!

Episode 5 now streaming!

In the Season 1 finale of Town Politics , hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action sit down with Kimi Lee, Executive Director of Bay Rising Action and Bay Area Representative for the Working Families Party, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of progressive politics in the Bay Area. Together, they unpack the current political reality facing progressives—from work...

We're not over this episode! Our guest, Valarie Batchelor, was speaking facts on evictions!

In Episode 4, hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action bring together two brilliant powerhouse organizers Vanessa Riles and Valarie Bachelor, for a raw, real, and grounded conversation.  Affordable, stable, dignified housing is becoming harder and harder to access for working families, people with disabilities, and long-time Oaklanders. For too many, it’s already out of reac...

What is real public safety—and who gets left out of the conversation? In Episode 3 of Town Politics, hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action dive headfirst into one of the most charged and misunderstood topics shaping our communities today: public safety . Joining them is longtime East Oakland resident Alvina Wong 黃曉茵, the Base Building Director at the Asian Pacific Envi...

What is the “doomloop narrative”? What actually keeps us safe? Who is Sam Singer? Who is behind the narrative that Oakland is going in the “wrong direction” due to progressive policies? For our second episode of Town Politics, "What We're Up Against - The Conservative Plot," our hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action speak with Jeremy Mack, Executive Director...

What is the “doomloop narrative”? What actually keeps us safe? Who is Sam Singer? Who is behind the narrative that Oakland is going in the "wrong direction" due to progressive policies? For our second episode of Town Politics, our hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action speak with Jeremy Mack, Executive Director of the Phoenix Project, an organization shedding lig...

What do we do? Stand up, fight back! For our first episode of Town Politics, our hosts Pecolia Manigo and Chaney Turner of Oakland Rising Action speak with longtime Oakland and Bay Area community members on what it means to be progressive in Oakland. Tune in to hear about the history of Oakland residents fighting back against the bullies, billionaires and their racist agendas. Guest speakers:  Jen...

What comes to mind when you think of the history of Oakland politics? Is it the Black Panthers, the Riders, the gentrification of West and East Oakland? Oakland Rising Action is releasing a five-part podcast series on Oakland politics, from the 90s to today, called Town Politics.