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Oakland’s Rebecca Kaplan Thanks California Leaders On MACRO Funding Request

By Zennie AbrahamPosted on July 13, 2021Posted in U.S. NewsTagged Oakland MACRO, Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council Vice-Mayor

Kaplan Thanks State Leaders For Including Her Requested $10 Million to Fund MACRO: Oakland’s Civilian Crisis Responders in State Budget Oakland, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom approved The Budget Act of 2021. The Budget includes $10 Million for Oakland’s Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (“MACRO”) program — funding Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan requested – to […]

Oakland Must Establish MACRO Immediately Says The Worker Agency

By Roger RobartsPosted on March 2, 2021Posted in California, National News, News, Oakland - Oakland News Now - OaklandNewsSide, Oakland Community, U.S. News, usa, WorldTagged ACCE, Anti Police-Terror Project, App, CA, Carroll Fife, Cat Brooks, CES, City of Oakland, coal, Councilmember, Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas, culture, Domestic Violence, HERE, Inc, ISIS, ISSUES, LA, law enforcement, Live, Media, Mobile, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland, Oakland City, Oakland City Council, Oakland Community, Oakland Fire Department, Oakland MACRO, Oakland Police, Oakland Police Department, Oakland Residents, Oaklanders, OPD, OPL, Pandemic, Press Release, rebecca kaplan, Roger Robarts, RT, Sheng Thao, The Oak, Train, Union Jobs, Unions, US, WE, zenni, Zennie, zennie62, Zennie62media

Oakland Must Establish MACRO—an Alternative to Leading with Police for Mental Health Crises Response—Immediately Oakland residents, labor and elected officials are calling on the City Of Oakland to immediately implement this program within the next six months Oakland – A broad coalition of residents, community organizations and labor groups are calling on the Oakland City […]