West Oakland in an undated image. (Photo courtesy of the California Air Resources Board)

ENTREPRENEURS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS and educators will soon have access to millions of dollars in grants via the West Oakland Community Fund, city officials announced last week. 

The fund will initially have $3.7 million and will be administered by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, a nonprofit selected by the city that focuses on environmental stewardship and community investment, among other things. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.