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5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget

5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget

“We’re saying, “hey, we want this funding to be spent on the things voters said they wanted to spend it on.” We’re trying to protect these funds for what they are.” -Tash Nguyen, Restore Oakland

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04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101

04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101

For our final discussion of our 101 series, we discussed the role of the School Board – who is the School Board? What is the Board responsible for? How can we make our voices heard to impact the changes we’ like to see in our school district?

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4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101

4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101

“The critical role of mayor is to bring together people under a vision for how to improve Oakland, how to make Oakland the city we all love and cherish.” -Pecolia Manigo, ED of Oakland Rising

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03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

Do you know how our city budget is passed? This discussion features Larisa Casillas, Program Director of Leadership Development & Advocacy at Urban Habitat with host Chaney Turner on the budget process, impact of budget cuts on community services and ways to tap into budget advocacy.

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3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

Tune into our Monday Meals discussion with Monique Berlanga and Abby Sullivan Engan from Centro Legal de la Raza, along with Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez of Somos Familia to discuss recent efforts around immigration defense and keeping our immigrant communities safe.

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Monday Meals: Black History Month

Monday Meals: Black History Month

“If there was ever a weekend to demonstrate the Town and the Bay’s contribution — this was the weekend. We can have fun, we can do HBCU, we can do the NBA All Stars, and we can protest. All in one weekend.” -Pecolia Manigo

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5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget

5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget

“We’re saying, “hey, we want this funding to be spent on the things voters said they wanted to spend it on.” We’re trying to protect these funds for what they are.” -Tash Nguyen, Restore Oakland

read more
04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101

04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101

For our final discussion of our 101 series, we discussed the role of the School Board – who is the School Board? What is the Board responsible for? How can we make our voices heard to impact the changes we’ like to see in our school district?

read more
4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101

4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101

“The critical role of mayor is to bring together people under a vision for how to improve Oakland, how to make Oakland the city we all love and cherish.” -Pecolia Manigo, ED of Oakland Rising

read more
03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

Do you know how our city budget is passed? This discussion features Larisa Casillas, Program Director of Leadership Development & Advocacy at Urban Habitat with host Chaney Turner on the budget process, impact of budget cuts on community services and ways to tap into budget advocacy.

read more
3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

Tune into our Monday Meals discussion with Monique Berlanga and Abby Sullivan Engan from Centro Legal de la Raza, along with Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez of Somos Familia to discuss recent efforts around immigration defense and keeping our immigrant communities safe.

read more
Monday Meals: Black History Month

Monday Meals: Black History Month

“If there was ever a weekend to demonstrate the Town and the Bay’s contribution — this was the weekend. We can have fun, we can do HBCU, we can do the NBA All Stars, and we can protest. All in one weekend.” -Pecolia Manigo

read more

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