Woman Might Be on 20 Dollar Bill
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The Official Student Newspaper of Oakland Technical High Issue 8: May 2015 www.oaklandtechscribe.com Uber’s Expansion Puts New Facility Could Transform Pressure on Oakland Students’ Lunch Choices Taxi Drivers taxi drivers struggle to collect By Emma Kantor fares and make a living as You may have heard of or they compete with newer cars used Uber, an app-based taxi with cheaper fares. company that is convenient The San Francisco Ex- and easy to use. You simply aminer reported on a study download the Uber app, enter by Kate Toran, paratransit your destination, and a car manager at the San Francisco will arrive within three to five Municipal Transit Agen- minutes. cy, saying that taxi rides in This new company and Oakland have dropped from others like it, including Lyft 1,424 in 2012 to 504 in July and Sidecar, have helped pro- of last year—a fall of almost vide thousands of new jobs in 65%. Oakland and have changed In order for a fair com- the world of local transpor- petition in cities such as tation. Although Uber has Oakland, there are limited been positive for many, it has numbers of taxi medallions a negative impact on tradi- allowed, so taxi drivers do tional taxi drivers. In fact, the not struggle to make a living. Photo by Ileana Terrazas losses for taxi drivers were so This rule is regulated by both What was once Noah’s Bagels and Poppu Fabrics wil soon offer a venue for new buisnesses great that a lawsuit was filed the state and the cities. against Uber in November According to statements By Joseph Harmon getting a new hipster coffee mercial facility that will provide 2014 for unfair competition in the lawsuit, Uber provides Over the last few months, you shop. Despite this, Seattle-based residential care for seniors, and in violation of California’s more cars than are permitted might have noticed a gaping firm SRM Development hopes commercial uses to the general Business and Professions from this limited number of hole on the corner of 51st and to transform the area for the public on the ground-floor.” Code. taxicabs. With more Uber Broadway, where Poppy Fab- better with the new Merrill The 51st and Broadway Traditional taxi drivers say cars on the roads, the fares rics and Noah’s Bagels used to Gardens project, by addressing property has long been desert- the new companies are mak- are often cheaper for passen- be. You might have noticed the the needs of the community’s ed since the fabric store closed ing it harder for them to sur- gers’ rides. Taxis suffer busi- machines tearing them down in seniors, and helping new busi- in 2007. Since then, the build- vive financially. With more ness loss when they cannot the mornings and smoothing nesses to thrive. ings have remained empty and cars on the road in Oakland, match this price. away the rubble to make space Mike Rivera, a City Planner unused. Rivera agrees, saying there is more competition In addition, Uber does for a new building. Sadly, we in charge of the project, de- that the property was “vacant and less business. Traditional not have to pay any of the aren’t getting a bullet train to scribes Merrill Gardens as “a and underutilized, given that Upper Campus. And we aren’t mixed-use residential and com- it is located on a major transit (Academies continues on page 8) (Construction continues on page 8) Woman Might Be on 20 Dollar Bill By Alice Gold contributions that Peek INSIDE A movement has been span- women have had on Mural Prject and ning social media over the the United States. So Exchange Programs: Pg. last few months called Wom- how is this move- 2 en On 20s, whose goal is to ment trying to in- Visiting Author and replace Andrew Jackson with crease the represen- Earth Day Cartoon: a woman on the $20 bill. As of tation of women on Pg. 3 now, Sacagawea and Susan B. American currency? Anthony are the only women Why the $20 bill? Solar Panels, Oakland represented on American cur- Women On 20s is Tech Rep. and the rency at all, on limited $1.00 a nonprofit organi- R-Word:Pg. 4 now, there are four women Cherokee nation who re- and $.50 coins. While this zation dedicated to changing who have made it to the final formed healthcare and educa- Swim Team Triumph may seem like trivial cause, or the status quo of male-dom- ballot. tion. Andrew Jackson, former and Ideas for Upcoming one you read about but don’t inated currency. They hope Summer:Pg. 5 Each gaining over 100,000 US president, is currently on act on, it actually brings about that by 2020, the centennial votes the final four women the bill, but he left behind in some really important issues. of the 19th Amendment History of the are: Rosa Parks, one of the his legacy a horribly racist Paramount and the Binge Women are not now and (which granted women the foremost female civil rights track record on Native Amer- Watchers:Pg. 6 have never before been the right to vote), the new $20 bill activist; Eleanor Roosevelt, icans, forcing their removal face on any US paper curren- will be ready. Which is why Off the Grid, Day revolutionary first lady and away from their native lands cy, which displays the faces of they’re starting now. The first of Silence and Music human rights activist; Harriet to forced reservations on the recognizable and important few rounds of public voting Spotlight: Pg. 7 Tubman, former slave turned death-filled Trail of Tears. men in American history. to select the woman to re- abolitionist turned suffragist; Also, ironically, Jackson was The absence of a woman on place with have taken place, and Wilma Mankiller, the first stubbornly opposed to the paper money fails to recog- narrowing the original 100 modern elected chief of the usage of paper money in his nize the important and lasting women down to fifteen, and (Dollar Bill continues on Page 8) PAGE 2 MAY 2015 News Dates to Mural Project Calls Attention to Remember May 11-PTSA Meeting Violence Against Women May 13- Minimum Day Photo by Martina Starc By Meta Austin May 20-Minimum Day A mural project, called Her Resilience, was started in May 22- In Leu of Lincoln’s commemoration of Kim- Birthday (No School) berly Robertson, a young African-American woman May 25- In Leu of Lincoln’s who was brutally raped and Birthday (No School) murdered near Lake Merritt on April 5, 2014. The project June 3- Minimum Day serves as a community healing tool that spreads awareness June 8- PTSA Meeting about the victims and sur- vivors of urban violence. It uniquely focuses on women of color and the idea of honoring women through art. Sports The creators of the mu- Calendar ral project aim to start a much-needed conversation April 29-Baseball at Freemont about gender-violence, more 4 pm specifically about domestic ultimately making the streets an aura of peacefulness. The garden’s fence, where everyday abuse from which women of Oakland safer for women. artists’ goal is for families to passerby can be struck by their May 1-Baseball Vs. Skyline are the sufferers. As local The 13 artists who painted picture their loved ones in the visual beauty and beautiful 4 pm artist Yasmin Golan wrote this piece strive to give women peaceful faces of these women. message. So far, the response in an article about Robert- a place to portray themselves Tech freshman Yan Yan Hustis to the work has been filled May 6-Baseball Vs. McCly- son’s death, “violence against as they want to be seen. They Hayes says the message of the with support and gratitude. monds women is everybody’s prob- also reached out to the families piece is “really thoughtful.” Tech sophomore Sofia De- 4 pm lem.” The general consensus is of victims so that the installa- On March 8, 2015, Na- Melo also thinks fondly of the that domestic violence is not tion could reflect their stories tional Women’s Day, in the project, “I’m really glad that May 9-La Crosse at Girls HS only a city-wide problem, but and struggles in a permanent Park Community Garden in people are calling attention Championship a nation-wide one as well. In way. Community members Oakland, the installation was to these issues in a way that is 4pm comparison to Yasmin’s words, were also encouraged to con- unveiled and was celebrated by positive and constructive for a 2012 survey conducted by tribute their own art, words, a crowd of people. The grand our community.” Her Resil- May 19- Baseball at TransBay the United Nations reported and perspectives. reveal ceremony was even sup- ience is looking forward to Series Game 1 that women are twice more The piece also serves as a ported by local businesses run eventually moving its current 4 pm likely than men to experience place for families and victims by women. The mural current- project to other parts of the violence, yet the majority of of violence to grieve. The ly sits on a wall, surrounded by city, and they are hoping to May 22- Baseball at TransBay these incidents go unreported. mural shows ten faces turned paintings, poems, and quotes, continue to produce art about Series Game 2 To ameliorate these numbers, toward a woman in the center. as well as a central mural that other issues in Oakland.