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Community Groups and Labor Organizations Decry the City Administrator’s Undemocratic Usurping of Legislative Powers During the Oakland Budgeting Process
Oakland- Community and labor groups today accused the City Administrator of majorly overstepping his executive powers by making budgetary decisions without the input of the City Council or the public. At the January 25th Finance Committee meeting, City...
The Mercury News: “Coronavirus: East Bay group to launch $10 million fund to fight wealth gap, pandemic closures”
The REAL People’s Fund plans to distribute its first $3 million this spring to support entrepreneurs of color, among others. By LAURENCE DU SAULT | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group | PUBLISHED: December 18, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. | UPDATED: December 21,...
Up To 160 Votes Not Counted Due To Voting Center Error In Oakland
November 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm OAKLAND, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Poll workers at a voting site in Oakland incorrectly told up to 200 people that their paper ballot was only a receipt and that it could be taken home, leading to the votes not being counted, a coalition of...
Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE COALITION FINDS STRONG SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER BAS’S PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE ANOTHER $11.4M FROM OPD’S BUDGET THIS YEAR AND FORM A TASK FORCE OF IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAN NEXT YEAR’S $150 MILLION CUT TO THE DEPARTMENT...
Defund OPD Townhall
“All budgets are reflections of our city’s values and what our city prioritizes in giving our money to. It’s really about showing what we care about.” Thank you to everyone who came out to last night’s Defund OPD Townhall! We had over 350 people join us as we went...
OaklandNewsNow.com – Oakland City Council Votes To Send New Business Tax Structure To November 2022 Ballot
POSTED BY: ZENNIE ABRAHAM JULY 15, 2020 Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul...
94.1 KPFA UpFront – Political Director, liz suk, interviewed on the OUSD school board vote to eliminate school police
Listen at https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-june-25-2020/
DISTRUST IN OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS FOR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES ARE IGNORED
DISTRUST IN OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS FOR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES ARE IGNORED Thousands of Oakland residents call foul as their City Council, under the guise of COVID, refuses to invest in community services in favor...
94.1 KPFA UpFront – Political Director, liz suk, interviewed on Oakland mid-cycle budget and City Council meeting to #DefundOPD
Listen to interview here: https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-june-24-2020/ 0:08 – A video went viral Tuesday of Kentucky voters pounding on the door of a polling place, demanding to be allowed to vote, after the entire city of Louisville, 600,000 people, was allocated...
East Bay Times – Oakland protesters hold caravan to rally for workers rights
Read original at www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/06/22/oakland-protestors-hold-caravan-to-rally-for-workers-rights/ Dozens of vehicles drove through the Oakland airport and around nearby hotels on Monday during a caravan protest. Hotel and airport workers, along with their...
ABC7 News: Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police
GEORGE FLOYD Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police By Julian GloverMonday, June 15, 2020 3:20PMAd Duration00:20 - More InfoPlayPlayCurrent time00:09Seek00:00Duration03:26Toggle MuteVolumeSettingsToggle FullscreenEMBED...
ABC 7 NEWS: Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police
By Julian Glover Monday, June 15, 2020 This image shows protesters demanding to defund the police in Oakland, California on June 15, 2020. (KGO-TV)OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Dozens of Oakland residents marched to a number of Oakland City Council members' homes Monday...
KCBS RADIO: Protestors Dance, Drum To “Wake Up” Oakland Officials, Call For Cuts To OPD
Members of the Oakland City Council woke up to the sounds of mariachi music, drums and dancers this morning as protestors gathered outside their homes calling for them to defund the Oakland Police Department. “We’re coming here to wake him up and bring him on our side...
THE MERCURY NEWS: Oakland Unified to shed police department in wake of George Floyd’s death
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end Oakland Unified School District music teacher Rob Jamner among dozens of parents, teachers and students holds a sign during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...
THE MERCURY NEWS: Oakland Unified to shed police department in wake of George Floyd’s death
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 10: Dozens of parents, teachers and students from the Oakland Unified School District hold signs during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...
BERKELEYSIDE – ‘Pillar’ organizations call for civil disobedience against Oakland’s curfew tonight. Here’s what’s at stake
Leaders hope Wednesday night’s action forces a turning point in the conversation about funding for local law enforcement versus other public resources. By Darwin BondGrahamJune 3, 2020, 12:57 p.m. One leading organizer said the city and local police should recognize...
OAKLAND NEWS NOW: IT PASSED! Oakland President Rebecca Kaplan Proposed Ballot Measure to Allow 16 and 17 Year-Olds To Vote in School Board Elections Passes Unanimously.
PHOTO: Rebecca Kaplan, Council President and Desmond Jeffries, Policy Director and studentadvocates meet to discuss Youth Vote ballot measure, prior to Shelter in Place in Place. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP – “Encouraging” Census Response Rates
By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media Early data is showing cities in California with some of the hardest-to-count census tracts are among places with above-average U.S. Census response rates so far. Many of them are areas...
Advocacy Group Makes Grants To Mobilize Voters
A racial justice advocacy group announced this week that it is making available $265,000 in grants to support six racial justice organizations to mobilize voters to get to the polls in Alameda County. Akonadi Foundation President Lateefah Simon, who also serves on the...
Oakland Community Organizers Encourage Young People to Vote in the Midterms
NBC News By Bay City NewsWe got power in our veins. Those were the words of young Oakland poet Anatasia King, who kicked off an hour-long panel discussion on voter turnout among young people held tonight in Oakland. King's words mirrored the message of the five...
Poll: A’s Should Invest in Coliseum Site
Ball Park Digest by Zach Spedden on November 18, 2017 in Major-League Baseball, News Over 80% of respondents to a new poll favor the Oakland A’s remaining at the current Coliseum site, instead of building a new ballpark at the team’s preferred location near Laney...
Poll Shows Most Oaklanders Want Oakland A’s to Stay at the Coliseum
Oakland Post The ballpark would be built at the current site of the Peralta Community College District headquarters, across the street from Laney College. Oakland Rising, an alliance of nine Oakland grassroots groups, conducted a poll of 2,526 registered voters...
KTVU Interview with Oakland Rising Director Jessamyn Sabbag
Oakland Rising Director Jessamy Sabbag appeared on KTVU news this week to talk about the proposed A's new stadium. [Watch the segment] When asked about the proposed location and the reasons for pushback, Sabbag commented "first and foremost, we're talking about one of...
Oakland Rising’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support to Keep A’s in East Oakland
By David Debolt OAKLAND — A poll released Friday by a group opposing a new ballpark near Laney College found four in five voters want the A’s to stay at the Coliseum. The 2,526 Oakland voters were asked, “should the A’s stay at the Coliseum and invest in East...
‘Lightning Rod’ Developer Removed from Conference Panel Following Concerns from Oakland Mayor and Tenant Activists
East Bay Express "They’re co-opting with our name with an agenda of everything we stand against," said Jessamyn Sabbag, executive director of Oakland Rising. "When they talk about Oakland rising, they’re talking about rising profits. We’re talking about working class...
Voter Guide 2016: Making Sense of It All With A Panel of Local Leaders
Hard Knock Radio -- 94.1fm KPFA Part 1: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=245661 Part 2: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=245662 California voters come Nov. 8 will have to sort through the longest list of statewide propositions imaginable. The confusing array of public...
Community canvassers spread democracy from the streets
East Bay Times By Howard Dyckoff, Oakland Voices, Tom Webb, Oakland Voices and Bill Joyce, Oakland Voices OAKLAND — This election season, community-based organizations are getting out the vote on a number of local and statewide initiatives with tactics ranging from...
Oakland Rising and EBASE Pen Op-Ed Supporting Measure RR to Keep BART on Track
The Post News Group Learn more about . By Jessamyn Sabbag and Jahmese Myres Public transit is critical to keeping Oakland affordable. The low-income community members our organizations serve often ask: “Is your office near BART or bus?” because they depend on transit...
Oakland Rising Co-Authors Renters’ Rights Bill For 2016 November Ballot
East Bay Express By Darwin BondGraham On the same day that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her comprehensive plan to address the city's housing affordability crisis, a coalition of tenant advocacy groups filed a voter initiative called the “Renters Upgrade” that,...
Oakland Rising Educates and Galvanizes Voters and Makes Gains Impacting Oakland Progressives
Oakland Voices By Saleem Gilmore In 2006, Jerry Brown was Mayor of Oakland, Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of California, and grassroots politics in Oakland was losing its voice. Local communities felt locked out of City Hall, their voices not being heard. From...
Prop 47: A Positive Difference For People With Prior Felonies in California
FiveThirtyEight By Ben Casselman When Richard Martin was convicted of felony drug possession two decades ago, he decided it was time to get clean and get a job. Getting clean was hard. Getting a job was even harder. He was a 40-year-old recovering addict with an...
What’s At Stake In The 2014 Oakland Mayoral Race
KQED News By Cy Musiker On Nov. 4, Oakland voters will be ranking their top three choices from among 15 candidates running for mayor. As part of our Election Watch 2014 coverage, we’re previewing issues on the minds of voters — among them crime, gentrification and the...
Photos: Workers, volunteers, spread word about president’s new health care law
Mercury News Center A marketing campaign to make people aware of the president’s new health care law includes a call center in Oakland and neighborhood canvassing. FollowfacebooktwitterinstagramContactSign up Get our email updates and stay connected.Donate Oakland...
Health care law’s ground game: Armies of paid workers, volunteers fan out throughout state
San Jose Mercury News By: Tracy Seipel When she answered her front door the other day, East Oakland resident Cynthia Williams, who's been unemployed and without medical insurance for nine years, was greeted by a bubbly 25-year-old woman wondering if she'd heard about...
Oakland City Council adopts redistricting map 26
SF Gate By: Becca Andrews In a quick four-minute window in between several other hot-button issues, Map 26 was chosen in the first public hearing for Oakland’s redistricting at last night’s City Council meeting. Map 26, which was submitted by Councilmember Lynette...
Community Groups and Labor Organizations Decry the City Administrator’s Undemocratic Usurping of Legislative Powers During the Oakland Budgeting Process
Oakland- Community and labor groups today accused the City Administrator of majorly overstepping his executive powers by making budgetary decisions without the input of the City Council or the public. At the January 25th Finance Committee meeting, City...
The Mercury News: “Coronavirus: East Bay group to launch $10 million fund to fight wealth gap, pandemic closures”
The REAL People’s Fund plans to distribute its first $3 million this spring to support entrepreneurs of color, among others. By LAURENCE DU SAULT | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group | PUBLISHED: December 18, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. | UPDATED: December 21,...
Up To 160 Votes Not Counted Due To Voting Center Error In Oakland
November 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm OAKLAND, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Poll workers at a voting site in Oakland incorrectly told up to 200 people that their paper ballot was only a receipt and that it could be taken home, leading to the votes not being counted, a coalition of...
Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE COALITION FINDS STRONG SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER BAS’S PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE ANOTHER $11.4M FROM OPD’S BUDGET THIS YEAR AND FORM A TASK FORCE OF IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAN NEXT YEAR’S $150 MILLION CUT TO THE DEPARTMENT...
Defund OPD Townhall
“All budgets are reflections of our city’s values and what our city prioritizes in giving our money to. It’s really about showing what we care about.” Thank you to everyone who came out to last night’s Defund OPD Townhall! We had over 350 people join us as we went...
OaklandNewsNow.com – Oakland City Council Votes To Send New Business Tax Structure To November 2022 Ballot
POSTED BY: ZENNIE ABRAHAM JULY 15, 2020 Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul...
94.1 KPFA UpFront – Political Director, liz suk, interviewed on the OUSD school board vote to eliminate school police
Listen at https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-june-25-2020/
DISTRUST IN OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS FOR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES ARE IGNORED
DISTRUST IN OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS FOR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES ARE IGNORED Thousands of Oakland residents call foul as their City Council, under the guise of COVID, refuses to invest in community services in favor...
94.1 KPFA UpFront – Political Director, liz suk, interviewed on Oakland mid-cycle budget and City Council meeting to #DefundOPD
Listen to interview here: https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-june-24-2020/ 0:08 – A video went viral Tuesday of Kentucky voters pounding on the door of a polling place, demanding to be allowed to vote, after the entire city of Louisville, 600,000 people, was allocated...
East Bay Times – Oakland protesters hold caravan to rally for workers rights
Read original at www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/06/22/oakland-protestors-hold-caravan-to-rally-for-workers-rights/ Dozens of vehicles drove through the Oakland airport and around nearby hotels on Monday during a caravan protest. Hotel and airport workers, along with their...
ABC7 News: Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police
GEORGE FLOYD Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police By Julian GloverMonday, June 15, 2020 3:20PMAd Duration00:20 - More InfoPlayPlayCurrent time00:09Seek00:00Duration03:26Toggle MuteVolumeSettingsToggle FullscreenEMBED...
ABC 7 NEWS: Community groups pressure City Council members to defund Oakland police
By Julian Glover Monday, June 15, 2020 This image shows protesters demanding to defund the police in Oakland, California on June 15, 2020. (KGO-TV)OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Dozens of Oakland residents marched to a number of Oakland City Council members' homes Monday...
KCBS RADIO: Protestors Dance, Drum To “Wake Up” Oakland Officials, Call For Cuts To OPD
Members of the Oakland City Council woke up to the sounds of mariachi music, drums and dancers this morning as protestors gathered outside their homes calling for them to defund the Oakland Police Department. “We’re coming here to wake him up and bring him on our side...
THE MERCURY NEWS: Oakland Unified to shed police department in wake of George Floyd’s death
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end Oakland Unified School District music teacher Rob Jamner among dozens of parents, teachers and students holds a sign during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...
THE MERCURY NEWS: Oakland Unified to shed police department in wake of George Floyd’s death
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell says “alternative safety plan” will be ready by year’s end OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 10: Dozens of parents, teachers and students from the Oakland Unified School District hold signs during a press conference to introduce the George Floyd...
BERKELEYSIDE – ‘Pillar’ organizations call for civil disobedience against Oakland’s curfew tonight. Here’s what’s at stake
Leaders hope Wednesday night’s action forces a turning point in the conversation about funding for local law enforcement versus other public resources. By Darwin BondGrahamJune 3, 2020, 12:57 p.m. One leading organizer said the city and local police should recognize...
OAKLAND NEWS NOW: IT PASSED! Oakland President Rebecca Kaplan Proposed Ballot Measure to Allow 16 and 17 Year-Olds To Vote in School Board Elections Passes Unanimously.
PHOTO: Rebecca Kaplan, Council President and Desmond Jeffries, Policy Director and studentadvocates meet to discuss Youth Vote ballot measure, prior to Shelter in Place in Place. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP – “Encouraging” Census Response Rates
By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media Early data is showing cities in California with some of the hardest-to-count census tracts are among places with above-average U.S. Census response rates so far. Many of them are areas...
Advocacy Group Makes Grants To Mobilize Voters
A racial justice advocacy group announced this week that it is making available $265,000 in grants to support six racial justice organizations to mobilize voters to get to the polls in Alameda County. Akonadi Foundation President Lateefah Simon, who also serves on the...
Oakland Community Organizers Encourage Young People to Vote in the Midterms
NBC News By Bay City NewsWe got power in our veins. Those were the words of young Oakland poet Anatasia King, who kicked off an hour-long panel discussion on voter turnout among young people held tonight in Oakland. King's words mirrored the message of the five...
Poll: A’s Should Invest in Coliseum Site
Ball Park Digest by Zach Spedden on November 18, 2017 in Major-League Baseball, News Over 80% of respondents to a new poll favor the Oakland A’s remaining at the current Coliseum site, instead of building a new ballpark at the team’s preferred location near Laney...
Poll Shows Most Oaklanders Want Oakland A’s to Stay at the Coliseum
Oakland Post The ballpark would be built at the current site of the Peralta Community College District headquarters, across the street from Laney College. Oakland Rising, an alliance of nine Oakland grassroots groups, conducted a poll of 2,526 registered voters...
KTVU Interview with Oakland Rising Director Jessamyn Sabbag
Oakland Rising Director Jessamy Sabbag appeared on KTVU news this week to talk about the proposed A's new stadium. [Watch the segment] When asked about the proposed location and the reasons for pushback, Sabbag commented "first and foremost, we're talking about one of...
Oakland Rising’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support to Keep A’s in East Oakland
By David Debolt OAKLAND — A poll released Friday by a group opposing a new ballpark near Laney College found four in five voters want the A’s to stay at the Coliseum. The 2,526 Oakland voters were asked, “should the A’s stay at the Coliseum and invest in East...
‘Lightning Rod’ Developer Removed from Conference Panel Following Concerns from Oakland Mayor and Tenant Activists
East Bay Express "They’re co-opting with our name with an agenda of everything we stand against," said Jessamyn Sabbag, executive director of Oakland Rising. "When they talk about Oakland rising, they’re talking about rising profits. We’re talking about working class...
Voter Guide 2016: Making Sense of It All With A Panel of Local Leaders
Hard Knock Radio -- 94.1fm KPFA Part 1: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=245661 Part 2: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=245662 California voters come Nov. 8 will have to sort through the longest list of statewide propositions imaginable. The confusing array of public...
Community canvassers spread democracy from the streets
East Bay Times By Howard Dyckoff, Oakland Voices, Tom Webb, Oakland Voices and Bill Joyce, Oakland Voices OAKLAND — This election season, community-based organizations are getting out the vote on a number of local and statewide initiatives with tactics ranging from...
Oakland Rising and EBASE Pen Op-Ed Supporting Measure RR to Keep BART on Track
The Post News Group Learn more about . By Jessamyn Sabbag and Jahmese Myres Public transit is critical to keeping Oakland affordable. The low-income community members our organizations serve often ask: “Is your office near BART or bus?” because they depend on transit...
Oakland Rising Co-Authors Renters’ Rights Bill For 2016 November Ballot
East Bay Express By Darwin BondGraham On the same day that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her comprehensive plan to address the city's housing affordability crisis, a coalition of tenant advocacy groups filed a voter initiative called the “Renters Upgrade” that,...
Oakland Rising Educates and Galvanizes Voters and Makes Gains Impacting Oakland Progressives
Oakland Voices By Saleem Gilmore In 2006, Jerry Brown was Mayor of Oakland, Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of California, and grassroots politics in Oakland was losing its voice. Local communities felt locked out of City Hall, their voices not being heard. From...
Prop 47: A Positive Difference For People With Prior Felonies in California
FiveThirtyEight By Ben Casselman When Richard Martin was convicted of felony drug possession two decades ago, he decided it was time to get clean and get a job. Getting clean was hard. Getting a job was even harder. He was a 40-year-old recovering addict with an...
What’s At Stake In The 2014 Oakland Mayoral Race
KQED News By Cy Musiker On Nov. 4, Oakland voters will be ranking their top three choices from among 15 candidates running for mayor. As part of our Election Watch 2014 coverage, we’re previewing issues on the minds of voters — among them crime, gentrification and the...
Photos: Workers, volunteers, spread word about president’s new health care law
Mercury News Center A marketing campaign to make people aware of the president’s new health care law includes a call center in Oakland and neighborhood canvassing. FollowfacebooktwitterinstagramContactSign up Get our email updates and stay connected.Donate Oakland...
Health care law’s ground game: Armies of paid workers, volunteers fan out throughout state
San Jose Mercury News By: Tracy Seipel When she answered her front door the other day, East Oakland resident Cynthia Williams, who's been unemployed and without medical insurance for nine years, was greeted by a bubbly 25-year-old woman wondering if she'd heard about...
Oakland City Council adopts redistricting map 26
SF Gate By: Becca Andrews In a quick four-minute window in between several other hot-button issues, Map 26 was chosen in the first public hearing for Oakland’s redistricting at last night’s City Council meeting. Map 26, which was submitted by Councilmember Lynette...
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