Bust Of Frank H. Ogawa Restored At Oakland City Hall Plaza: Tribute To Oakland’s Late Councilmember
ONN – Bust Of Frank H. Ogawa Restored At Oakland City Hall Plaza: Tribute To Oakland’s Late Councilmember
From a post on Oaklander Phil Tagami’s Facebook Page comes this news about the late Oakland Councilmember Frank H. Ogawa. The bust of the longest-serving Oakland elected official – 28 years – received a much-needed restoration. Over the years, as we moved from the year Frank passed (1994), there was less appreciation for the man.
After Oscar Grant was killed by BART Police at Fruitvale BART Station on New Year’s Day Morning 2009, and then during “Occupy Oakland” in 2011, there were calls to rename Oakland City Hall Plaza after Oscar Grant. The idea was that Frank H. Ogawa was something other than the civil rights leader he was.
Ogawa was Republican in name only. Moreover, I personally knew Councilmember Ogawa from my time as Intern to the Oakland Redevelopment Agency from 1987 to 1990. I think Frank would have wanted his name to give way to Oscar Grant’s, but he’s not alive to make the call. Frank’s many friends and family would like for his name to remain.
Stay tuned.
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