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WOEIP is a resident led, community-based environmental justice organization dedicated to achieving healthy homes, healthy jobs, and healthy neighborhoods for all who live, work, learn, and play in West Oakland, California.

Come talk about big tech in West Oakland at our environmental justice salon on October 22.The City of Oakland wants to d...
10/15/2026

Come talk about big tech in West Oakland at our environmental justice salon on October 22.

The City of Oakland wants to designate the area around Mandela Parkway and West Grand Ave as a “technology and research district” to attract more businesses. This area is currently zoned for heavy industry, so nobody lives inside it, but people live all around it.

Tech, bioscience, and artisan production already exist here (think O2 Artisans Aggregate, Limelight Steel, Longshot Space Technologies, and more) but new neighbors like Tesla and Prometheus are moving in. City policies and land use changes could lead to even more new companies setting up shop. Come talk to your neighbors about how we can preserve West Oakland’s historic culture no matter what the future brings.

We’ll have a short presentation and talkback from 6 to 6:30, so we can keep most of the time open for connecting one-on-one with neighbors.

đź“…Wednesday, 10/22
⏱️5 pm - 7 pm
đź“ŤBrix Factory Brewing
🍺First drink is on us! We’ll have nonalcoholic options and food too.

RSVP: woeip.org/events (link in bio).

10/15/2026

Soil remediation is scheduled to start this week at the West Oakland BART parking lot!

Trucks will dig up and haul away hundreds of truckloads of toxic soil to landfills.

Soil remediation isn’t inherently dangerous–but if you see or smell something fishy, like dirt getting tracked out onto the street or drifting in the air, you can make a report to the Bay Area Air District .

You can make a report by phone or online:

📱 800 334 6367
💻 http://baaqmd.gov/complaints 

When you report, be sure to note the date, time, location, and exactly what you’re seeing and smelling. Community oversight keeps us all safer!

After contaminated soil is removed, developers will start construction on 240 affordable homes. See the plan at mandela_station_development or mandelastation.com

We scored two HUGE victories against toxic coal pollution this week.🪨 We passed Assembly Bill 40, the Community First Co...
10/09/2026

We scored two HUGE victories against toxic coal pollution this week.

🪨 We passed Assembly Bill 40, the Community First Coal Review Act, introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta ! 🎉 This law legally mandates an environmental review for the proposed coal terminal in West Oakland. We’ll be involved every step of the way to make sure the review is fair, thorough, and community-informed.

🪨 Developers’ lawsuit against the City of Oakland was thrown out! 🎉 Developers wanted $654 million in damages for obstructing construction of a massive rail-to-ship coal export facility in West Oakland. But after a decade-long legal battle, developers lost, affirming municipalities’ right and duty to protect communities from deadly coal pollution.

All this comes amid news that the coal terminal would be even LARGER and DIRTIER than previously reported.

The fight continues: we’re working for stronger regulations and a thorough environmental review. Pollution from the proposed coal terminal would put the entire East Bay at risk: this is everyone’s problem.

Check out No Coal In Oakland to get involved.

10/08/2026

Local artist Malcolm Ryder has been photographing West Oakland for over six years. He’s one of the driving forces behind West Oakland Matters : a collaboration of creatives fighting for self-determination and cultural renaissance in West Oakland.

10/05/2026

This jet fuel-fired power plant in West Oakland releases almost a ton of pollution into our air every year, and we’ve been trying to get it shut down for years.

But outdated power plants like this stay operational because the Bay needs all the electricity it can get, especially during heat waves like we’re having right now.

If energy-guzzling data centers come to the Bay, it’ll put even more strain on our electrical grid, and this power plant will be even harder to shut down.

That’s one of the reasons we’re supporting a county-wide data center moratorium through Stop AI Data Centers Alameda County

Check out their page to learn more!

09/28/2026

WORKSHOP: It’s time for our community to plan for the impacts of sea level rise. Join Caltrans District 4 - Bay Area on Wednesday, September 30th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Willie Keyes Recreation Center.

WOEIP isn’t putting on this workshop, but we’re jazzed to see this conversation happening: climate change will have huge impacts on West Oakland, and this is a chance for community members to advocate for nature-based solutions like habitat restoration to protect our community from climate disasters.

Caltrans is doing a study on the area around the Bay Bridge touchdown in West Oakland and Emeryville, including Crescent Marsh and parts of the Bay Trail. They have lots of workshops on this study coming up, so if you can’t make it on Wednesday, you can still join the conversation.

đź”—RSVP: bit.ly/baybridgesealevelrise (link in bio).

09/25/2026

There’s a new flea market in West Oakland!

Meet Johnny of Legacy Endeavors Inc. a local Oakland nonprofit that does workforce development for young people and community events like this one.

The market is open most weekends at Union and Peralta in the Clawson neighborhood.

Keep an eye out for these upcoming events:

October 3: Boots on the Ground, featuring soul food and music. Wear your finest Western gear!

October 10: Health and Wellness Fair, featuring healthy foods and herbal medicine.

And be sure to check out the amazing vendors featured in this video:

Lisa R
Boss Ivy Beauty |
GANAS WORLDWIDE
chicken crack 925
Cute Monstrosities

09/17/2026

A new feasibility study just came out on the coal terminal proposed in West Oakland–and it’s nothing like the state-of-the-art facility that developers promised.

This new feasibility study shows that coal would be kept in two giant open-air stockpiles, and coal trains would be uncovered, sending toxic dust throughout the East Bay.

This is why we NEED an environmental review. It’ll uncover the real environmental and health costs of this terminal, and put common sense mitigations in place. Assembly Bill 40 would require an environmental review: Governor Newsom just needs to sign it into law.

Here are some other highlights the study:

🪨The terminal would cost $430 to $625 million to build. They currently have $75 million committed from President Trump.

🪨The terminal would ship coal exclusively–12 million metric tons per year or more. That’s much bigger than any existing coal terminal in California.

✉️Send Governor Newsom a letter at bit.ly/passAB40 (link in bio) to demand a full environmental review for polluting coal terminals like this one.

09/16/2026

Have you been to this fishing pier at the base of the Bay Bridge?

The bike ride there takes you through a side of Oakland many of us don’t often see: the Port, the former Oakland army base, and the proposed site of a toxic coal terminal.

Let us know if you’ve biked here before, and what else you’ve noticed along the ride.

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349 Mandela Parkway
Oakland, CA
94607

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