ONN – On Oakland City Council District Three Race, McElhaney, Fife, Cat Brooks, Noni Sessions
On Oakland City Council District Three Race, McElhaney, Fife, Cat Brooks, Noni Sessions
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Oakland – The City of Oakland received $36.9 million in State of California CARES Act funding. More than $4 million of those funds will go to the Oakland CARES Act Small Business Grant Program to support Oakland small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program anticipates distributing $10,000 grants to 402 Oakland small businesses.
Grants may be used to cover day-to-day operating costs, such as worker payroll, rent and fixed debts. The application period for the small business grants opened today (Tuesday, September 22) at 1 p.m., and ends at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020. Online applications in four languages are available at: https://mainstreetlaunch.org/oakland-cares-act-grant/
“Many Oakland small businesses that employ our residents and provide vital goods and services for us all have suffered greatly during the closures to combat the spread of COVID-19,” said Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. “These CARES Act-funded grants are meant to help sustain the local, independent merchants that add so much to our community as they pivot to new business models for the pandemic and post-pandemic economies.”
Eligibility requirements:
· Be an existing for-profit business since March 1, 2019 with a commercial location in Oakland
· Be able to demonstrate adverse business impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic
· Have gross revenues under $2,000,000 in 2019
· Have a current City of Oakland business license
· Have no City of Oakland life safety code violations
· Be in compliance with all County Health Orders and State Regulations
· Have not received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of more than $10,000
· Have not received a grant from the Oakland CARES Fund for Artists and Arts Non-profits
· Have at least one, but no more than 50 full-time equivalent employees, including the business owner(s)
The following businesses are not eligible for funding through this grant program: Nonprofits, passive income real estate businesses, cannabis-related businesses, adult entertainment businesses, franchises, any business involved in bankruptcy proceedings or religious organizations (See FAQs for complete list).
Disbursement of grants funds to the selected recipients is anticipated to be completed by Friday, October 30, 2020.
The grants will help prevent displacement and closures of small businesses that contribute to the City’s diversity, vibrancy and character. Distribution of the CARES Act grants for small businesses is through a partnership between the City of Oakland’s Economic & Workforce Development Department and Main Street Launch. A trusted intermediary focused on equitable economic development, Main Street Launch is administering the Oakland CARES Act Small Business Grant Program.
“Main Street is looking forward to helping Oakland’s small businesses at this critical moment in the city’s recovery from the pandemic,” said Jacob Singer, CEO of Main Street Launch. “By helping the City provide these grants to support Oakland’s dynamic small business community, we collectively envision a time when we will all be able to gather together again in support of the businesses that make Oakland a unique and lively place to work and live.”
To assist applicants, answers to frequently asked questions have been posted at: https://mainstreetlaunch.org/oakland-cares-act-grant/ Support for technical questions is also available by emailing [email protected].
To align with the Oakland City Council’s direction and equity goals, the funds will be allocated to prioritize both geographic diversity throughout Oakland, and districts containing vulnerable communities, as represented by the Opportunity Zone-qualified and Opportunity Zone-designated census tracts. $2 million of grants have been specifically earmarked for businesses located in Opportunity Zone-designated census tracts. These historically vulnerable communities were selected based on aggregated demographic characteristics of each tract’s resident population as reported by the U.S. Census.
This is the latest CARES Act-funded grant program launched by the City of Oakland. Grant programs for low-income renter and homeowner relief and artists and arts nonprofits as well as an RFQ to fund support for low- and moderate-income renters and homeowners were announced earlier this month. Learn more about the $36.9 million in CARES Act Funding at: https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-cares-act-funding
The 2020 Oakland City Council race gets stranger and stranger as documents show (it’s always “documents show”, huh) that the Alameda Labor Council and the AFL-CIO have formed a committee called “Oakland 2020 Committee to Replace Lynette Gibson McElhaney And Elect Carroll Fife and Rebecca Kaplan to the Oakland City Council, sponsored by Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO”. (For those of you who need a map, Lynette Gibson McElhaney is the currrent Oakland District Three Councilmember and Rebecca Kaplan is the current At Large Councilmember and President Of The Oakland City Council.)
According to the page I found on the Open Disclosure Oakland website, the organization has raised $293,000 to date. The contributors are all, strangely, union:
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC Small Contribution Committee — — 95814 $90000 2020-09-10
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC Small Contribution Committee — — 95814 $82000 2020-09-10
Unity PAC a Sponsored Committee of the Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO Committee — — 94621 $50000 2020-09-16
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC Small Contribution Committee — — 95814 $30000 2020-09-01
Unity PAC a Sponsored Committee of the Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO Committee — — 94621 $25000 2020-08-20
Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 104 Political Committee Committee — — 94583 $5000 2020-09-07
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 595 PAC Small Contribution Committee — — 94568 $5000 2020-09-03
Steamfitters Local 342 Political Action Committee Committee — — 94518 $5000 2020-08-27
ESC Local 20 IFPTE Lou Lucivero Legislative Education & Action Program (LEAP) Sponsored by Engineers & Scientists of California Local 20 Committee — — 94607 $1000 2020-09-07
I write “strangely, union” because there’s no other contributor listed.
Conversation With Carroll Fife – Progressive For Oakland City Council, District 3
The Alameda Labor Council’s slate card shows, with respect to Oakland and the City Council races, the following choices:
Dan Kalb for District One
Carroll Fife (with no rank-choice #2, which normally would include the incumbent) for District Three
Noel Gallo for District Five
Treva Reid and Marchon Tatmon – Dual Endorsement for District 7
Rebecca Kaplan for At Large
For the Oakland School Board, the union group picked Sam Davis, VanCedric Williams, Michael Hutchinson, Ben Tapscott, and Measure QQ and Measure Y.
What’s Really Up With The Alameda Labor Council / AFL-CIO Union’s Decision To Back Carroll Fife Over Lynette Gibson McElhaney?
Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson Mcelhaney
But the decision to back Carroll Fife over Councilmember McElhaney is the focus of talk around town. While others have a point of view that reflects the sour taste of last year’s California State Democratic Convention outcome and the idea that the unions are trying to “take out” black women (an interesting view considering the backing of Fife and also Jovanka Beckles), I think it has more to do with Bernie Sanders.
Carroll Fife and a number of members of the Alameda Labor Council were big time Bernie Sanders backers, whereas Lynette’s a supporter of Joe Biden for President (and Fife has not come out in open support of Biden, even as he’s the Democratic Party leader and former SF District Attorney Kamela Harris is his running mate). And the Alameda Labor Council’s office space was used to help Fife during the Moms 4 Housing effort.
Still, the ties between the 2019 California Democratic Party election where Los Angeles labor leader Rusty Hicks won the party chair position, and held off a powerful drive from Richmond activist Kimberly Ellis, and the current Oakland City Council race, are not to be denied. There’s a lot of state-wide bad blood between a number of black female elected officials and the largely white AFL-CIO in the wake of Ellis’ loss. Last year, Both Lynette and Kimberly served on the board of Black Elected Officials Of The East Bay, with McElhaney, as Special Advisor to the Board according to The Oakland Post. (Note, Ellis texted me via Facebook “I was hired as a consultant to the org, I never served on its board.” A point of information not reflected in the year-old Oakland Post entry which served as reference.)
Carroll Fife should be careful who she partners with in this race. Her approach thus far is to discriminate in seeking political partnerships rather than cast a big tent and sell herself, explaining why she’s the best candidate, and to everyone, of every stripe. That strategy does not serve any elected official well when it comes to deal-making in office. Just consider how some in the Oakland City Council reacted to the allegedly immature behavior of one newcomer when that person did not get their way after a vote. That person’s efforts were largely marginalized during the last session.
Plus, Carroll could wind up being looked at as against any black woman who’s not exactly aligned with her agenda. At a time when a number of black women in California politics feel like they’re under attack, that’s not a good position for Ms. Fife to be in, and could be used against her in a big way. It is also a bad look for the Alameda Labor Council to have: the appearance of picking and choosing black female candidates in the wake of the Hicks / Ellis vote of last year. Indeed, it’s a problem that extends even to Kamala Harris herself.
The Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate is a part of the SF Bay Area Political Family, and so is very well known. I first met her in 2007, and even met up at Harry’s Bar on Fillmore for an early dinner. But, as her political career grew, it took on a pattern that many black women in the SF Bay Area Political Family don’t see as beneficial to them. Famed local lawyer Pamela Price put it this way in her blog:
In California politics, with very few exceptions, Kamala has not supported progressive Black women running for office. In 2017 and again, in 2019, we fought to elect Kimberly Ellis as the Chairwoman of the California Democratic Party. Kamala did not support Kimberly Ellis in 2017 or 2019.
In 2018, 2 Black women ran for Oakland Mayor. Kamala did not support either one of us. In the 2018 race for Assembly District 15 to represent Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and West Contra Costa County, there were 3 Black women running for State Assembly. Kamala did not support any of them. As a result, today, there are no Black representatives from the Bay Area in the California Legislature.
In three local races in 2018, Oakland Mayor, Assembly District 15 and Alameda County District Attorney, Kamala provided major support for all of the white women who won.
The Lesson: Make Friends With Everyone, And Not Just A Small Group Of People You Like
Oakland’s real problem is that too many so-called progressive and democratic socialist candidates are also too eager to make enemies where they really don’t exist. I am calculating the over-under on when this post of mine will be mischaracterized for political gain. One will say it’s anti-Lynette and the other anti-Carroll, and someone else will come up with some other crap. All will be wrong. Note: it’s a trap!
Word of warning: you’re elected to serve all of the people of your district, not just the ones you like.
UPDATE:
Oakland District Three Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney posted this entry on Facebook, tagging myself and this post:
Oakland – On Monday September 21st, the Oakland City Council will move one step closer to clarifying to how Oakland will manage and support homeless encampments throughout the city. Led by Councilmember Loren Taylor, the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee hopes to finalize a new Encampment Management Policy.
Councilmember Taylor emphasized that, “When there is a unified chorus from across Oakland including both housed and unhoused residents calling on the Council to provide necessary leadership on this difficult and complicated issue, we must respond to their demand for action. The time is now.”
This new policy explains how the City will reduce the negative health and safety impacts associated with homeless encampments – for both unhoused and housed residents. Although an administrative policy guiding the operational efforts of City departments in addressing encampments has existed since 2017, it was not formally reviewed and adopted by the City Council. As a result, it lacked the benefit of public comment from both housed and unhoused Oakland residents, and it did not reflect consistent policy direction from the Oakland City Council to City departments that this new policy will.
In February, Councilmember Taylor secured a unanimous vote by his City Council colleagues to initiate a robust stakeholder engagement process that would inform the development of a more comprehensive policy that the entire city could align around, ensuring that the City’s activities align with the needs and values of the City and all residents. Since then more than 1,200 residents have participated through the online survey and numerous Council meetings, town halls, and neighborhood meetings to weigh in on open questions including:
1. Should there be areas of the city that are off limits to encampments? If so, where?
2. What rules should be in place for those encampments that do exist to ensure health and safety for all Oaklanders?
3. In what manner should noncompliance with the policy be enforced?
4. For those residents living in encampments, what services and resources should the City provide? Under what circumstances?
Oakland residents are encouraged to share their thoughts and opinions on whether the Council should proceed with this formal policy and what, if any, modifications should be made before final adoption.
To join Monday’s virtual meeting at 1:30pm, login into Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84617479852) or dial +1 669 900 6833 (Webinar ID: 846 1747 9852). For those unable to attend, you are encouraged to send an email message with your comments to the Oakland City Council at [email protected].
Councilmember Loren Taylor represents Oakland Council District 6 and serves as the Chair of the Oakland City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee, as well as a Commissioner on the Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority and the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, and the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Committee.
ONN – Time To Stop The Left / Right Coal / No Coal Divide And Fix Oakland And America’s Economy Now
Time To Stop The Left / Right Coal / No Coal Divide And Fix Oakland And America’s Economy Now
Hi Allen Michaan,
The time to worry about that came in 1975 for me, when I read Limits To Growth as a teen, and then when I made my first computer-based SD model: 2002. The system dynamics models and literature have warned of this, long ago. We are 10 years behind because that was when zero population growth was to occur.
Allen, the problem is population, okay. We have too many fucking people on the planet, and the best way out of this is to just slow population growth rate. The best way to do that is via promotion of and financing of education worldwide.
Any good bioeconomist will tell you that even if we reach zero emissions, we will not, and I repeat not, stop climate change. Why? Too many people.
Also, wanting to kick people out of their jobs is not only evil, baseless, and lazy (sorry don’t mean to offend), it guarantees Trump a second term. Wake up, my friend. I have a broader view of the nation that you or Dan, or the stupid-assed white supremacist Sierra Club. The white coastal elites are hated by the South and Middle America, and for good reason. People like Dan who want them to lose their jobs and say so, just piss them off.
So, as I said to Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb, we have to fix this. The Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal provides low skill well paying jobs. The homeless in Oakland need them, and so do many in six different states (which have the coal industry). Tom Steyer is playing hedge fund against American society, and it shows. I am committed to forcing America to get back to economic planning without regard for politics. It’s what we did with the Defense Industry, and now we’re not doing it at all. The economic whole of our nation has been TORN because of this.
So, stop Allen. Stop supporting something that has already hurt us. Also, Dan mentioned the lone black person in this – the token. This matter is regarded by a silent majority as a whole as a group who thinks its smarter than others – and are telling them what to do. The fact that this is racially split, in itself, shows that institutional racism has set in.
Engineering – low emissions systems that can transport all bulk commodities including coal are in order. Right now, Allen, Oakland has one of only five low-emissions train engines in the World and for the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal. We can do this, Allen. We will do this. Moreover, we will do this in a way that does not help Trump get four more years.
Pushing workers out of jobs is not something I went to school for, and I will not stand for it today. Economic retention and tech training is the key.
Get on the right side Allen – you’re on the wrong one. Climate change is here, we have known this. But we STOPPED the ethic of fixing the problem, and now just want to say no. Not me. No way. Do the hard thing. And then keep doing the hard thing. No lazy thinking. We were supposed to have a DAMN space station colony called L5. Then, nothing. All of the ideas and plans I grew up with went away. It’s time to bring them back. Yelling “no coal” when that industry is still a Worldwide operating culture and making steel to make cities makes me think someone’s doing too many drugs.
We need to fix that industry, where the USA is number three in the World, and move forward. I’m not letting Tom Steyer devalue coal so he can buy up the reserves for himself. Bullshit, man. Bullshit. Don’t drink his fucking kool-aid, okay?
Thanks.
Be well.
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Steph Walton is not pulling punches in the Oakland City Council District One Race. She’s openly accusing Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb of money laundering.
Dan Kalb: Oakland District One Councilmember
She’s referring to an Oakland City Attorney court filing that the City Attorney has yet to confirm to Zennie62Media. (This is far, far too sensitive to just link to another “gotcha” news site without checking on it here, first.) That written, here’s the press release Steph Walton has posted on Facebook:
For Immediate Release: Sept 17, 2020
Steph Dominguez Walton Calls on Incumbent CM Dan Kalb to Return Allegedly Laundered Money and Address Other Fundraising Controversies
Oakland, CA – In response to the recent fundraising controversies surrounding incumbent Councilmember Dan Kalb and others, community leader and city council candidate Steph Dominguez Walton released the following statement:
“It has come to light in a court filing by the City Attorney of Oakland (see document at the end of this post text) that Councilmember Kalb accepted allegedly laundered campaign donations on behalf of a city contractor that has been overcharging Oakland and collecting millions of dollars of undeserved profit. I’m calling on Councilmember Kalb to immediately return these contributions and account for why he accepted them under questionable circumstances. A court filing by the City Attorney explains that multiple checks ‘were given in a single bundle directly to Dan Kalb,’ without disclosing legally required information. This reflects a pattern of questionable conduct that is unbecoming of a member of our city council. We need a change in District 1.”
Kalb has also been linked to other controversies raising ethical concerns, including:
● He accepted at least $1800 from Schnitzer Steel, including $800 in the current election. Schnitzer’s facility emits more toxic air contaminants in West Oakland than any other and has a long history of non-compliance with hazardous waste laws. Kalb’s fundraising filings are available here. Schnitzer Steel’s donation is pictured below.
● Kalb and others accepted and used numerous tickets to Warriors and Oakland A’s games, prompting an investigation by the Public Ethics Commission, which found that he failed to properly report 144 tickets.
● He accepted two VIP tickets, each worth $1,000, to see Michelle Obama speak at Oracle Arena and have a photo-op. He also accepted tickets to attend a Taylor Swift concert in 2018.
● The San Francisco Ethics Commission found that Kalb’s failed campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors did not properly account for over $16,000 in expenditures.
● The SF Chronicle reported that Kalb requested a campaign contribution from a local restaurant owner after receiving an email sent to the entire council about damage to his restaurant during a protest. The restaurant industry has been hard hit in the pandemic and this restaurant is not located in Kalb’s district.
Longtime D1 resident and community leader, Steph Dominguez Walton has assembled a fierce challenge to 8-year incumbent Kalb. She has won prominent local endorsements and recently announced she raised more in-district money than Kalb. For more about Steph’s campaign, please visit www.stephforoakalnd.com.
Well, stay tuned. I have to ask Dan Kalb about this. Steph Walton, drawing first blood.
UPDATE: Zennie Abraham Interviews Councilmember Dan Kalb
In this talk, over 30 minutes long, Councilmember Kalb says he welcomes the investigation by the Oakland Public Ethics Commission and says he did nothing wrong. It must be noted that Dan is not listed as the defendant in this case. I also personally object to the Oakland Public Ethics Commission advancing a court filing during an election race. A number of states prohibit such actions; California should too.
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Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge 150th Anniversary. (see description)
From YouTube Channel: September 16, 2020 at 03:00AM
ONN – Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge 150th Anniversary
80min. Closed Captioned 1920×1080
1. 150th Anniversary Intro by Mayor Schaaf
2. Samuel Merritt & the Tidal Slough
3. Paul Covel & the Rotary Nature Center
4. Wildlife Refuge: Birds & Migration; Marine Science.
5. Lakelands: Restoring; Protecting; Enhancing
6. The People Refuge.
7. Proclamations: East Bay Regional Parks Board, Oakland City Council, Office of the Mayor
NOTE: “150th Extras” video also available — https://youtu.be/xnOJmQ0Ol0Y
Background — March 18, 2020 was the 150th Anniversary of the Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge, the nation’s first designated wildlife refuge and a precursor to the National Park system. A planned celebration was cancelled due to pandemic restrictions at that time; instead, informal interviews were conducted this past summer with the planned Anniversary speakers and others. The 150th script is based on selected comments made during the interviews and serves as a tribute to stewardship. An accompanying book is also planned which will include extended interviews with more in-depth observations about the wildlife refuge, the marine life, the lake and its place in the community as a continuing refuge for both wildlife and people. The 150th Anniversary book will be available online late Autumn 2020.
Katie Noonan and David Wofford of the Rotary Nature Center Friends arranged and coordinated the interviews and are producing a live virtual 150th celebration October 23, 7 – 8 p.m.. Info: https://ift.tt/3hKLTux
John Kirkmire, founder of lakemerritt.org was the main interviewer and videographer, scripted, edited and scored the movie.
150th Participants included:
Clay Anderson, Golden Gate Audubon
Richard Bailey, Lake Merritt Institute Founder
Nikki Bas, Oakland City Council
Olga Bolotina, Sierra Club
Jim Carlton, Marine Biologist
Andrew Cohen, Center for Research of Aquatic BioInvasions
Ellen Corbett, East Bay Regional Park District Board
Adrian Cotter, Wildlife Banner Artist
Jim Covel, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Dan Kalb, Oakland City Council
David Lewis, Save SF Bay Executive Director
Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Oakland City Council
Katie Noonan, Rotary Nature Center Friends
Joel Parrott, Oakland Zoo Executive Director
Joel Peter, Measure DD Project Manager
Robert Raburn, BART Director
James Robinson, Lake Merritt Institute Exec. Director
Dee Rosario, East Bay Regional Park District Board
Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor
Susan Schwartzenberg, Exploratorium
Rob Stewart, Lake Merritt Breakfast Club Exec. Director
Damon Tighe, Local iNaturalist
Ken-ichi Ueda, iNaturalist co-Founder
David Wofford, Rotary Nature Center Friends
Pam Young, Golden Gate Audubon Executive Director
150th is intended for non-commercial, educational purposes only.
All rights reserved.
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REAL TALK – w/Robert ‘Bob’ Jackson, Host
From YouTube Channel: September 13, 2020 at 02:07PM
ONN – Oakland’s Bishop Bob Jackson Talks With Dr. Geoffrey Watson And Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris
In an effort to gain more online exposure as he runs for the to-be-vacant Oakland City Council seat held by Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid, Bishop Bob Jackson hosts two famous Oaklanders, Dr. Geoffrey Watson and Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris. Topic: THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY
Stay tuned.
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Vote Jackson for East Oakland, City Council, District 7
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ONN – NAACP Oakland City Council District Three And At Large Candidates Debate, Sept 14 2020
NAACP Oakland City Council District Three And At Large Candidates Debate, Sept 14 2020
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Update on Rebecca Kaplan’s Call for the City of Oakland to Open Health-Compliant Clean Air Cooling Centers. Response to City Administration Report to be heard September 15 at 1:30pm
Oakland – On August 26, 2020, I shared with you my ongoing efforts to request the Oakland City Administration to open health-compliant Clean Air Cooling Centers, to protect public health on days of extreme heat and excess air pollution. Since then, we have continued to experience dangerous air quality. In the last few days, Oakland has seen hazy orange skies with falling ash, putting the health of the public at risk. We are asked to spare the air, and when outside, wear protective masks and limit our time outdoors. But not everyone has access to the resources needed in this challenging situation. Unfortunately, to date, the city has yet to open clean air centers.
We cannot ignore that many are without adequate shelter, clean air spaces or protective masks. When the administration had still not opened the previously-requested safe clean air facilities, I took action to schedule a report to Council on the progress, and any further steps needed, so both the Council and the public could hear from the administration about what has been setup, and what additional plans have been made. The report I requested from the City Administration will be heard at the Tuesday, September 15th City Council meeting, which takes place on zoom starting at 1:30pm.
To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86525566247
Click here to view the FULL AGENDA & more Viewing meeting information
The report they have submitted to the agenda, lacks the information requested and it appears to disclose that they have not opened any clean air buildings despite many days of heavy smoke and high heat, and from the report, we cannot tell if any buildings have been made ready to open, nor have they provided information about what is needed to open them. The standards the administration mentions planning to use seem designed to avoid opening them, despite serious impacts to public health.
I have followed up with a supplemental memo, calling for further action to protect the health of our community, including to ensure such facilities are prepared and actually are opened when needed, and sharing my prior email with the administration about this. I am proposing that we give direction to the Administration to return to Council with the following:
What facilities are prepared to open for these uses?
What programs have been set up for masks and other protective equipment distribution?
What steps or funds are needed to achieve these goals?
Direction for a policy of opening them in a way that is protective of our community and public health.
Oakland must be prepared with clean air safe spaces for people, including for those who are unhoused or lack other options. The City must have a way to respond when we have smoke or air quality warnings or excess heat. Wildfires and the accompanying poor air quality can, and should have been, anticipated. In July, when I reminded the City Administration on the record, it was prior to the start of the traditional fire season, there was time to prepare. Experience has taught us to expect that there will be more fires. We needed to ensure we were prepared to have all of our community be protected in these situations.
In fact, last summer, when libraries were closed to the public during high heat bad air days, due to inadequate HVAC equipment, I reached out to start a process to identify and fund solutions to allow for our vital public facilities to be safe places during times of high heat and bad air quality. In recent budget deliberations, I sought funding to ensure that public facilities can be prepared to safely accommodate public needs, including being COVID-compliant, having adequate filtration, and being able to provide respite from high heat and bad air quality.
Please join me at the September 15th Council meeting to advocate for all of Oakland to have a safe space to breath and gain relief from the heat.
Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan is an honors graduate from MIT, and holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Kaplan was elected in 2008 to serve as Oakland’s citywide Councilmember, she was re-elected in 2016.
ONN – Oakland Police Department Response To Question Of Officer Violating Code In Boogaloo Boys Problem
Oakland Police Department Response To Question Of Officer Violating Code In Boogaloo Boys Problem
The City Of Oakland released this statement and, in response to my blog post, sent it to me in the latest email thread I established – one that included the Mayor of Oakland and the Oakland City Council.
OPD:
The Oakland Police Department’s Departmental General Order C-1 is designed for regulations and specifications regarding uniforms, civilian clothing, and equipment for Police Department members, reserve officers and employees. This order outlines uniforms and appearance for police personnel and professional staff. C-1 does not dictate attire for an officer assigned to a specialized unit that involves undercover plain clothes operations. This is intentional for the undercover officer’s safety so the officer can dress in a manner that does not identify him or her as a police officer while they are undercover.
As stated in the attached message the concerns of the community have been shared with all Department plain clothes officers. Chief Manheimer and all members of the Oakland Police Department share community concerns when perceptions or references are made that would associate OPD with any extremist groups. The Department recognizes and understands the pain and suffering caused by such extremist groups who are intolerant and instill fear and hatred in our community. OPD stands with our community and will not tolerate any hate crime against anyone in our community.
Officer Johnna Watson
Public Information Officer
Office of the Chief of Police
Oakland Police Department
My response:
Hello,
I was about to, and will, post this, but the response is troubling. I was informed of, but have not seen, the written responses to this on Mark Zuckerberg’s site (and I say that way, because that’s what Facebook is and I know him). I would not have done this, and for one of many reasons, but paramount among them is this statement: “C-1 does not dictate attire for an officer assigned to a specialized unit that involves undercover plain clothes operations. This is intentional for the undercover officer’s safety so the officer can dress in a manner that does not identify him or her as a police officer while they are undercover.”
Johnna, I wish you would have called me as a sounding board before you wrote that. The main problem is that Oaklanders now, by the thousands did recognize the officer, and had zero idea he was undercover because he looked like an officer in uniform who decided to put on a type of Hawaiian shirt that the Boogaloo Boys wear.
Also, and I say this as one who has lived in Oakland since 1974, was a red carpet teenage greeter for the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, saw Oakland mature into a city that was proud to have black civic managers (many who were legendary), and myself came to just 8 NFL Owner votes of bringing the 2005 Super Bowl to Oakland. None of this is done without some respect for institutional memory and for protocol. This, the police constantly putting out statements, is such that Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris would have called you and Chief Manheimer into his office, and the conversation would not have been a good one. The simple rule: let the Mayor of Oakland talk – not you or the Chief of Police. This is out of line. It’s unraveling at a frightening rate of speed.
The Mayor of Oakland represents the community over you, yet both you and Chief Manheimer respond as if Mayor Schaaf does not exist. It’s not helping the Mayor. We have a Strong Mayor system for a reason – this is one of those reasons. Let the Mayor do her job and speak for the City of Oakland.
With much love and respect for you all. God bless.
Zennie
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What’s going on with the Oakland Police Department and Oakland Police Interim Chief Susan Manheimer, that an officer would be allowed to wear, on duty, a shirt that many point to as in the style of the kind of Hawaiian Shirts worn by the racist violent Boogaloo Boys group? Moreover, does Susan Manheimer know that shirt she initially dismissed as a non-story because it was the kind of Hawaiian shirt one could by at Macy’s? (It wasn’t, and even though she took a photo to show the Tommy Bahama section at Macy, those pictures demonstrated that that style of shirt wasn’t there!)
Interim Chief Susan Manheimer
And does Oakland Police Interim Chief Susan Manheimer know (and did anyone at OPD tell her) that the Boogaloo Boys-style Hawaiian shirts, not to mention Hawaiian shirts, are disallowed by the Oakland Police Department’s own code, which even specifically prohibits beach wear!? Consider that, in her email to an Oaklander, Manheimer herself never even raised that issue, yet more evidence to back the assertion of many, including this blogger, that she was simply covering for the Boogaloo Boys Hawaiian Shirt-wearing officer. Well, check this out, and thanks to an Oaklander on Facebook, who tipped me off to this information.
Here is the section of Oakland Police Department regulations that covers “civilian clothing worn by members while on-duty”, and is here below, here by link, with the full text section posted below:
B. On-Duty Civilian Clothing for Members
Civilian clothing worn by members while on-duty shall reflect professional
appearance, and shall be suitable for the safe and inconspicuous
performance of basic police tasks.
Civilian clothing shall be clean and in good repair. Members shall be guided
by the following minimum standards:
1. Male members shall wear a dress shirt and tie with a business suit or
a conservatively tailored sports coat and slacks. Shoes shall be of a
conservative style and color. Leather jackets or “cowboy” boots of
any style shall not be worn. For the purpose of this order, cowboy
boots are defined as any boots that have a high arch, a high heel,
unusually fancy stitching, or a pointed toe.
a. Male members shall not wear any insignia, emblem,
decoration, badge, pin, nose rings, and any other jewelry or
ornament except for conservative rings, tie bars, tie tacks, or
lapel pins.
b. Shoes shall have soles and heels of conservative height.
c. Commanders and supervisors may permit members to
remove their ties when assigned to duties which do not
involve public contact or where the tie would pose a safety
hazard.
2. Female members shall wear suits, dresses, skirts, or pants in designs
and colors suitable for business wear and of prevailing style, fit, and
length. All accessories (e.g. gloves, purse, shoes, hosiery, etc.) shall
be of conservative style and color.
a. Female members shall not wear any insignia, decoration,
emblem, badge, nose rings, jewelry or ornament except for
conservative rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, or
hair clasps.
b. Hair shall be simply and neatly groomed in a daytime style.
c. Proper foundation garments shall be worn at all times.
d. Use of cosmetics shall be minimal.
e. Shoes shall have a maximum heel height of 3″, and shall
have a back strap or full back. Spike heels and sport shoes
are not permitted.
3. Captains or higher rank may authorize or require any type of
clothing for an assignment in which approved civilian apparel would
be unsuitable for police purposes.
A Personal Appearance Waiver Form (TF-3382) shall be completed
and forwarded as specified in Part II, A, 4.
C. Casual Friday
Office personnel who are not required to wear uniforms shall have the
option of wearing business appropriate casual attire on Fridays. Casual
Friday attire shall only be acceptable on Fridays.
1. The following items shall be considered business appropriate casual
attire:
a. Sweaters
b. Button down shirts
c. Polo shirts
d. Cardigans
e. Slacks
f. Dockers
g. Skirts/dresses
2. The following items shall not be considered business appropriate
casual attire:
a. Shorts
b. Capri pants
c. T-shirts
d. Tight fitting spandex/lycra
e. Off the shoulder tops
f. Spaghetti or tank straps
g. Torn, frayed or cut clothing
h. Flip-flops or thongs
i. Athletic wear
j. Beach wear
k. Revealing or sheer clothing that exposes the bosom, back or
midriff
l. Clothing that bears sexually suggestive or profane symbol
m. Jeans or denim skirts
Pants shall be worn at ankle length and skirts/dresses at knee length
or longer.
3. The star, identification card, fully-loaded semi-automatic pistol and
one additional fully-loaded magazine, handcuffs and key, call box
key, and, as necessary, the protective vest, shall be carried or worn
by plainclothes members.
I also included this section on “member uniforms” to show that the officer was even out-of-compliance with this section!
III. MEMBER UNIFORMS
When designated as the uniform of the day, all members assigned to field duties
shall wear the same uniform. The uniform of the day shall be designated by the
Bureau of Field Operations Deputy Chief or designee. Refer to Part VI for
authorized uniform and equipment description and specifications.
A. The Dress Uniform (Class A)
1. Hat with shield, uniform jacket, trousers, belt, long sleeve shirt,
undershirt, insignia, tie, star, nameplate, white gloves, shoes, socks.
a. Motorcycle officers shall make the appropriate substitutions
of helmet, breeches, bow tie and boots.
b. The uniform jacket may not be worn without a tie. Pencils
and other objects shall not be placed in the outside pockets of
the uniform jacket.
c. Wearing of the uniform jacket with the short sleeve uniform
is prohibited.
2. Class A gun belt: Key ring with whistle, callbox key and handcuff
key, firearm, handcuffs and case, baton ring and short baton.
B. Long or Short Sleeve Uniform (Class B)
1. Hat with shield, trousers, belt, short sleeve shirt, black
undershirt,
insignia, star, nameplate, socks and boots.
2. Class B gun belt: Handcuff key, OC, Firearm, handcuffs and case,
radio holder, flashlight holder, baton ring, Asp (optional), magazine
pouch, Taser (shall be worn opposite of the firearm in either an
authorized belt or leg holster) and dump pouch (optional).
3. Motorcycle officers shall make the appropriate substitutions for
their
uniform.
4. All members shall have the option of wearing a dickey, turtleneck
sweater or mock turtleneck under the short sleeve shirt. If the
turtleneck is worn without a jacket, the sweater sleeves shall not
extend below the shirt sleeves.
5. Optional outerwear.
6. Motorcycle officers shall also have the option of wearing the leather
jacket.
7. The uniform hat may be worn at the discretion of the individual
officer having consideration for officer safety and the requirement
for identification, or at the direction of a supervisor or command
officer.
8. Watch Cap (optional)
Night shift personnel are authorized to wear the watch cap. Day
shift and swing shift personnel shall only wear the watch cap upon
approval by the Bureau of Field Operations (BFO) Deputy Chief or
designee.
When wearing the watch cap, the insignia shall be visible and worn
centered on the forehead above the nose.
C. Field Utility Uniform (Class C)
Long sleeve or short sleeve utility shirt with name lettering, black
undershirt, trousers, belt, insignia, star, shoes, socks, and Class B gun belt.
1. Members assigned to routine field duties shall wear the utility
uniform only when designated as the uniform of the day by the
Bureau of Field Operations (BFO) Deputy Chief or designee.
2. Members assigned to units outside of the BFO shall not wear utility
uniforms without the prior authorization from the appropriate
Bureau Deputy Chief or designee.
3. Bureau Deputy Chiefs or designee may authorize utility uniforms as
the uniform of the day, to include, but not limited to, the following
circumstances:
a. During inclement weather (to include hot or humid
conditions);
b. Special field projects;
c. Mobile field force mobilizations; or
d. Major Response Operations.
4. Members assigned to the following field units shall only wear the
utility uniform during their regular tour of duty, unless otherwise
directed by a higher ranking member:
a. Crime Reduction Team;
b. Canine Handlers*;
c. Police Evidence Technicians;
d. Patrol Rifle Officers;
e. Commercial Enforcement Unit;
f. Taxi Detail;
g. Abandon Auto;
h. Vehicle Abatement;
i. Dual-purpose motorcycles officers, when riding;
j. Marine Unit;
k. Alcohol Beverage Action Team;
l. Scofflaw; and
m. Helicopter Unit when not in their flight suit.
* Canine Handlers, when working with their police canine, are
authorized to wear the previous 5.11 utility uniform.
5. Optional outerwear.
6. Utility cap.
7. Watch Cap (optional)
Night shift personnel are authorized to wear the watch cap. Day
shift and swing shift personnel shall only wear the watch cap upon
approval by the Bureau of Field Operations (BFO) Deputy Chief or
designee.
When wearing the watch cap, the insignia shall be visible and worn
centered on the forehead above the nose.
D. Specialty Uniforms
1. Undercover, Plain Clothes or Task Force Uniform
a. The Tactical Assault Carrier (TAC) Vest shall only be worn
by members:
1) Working in an active undercover operation or related
task; or
2) Assigned to a plain clothes assignment where the
need to wear the vest is essential to complete a police
mission in a more timely manner.
Except for Tactical Team members, prior to wearing the TAC Vest,
all members shall attend a TAC Vest training class. All members
shall ensure their approved protective vest, as specified in DGO C-
04, SAFETY EQUIPMENT, is contained within the TAC Vest
before taking this equipment into the field.
b. The Undercover Plain Clothes or Task Force Uniform shall
consist of the:
1) TAC Vest and jeans or utility uniform pants; and
2) Class B gun belt.
2. Tactical Team Uniform
a. The Tactical Team uniform shall only be worn during
tactical team operations, training or other event as specified
by the Tactical Team Leader.
b. Mandatory safety equipment and other equipment approved
by the Tactical Team Leader.
c. TAC Vest (optional)
3. Helicopter Uniform
a. Helmet, as specified in DGO C-04, SAFETY EQUIPMENT
b. Flight suit.
c. Flight jacket and utility cap are optional.
d. Class B gun belt unless otherwise specified by Helicopter
Unit supervisor.
4. Bicycle Uniform
a. Helmet, as specified in DGO C-04.
b. Shirt, Pants, Shoes as specified in Part VI, D, 5.
c. Class B gun belt.
I am sending this to the Oakland Police Media and the Oakland City Council and the Oakland Police Commission for their information and response. Here’s the full text version:
While not my first choice for the Oakland City Council At-Large Seat occupied by Rebecca Kaplan (whom I endorsed) Derreck Johnson is a new face on the Oakland Political Scene, even though he is a third-generation black Oaklander. I told him that because my first introduction to him was via an email from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, I considered him a Manchurian candidate caught up in the 10-year-war between my godsister the Mayor and Councilmember Kaplan.
Derreck Johnson should be congratulated for his Chicken and Waffles business, which was successful in that he managed to employ black ex-prisoners. Sadly, he had to file for bankruptcy, then later and during the campaign, suffer from institutional racism on the part of the website Oaklandside, which seemed to delight in asserting that he wasn’t successful only because he filed for bankruptcy! That was both racial profiling and nasty, considering we have a POTUS who’s filed many bankruptcies and yet is considered very successful. But, there again, is the signal that it’s OK to have a blemish on your business record and still allow yourself to say you’re successful if you’re white, but not if you’re black. Not cool, man. Not right. Not cool.
In closing, there must be a truly aggressive black-ran media that points out racism in media. The media practice done to Derreck feeds an ugly desire among some, and not just white, in America, who refuse to see and present a black person in a positive light, and literally hunger for bad news about us.
In this case, some who are white, just could not accept that my actions were out of anger for the racist Oaklandside post, and first assumed that I was backing Derreck Johnson, when I openly said I was supporting Rebecca Kaplan and did not know Derreck prior to my interview with him, and then, on their own, guessed that Derreck, Mayor Schaaf, and I all went to Skyline High School together.
When a friend of mine who’s white texted me with that question about Skyline High School (where I am Class of 80 and Libby is Class of 1981), I called and let him know how upset with him I was. I said “You can’t accept the fact that my concern for what was written about him was purely because I perceived it as racist, huh? Do you realize that’s racist?”
As my friend is prone to do, he laughs nervously and tries to change the subject, but this time I kept focus. The problem was the Oaklandside post was truly institutionally racist, and it doesn’t matter what a person thinks to the contrary, even if they’re black. In Oakland, too many of us black folks are too willing to put down someone else black anyway – it’s a crabbarrel problem of massive proportions that helps no one.
The fact is that, according to Derreck himself, he went to Bishop O’Dowd High School, not Skyline High School. And so that leads back to my point: the desire to not see a racist act and deflect eyes from view keeps it as justifiable. That’s what my friend was trying to do, and he needs to stop doing it. As I said to him “We can’t allow a point of view like yours to fester because, little by little, these racist stories build up, until we get George Floyd all over again.”
No more racial profiling in media. If Derreck’s run has done anything, it’s shown a spotlight on that problem. It has to stop.
Stay tuned.
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Susan Manheimer Interim Chief Covers For Oakland Police Officer Wearing Boogaloo Boys Hawaiian Shirt
Two days ago, I wrote the following account:
Do Oakland Police Have Racist Boogaloo Boys As Cops? Some Think So After This Officer Photo
The Boogaloo Boys are a group described as in Refinery 29 as “mostly white, heavily armed men who claim they have a “libertarian” bent, and have shown up to protests against police violence in recent weeks armed to the teeth and looking to start a race war.” One man, Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo, was charged in the shooting of Dave Patrick Underwood, a federal officer in Oakland during a George Floyd protest.
They are also known for wearing Hawaiian shirts.
This vlog is based on a Facebook post made 9 hours ago. It reads (by one resident) “If you are not familiar with the Boogaloo Bois, you should be. They are one of the scarier far right militia/racist types. Wearing Hawaiian type shirts is their thing. Here, we see one of them in the Oakland police department.”
The person who took and posted the video wrote “I’m watching a team of at least 15 OPD serve a warrant on a black family with small child in West Oakland right now, with assault rifles out.
One of the cops is wearing a Hawaiian shirt under his plate carrier. I called out “hey Boogaloo boy! Since when does OPD dress like Nazis?” They know what it is. (It’s all over now, cops have left)”
I am in the process of reaching out to the Oakland Police, and to Oakland elected officials, for answers to this.
Stay tuned.
After posting the content, I sent it to the Mayor of Oakland, the Oakland Police Media, and several Oakland City Councilmembers. The Oakland Police Public Information Officer said she would follow-up with me on the matter. I am still waiting.
On Facebook, an Oaklander posted an email from Susan Manheimer, the Oakland Interim Police Chief. It’s words, as you can see, were shocking. Rather than say she was investigating the matter, and leaving it at that, Manheimer bypassed OPD Media, and wrote that there was no connection between Hawaiian shirts and any extremist group. That, even though she admitted reading my blog post.
Why the Interim Police Chief would risk being seen as defending an officer who might be a member of the racist Boogaloo Boys is alarming, and could lead to her fast ouster. I think it should, personally.
There is only one answer here, and it’s not a good one. The Oakland Police Commission and Mayor of Oakland must step in. And we know where that can lead.
This is the email Manheimer wrote:
Thank you for your email inquiry questioning whether an officer wearing a Hawaiian shirt is an extremist who should be investigated.
While Hawaiian shirts or palm trees may be worn by members of different groups they’re also worn and sold universally – in fact there was a big sale today at Macy’s as I was shopping and saw many diverse individuals purchasing and wearing the Hawaiian
attire made famous by Tommy Bahama – including my dress today that I just noticed had a Hawaiian palm tree pattern – although it could be a Floridian shirt as I purchased it in Key West on a recent trip.
I can assure you that Hawaiian attire or the palm tree insignia is no more significant of alignment of a certain extremist group than it is of appreciating colorful attire, having a license plate from certain states, or even visiting Hawaii where you will
find thousands of vacationers sporting them.
Here is the picture I took of the sale at Macy’s today after seeing that blog post suggesting that somehow wearing Hawaiian shirts are now an extremist indicator.
Oakland Police Chief’s Photo
I should have photographed the cashier line in which I saw many racially diverse individuals waiting to purchase these shirts. I just thought it would be intrusive.
I will copy this email myself to our Police Commission so that they can be aware of this issue and that there is universal appeal of Hawaiian attire and it has not been colored by one specifically
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For full interview, go to @djigorbeatz #igtv
Save the date!! September 9, 2020 @hodge4oakland and team will be at Foothill square, networking and sharing Marcie Hodge platform, campaign information to distribute, along with lawn-sign looking for volunteers etc
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Oakland City Attorney Housing Justice Initiative
From YouTube Channel: September 3, 2020 at 09:19PM
ONN – Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker launched the Housing Justice Initiative to significantly expand her office’s work protecting vulnerable tenants in Oakland’s diverse neighborhoods and holding abusive landlords accountable.
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After some controversy regarding a majority-white pool of candidates, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb (District One) introduced the City of Oakland’s first independent redistricting commission. This is what Schaaf and Kalb said in their statements, released today, and sent to Zennie62Media:
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.
“Congratulations to the fifteen commissioners selected to serve on Oakland’s first-ever independent Redistricting Commission (link). This citizen’s commission will draw Oakland’s very first set of new election borders free of political influence, based on 2020 Census Data to apply to the 2022 City Council and School Board elections. I’m grateful to my co-authors Councilmember Dan Kalb, the League of Women Voters and Oakland Rising who worked with me way back in 2014 to write Measure DD, which passed with 61.45 percent of the vote and established this independent process that finally debuts this year. Oaklanders, be proud we’re one of the only cities in the country to use this transparent, public process that keeps politicians from getting to draw their own election boundaries. It’s a great advance for democracy.”
Dan Kalb: Oakland District One Councilmember.
“I’m thrilled that our Redistricting Commission is getting started and will do the hard work necessary to ensure equitable representation throughout Oakland,” Councilmember Dan Kalb said. “As one of the authors of the ballot measure that created the Commission, I’m glad the voters agreed that elected officials should not draw their own district lines. I know the Commission will fulfill its commitment to an Oakland where all can participate in the political process and where everyone has a voice.”
Dan Kalb
This was the ballot measure that Libby and I authored in 2014 to make sure local elected could not draw their own district lines.
Here’s the City of Oakland’s presentation of the final 15 commissioners (although, this time, they avoided including a breakdown by race and sex, for some reason):
On August 27, 2020, the first six Redistricting Commissioners selected nine Oakland residents to join the Commission. Those selected include: Tracy McKnight (District 1); Shirley Gee (District 2); Amber Blackwell (District 3); Paul Marshall (District 4); Masoud “Matt” Hamidi (District 5); Martha Hernandez (District 6); Daniel Chesmore (District 6); Gloria Crowell (District 7); and Tejal Shah (District 7).
The first six Commissioners were announced on July 22, 2020, after their names were randomly drawn by Acting City Clerk Asha Reed from a 30-person applicant pool. They were tasked with selecting seven additional voting members and two alternate members from the remaining applicant list. The first six Commissioners include: Jan Stevens (District 1); Benjie Achtenberg (District 2); Lilibeth Gangas (District 3); Diana Miller (District 4); Stephanie Goode (District 5); and Mary Velasco (District 6).
All members were vetted through a three-person Screening Panel prior to their selection to the Redistricting Commission. The Redistricting Commission is comprised of 13-voting members and two alternate members, with Commissioners Chesmore and Hamidi serving as the alternate members. The alternate members will actively and fully participate in the Commission’s work. The Commissioners are tasked with setting new district boundaries for City Council and School Board of Directors districts upon conclusion of the 2020 U.S. Census.
“We prioritized geographic location, racial, ethnic and economic diversity as we reviewed the applicant pool and thoughtfully made our selections,” Commissioner Gangas said. “We strived to represent the dynamic demographic characteristics of Oakland based on the applicant pool.”
“Our job is to ensure a fair and equitable process in determining the new district boundaries for Oakland,” Commissioner Velasco said. “We have Commissioners of different backgrounds and experiences from across Oakland, and who all indicated a willingness to set aside our own self interests in accomplishing our work.”
“We encourage residents, groups, and organizations to get involved in our work,” Commissioner Stevens said. “As a new Commission, we want the community to know of the work we are doing and will strive to make the redistricting process as open and transparent as possible.”
The Redistricting Commission will begin its work in the fall of 2020 and will approve the new district boundaries by December 31, 2021. The Commissioners are eligible to serve one term, which concludes when the final district maps are approved.
For additional information on the Redistricting Commission, or to receive email notifications on the Commission’s work, visit: www.oaklandca.gov/redistricting and select the ‘Register’ icon.
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Marcie Hodge’s passion is the development of her community through businesses that blossom into sustainable opportunities for young adults.
A native of Oakland, her commitment to civic duty is apparent in her record of local public service. Marcie Hodge is the Executive Director of St. John Boys Home in Oakland.
On one end she is coordinating services for troubled youth, but on the other side of that she is providing work opportunities and viable skills to young people within the city limits.
Dr. Hodge served two terms as Trustee for the Peralta Community College District 7, a governing board that oversaw a 100 million dollar- yearly budget.
Peralta college system is one of the foremost community college systems in the country.
Marcie Hodge was a member of the City of Oakland Budget and Finance Committee as well as serving as Chair of the Board Equal Opportunity Committee, etc.
Concurrent to civic involvement, Ms. Hodge is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha in which she has chaired many committees and served as an officer.
Dr. Hodge is also a member of the Eden Rose Chapter of the Links Incorporated.
Marcie also serves as special assistant to her Pastor of Prayer Mission Church, which was established by her grandparents and mother over 47 years ago in the city of Oakland.
Marcie Hodges’ civic compass is guided by her commitment to God and education.
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She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, and Organizational Psychology. Dr. Hodge also has a Doctorate in Organizational Development.
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Conversation with Carroll Fife – Progressive for Oakland City Council, District 3
From YouTube Channel: September 2, 2020 at 06:39AM
ONN – Daily Bern conversation with Carroll Fife, who is running for Oakland City Council, District 3. Carroll has an incredible professional background (Executive Director of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Oakland; co-founder of Moms for Housing) and is running on a platform of housing rights, divesting from police, investing in the community, racial justice, social justice, and much more. More at CarrollFife.org. You can also read an op-ed she co-authored with Elizabeth Warren, here Carrollfife.org/news/fifewarrenoped
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Meron Semedar for Oakland City Council – District 3
From YouTube Channel: September 1, 2020 at 04:45PM
ONN – Meron Semedar is a Political Candidate running for Oakland City Council – District 3. He is known for his work of community organizing, social justice, human rights, refugee plight activism and educator.
Meron is running to build a safe and livable neighborhood and a thriving city for all.
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Ed Reiskin, The new Oakland City Administrator, sent this email to Oaklanders regarding the Jacob Blake Protests of August 28th
Dear Oakland Community,
The City of Oakland is aware of a planned gathering starting at 7 pm at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza tonight, August 28, and possibly continuing through the weekend.
The group promoting this event is the same group that came to Oakland on Wednesday night, which resulted in broken windows at 21 businesses—including many windows of a 100% affordable housing complex on Grand Avenue and damage to a locally owned restaurant that has been serving meals to vulnerable seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also lit more than two dozen fires across the greater downtown/Lake Merritt area.
We stand with our community for justice, equality, and accountability. We support the reasons why people across the country are taking to the streets to express their outrage and frustration during this time of national reckoning about persistent racial injustice. In Oakland, we celebrate passionate protest. But any individuals or organized groups that gather with the intent to cause damage, that splinter off to break windows and light fires, are harming our already vulnerable businesses, many of which are owned by people of color, and hurting our community.
We remind Oaklanders that when they march after dark, they may be providing cover for these groups, who seem more intent on vandalism and stoking civil unrest than advancing social justice.
Oakland will continue to facilitate peaceful protests and demonstrations, and we ask those organizing marches and gatherings to ensure their events and the participants in them remain peaceful. The Oakland Police Department has increased staffing to provide safe space for the demonstrations to occur and will facilitate free speech while maintaining public safety.
We are providing this update in our effort to keep you informed so that you may plan accordingly. Businesses along commercial corridors are advised to secure outdoor fixtures, furniture, and trash and recycling receptacles. Please share this information with your employees, neighbors and tenants. OPD uses a free, web-based application called NIXLE to provide timely updates to our community about traffic disruptions or suggested alternate transportation routes. If you have not yet signed up for NIXLE, we encourage you to do so. Text your zip code to 888777 to opt-in, or visit www.nixle.com.
Oakland – Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has been urging the City to take action to acquire available buildings, such as SROs, hotels, and dormitories, to help house the homeless. The Council unanimously passed Kaplan’s resolution on March 27, 2020, urging rapid action on this due to the growing COVID-19 crisis, and to protect those most vulnerable in our community.
Today, the Oakland City Council held a Special Council Meeting to approve the acquisition of a dormitory to help house those in need, and to apply for the State of California’s Homekey grant program. Council President Kaplan is pleased to announce that she and her colleagues unanimously voted to send applications to the state and to authorize a deal to purchase the California College of the Arts (CCA) Clifton Hall dormitory.
The Clifton Hall dorm is a four story building, with 63 units, in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland. On the top two floors of the building, Clifton Hall will provide 42 units of permanent housing for seniors experiencing homelessness and at high risk of contracting COVID-19. The second floor will become the permanent home for a 20-household family shelter. On the ground floor, the building will house the offices of Family Front Door, which serves as the hub for the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for homeless families in Northern Alameda County.
Kaplan stated: “It is vital that we take action to respond to the homelessness crisis, prevent the spread of disease, and protect our community, including vulnerable seniors. I am pleased that we were able to work together to pass vital actions, to make it possible to acquire this dorm, and other properties, to help those in need.”
Link to the Item on the August 28th Council Agenda, to acquire this dorm:
With spread of COVID, bad air and displacement we must protect our community. Authored budget action and Council resolution, directing the admin to acquire buildings to house the homeless. https://t.co/5jekdiDiZn Have obtained an SRO, and planning actions to acquire dorms, etc.
— Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Vice Mayor (@Kaplan4Oakland) August 26, 2020
OAKLAND COUNCIL PRESIDENT REBECCA KAPLAN DENOUNCES PENCE’S LIES ABOUT A WHITE SUPREMACIST MURDER IN OAKLAND
Oakland – Vice President Mike Pence’s speech during the Republican National Convention contained deeply misleading statements regarding the horrific murder of Dave Patrick Underwood in Oakland. According to the investigation, Mr. Underwood was killed by Steven Carrillo, a follower of the Boogaloo Boys— a right-wing extremist movement connected with white supremacists. Pence wrongly attempted to tie this killing to the Black Lives Matter movement, which, in fact, had no involvement in the killing.
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan denounced Pence’s lie, “There was a white supremacist murder in Oakland – and it is disgusting and wrong for anyone, especially the Vice President, to try to blame the Black Lives Matter movement. Mr. Underwood tragic murder was not part of any demonstration, but an act of a violent, armed white supremacist.”
Oakland joins the rest of the country in mourning the senseless, tragic murders, and oppression of Black Lives. Oakland has its own tragic loss of life with the murder of Patrick Underwood, a Federal Protective Services officer with deep ties in Oakland. It should be made clear that the culprits who killed Mr. Underwood had nothing to do with the peaceful protests in honor of Black lives.
Pence’s lies attempt to discredit important movements for social justice, and to move blame away from violent white supremacist murder. Communities are put in greater danger when white supremacist murder is excused or blamed on others — while the President and Vice President continue to encourage violent killings by their supporters. Our communities deserve better, and the lies of the Vice President should be denounced by all people of conscience.
As has been reported previously:
“Steven Carrillo, a California man who was charged with murder, scrawled phrases tied to an online far-right extremist movement in blood on a car shortly before he was detained…. Elements of The Boogaloo have evolved from a gathering of militia enthusiasts and Second Amendment advocates into a full-fledged violent extremist group, which inspires lone wolf actors and cell-like actors alike.”
ONN – Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 7 Debate 2020
Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 7 Debate 2020. This was notable because Bishop Bob Jackson was not in it. Treva Reid, Marcie Hodge, Aaron Clay, and Marshon Tatmon participated with former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris as moderator.
Stay tuned.
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ONN – Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 5 Debate 2020
Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 5 Debate 2020 Features Noel Gallo vs. Richard Raya.
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ONN – Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 3 Debate 2020
Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council District 3 Debate 2020. This debate features just two challengers, the incumbent Oakland District 3 Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, versus activist Carroll Fife. The moderator is former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris and the time-keeper is Kathy Neal, his former wife.
Stay tuned.
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Oakland – The California First Appellate District Court of Appeal has upheld both an initial arbitration decision and the lower court’s decision that the Golden State Warriors cannot escape the debt they owe the City of Oakland, Alameda County, and the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for renovations to the Oakland-Alameda County Arena, debt the Warriors agreed to pay over 20 years ago.
As is typical to finance large projects, the County and the City issued bonds worth over $140 million to pay for the new sports arena. They did so in reliance on and assuming the good faith of the Warriors, who agreed to help repay that debt over decades. When the Warriors chose to leave Oakland several years ago, they also attempted to leave their unpaid debt behind. The Court of Appeal flatly rejected the Warriors’ narrow and unconvincing interpretation of their commitment to Oakland and Alameda County and ordered them to fulfill the terms of the agreement.
“The residents of Oakland and Alameda County have been unwavering fans of the Golden State Warriors for over 50 years,” said Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Executive Director Henry Gardner. “Not only did we have a legally binding agreement, we were partners, working together on producing and keeping a first class exciting basketball team in our community. The community did so with passion and commitment and at great public expense. To simply wave goodbye and leave outstanding debt in excess of $48 million is egregious. The City, County, and Joint Powers Authority said you are obligated to pay. The Court of Appeal agreed.”
The Warriors’ effort to withdraw from their agreement without fulfilling it required the City and County, as the principal members of the JPA, to engage in years of arbitration and litigation, costing over $1 million over time. Despite evidence of a shared agreement and shared understanding starting as far back as 1996, the Warriors nonetheless required the local governments to spend significant time and money over many years to keep the terms of the agreement in place. This decision should bring tens of millions of dollars to the City, County, and JPA, including the unpaid debt and legal costs and fees.
“This victory provides justice for the people of Oakland,” said City Attorney Barbara J. Parker. “The Warriors got the benefit of the bargain they made more than 20 years ago, and yet pursued specious claims to avoid their obligations. We are pleased that every court that reviewed this case agreed that the Warriors must honor their debt, stop stiffing their fans, and pay costs and fees that we incurred.”
ONN – Alameda County Democratic Party Oakland City Council At Large Candidates Debate 2020
Moderated by former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris, this debate features the incumbent Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan against two challengers: Nancy Sidebotham, and Derrick Johnson.
Stay tuned.
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Press Release: “Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was Fired in Retaliation for Exposing Oakland Police Commission Corruption, Abuse of Power, According to Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Today. Kirkpatrick Seeks Damages from City for Retaliatory Firing.”
San Francisco — Attorneys for former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick filed a whistleblower lawsuit today alleging that she was fired in retaliation for challenging corruption and abuse of power by members of the Oakland Police Commission.
“Rather than address the serious issues Chief Kirkpatrick raised, the City of Oakland, through Mayor Libby Schaaf and the members of Police Commission, fired the most progressive police chief in the city’s history for blowing the whistle on the Commission’s misconduct,” said attorney R. James Slaughter of the law firm of Keker Van Nest & Peters, which filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (see attachment of filed lawsuit).
The suit alleges that Oakland Police Commissioners routinely abused their power, corruptly looked for special treatment from the Police Department, frequently abused and harassed OPD staff, interfered in day-to-day police operations, and sought unlawful access to confidential documents. Chief Kirkpatrick was wrongfully terminated for standing up to the Commission’s misconduct and reporting its unlawful actions.
Chief Kirkpatrick’s suit seeks monetary damages that includes lost pay, benefits, and damages for loss of future earnings through injury to her professional reputation due to her wrongful termination.
The lawsuit alleges that Kirkpatrick served with success and distinction as chief of police. During Chief Kirkpatrick’s three-year tenure, the Oakland’s homicide rate decreased to its lowest level in 20 years and the City was on pace for a 64-year low homicide rate at the time of her termination. Her reform efforts included OPD’s implementation of new policies, strategy, and training around police-citizen encounters.
“But a series of incidents involving individual Police Commissioners ultimately drove the Chief to submit multiple reports of inappropriate and unlawful conduct to the Oakland City Attorney’s Office, the City Administrator, and the Mayor of Oakland—the officials she understood had the capacity to take action to stop the Commissioners’ unlawful conduct and prevent future recurrences,” according to the lawsuit.
But City leaders all ignored Chief Kirkpatrick’s repeated reports of Commission misconduct. “Instead, the Police Commission and Mayor orchestrated Chief Kirkpatrick’s termination in retaliation for the Chief’s repeated whistleblowing,” the lawsuit states.
Among the illegal actions that the lawsuit details are how Commissioners Ginale Harris and Jose Dorado made illegal demands of the police department for personal gain; that Commissioner Harris sought to have a towing ticket fixed and publically made derogatory remarks toward a Black public defender; and that the commission itself was inappropriately directing Oakland Police Department staff.
By late fall of 2019 the Commission was publicly bullying and berating Chief Kirkpatrick’s staff at Commission hearings. Chief Kirkpatrick wrote a formal complaint that highlighted “her belief that the commissioners’ behavior could be retaliation for the Chief’s report of Harris’s challenge to her tow ticket,” according the lawsuit. The City and Commission’s behaviors and attitudes were an impediment to the cultural transformation of OPD that the Chief was working so hard on within the department. The city and commission were not only acting illegally, but eroding Chief Kirkpatrick’s reform efforts.
“The facts will show that Chief Kirkpatrick repeatedly blew the whistle on corrupt actions by the Police Commission, shining a light on their illegal actions, inappropriate influence, abuse of powers, and harassment of city staff,” Slaughter added. “In retaliation, Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Police Commission unlawfully fired her for blowing the whistle on these illegal actions by Police Commissioners.”
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The Joshua Pawlik Shooting is the focus of the just released report by Robert Warshaw, the Thelton E. Henderson court-appointed monitor of the Oakland Police Department in the wake of the events of The Riders Case. Below, is a digitized version of the report. You can also download it here. You can also read former … Read more
The Oakland Police Commission needs our help. 1. When the November mail-in ballots come out, look for the as-yet-unnamed charter amendment strengthening the power and increasing the funding for the Oakland Police Commission. Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for it. 2. Now: contact your council member and the City Council President, At Large … Read more
Oakland Elections 2020, City Council, OUSD School Board, Who Qualilfied For The Ballot, Who Didn’t ONN – Oakland Elections 2020, City Council, OUSD School Board, Who Qualilfied For The Ballot, Who Didn’t The Oakland Election 2020 Season now goes into full gear, as all of the signatures for the would-be candidates have been submitted and … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan Interview On Oakland City Council, Police De Funding Status, Homeless Policy From YouTube Channel: July 30, 2020 at 05:58PM ONN – Rebecca Kaplan Interview On Oakland City Council, Police De Funding Status, Homeless Policy (Oakland Defund Police), Other Matters The Oakland At-Large Councilmember and City Council President talks about the effort to rearrange … Read more
Black Businesses & Community with Oakland CityCouncilmember Loren Taylor From YouTube Channel: April 17, 2020 at 06:42PM ONN – Black Businesses & Community With Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor In this chat, we will talk with Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor about Black Owned Businesses as well as Women Owned businesses during Covid19. We will … Read more
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 … Read more
OAKLAND CITY COUNCILMEMBER SHENG THAO INTRODUCES CHANGES TO RULES AND PROCEDURES TO BETTER EXPAND TRANSPARENCY OF THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS Oakland – In an effort to increase transparency and accountability, Oakland City Councilmember and Rules & Legislation Committee Chair Sheng Thao has introduced changes to the Council’s Emergency Rules and Procedures. … Read more
