Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf gave her “State Of The City Address” four hours ago, and at the Oakland Museum of California. With all of the problems the City of Oakland has faced and faces, what was the social media reaction to what she said? Well, that’s presented below the video embed, which is here:
LIVE on #Periscope: Mayor Libby Schaaf’s State of the City Address #MayorLibbySOTC #BelongingInOaklandhttps://t.co/jIuIAJFKni
— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) February 8, 2020
Here are selected postings on Facebook and Twitter:
Vince Hernández-Ramos · 0:12 You rock ms Mayor
Debra Ross · 1:56 Thank you Mayor Libby and keep Oakland housed, I could have been homeless and all who funded the program.
Debra Washington · 9:36 Hi mayor schaaf pls help Oakland with this homeless crisis.I love your wrk
Tessa Winterberger · 1:02:05 Something needs to be done with the code enforcement department. We will have to leave Oakland for Lack of support.
Rasheedaha Johnson · 1:24:50 Oakland bouta Be Gr8 again. Look’s like a Ghost Town …But them Mexicans bouta sneak right back. Trump Better turn that wall on
M.D. Strong · 1:25:15 Oakland residents need information regarding getting responses from
Building and Planning. Where is the accountability regarding property owners complaints.
There’s absolutely no regard for lay person trying to navigate that part of Oakland municipal govt.
M.D. Strong · 1:11:08 That doesn’t include low income home onwers. Assist home owners with low incomes too convert, garages into dwelling, or upgrade inlaw. I Have paid property taxes all these years through the “White Flight”, the Drive by’s, but I can’t find assistance.
My city council man district 1 Dan Kalb is not interested in property owners like myself.
Oakland mayor vows to house twice as many homeless residents this year during #stateofthecityoakland https://t.co/58aQhswa1X via @mercnews #oakland#libbyschaaf pic.twitter.com/uH3bArUVEd
— Anda Chu (@anda_chu) February 8, 2020
.@LibbySchaaf foregrounding drug addiction & mental health as if those things CAUSE homelessness & income inequality is a racist rhetorical move.
BOOOOOOOOOOO#EvictTheSpeculators #HousingIsAHumanRight https://t.co/j6Psf9iZGg
— #IStandWithTheMoms (@sassmasterdeane) February 8, 2020
At her #stateofthecity address tonight, Libby Schaaf said homelessness has 4 primary causes:
1. failure in mental health & drug addiction systems
2. a “housing shortage”
3. income inequality
4. systemic racismSMDH at this slick shit. Same gaslighting as Trump’s address.
— #IStandWithTheMoms (@sassmasterdeane) February 8, 2020
.@LibbySchaaf talking about progress made to keep @Athletics in #Oakland gets the biggest round of applause of the night. #stateofthecity
— Marisa Kendall (@MarisaKendall) February 8, 2020
If you think @LibbySchaaf‘s Libbyville Tuff Sheds are meant to house those in encampments, then ask yourself why there are so few, or why the city violently evicts residents of encampments without regard for their humanity https://t.co/ea1FY8zlPl
— Sinukuan (@NickyDommy) February 8, 2020
Please don’t live tweet this Neoliberal white supremacist propaganda
— Sinukuan (@NickyDommy) February 8, 2020
.@LibbySchaaf says Oakland programs helped house 880 #homeless people last year. This year, she vows to double that number. @EastBayTimes @mercnews #stateofthecity https://t.co/VKNIQw3oW2
— Marisa Kendall (@MarisaKendall) February 8, 2020
.@LibbySchaaf highlights steps her office has taken to address #homelessness: “We have much more work to do….trust me, we are not done with this work.” #stateofthecity
— Marisa Kendall (@MarisaKendall) February 8, 2020
People of Oakland.
We have a mayor who doesn’t meet with her own people @moms4housing & yet has time to meet Billionaire & former GOP Mike Bloomberg.
We need better representation.
Oakland is turning into a luxury buildings for the wealthy.— ? The Oakland Panda (@theoaklandpanda) February 8, 2020
Cliff notes…Lots of homeless, lawlessness, drugs, crime and filth
— Adam Croney (@ACCroney) February 8, 2020
.@LibbySchaaf starts #Oakland state of the city: “The state of our city is one of intense change and possibility. Our vision retains a vibrant and equitable city where everyone thrives. Where everyone feels a deep sense of belonging to Oakland.”
— Marisa Kendall (@MarisaKendall) February 8, 2020
This is in violation of City Charter as an unnoticed meeting
You clearly want to privatize all aspect of Oakland and lock Oaklanders out of anything that they cant pay for
Gentrifiers gonna gentrify
— Sinukuan (@NickyDommy) February 8, 2020