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Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember Speech On Resolution To End Exclusionary Zoning

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Berkeley City Council Meeting Tuesday February 23, 2021 Item 29 – Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley Passed Unanimously: 9-0-0 Thank Vice Mayor Droste, CM Taplin, and Robinson for putting this together. Thank CM Harrison, Hahn, and Wengraf for your additions and the Mayor for unifying it all. Let’s be honest, with Building and … Read more

Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson With Madame Vice President Kamala Harris , Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

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Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson With Madame Vice President Kamala Harris , Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson With Madame Vice President Kamala Harris , Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff From YouTube Channel: January 20, 2021 at 01:04AM ONN – As Derreck Johnson himself wrote next to this photo on his Instagram page, less than 24 hours until Madam Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff start Inauguration … Read more

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Praises Wood Street Encampment Housing

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Praises Wood Street Encampment Housing ONN – Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Praises Wood Street Encampment Housing – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Praises Wood Street Encampment Housing Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 YouTube and Oakland News Now Today Blog SF Bay Area: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and … Read more

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Sworn In – Reimagining Public Safety

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Berkeley News from The Office of Councilmember Ben Bartlett The City of Berkeley is updating our COVID-19 Health Order to align with the State of California’s regional stay home order, effective 12:01am Monday, December 7. Under the New regional Stay at Home Order, California is split into 5 regions, with the Order being triggered if … Read more

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Councilmembers Sworn In – Ben Barlett’s 1-Year-Old Daughter Stars

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Jesse Arreguín

Berkeley mayor, elected officials sworn in after Election 2020. Sophie Hahn discusses Berkeley’s strong response to COVID-19. Ben Bartlett gives his 1-year old daughter a front row seat. December 5th 2020 11:39am (The Berkeley Post for Oakland News Now) – Jesse Arreguín and three council members – Terry Taplin (District 2), Ben Bartlett (District 3) … Read more

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember, Talks Berkeley City Auditor Audit On Streets

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember

In The Berkeley Post, Councilmember Bartlett calls for an omnibus funding package to repair streets. Here’s the rest of the story: “Without significant additional funding, Berkeley streets will continue to deteriorate and deferred maintenance costs will increase,” explains a recently released audit by Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor, which discusses the deterioration of Berkeley’s streets. … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Wins Re-Election, Thanks Constituents, Supporters

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Wins Re-Election, Thanks Constituents, Supporters

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Wins Re-Election, Thanks Constituents, Supporters ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Wins Re-Election, Thanks Constituents, Supporters – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Wins Re-Election, Thanks Constituents, Supporters Councilmember Bartlett gained 70 percent of the vote in a three-way race. Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 YouTube and Oakland … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On CITRIS Blockchain For The Public Good Panel

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember on CITRIS Research Exchange: Blockchain for the public good panel From YouTube Channel: October 28, 2020 at 11:11PM ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On CITRIS Blockchain For The Public Good Panel By CITRIS Research Exchange, which reports… Speaker(s): Panelists include Brian Behlendorf (Executive Director, Hyperledger), Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett (Partner, … Read more

After Sereinat’e Henderson Drive-By Shooting, Berkeley Councilmember Bartlett Calls For Task Force

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Serenity Henderson Teen Mom

On Wednesday, 19-year-old Sereinat’e Henderson (which sounds like Sereinity Henderson) was shockingly murdered – shot in a senseless drive-by shooting that’s marked an uptick in gun violence in Berkeley, California in 2020, over 2019.

On Thursday, Sereinat’e Henderson’s family held a vigil at the site in South Berkeley where Henderson was killed. Her family members and Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett gathered to mourn and to remember Sereinat’e and call for an end to the gun violence that has plagued that part of Berkeley this year.

As mentioned here at Oakland News Now, earlier, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett (who authored a comprehensive police reform legislation called The George Floyd Community Safety Act) holds that The Pandemic is responsible for the uptick in gun violence in Berkeley. He and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín are forming a regional task force to address the problem. The KRON take left out mention of the role of the Pandemic, and Councilmember Bartlett’s comments; the video-blog above has his thoughts on the Coronavirus and Berkeley gun violence.

Gun Violence Long A Problem In Berkeley City Council Districts 2 and 3

The location of the drive-by-killing of Sereinat’e Henderson, at Harper and Prince Streets near Malcolm X Elementary School, is in a part of Berkeley, South Berkeley, that has been haunted by gun violence for some time. That’s also true for Berkeley City Council District 2. Bartlett said that he and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín aim to form a task force that includes East Bay Mayors of Oakland, Emeryville, and other cities.

Stay tuned.

Serenity Henderson Teen Mom Shot In Berkeley, Councilmember Ben Bartlett Wants Violence To Stop

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Serenity Henderson Teen Mom

Serenity Henderson Teen Mom Killed In Berkeley Shooting, Councilmember Ben Bartlett Wants Gun Violence To Stop
From YouTube Channel: October 23, 2020 at 02:31AM
ONN – Serenity Henderson Teen Mom Killed In Berkeley Shooting, Councilmember Ben Bartlett Wants It To Stop

In this story also covered by KRON TV’s Dan Thorn, Serenity Henderson (who’s spelling is Sereinat’e Henderson) is a 19-year-old mother of a 9-month-old child, and pregnant with her second baby, who was killed in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday. The drive-by shooting reportedly occured at Prince Street near Malcolm X Elementary School, at 1731 Prince St.. The suspect is still at large as of this writing.

On Thursday, Sereinat’e Henderson’s family held a vigil at the site in South Berkeley where the crime occurred. Family members and Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett gathered to remember Sereinat’e and call for an end to the gun violence.

Councilmember Ben Bartlett (who authored a comprehensive police reform legislation called The George Floyd Community Safety Act) holds that The Pandemic is responsible for the uptick in gun violence in Berkeley. He and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín are forming a regional task force to address the problem. The KRON take left out mention of the role of the Pandemic, and Councilmember Bartlett’s comments; the video-blog above has his thoughts on the Coronavirus and Berkeley gun violence.

Link Between The Pandemic And Gun Violence In Berkeley And Nationwide

That there’s a link between The Pandemic and gun violence is now well-documented. Everytown Research and Policy reports:

As of June 4, 2020, there have been over 1.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US. While over 485,000 Americans have recovered from the coronavirus, nearly 108,000 have died.1 Since the onset of COVID-19, the country has seen a rise in gun violence: The number of gun deaths trended higher during the peak coronavirus outbreak period of March through the Memorial Day weekend in May than during the comparable time frame in 2019. This resulted in 354 additional firearm deaths.

Unprecedented increases in gun sales, combined with economic distress and social isolation due to COVID-19, are intensifying the country’s long-standing gun violence crisis. The pandemic highlights the deadliness of weak gun purchase and access laws that allow firearms to fall into the wrong hands, and also sheds light on existing structural inequity. The coronavirus puts vulnerable populations, including women, children, and communities of color, at heightened risk. The lethal impact of these crises, though devastating, helps point the way to laws, policies, and programs that can keep people safe and healthy—now and on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. The collision of these two public health crises offers possibility amidst great loss.

Stay tuned.

Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and innovative approach to the production of news media. What we call “The Third Wave of Media”. The uploaded video is from a YouTube channel. When the video is “liked” by Zennie62 YouTube, then it is automatically uploaded to and formatted automatically at the Oakland News Now site and Zennie62-created and owned social media pages. The overall objective here, on top of our is smartphone-enabled, real-time, on the scene reporting of news, interviews, observations, and happenings anywhere in the World and within seconds and not hours – is the use of the existing YouTube social graph on any subject in the World. Now, news is reported with a smartphone and also by promoting current content on YouTube: no heavy and expensive cameras or even a laptop are necessary, or having a camera crew to shoot what is already on YouTube. The secondary objective is faster, and very inexpensive media content news production and distribution. We have found there is a disconnect between post length and time to product and revenue generated. With this, the problem is far less, though by no means solved. Zennie62Media is constantly working to improve the system network coding and seeks interested content and media technology partners.

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Tells How Mom’s Landlord Problem Pushed Him To Politics

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Ben Bartlett And Jeremy Gardner – Smart Path

Ben Bartlett and Jeremy Gardner – Smart Path
From YouTube Channel: May 2, 2018 at 02:49PM

ONN – Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Tells How Mom’s Landlord Problem Pushed Him To Politics

The podcast-turned-YouTube video has a misleading title. It should be about how Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett got into politics. In the interview, Councilmember Bartlett tells the story of how his mother’s tenants rights were violated, and how that pushed him to run for Berkeley City Council.

He also talks about Smart Path, and other tech-oriented ideas, but the start of the interview is about how Councilmember Ben Bartlett‘s political career started.

This is part of the sponsored “The Bartlett Files”, formed to distribute the vast amount of already-identified, but not well-known, online content related to his work.

Stay tuned.

Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and innovative approach to the production of news media. What we call “The Third Wave of Media”. The uploaded video is from a YouTube channel. When the video is “liked” by Zennie62 YouTube, then it is automatically uploaded to and formatted automatically at the Oakland News Now site and Zennie62-created and owned social media pages. The overall objective here, on top of our is smartphone-enabled, real-time, on the scene reporting of news, interviews, observations, and happenings anywhere in the World and within seconds and not hours – is the use of the existing YouTube social graph on any subject in the World. Now, news is reported with a smartphone and also by promoting current content on YouTube: no heavy and expensive cameras or even a laptop are necessary, or having a camera crew to shoot what is already on YouTube. The secondary objective is faster, and very inexpensive media content news production and distribution. We have found there is a disconnect between post length and time to product and revenue generated. With this, the problem is far less, though by no means solved. Zennie62Media is constantly working to improve the system network coding and seeks interested content and media technology partners.

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Opinion: Re-Elect Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Council Member District Three, A Champion For Residents

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Ben Bartlett For City Council Campaign Launch Speech

That Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett should face challengers in the 2020 Election is wild to me. When one considers the many accomplishments Bartlett has done for Berkeley, and what work he’s started and that’s left to be done, and then look at his opponents and what they offer, that Bartlett’s re-election should be a point of debate is, well, unusual, for several reasons.

First, consider that each and every member of the Berkeley City Council has endorsed Ben for re-election. That means this:

Jesse Arreguín, Berkeley Mayor
Sophie Hahn, Berkeley Vice Mayor & City Councilmember
Rashi Kesarwani, Berkeley City Councilmember
Cheryl Davila, Berkeley City Councilmember
Kate Harrison, Berkeley City Councilmember
Susan Wengraf, Berkeley City Councilmember
Rigel Robinson, Berkeley City Councilmember
Lori Droste, Berkeley City Councilmember
Tom Bates, Former Berkeley Mayor
Max Anderson, Former Berkeley Councilmember, District 3

.. all of those Berkeley representatives not only want Ben Bartlett to retain his seat, but that they pay attention to him regarding policy formation. Not one of Councilmember Bartlett’s opponents can make that claim. It also means that, again, unlike his opponents, Berkeley residents don’t have to concern themselves with Bartlett’s ability to gain votes for his initiatives representing them.

Second, having all of the Berkeley City Council backing him also means Councilmember Bartlett understands something else his challengers don’t: governance. Governance, simply put, means how the business of government works.

Ben Bartlett’s Constant Focus For South Berkeley Has Been Extremely Affordable Housing

In addition to governance, Councilmember Bartlett’s main focus from the start of his first term has been the development of extremely affordable housing. For example, Mr. Bartlett’s office wrote the grant that allowed Resources for Community Development to gain $40 Million Dollars in affordable housing for South Berkeley. He has also backed a number of initiatives to advance the development of more extremely affordable housing that deserve a book unto themselves.
By contrast, one of Councilmember Bartlett’s challengers is a realtor who’s in favor of pro-market-rate and expensive housing in the middle of the worst homeless crisis in modern history, and The COVID-19 Pandemic.
In addition, she is not even supporting the passage of State Proposition 16. That means she’s not in favor of the re-installation of much-needed affirmative action laws designed to cause social equity.

Councilmember Bartlett Backs Police Spending Reformation In The Wake Of George Floyd

In addition to housing advocacy, Councilmember Bartlett advanced and assisted in the passage of a number of items of legislation designed to focus police spending on alternative crime fighting practices. Thanks to his leadership, and relationships with fellow Berkeley City Councilmembers, Berkeley became a national leader in police reform.

I could go on and on, but I’ll cut to the chase: re-elect Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett.

San Francisco Police Officers Heavy Handed Treatment Of YouTuber Ends Peacefully

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Huge Audit Fail In San Francisco Police Headquarters!!!!

HUGE AUDIT FAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO POLICE HEADQUARTERS!!!!
From YouTube Channel: October 17, 2020 at 07:47PM

ONN – SF Police Officers Heavy Handed Treatment Of YouTuber Ends Peacefully

The YouTuber at the channel called Bay Area Transparency made this live-vlog in the middle of an encounter with San Francisco Police Officers that seems to have started with him making the video. Since the YouTuber at the channel called Bay Area Transparency did not at all explain what happened, and talked over the police officers, it is hard to understand exactly what happened.

One thing: Oakland Police would have not acted like that at all. They are trained to allow video-blogging, and I have seen that in action. What they will not do is talk on your YouTube video. But, in all of my years vlogging in Oakland, I’ve never once had a problem with Oakland Police.

I’d like to find out more about what happened here.

And while you’re at it, check out the video featuring Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett asking you to vote for the passage of Proposition 16. Prop 16 would end Prop 209, which ripped out affirmative action programs in California, and effectively reduced black attendance rates at UC Berkeley.

Stay tuned.

Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and innovative approach to the production of news media. What we call “The Third Wave of Media”. The uploaded video is from a YouTube channel. When the video is “liked” by Zennie62 YouTube, then it is automatically uploaded to and formatted automatically at the Oakland News Now site and Zennie62-created and owned social media pages. The overall objective here, on top of our is smartphone-enabled, real-time, on the scene reporting of news, interviews, observations, and happenings anywhere in the World and within seconds and not hours – is the use of the existing YouTube social graph on any subject in the World. Now, news is reported with a smartphone and also by promoting current content on YouTube: no heavy and expensive cameras or even a laptop are necessary, or having a camera crew to shoot what is already on YouTube. The secondary objective is faster, and very inexpensive media content news production and distribution. We have found there is a disconnect between post length and time to product and revenue generated. With this, the problem is far less, though by no means solved. Zennie62Media is constantly working to improve the system network coding and seeks interested content and media technology partners.

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Gets EB Stonewall Backing

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Domestic Violence Awareness Month
From YouTube Channel: October 10, 2020 at 03:39AM

ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Domestic Violence Awareness Month

During Domestic Violence Month 2020, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Barlett (who introduced the Berkeley City Council’s George Floyd Community Safety Act) took time to express his support for all persons and organizations impacted by domestic violence.

In addition, Councilmember Bartlett scored the November 2020 Election backing of the legendary East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club as he runs for Council District 3 re-election.

The legendary organization sited Councilmember Bartlett’s first-term accomplishments like:

1) Passing tenant protection ordinances, streamlining affordable housing developments, and funding anti-displacement programs
2) Reallocating Berkeley police funding to the creation of an unarmed Specialized Care Unit
3) Fundingthe creation of a feasibility study for an African American Holistic Resource Center to help reduce healthinequities
4) Passing a Health Equity and Innovation Zone.

For The Bartlett Files.

Stay tuned.

Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and innovative approach to the production of news media. What we call “The Third Wave of Media”. The uploaded video is from a YouTube channel. When the video is “liked” by Zennie62 YouTube, then it is automatically uploaded to and formatted automatically at the Oakland News Now site and Zennie62-created and owned social media pages. The overall objective here, on top of our is smartphone-enabled, real-time, on the scene reporting of news, interviews, observations, and happenings anywhere in the World and within seconds and not hours – is the use of the existing YouTube social graph on any subject in the World. Now, news is reported with a smartphone and also by promoting current content on YouTube: no heavy and expensive cameras or even a laptop are necessary, or having a camera crew to shoot what is already on YouTube. The secondary objective is faster, and very inexpensive media content news production and distribution. We have found there is a disconnect between post length and time to product and revenue generated. With this, the problem is far less, though by no means solved. Zennie62Media is constantly working to improve the system network coding and seeks interested content and media technology partners.

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Ben Bartlett Speaks At Alameda County Supervisors Black History Month Award Ceremony

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Ben Bartlett Speaks At Alameda County Supervisors Black History Month Award Ceremony

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Black History Month Award Ceremony
From YouTube Channel: February 24, 2017 at 05:52PM
ONN – Ben Bartlett Speaks At Alameda County Supervisors Black History Month Award Ceremony

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Receiving Posthumous Award On Behalf of Dayle Bartlett

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Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember Calls For Senior Bill Of Rights

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Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember Calls For Senior Bill Of Rights

Senior Bill of Rights
From YouTube Channel: September 7, 2020 at 07:22PM

ONN – Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember Calls For Senior Bill Of Rights

Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and innovative approach to the production of news media. What we call “The Third Wave of Media”. The uploaded video is from a vlogger with the Zennie62 on YouTube Partner Channel, then uploaded to and formatted automatically at the Oakland News Now site and Zennie62-created and owned social media pages. The overall objective is smartphone-enabled, real-time, on the scene reporting of news, interviews, observations, and happenings anywhere in the World and within seconds and not hours. Now, news is reported with a smartphone: no heavy and expensive cameras or even a laptop are necessary. The secondary objective is faster, and very inexpensive media content news production and distribution. We have found there is a disconnect between post length and time to product and revenue generated. With this, the problem is far less, though by no means solved. Zennie62Media is constantly working to improve the system network coding and seeks interested content and media technology partners.

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett On The Future Of Mobility

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Ben Bartlett
From YouTube Channel: November 30, 2017 at 07:32PM

ONN – Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett On The Future Of Mobility

Meeting of the Minds 2017

From The Bartlett Files

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Online Leadership Seminar Featuring Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett

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Online Leadership Seminar With Ben Bartlett

Online Leadership Seminar with Ben Bartlett
From YouTube Channel: August 31, 2020 at 02:44PM
ONN – Online Leadership Seminar Featuring Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett

“If you don’t like fires, and earthquakes and mayhem, you must stop fires and earthquakes and mayhem. You have the power to make change.” – Ben Bartlett

We are grateful to Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett for joining us for an online Leadership Seminar in which we discussed the importance of seeing opportunities for making positive change amidst adversity.

Ben Bartlett is Councilmember for Berkeley’s District 3, a 5th generation Berkeley native, an attorney, and lifelong advocate for equity and inclusion. As the son of political activists, he learned the value of community and the necessity of progress. These values of innovation, opportunity and inclusion continue to inform his work.

The Freedom Center continues to turn on a dime, increasing our online classes and sessions during the shelter-in-place order. We are bringing experts from around the world with feet-on-the-ground experience in organizing, civic engagement and public service together with our youth and staff.

This is an excellent time to study the relevance and importance of transforming ourselves to make change in the world.

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett On Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act

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Minneapolis Police Death of George Floyd (photo by ABC30.com)

This Ben Bartlett post called “Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” by Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett appears on Medium. Here’s an excerpt:

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember
Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember

In all 50 states and more than 145 cities, Americans are calling for legitimate police accountability, an end to police brutality, and the transformation of the police system itself. The killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis this May initiated this wave of demonstrations. But Mr. Floyd’s death is only the latest entry in a long history of human rights atrocities inflicted on Black individuals. The message is clear: enough is enough.

In response, Congress has introduced the George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020, which aims to prevent police brutality and calls for national policing standards. For example, the bill reforms hiring practices of law enforcement agencies mandates studies of training procedures that codify a uniform set of procedures for Police Officer conduct and implements other provisions. While this is a step in the right direction, broad legislation at the federal level is fundamentally unable to address the specific issues and nuances of local municipalities’ law enforcement. In order to better respond to the communities they serve, it is critical that local governments and policymakers take action on police reform.

Historically, the City of Berkeley has played a critical role in developing law enforcement practices. August Vollmer, the city’s first police Chief, who among other things, first put officers in automobiles, is hailed as the Father of American policing. Likewise, Berkeley is home to the nation’s first civilian oversight board over the Police Department. Berkeley can continue its leading role by addressing today’s policing issues, namely unconstitutional behavior, racial abuse, and unsustainable expense. Though a gargantuan problem, policymakers in Berkeley and elsewhere can make headway by breaking the larger problem into its individual parts — data-driven budgeting, police accountability, the warrior mentality instilled in police academies, and the use of armed officers in non-criminal cases.

Here is the full post on Medium: Safety For All: The George Floyd Community Safety Act.
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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember: California Wants Blockchain-Based CBD Record Keeping

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember

In the online publication Cointelegraph, Councilmember Bartlett is extolling the possible virtues of cannabis record keeping based on blockchain. Here’s what he said on Cointelegraph:

Berkeley city council member Ben Bartlett told Cointelegraph that California government officials are currently advocating to adopt a blockchain-based track-and-trace methodology to ensure accurate record-keeping, better retention of taxation and standardization for the cannabis industry.

Bartlett helped to compose a report illustrating a blockchain roadmap for California. He mentioned that the document has been sent to the California governor and legislator for consideration, noting that there is an entire section dedicated to how blockchain technology can be used to manage the cannabis supply chain. Bartlett said:

“This will help standardize the cannabis industry, as we don’t have a clear picture of seed to sale and all the elements involved. Using blockchain would ensure that we are dealing with a product that is safe and recognized by state health standards. This is also a way to professionalize the emerging cannabis market.��

While the report mentions that California policymakers should accept blockchain-based verification and reporting mechanisms for the cannabis supply chain, the document further notes that policymakers should consider “authorizing participants in the cannabis supply chain to use payment mechanisms that implement stringent industry ‘Know Your Customer’ processes but also accommodate U.S. regulatory concerns.”

According to Bartlett, the blockchain roadmap is the first recommendation of its caliber to be sent to the California governor for review. “Even though cannabis has its own allies and issues in the government, it was important to include because we see it as beneficial for the economy as a whole,” he remarked.

Stay tuned.

This post part of The Bartlett Files Project.

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Joined Institute For Community Leadership For Online Seminar

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett joined The Institute for Community Leadership for an online seminar. Here’s the description of the event, courtesy Councilmember Bartlett and The Institute for Community Leadership:

We are grateful to Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett for joining us for an online Leadership Seminar in which we discussed the importance of seeing opportunities for making positive change amidst adversity.

Ben Bartlett is Councilmember for Berkeley’s District 3, a 5th generation Berkeley native, an attorney, and lifelong advocate for equity and inclusion. As the son of political activists, he learned the value of community and the necessity of progress. These values of innovation, opportunity and inclusion continue to inform his work.

ICL continues to turn on a dime, increasing our online classes and sessions during the shelter-in-place order. We are bringing experts from around the world with feet-on-the-ground experience in organizing, civic engagement and public service together with our youth and staff.

This is an excellent time to study the relevance and importance of transforming ourselves to make change in the world.

Stay tuned.

Check Out Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s New Campaign 2020 Website

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Check Out Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s New Campaign 2020 Website

Check Out Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s New Campaign 2020 Website

ONN – Check Out Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s New Campaign 2020 Website

Check Out Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s New Campaign 2020 Website

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Video Series On Blockchain And Black Community Part 3

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Ben Bartlett: Our Living Environment is Becoming Toxic (Part 2)
From YouTube Channel: February 11, 2019 at 10:59PM

ONN – Part 3: https://youtu.be/1mT4b4U7Dso
Part 1: https://youtu.be/EJ8SsCo3B4I

In this clip, Bartlett discusses making technology more humane, Blacks being early technology adopters, the new wealth divide, and our environment becoming toxic.

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Blockchain And Black Community Part 4

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Ben Bartlett: The World is The Breaks and You Are The Gas!! (Part 4)
From YouTube Channel: February 12, 2019 at 12:12AM
ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Blockchain And Black Community Part 4
Part 5: https://youtu.be/GPGYrt15tyQ
Part 3: https://youtu.be/1mT4b4U7Dso
Part 1: https://youtu.be/EJ8SsCo3B4I

In this clip, Ben discusses the importance of following up, water scarcity, Syrian war, TDOs, and etc.

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Video “Ben & Elowyn – Can We Jump”?

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Ben & Elowyn – Can we jump
From YouTube Channel: May 18, 2018 at 02:18PM

ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Video “Ben & Elowyn – Can We Jump”?

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Video On “A New Vision For Housing”

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A New Vision for Housing
From YouTube Channel: May 31, 2018 at 02:09PM
ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Video On “A New Vision For Housing”

We are solving the housing crisis with prefabricated modular micro-units which lowers the cost and shortens the time to build. The next phase involves labor unions mass manufacturing housing for the whole country. All Doors Open!

– Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett, Candidate for State Assembly

Learn More at BenBartlettCA.com/housing

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s YouTube Vault: Bartlett’s Organic Coffee Video Of 2010

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Bartlett’s Coffee
From YouTube Channel: March 30, 2010 at 03:20PM
ONN – Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s YouTube Vault: Bartlett’s Organic Coffee Video Of 2010

Ben’s self-made Commercial for Bartlett’s Organic Coffee!

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember: Bartlett Friend Video

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Ben Bartlett Friendship
From YouTube Channel: October 1, 2016 at 09:17PM
ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember: Bartlett Friend Video

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Talks Bonds On The Blockchain With E. David Ellington

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Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett Explains Bonds On The Blockchain With E. David Ellington

Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett explains Bonds on the Blockchain with E. David Ellington From YouTube Channel: May 3, 2018 at 05:26PM ONN – Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Interview On Blockchain: Favorite Whitepaper

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Ben Bartlett: What’s Your Favorite Whitepaper? (part 6)

Ben Bartlett: What’s Your Favorite Whitepaper? (Part 6) From YouTube Channel: February 12, 2019 at 01:00AM ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Interview On Blockchain: Favorite Whitepaper From the talk: Which one’s your favorite one? Which one’s your favorite white paper? Bartlett: Oh well,  I don’t want to call these companies out you know some … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Blockchain: Berkeley Tokenized Debt Offering

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Cryptocurrency / Blockchain Technology / Crypto Regulations

Cryptocurrency / Blockchain Technology / Crypto Regulations From YouTube Channel: July 12, 2020 at 04:29AM ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember On Blockchain: Berkeley Tokenized Debt Offering #CNIR Exclusive Interview “The California Token is Coming” Attorney Ben Bartlett, Ben is a partner in the San Francisco offices of Tackett Bartlett LLP where he counsels Blockchain … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember: We Need To Own Our Data (Part 7)

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Ben Bartlett: We Need To Own Our Data (part 7)

Ben Bartlett: We Need To Own Our Data (Part 7) From YouTube Channel: February 12, 2019 at 01:19AM ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember: We Need To Own Our Data (Part 7) Part 8: https://youtu.be/9A4UTa0zLjE Part 6: https://youtu.be/A_dKU6cgEm4 Part 1: https://youtu.be/EJ8SsCo3B4I In this clip, we discuss data sovereignty, AI bots, Samsung’s upcoming crypto wallets, and … Read more

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett: We Need To Get Away From Using Chains (Part 1)

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Ben Bartlett: We Need To Get Away From Using Chains (part 1)

Ben Bartlett: We Need To Get Away From using Chains (Part 1) From YouTube Channel: February 11, 2019 at 09:40PM ONN -Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett: We Need To Get Away From Using Chains (Part 1) Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley city councilman who passed the first US crypto bond bill in 2018. He’s a partner … Read more

The Details Of Defunding The Police In Oakland: The Kaplan / Bas Budget Memo Of July 21, 2020

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City of Oakland

The Oakland City Council is discussing Agenda Item 16: “Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Amendments”, which includes the “Defunding The Police” report filed by Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Nikki Fortunado Bas, the text of which has been digitized and is presented below. But also included below as links to the Scribd versions, … Read more

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember: California Blockchain Innovation Zone

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember

Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember, wrote this on Medium on Dec 4, 2019. He called it a “Framework for an Intrastate Regulatory Safe Harbor / Sandbox”. Councilmember Ben Bartlett: Technology is at its best when used to address fundamental human needs. While the internet represents a technological breakthrough of foundational significance, much of its potential to … Read more

Margy Wilkinson City Of Berkeley Planning Commission Mtg 2019 : Adeline Corridor, Ashby BART

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Margy Wilkinson City Of Berkeley Plang Com Mtg 2019 Re Adeline Corridor, Ashby Bart & Flea Market

Margy Wilkinson City of Berkeley Plang Com Mtg 2019 re Adeline Corridor, Ashby Bart & Flea Market ONN – Margy Wilkinson City Of Berkeley Planning Commission Mtg 2019 : Adeline Corridor, Ashby BART Our Margy Wilkinson of Berkeley, CA advocating for the our environment and the most needy And Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett is more … Read more

On BerkDOT, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Says George Floyd Community Safety Act Curbs Racism

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On Berkdot, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Says George Floyd Community Safety Act Curbs Racism

On BerkDOT, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Says George Floyd Community Safety Act Curbs Racism ONN – On BerkDOT, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett Says George Floyd Community Safety Act Curbs Racism BerkDOT, a proposal to off-load parking citations work from the Berkeley Police Department to a new Berkeley Department of Transportation, is up for consideration by … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Notes Budget Item For Police Defunding Related To Data Analysis

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Notes Budget Item For Police Defunding Related To Data Analysis

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Notes Budget Item For Police Defunding Related To Data Analysis ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Notes Budget Item For Police Defunding Related To Data Analysis Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media … Read more

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s Statement On The Berkeley City Council’s Police Defund Actions

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s Statement On The Berkeley City Council’s Police Defund Actions

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s Statement On The Berkeley City Council’s Police Defund Actions ONN – Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s Statement On The Berkeley City Council’s Police Defund Actions The Berkeley City Council voted to defund the Berkeley Police Department by $9.3 million. Ben Bartlett provided the following statement at Zennie62Media’s request. Councilmember Bartlett reports: On … Read more

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Shows Oakland City Council How To Defund Police

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Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Shows Oakland City Council How To Defund Police

Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Shows Oakland City Council How To Defund Police ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Shows Oakland City Council How To Defund Police Raw transcript from video: Hey, you know, I tell you something just really pisses me off. the City of Oakland just made this rush to stuff something in as … Read more