Jul 5, 2023
Thank you for your unwavering support and active participation in shaping Oakland’s City Budget for the upcoming 2023-25 fiscal year. And we thank our allies with whom we strategized and worked side-by-side in the Oakland People’s Budget Coalition, the...
Jun 26, 2023
“ Our Political Director, Pecolia Manigo, spoke with special guest, Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO of Nola Brantley Speaks and Co-Founder of M.I.S.S.S.E.Y., who joined us to discuss the critical issue of protecting Black kids in Oakland. Recently, there has been a...
Jun 12, 2023
Did you know that just like here in Oakland, Alameda County continues to grossly overfund policing while not doing enough to address our housing, mental health, and substance use disorder crises? We spoke with Tash Nguyen from the Care First Community Coalition about...
Jun 5, 2023
What does investing in community safety really look like? Dr. Frankie Ramos and Xochtil Larios from our partner, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, joined us to break down Mayor Thao’s proposed budget which increases funding for policing...
Jun 2, 2023
If I could write a love letter to Oakland it would be about how much I learned to break my heart wide open and do the work the seen and unseen work to try to make this town better for us all so we can not only dream bigger but live better not in...
