Oakland MACRO

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

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Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council

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 … Read more

Oakland Must Establish MACRO Immediately Says The Worker Agency

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A police officer tries unsuccessfully to keep a protester from blocking Interstate 580 in Oakland, Calif on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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 … Read more