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october&• 2014 A League of California Cities African American Caucus Black Voice News Publication cityscapes

Volume 1 | Premier issue

The City of Oakland...

Through the Lens of an Artist

Q & A with

Mayor Deborah Robertson

Race Related Politics 1

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Contents

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Q & A with

Deborah Robertson Mayor is putting Rialto on the Map

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Publisher’s note

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Editor’s note

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More Visible Than Ever

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Moves Civil Rights Forward in a New Generation

Through the Lens through the Lens

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publisher’snote

Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds

photo by Kathy & Benoit Malphettes

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Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD Publisher & Executive Director @mygoldenstate

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editor’snote

It is About Connection Between Communities and Elected Leaders

By Corey Arvin Contributing Editor

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photo by Kathy & Benoit Malphettes

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ollaboration is a word that gets thrown around a lot – nearly to the point that

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Q

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Deborah Robertson

Rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson photo by Benoit & Kathy Malphettes www.benoitmalphettes.com

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When you were elected as mayor, what areas of governance did you feel needed to be addressed that may not have been emphasized in the past?

Several school board seats will be open this past mistakes and it seems synergy is one element that gets neglected, but plays such a major role in creating a strong support system in healthy communities. What has been your philosophy or approach to building a community supportive of the business community, public safety, non-

mostly Latino and African-American. What qualities do you hope the selected school board members will have?

What would you say are your top 3 priorities for Rialto this year?

Sometimes cities that people are not familiar with gain notoriety for negative events. The school board Holocaust assignment put a spotlight on Rialto this year. How can you as mayor help neutralize the harmful image inside or outside of the community?

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celebrated. Is it important to celebrate these achievements? Why? And do we lose focus in the process?

When your term expires and constituents to remember?

African-Americans often talk about the desire for ethnic diversity in political leadership. Is gender diversity overlooked and why is it important to have more female leaders?

Everyone who holds a leadership position is a

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Race-Related

Politics

More Visible Than Ever John Shoals, former Mayor of Grover Beach, and Sen. Ricardo Lara weigh in on race and culture in politics Contributing Staff

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More Work Lies Ahead

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Growing Political Force

pioneering Latinos who settled and helped build

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Republicans Taking Notice

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oaklandcityscape City life, crosswalks and cars...

This image was taken on the corner of 14th and Harrison Streets Downtown Oakland, CA

Through the

Lens anof Artist...

Gerry GOS� Simpson A Few Oakland Stats 48.2% Population in 2012: 400,740 (100% urban, 0% rural).

Population change since 2000: +0.3%

51.8% Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: Oakland: $399,700 CA: $349,400

Males: 193,037 Females: 207,703

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Estimated median household income in 2012: Oakland: $48,196 CA: $58,328

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 Behold, beauty in the urban city... The red of these flowers was a clear sign of life being uplifted... Broadway, Downtown Oakland, CA

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 The colors of street art catches my eye while driving by it also seems to provide a street gallery of sorts

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 This scenario caught my attention and provoked the thought, how many people have and are paying attention to the message.

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 This image was inspired by my memories of cars that my dad drove and the cars I saw as a car. These cars were like trophies on display in Jingletown, Oakland, CA.

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 Lake Merritt is the center piece of Oakland, Ca... In this image the sun is going down over the lake which provided the perfect lighting..

This was a moving shot as were many of these images in this collection...

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 Having the strength to continue showing up, holding to dreams... Broadway, Downtown Oakland.

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 Magic over Oakland, when you look over the sky of the city, you can see diverse styles of design which makes it unique unto itself.

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oaklandcityscape | 10 • 2014 The Paramont Theater marquee has been lighting up Broadway since 1931.

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Business 2 Business Expo Highlights Opportunity in San Bernardino County

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Temecula’s Emphasis on

Supporting Community Organizations

Buoys its

Positive Image

By Contributing Staff

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Portola Terrace apartments, one of many affordable apartment complexes in Temecula.

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support to residents that are otherwise

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