This story was co-published with The Oaklandside. Earlier this year, Oakland adopted a roadmap outlining steps to help minority and woman-owned businesses get a fairer share of public contracts. But for many contractors and advocates, the question is why has it taken so long? In 2008, Oakland first commissioned a study to determine whether there… The post Racial disparities undermine Oakland’s contracting process. Can the city fix it? appeared first on Oakland North. ...read more read less