Ketanji Brown Jackson First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice By Nyah Marshall, Howard University News Service
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson honors Judge Constance Baker Motley as she accepts President Biden’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Screen shot courtesy of the Howard University News Service.
Americans around the country, including legal scholars and Black women, are praising President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson would make history as the first Black wom-
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an and the first former federal public defender to serve as a Supreme Court justice. “For too long, our government, our courts haven’t looked like America,” Biden said at the White House, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Judge Jackson. “I believe that we should have a court that reflects the full
talents and greatness of our nation with a nominee of extraordinary qualifications and that will inspire all young people to believe that they can one day serve our country at the highest level,” Biden said. Jackson, 51, currently sits on the District of Columbia (D.C.) Court of Appeals and has broad judicial, academic and practical
legal experience. She was three times confirmed by the Senate, twice unanimously, when picked to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission and when appointed by former Pres. Barack Obama to be on the D.C. Federal District Court. In her acceptance speech,
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Chauncey Bailey Way is the New Name for14th St.in Downtown Oakland
The City of Oakland will commemorate the life and contributions of Chauncey Bailey Jr. Saturday, March 5 at 12 p.m. at the corner of 14th and Alice Streets where he was gunned down on his way to work as editor of the Oakland Post on August 2, 2007. He was 57 years old. Bailey was an internationally renowned journalist, whose death outraged fellow journalists and left an indelible mark on the Oakland community. Born and raised in East Oakland, he was a fixture in Oak-
land news and a prominent leader in the African American Community. Slain because of his investigative reporting on the Your Black Muslim Bakery, his murder remains a symbol of the importance of defending free speech and democratic values. This commemoration continues to build awareness among future generations of Oaklanders of Mr. Bailey’s contributions and passion for the betterment of Oakland.
Abby Ginzberg (left) , co-director of the documentary with Barbara Lee. Photo courtesy of Rep. Lee’s office. By Alex Katz
A film about Congresswoman Barbara Lee won the NAACP Image Award for documentaries in a broadcast on Sunday night. “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power” is an intimate, inspiring, and timely portrait of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a true pioneer on behalf of racial and economic justice and the lone voice in opposition to the authorization of military force after the September 11th attacks. “I am very grateful that the NAACP Image Awards Com-
mittee recognized our film and the importance of speaking truth to power,” said Lee. “This is a tribute to my late mother, Mildred Parrish Massey, who, with the support of the NAACP, was one of the first 12 students to integrate University of Texas at El Paso (formerly Texas Western College).” Directed by Abby Ginzberg, the film includes a unique selection of political commentators, activists, politicians, and family members add depth to the story of the highest-ranking African American woman Continued on Page 10
Oakland Faith Leaders Unite in Plea to Oakland Unified School District Regarding School Closures
Twenty-three faith leaders issued a plea to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Monday calling for a pause on the school closures and mergers so that an equity analysis centered on Black and Brown Oakland children can be conducted. The articles of the plea and signing clergy are below: We, Faith Leaders of Oakland, believe that it is our duty to bring a moral voice to the debates before our community. Currently, one of the most urgent debates in our city surrounds the Oakland Unified School District’s decision to close and merge a number of the schools, and these mergers and closures will disproportionately impact Black and Brown children. It is our prayer that the District and community can begin to navigate this issue in a manner which teaches our children right from wrong. This debate has been wrenching. We understand that these decisions and policies are complicated. We believe that the way in which this debate
From left to right: Pastor Michael Wallace, Mt. Zion Baptist, Pastor Jim Hopkins, Lakeshore Baptist, and Bishop Kevin Barnes, Abyssinian Baptist.
is carried out should represent our values as it instructs our children how they should act. We understand that violence takes place when our children are miseducated; when decisions are made without transparency or a fair and just process; when a community is disregarded and disrespected, when systemic racism is allowed to persist. All of these things are unjust and unacceptable. They must cease. We understand that, in recent days, members of the OUSD Board have experienced van-
dalism to their properties and threats of violence to their persons. This is unjust and unacceptable. It must cease. We, hereby, issue an urgent call on the OUSD administrators and Board to show respect to the students, parents, guardians, families, community groups/organizations and faith communities. We believe that OUSD can shift this debate and help set a moral tone. To that end we call for the following: 1. An independent equity analysis, centered on Black
and Brown children, of any/ all school mergers, consolidations, and/or closures; 2. An equity analysis of all budgeting decisions, centered on Black and Brown children, to include results-based recommendation to achieve equitable outcomes; 3. A pause on the mergers, consolidations, or closures until the equity analysis referenced in 1 and 2 above have been completed. We ask that everyone refrain from personal and physical attacks, threats and/or any form of intimidation. This is unjust and unacceptable. It must cease. The highest values of our faith traditions call for the respect of all persons, the creation of structures that are just and equitable, collaboration instead of coercion, healing where wounds have been inflicted. We trust that our proposals, as well as our prayers, reflect these values. Respectfully, Rev. Dr. Jim Hopkins, PasContinued on Page 10
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Womanist Theology
Recognizing Black Women’s Leadership, Contributions to the Black Church Part One By Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor
During this Women’s History Month as we review the history of the Black Church we are reminded of the development of Womanist Theology that recognizes the lived experiences and contributions of Black Women. The white, middle class Feminist Movement did not perceive Black women as their “sisters.” The focus was on their equality to white men in the workplace. They were not concerned with racism and class that impacted Black women. James Cone, the “father” of Black Theology and renowned professor, critiqued the teachings of theology in seminaries that overlooked the lived experiences of Black people and the Black church. Drs. Jacquelyn Grant, Katie Cannon and Delores Williams, Ph.D. students of Cone, told him that Black Theology excluded the lived experiences of Black women. Cone later said, “When I read my book today, I am embarrassed by its sexist language and patriarchal perspective. There is not even one reference to a woman in the whole book!” These women scholars began to develop a theology that considered the lived experiences of Black Women using the oppressors of racism, classism and sexism. Womanist Theology affirms the previously ignored historical contributions of Black women who have been silenced and ignored in other theologies. “To do womanist theology, we must read and hear the Bible and engage it within the context of our own experience,” Dr. Jacquelyn Grant said. “This is the only way that it can make sense to people who are oppressed.
Black women of the past did not hesitate in doing this and we must do no less…” In the Fall of 2011, when I was serving as an adjunct professor in the Doctor of Ministry and the Master of Divinity Programs at the San Francisco Theological Seminary, I approached the late Rev. James Noel, PhD, the only African American to head a department, namely Black Church/Africana Religious Studies Certificate Program. With his support, I gathered a group of Bay Area Black women scholars, professors, and pastors. To our authenticity as Black mothers, grandmothers, other mothers, sisters, and aunties, who lived in the Black Community, we brought our theological education and lived experiences as Black women to the “kitchen table” and brainstormed about how we could bridge the divide between the seminary and our beloved Black community. We were not naïve that sexism was alive and well in the majority of Black churches. However, not all male pastors practice sexism. We linked theology, anthropology and sociology in terms that could be understood by nonseminarians. We used the words of Jesus who posed a question to his disciples: “But who do they say I am?” [Matthew 16:15] to brand our symposiums.’ Workshops did not focus on pain and sorrow only. We emphasized the strides of Black women across the board. Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the guest speaker at our first conference. The Womanist Project was an anchor in the community that shed light on understanding the Continued on Page 10
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The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) is encouraging high school students to apply for $6 billion in financial aid, including grants. CSAC officials say the number of high school seniors who have completed their FAFSA applications for the 2022-23 school year is down by 16%. And students applying for California state grants are down nearly 19% as compared to totals from last year. The deadline to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the CA Dream Act Application (CADAA) is March 2. California Community College students have until Sept. 2 to submit their applications. Students who apply, if approved, can receive financial aid through the Cal Grant program, which is a “Californiaspecific financial aid allocation that does not need to be paid back,” according to the California Student Aid Commission. “The Cal Grant program typically covers tuition for fiJackie Ormes: The Radical Cartoonist Page 2
nancially needy students at CSU,” the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) website reads. LAO’s website summarizes how Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget for the current fiscal year has impacted Cal Grant funding. “The 2021‑22 budget also increased the Cal Grant access award (which is intended to cover nontuition expenses such as food and housing) to $6,000 for current and former foster youth, compared to $1,648 for most other low‑income students,” it reads. Cal Grant provides aid to students in California who
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By Tanu Henry, California Black Media
The California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) submitted the names of three accomplished African American attorneys to the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) as possible candidates for the state’s soon-to-be open Attorney General position. In a 46-page document that includes biographical data of the organization’s recommendations, CABL called on Black members of the state Legislature to support attorneys Diane Becton, Paul Henderson or Terry Wiley to become the next Attorney General. The group also forwarded the proposal listing the candidates they are supporting – all public servants with significant experience — to Gov. Gavin Newsom. “We are in a unique position to know, understand, and recommend one of our own members as the I V Eto serve R S I next T California Attorney General,” stated the letter dated December 23 from Melinda Murray, president of CABL. “We
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The CABL recommends that either, from left to right, Terry Wiley, Diane Becton, or Paul Henderson to replace California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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The State of California announced that it has selected Lendistry, a Black-led-and-operated financial firm in Los Angeles, to act as the intermediary charged with disbursing U $500N million in COVID-19 grants to California small businesses and non-profits. The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), which operates under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), says small businesses and non-profit organizations across California that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can begin submitting applications for relief grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The application process begins now and runs through Jan. 8, 2021. The governor and the Legislature first announced the program November 30. Lendistry is designated both a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Community Development Entity (CDE) small business and commercial real estate
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Secretary of Health and Human Services in his administration. Master Teacher, Spiritual Leader, Youth Counselor Since then, various candidates have emerged as possible reBy Paul Cobb In 1941, her family moved I placements F O Rfor the N state’s I A top, B E R K E L E to YWest Oakland where Logan lawyer and law enforcement Euradell “Dell” Logan-Pat- served briefly in the U.S Navy official. terson, achieved acclaim for and then Dell’s family settled years as a dedicated, faithful in Berkeley. After graduating Continued on Page 8 educational, community and from Berkeley High School she faith-based volunteer in Oak- enrolled at San Jose State Uniland and Berkeley passed away versity before transferring to and December 26, 2020, at home in graduating from San Francisco the care of her husband William State University with a B.A. Degree in Education along with “Bill” Patterson. “Dell” as she was affection- her Teaching Credential. She ately referred to by her friends, also earned a Master’s Degree was born September 26, 1938, equivalence from U.C Berkeley in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. and she also earned a Reading Her parents, Ernestine Dunlap Specialist Credential from Holy and Euell Kenneth Logan were Names University. While pursuing her academic married in 1937. They moved from Seminole, Oklahoma to studies she gained valuable exOklahoma City where “Dell” was born. Continued on Page 8
attend community colleges, CSUs, UCs, private non-profit schools and private for-profit schools. The grants are separated into three options with varying levels of aid, depending on the type of school the student attends: Cal Grant A, Cal Grant B, and Cal Grant C. Students can access the FAFSA at studentaid.gov where they can follow the instructions on how to fill out and submit their FAFSA application. Students looking to complete their CADAA can do so at dream.csac.ca.gov through the California Student Aid Commission. The California Student Aid Commission recommends signing up for a WebGrants 4 Students (WG4S) account to secure financial aid after completing FAFSA and CADAA forms. While the deadline for most students to apply or update their application information is March 2, there is an exception. For more information on Cal Grant or completing the FAFSA and CADAA, students can visit csac.ca.gov or speak with the financial aid officer at their school.
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Oakland Artist Vows to Replace Vandalized, Then Stolen Statue Honoring Breonna Taylor
Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano By Post Staff
Wanting to create a ‘symbol of joy,’ in memory of Breonna Taylor, Oakland sculptor Leo Carson installed a head-andneck bust of her at Latham Square on Dec. 12, 2020. On Tuesday, the bust of the emergency services worker killed in Louisville, Ky. last March in a botched police raid was stolen after it had been found smashed to pieces on Dec. 26, 2020. Also on Tuesday, it was reported that two police officers involved in Taylor’s death in Sculptor Leo Carson placed a bouquet of flowers on the
Blue makes her Cal Performances solo recital debut with an eclectic and inviting program of songs column where his statue of Breonna Taylor had been inand arias Strauss, andHenderson. Continued on Page 8 Continued by on PagePuccini, 8 stalled on December 12. Photo by Auintard Kurt Weill, music by American composers George Gershwin and Lee Hoiby, and arrangements of By Clifford L. WilliamsBlack American spirituals. study on any particular group,”
New Board Members Seek Increased Community Influence in School District Decisions
Bay Area Medical Workers Share Views on COVID-19 Vaccine
Thirty-seven-year-old Angela White of Oakland didn’t even flinch when she was administered the COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t remember when the needle was inserted in my arm after the nurse said ‘you’re done’,” said White. “It was quick and painless.” White, an Emergency Medicine physician at Oakland’s Highland Hospital since 2016, is one of the few Black doctors working in Highland’s emergency room. She took the vaccine on December 18 and is looking forward to her second vaccine shot on Jan. 9, 2021. As of this writing, White has not experienced any major side effects. “There was a small muscle in my arm that was sore for a day but aside from that, I’ve felt pretty normal,” added
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H E White. RT“AsZa doctorHwhoAcaresL Lmyself, my family and my for COVID patients I took the
community. I wanted to show vaccine because I’m exposed people that they have nothing to COVID patients on a daily to fear by taking the vaccine.” basis and I wanted to protect “This is not a trial, a test or
said White. “I think it is critically important for our community to take the vaccine. We’re essential workers who are more likely to be impacted by COVID-19. To not get the vaccine would be giving up an opportunity to protect ourselves, our health, and the health and livelihood of our friends and community.” “I think using the vaccine is another way of protecting me, in addition to wearing a mask and face shield at work, I also practice social distancing. It’s just one more step that’s going to make me, my family and my community safer, and I highly recommend people take the vaccine if they are eligible.” Physician and immunologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served as director of the Continued on Page 8
District 1 OUSD Trustee District 3 OUSD Trustee VanCedric Williams. Sam Davis. By Ken Epstein
There are high hopes in the community for a newly energized school board as four new members set to take office in January pledging to disentangle the multiple crises facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), including shuttered classrooms and COVID-19 enforced distance learning, ongoing threats of austerity-driven budget cuts and state-enforced demands to close more neighborhood schools. This week, the Oakland Post interviews two new
board members, Sam Davis and VanCedric Williams. Last week, the Post published interviews with Mike Hutchinson (D-5) and Clifford Thompson (D-7). Davis, who represents District 1, worked as a teacher and family outreach coordinator in Oakland schools for 10 years. Originally from Queens, New York, he has lived in Oakland since 2001. He has a son in the 9th grade at Oakland Technical High School. Looking at hopes for recovery this year from the impact Continued on Page 8
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How does a white millennial man create a work that explores the topographies of gentrification and displacement? Engaging the mind of poet Saul Williams, composer Ted Hearne confronts this issue head-on in Place, a fiery yet thoughtful oratorio, featuring six vocalists and an 18-member ensemble that blends the energy of R&B, rock, and electronic music with acoustic orchestral sonorities. An Illuminations “Place and Displacement” event.
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An astronaut barfing during space travel might not sound serious, but this normal human function can be fatal when spacewalking. One can become blind from the acidic contents, and because the space gear cannot be removed, the contents could be inhaled or clog the oxygen circulation system. Space sickness, this is called, is a serious problem for many astronauts, one that aerospace psychophysiologist Patricia S. Cowings (1948–) studies extensively and is helping to find cures. She designed a program, using biofeedback, that would take astronauts less than six hours to complete and learn to control the sickness. Biofeedback is a technique used to learn to control some of the body’s functions, such as heart rate. During this training, Cowings teaches astronauts to mentally evoke a sensation to bring about desired physiological changes such as increased skin temperature or relaxed muscles, according to NASA’s website. The results of Cowings’ research were “first tested in space and found successful during the 1992 Spacelab-J mission,” according to science writer Tiffany Wayne. Cowings replicated the conditions causing motion sickness, recording the physiological and psychological changes that occurred. The astronauts affectionately called her “the Baroness of Barf.” Cowings grew up in Bronx, New York. Her mother was an assistant preschool teacher and her father, a grocery store owner. Both parents impressed upon
Patricia S. Cowings. NASA.gov photo.
their children that “education is a way of getting out of the Bronx.” Her three brothers pursued careers as a two-star army general, a jazz musician, and a freelance journalist. Cowings would eventually become the first woman to be trained as a scientist astronaut by NASA and is the principal investigator for NASA’s Human Information Processing Branch. Cowings graduated from State University of New York at Stony Brook and later earned her PhD from the University of California at Davis. Taking an engineering class while there opened the door for her to participate in designing a space shuttle. This created her desire to work in the field of space technology. But the path to greater success was not without roadblocks. As a Black woman in a white male–dominated field at NASA, Cowings has had to demand respect. During a meeting she was told by an official that she “just wasn’t the right type for interacting with the astronauts.” Clearly
understanding the innuendo, Cowings responded, “I’m type O-positive. What type are you?” The official, she said, “thought that it had to be a tall, pink man that interacted with the astronauts, and that nobody was going to listen to a little brown woman.” She described this interaction as “kind of devastating.” But Cowings’ “stubborn streak” and mentor helped her overcome these types of obstacles. “But still, I have to defend my research.” The faces of NASA have evolved from Cowings’ early years. Today she works with female astronauts from all cultural groups. To learn more about Cowlings and other Black women — from judges to rocket scientists to corporate executives — read “No Mountain High Enough: Secrets of Successful African American Women,” by Dorothy Ehrhart-Morrison.
Rebecca Kaplan Stresses Importance of Masking Despite Loosening Mandates
By Kimberly Jones
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan released a statement on Tuesday urging community members to continue wearing masks indoors and around those not in your immediate household. In recent days, there have been changes to the guidance issued by some officials and agencies, regarding the use of masks to help protect public health from the dangers of further spread of COVID. However, Kaplan along with several public officials and experts caution that the new, looser mask guidance, is NOT based on COVID case rates dropping to the previously recommended and announced levels. Instead,
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some officials and agencies have simply changed their criteria, in order to remove masking, although the data of transmission levels does not support this change. Kaplan’s statement is published below: “As someone who is elected to represent the public, and who has been work-
ing on COVID issues since the beginning of the pandemic, including launching the nation’s first FEMA-supported, large scale COVID vaccination project (headquartered at the Oakland Coliseum, with additional community-based outreach with mobile vaccination sites in hard-hit communities), and as an MIT-trained scientist, I have been following the data and working to help protect the health of our communities. I began masking around people outside my household, particularly indoors, in the spring of 2020, before health officials and the CDC began recommending it. I began wearing, recommending, and helping to obtain and distribute higher quality masks (such as N95, KN95) long before the CDC recommended them. And now, I will continue to wear a quality mask when indoors around people outside my household, even as some agencies are no longer requiring it. And I encourage the public to do the same. While we may wish the pandemic were over, wishing does not make it so. Taking effective measures to stop the spread, including masking, is the thoughtful response, and will help end the pandemic, rather than pretending it is over. It is also important to note that even the very loose official new CDC guidance recognizes that there are many millions of people for whom the unmasking is incredibly dangerous — including those who cannot be vaccinated (which includes young children), the immunocompromised, and people with various disabilities and “preexisting conditions.” Continued on page 9
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Reparations: California Task Force Says It Wants to Get Eligibility Decision Right By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
After an intense debate on Feb. 24, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans voted 5-4 to postpone deciding on who should be eligible for reparations until its next meeting in March. “This is not an easy matter,” said task force member and Los Angeles-based attorney Lisa Holder, who described the decision of determining who gets restitution for historical injustices Black Americans have suffered as “a pivotal issue,” that is neither “simple” nor “black and white.” There are two basic requirements the task force members are considering for who is eligible for reparation payments: lineage and race. Those who say lineage should be the main determinant — including California Secretary of State Shirley Weber who authored the bill in 2020 while serving in the Assembly — argue that it is the best way to ensure that compensation is limited to African Americans who are descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. “Reparations is designed to repair and heal the damages done to Africans for 400 years who (suffered) through Jim Crow (laws),” said Weber at the task force’s last meeting in January. Weber says her parents, grandparents, and great grandparents where sharecroppers in Arkansas. “Recent immigrants do not share our common oppression at the same level,” Weber continued. “Reparations are for those who are descendants of slavery. Their ties are permanently severed from their homeland and their ability to
return to Africa is almost impossible. We are truly Americans.” Those who want race to be the criteria for compensation say some Blacks who emigrated to the United States after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed suffered economic and other setbacks due to legal segregation and racist Jim Crow policies. Others say the institution of slavery transcended United States borders, affecting other countries and territories in the Caribbean and across the Western Hemisphere. “I believe that it is our task to recognize that this is collective harm that requires a collective remedy and that this is not just problem that all Black people face in the (United States),” Holder argued during the task force’s January meeting. “It’s a problem that everyone with Black skin faces at every moment, every point in time, (and) every moment of their being in this country,’ she said. “When you go to the hospital, when you apply for a loan to get a house or appraisal people are focused on your Black skin... not necessarily your lineage.” Holder says she does not want to erase some Black families from the conversation. “I do believe we should have a tiered policy, tier eligibility
criteria that starts with the descendants of slaves,” she said. “But we also have to embrace what is happening to our Black families now. We have to retain our solidarity. We need our entire family, entire Black family, to move this legislation forward.” Before the task force voted to delay its decision on eligibility until the March meeting, members, including Holder, Assemblymember Reggie Jones Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and attorney Don Tamaki, said they would like to hear experts testify about all the benefits and drawbacks of using either the lineage or the race framework to determine eligibility. Holder, Sen. Steve Bradford (D-Gardena), Jones-Sawyer, Tamaki and Loyola-Marymount professor Cheryl Grills, voted in favor of postponing the vote on eligibility. Task Force chair Kamilah Moore disagreed with them and said she sides with Weber. Lineage should be the main criteria, she pointed out. Moore, vice-chair Amos Brown, pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, and president of his local NAACP branch; University of California-Berkeley professor Jovan Scott Lewis; and San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe voted
against moving the eligibility decision to a later date. Kim Mims, a member of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC), says she was disappointed with the task force for choosing to postpone its vote on eligibility. CJEC is one of the seven “anchor organizations” the task force selected to lead community “listening sessions” to get input from Black Californians on the reparation discussion. “I watched the meeting and was hoping the members had voted and not pushed it to March,” Mims told California Black Media (CBM), while attending a Feb. 26 excursion in Coloma — about 48 miles east of Sacramento – that toured stolen lands once owned by Black pioneers and enslaved people who came to California during the Gold Rush in the 1800s. Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2020, established the task force. The legislation charges committee members with studying slavery and its lingering effects on African Americans with a “special consideration” for descendants of persons enslaved in the United States, the bill language instructs. AB 3121 also requires the task force to recommend what compensation should be, who should receive it and how it should be paid. Mims said although there is disagreement among task force members and reparations supporters about how eligibility should be decided, she remains hopeful. “I support Dr. Weber’s explanation of lineage. That’s how she wrote the legislation. As Black people, we will get there, though. The task force has to make the right decision,” Mims said.
Civil Rights Attorney Pamela Price stands with Rev. Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant. Johnson vowed to make this this first rally for Oscar Grant an annual event on Oscar’s birthday, Feb. 27, every year.
First Annual Oscar Grant Day Celebrated with Inspirational Speeches, Powerful Performances By Post Staff
On an overcast day with moments of sunlight, family members and supporters of the late Oscar Grant III gathered in front of Oakland City Hall on Saturday, Feb. 26 to celebrate his life and legacy. Oscar Grant was shot at the Fruitvale Station platform on Jan. 1, 2009, by BART officer Johannes Mehserle, while being held down by BART Officer Anthony Pirone. Grant, who had been on his way home from a New Year’s Eve celebration in San Francisco, was pronounced dead several hours later at Highland Hospital. After Community outcry, Mehserle was charged with second-degree murder but was only convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is the only officer ever to be convicted by Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley. O’Malley, who was a common reference of the speakers at the rally, has only charged
Former Black Panther Party chairwoman, Elaine Brown urged the audience to not forget that justice has still not been found for Oscar’s family. Brown focus her passionate speech on how the second officer involved in the death of Oscar Grant has never been charged.
one police officer in an officerinvolved death. Currently, the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez in the City of Alameda and the recent police killing of Cody Chavez after a standoff in Continued on page 9
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Bay Area’s Only Cannabis Club Owned By Elder Black Woman Expanding By Tanya Dennis
Sue Taylor, 74, is the face of seniors and cannabis. She is a survivor and winner where the air is rare, in the cannabis industry. It is common knowledge that the cannabis industry is dominated by white males despite the intent to repair harm to African Americans who “caught a case” and were more frequently incarcerated for conducting the same business as their white counterparts. In 2017, Marijuana Business Daily said that 81% of dispensary owners are white while only 4% are African American. Taylor, a former Catholic school principal and Commissioner of Aging for County of Alameda, is one of the few women certified by the State of California to teach cannabis education to nurses and directors of senior care facilities. Taylor’s struggle to beat the odds was real. Despite the deep pockets of 11 other competitors, Taylor beat them out in obtaining the one cannabis license available in Berkeley — or so she believed. Taylor lobbied with no experience and went up against lobbyists earning five- and six-figure salaries who were bombarding the Berkeley City Council in the interest of the other applicants. The secret to her success was focusing on seniors and their need to alleviate pain and stress without drugs and alcohol. “The dynamics are different for people of color,” Taylor said. “It took almost a decade to win a medical cannabis license. The shine of being the only new dispensary to open in Berkeley since 1996 was quickly dimmed as the City Council still capriciously awarded two more licenses to our competitors. It was quite a
Local Baker Was Barbara Lee ‘s “Virtual Guest” for President Biden’s State of the Union Address By Alex Katz
Sue Taylor, known as “Mama Sue” in the cannabis industry, promotes wellness. “For seniors, movement is key!” Taylor says. “I take yoga, practice Reiki and considering belly dancing. The other components are a nutritious diet and alleviating pain naturally without pharmaceuticals or alcohol.”
surprise.” In 2020, Taylor opened Farmacy Berkeley. “I was successful in my endeavors because my focus was on seniors at the time and that opened up the people’s minds who still viewed dispensaries in a negative light. “We set up Farmacy Berkeley in South Berkeley and were proud to bring a multi-milliondollar construction project to an area that had not seen much, if any, revitalization,” she said. Farmacy Berkeley is not a pot shop, Taylor said. “It is a wellness center. By focusing on seniors, education, and excellent customer service, Farmacy Berkeley has earned a wonderful reputation. When you walk into the store you feel like you are in a Nordstrom showroom with the selection of a Whole Foods Market.” All of the notoriety and success that follows Taylor caught the attention of The Glass House Group. GHG is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in California with the massive expansion of its cultivation footprint setting them apart from the competition. “We partnered with the
Glass House group right before opening and they were the key to getting us to the finish line,” Taylor explained. “Kyle Kazan, CEO of Glass House, was impressed with our wellness focus and facilitated the launch of The Mama Sue Brand, which features tinctures for sleep and pain. Mama Sue Wellness for Sleep is our No. 1 seller. Taylor has appeared in two documentaries, one produced by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee’s office and “Lady Buds,” which tells the story of six women who struggle to open cannabis dispensaries in a male-dominated industry. “Lady Buds” premiered on Starz March 1.Taylor has also been approached by Wally Eltawashy of Yoruba Media Labs to do a show on “Mama Sue” and Taylor will do what she does best: teach about wellness. “The best is yet to come,” Taylor says. She is busy as ever with her media projects and Glass House is in the process of expanding its retail stores. Mama Sue has become the brand ambassador and face of the company.
Local baker Matt Kreutz, CEO of Firebrand Artisan Breads, was the “virtual guest” of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1. The State of the Union address didn’t have in-person guests, so individual members invited “virtual guests” to share their stories about using federal assistance to make it through the pandemic. Firebrand is a mission-based bakery that focuses on hiring employees who are formerly incarcerated or unsheltered. Kreutz founded the company in 2007, and it now employs 85 people at its café in Uptown Oakland and a production facility in Alameda. Firebrand received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that allowed it to keep its doors open and avoid mass layoffs during the pandemic. In March 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, which included a $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program. The fund helped 15,956 California restaurants stay open — with an average award of $357,461 per restaurant. In California’s 13th Congressional District, 590 businesses in Oakland, San Leandro, Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, and Piedmont received more than $212 million from the RRF alone. “This year, I am honored to invite local bakery owner Matt Kreutz to be my virtual guest at President Biden’s State of the Union address,” Congresswoman Lee said. “Matt has built a socially conscious business that is focused on making opportunities available for the unhoused, formerly incarcerated people,
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and others who may have a difficult time being hired. “The company has become a fixture here in the East Bay. Not only were they able to stay open during the pandemic, but they continued to grow
and create jobs with help from a PPP loan. Thank you, Matt, for sharing your story and for working to enrich this community. “Independent restaurants and eateries are the beating hearts of our communities, and they are continuing to struggle during this pandemic,” Lee said. “In my district, almost 600 individual businesses received more than $212 million from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund alone. This help has been critical to keeping businesses alive and maintaining jobs in our community during this difficult time, and I am still fighting along with my Democratic colleagues for more investment to help small business make it through the pandemic and thrive.”
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By Ned MacKay The top of Red Hill, one of the highest points at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, is the destination of a strenuous hike from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, led by naturalist Natasha Anderson. While ascending the rugged terrain, the group will learn about some of the
park’s features, and be rewarded at the top by panoramic views of South San Francisco Bay. This is a free activity and registration is not necessary. Hikers must be at least eight years old, and parent participation is required. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, masks are required and soContinued on page 9
As Black History Month Ends, Black Caucus Honors 11 ‘Unsung Heroes’
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
Last week, to mark Black History Month, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a virtual ceremony honoring people with the group’s Unsung Heroes award. The 11 CLBC lawmakers nominated an individual from their respective districts — people who exemplify selflessness, courage and service, and whose work to lift others often goes unrecognized. “From our earliest days in the United States, the course of this country’s history has been influenced by African American heroes and pioneers that go far beyond slavery and fighting for our freedom,” said Bradford. “We have contributed to science, medicine, business, education, government, industry and social leadership,” he continued. Bradford said he hopes the CLBC tradition of honoring a wide variety of people doing extraordinary work serves as a reminder that “no matter who you are you can create longlasting change.” Here is a list of the CLBC’s 2022 Unsung Heroes: 35th Senate District (Los Angeles County) Bradford nominated Dr. Keith Curry, president of Compton College and CEO of the Compton Community College District (CCCD). Curry is responsible for overseeing all departments and functions of Compton College and serves as secretary for the CCCD Board of Trustees. He helped raise $11.3 million to help the school transition to an independent college. 30th Senate District (Los An-
geles) Sen. Sydney Kamlager (DLos Angeles), co-chair of the CLBC, nominated Charles “Bear” Sprately. Sprately founded Brothers Against Banging Youth (BABY) in 2008. The community-based nonprofit provides gang prevention and crisis intervention for young men and women in underserved neighborhoods. BABY has been key to opening new opportunities to thousands of Los Angeles area youth. 7th Assembly District (Sacramento and Yolo Counties) Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) nominated Sharron Chandler, founder and executive director of Yes2Kollege Education Resources, Inc. The Sacramento non-profit provides African American students with “real time” educational tools and resources to live healthy and productive lives, while helping them aim for academic excellence and prepare for high-skill jobs. 9th Assembly District (Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties) Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) nominated Dr. Janine Bera, chief medical officer at WellSpace Health. The non-profit community health center system provides medical, dental, behavioral health, and supportive services to more than 100,000 people each year at 31 greater Sacramento area locations. 18th Assembly District (Alameda County) Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) nominated Nancy Harvey, owner of Lil Nancy’s Primary Schoolhouse, a home-based family childcare program in Oakland. The
CLBC 2022 Unsung Heroes: (L-R): Keith Curry, Nancy Harvey, Derek Steele, Ayana Davis.
school serves children 4 years old and younger, teaching them language, arts, math, science, and social skills. The program prides itself on its low staff-tochild ratio designed to increase interactions with adults, promote learning, and prevent education gaps — so children enter school “kinder-ready.” 41st Assembly District (Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties) Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) nominated Ray Ealy, founder of STEAM:CODERS. Founded in 2014, STEAM:CODERS enhances the education of K-12 students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM), preparing them for educational or professional opportunities. STEAM:CODERS recruits students who reside in communities served by Title I schools. Through the program, thousands of students have been introduced to skill-building training. 54th District (Los Angeles County) Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles)
nominated Cassandra SteptoeSampson, founder of A Child’s Dream-CA. The non-profit is dedicated to helping children in South Central Los Angeles — and their families — access resources they need for school and to stay healthy. Under her leadership, the organization has distributed backpacks, school supplies, shoes, clothing, hygiene kits and toys to the families in Los Angeles, and beyond, with the help of sponsors and partners. 59th District (Los Angeles County) Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) nominated Dr. John Griffith. Griffith began his career at Los Angeles’ Kedren Community Health Center in 1981, serving as the Chief Operating OfficerMental Health Services until 2002, when he became the President/CEO. During his tenure at the health facility, he has instituted several changes to help meet the health needs of residents in the surrounding community. Griffith was instrumental in setting up a relationship between Kedren and Charles Drew University, California’s only HBCU.
Medical students participate in the project as part of their residency requirements. 64th Assembly District (Los Angeles County) Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) nominated Dr. Ayanna E. Davis, an advocate for education, political empowerment and social justice. She lives in Compton. Over her 27 years of service in education, Davis has touched the hearts and helped to shape the minds of thousands of children. Currently, Davis is the vice president and Political Action Council member of the Association of Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA). In her role as president-elect of the Southern California Chapter of the California Association of Early Young Children, she advocates for disadvantaged children (from birth to 8 years old). 79th District (San Diego County) Assemblymember Akilah Webber (D-San Diego) nominated William Jones, president, CEO and director of CityLink Investment Corporation, a commercial real estate company. A civic leader and advocate for African AmeriJackie Ormes: The Radical Cartoonist Page 2
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cans and other minorities, Jones is also the lead independent director of Sempra Energy. Earlier in his career, Jones served in San Diego city government as a city councilmember, deputy mayor and chief of staff to City Councilmember Leon Williams. 62nd Assembly District (Los Angeles County) Earlier this month, Assemblymember Autumn Burke (DInglewood), who was a member of the CLBC, resigned from the Legislature, citing personal reasons. The CLBC honored a nominee from the Burke’s district: Derek Steele, a Morgan State University graduate who started his professional career as an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman. Later, he began serving his community as a volunteer with the Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI). His work focused on figuring out how to recreate local food access systems to solve health disparities and food insecurity in Inglewood and nearby communities. Finding service to others more fulfilling than corporate pursuits, Steele was recently appointed SJLI’s Executive Director. Oakland’s Hannah Parker Becomes a Centenarian
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The California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) submitted the names of three accomplished African American attorneys to the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) as possible candidates for the state’s soon-to-be open Attorney General position. In a 46-page document that includes biographical data of the organization’s recommendations, CABL called on Black members of the state Legislature to support attorneys Diane Becton, Paul Henderson or Terry Wiley to become the next Attorney General. The group also forwarded the proposal listing the candidates they are
The CABL recommends that either, from left to right, Terry Wiley, Diane Becton, or Paul Henderson to replace California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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LEGALS CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. CIV2200335 Superior Court of California, County of MARIN Petition of: OLENA ZAPOROZHETS SAMPSON, SCOTT PHILLIP DAVIS for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner OLENA ZAPOROZHETS SAMPSON, SCOTT PHILLIP DAVIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SOPHIA MARIE DAVIS to SOPHIA SAMPSON DAVIS The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: APRIL 1, 2022, Time: 9:00 A.M., Dept.: A, Room: A The address of the court is 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA 94903 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: MARIN COUNTY POST Date: FEBRUARY 9, 2022 -----Judge of the Superior Court 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 CNS-3556504# MARIN COUNTY POST ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22CV006420 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: ISAAC GEBREHIWET MESGHENA for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ISAAC GEBREHIWET MESGHENA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: KING ISAAC GEBREHIWET to KING ISAAC The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 3/25/2022, Time: 11:00 A.M., Dept.: 17, Room: N/A The address of the court is 1221 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: THE OAKLAND POST Date: FEBRUARY 2, 2022 DESAUTELS Judge of the Superior Court 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3553342# OAKLAND POST ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22CV006046 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: MICHELLE CONSTANCE HALL for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MICHELLE CONSTANCE HALL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MICHELLE CONSTANCE HALL to JAIME GURL JONES The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 3/18/2022, Time: 11:00 A.M. , Dept.: 17, Room: N/A The address of the court is 1221 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94612 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: OAKLAND POST Date: JANUARY 26, 2022 DESAUTELS Judge of the Superior Court 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3550983# OAKLAND POST
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LEGALS This business is conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2022 /s/ THOMAS HENDRICKSON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on FEBRUARY 17, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. MANNION, Deputy 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3560596# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586603 Fictitious Business Name(s): PAYLESS EMPIRE INC., 22325 REDWOOD RD., CASTRO VALLEY, CA 94546; MAILING ADDRESS: 1860 W. SAN CARLOS ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95128, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): PAYLESS EMPIRE INC., 192 WILLIAM MANLY ST #1, SAN JOSE, CA 95136 (CA) Business conducted by: A CORPORATION The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/01/20-I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ HAROON MIR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on FEBRUARY 22, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3560123# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152787 The following person(s) is doing business as: DRAKE PROPERTY GROUP, 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE STE 199, LARKSPUR, CA 94939, County of MARIN. SUPINO INVESTORS LLC (CA), 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIR, STE 199, LARKSPUR, CA 94939 This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ MARY SUPINO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on FEBRUARY 22, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: L. VAWTER, Deputy 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3559471# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152751 The following person(s) is doing business as: Original Blueprint Press, 615 Spring St, Sausalito, CA 945965, County of Marin. The Iris Instititute LLC, 615 Spring St, Sausalito, CA 94965 This business is conducted by limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Rebecca Ward, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on February 15, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: L. VAWTER, Deputy 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3559304# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152777 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PLYBOO, 394 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste 6, Novato, CA 94949 County of MARIN Mailing Address: 394 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste 6, Novato, CA 94949 Smith & Fong Company, 394 Bel Marin Keys Blvd Ste 6, Novato, CA 94949 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/29/1994. Smith & Fong Company S/ Dan Smith, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 02/17/2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk [Deputy], Deputy 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3559236# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152761 The following person(s) is doing business as: Spruce Power, 100 Shoreline Hwy, Ste B215 Mill Valley, CA 94941, County of Marin. Solar Service Experts, LLC, 100 Shoreline Hwy, Ste B215, Mill Valley, CA 94941 This business is conducted by limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1/14/2022 /s/ Sarah Wells VP, Accounting & Finance This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on February 15, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: /s/ O.LOBATO, Deputy 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 CNS-3558019# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152644 The following person(s) is doing business as: GREEN GIANT CONSTRUCTION, 3030 BRIDGEWAY #216, SAUSALITO,
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one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ ANTHONY JONES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on FEBRUARY 9, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3555555# OAKLAND POST
Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ RACQUEL BOBO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 19, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3554202# OAKLAND POST
17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3553582# OAKLAND POST
MARIN GTG INVESTMENTS, 6 BRIDGE STREET, SUITE 8, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. GTG INVESTMENTS S/ JULIE RIBOLI, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 01/28/2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk [Deputy], Deputy 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3552650# MARIN COUNTY POST
prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559415# OAKLAND POST
workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN RAMPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; removing existing concrete, installing new pedestrian ramps, and installing AC conform of portions of various locations in the unincorporated area of Alameda County, California. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 45 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-8 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA 94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the pre-bid meeting is https://bit.ly/ acpwa-road, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Tollfree). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559395# OAKLAND POST
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586034 Fictitious Business Name(s): MOUNTAIN MIKE’S PIZZA, 1448 HIGH ST #A, OAKLAND, CA 94601; MAILING ADDRESS: 2828 D ST, HAYWARD, CA 94541, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): FAUSI PIZZA INC (CA), 2828 D ST., HAYWARD, CA 94541 Business conducted by: A CORPORATION The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on APRIL 8, 2015 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ RASWINDER SINGH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 28, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 CNS-3556503# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152727 The following person(s) is doing business as: MCCAULEY CONSTRUCTION, 119 DEL ORO LAGOON, NOVATO, CA 94949, County of MARIN. SCOTT MCCAULEY, 119 DEL ORO LAGOON, NOVATO, CA 94949 MARC MCCAULEY, 402 4TH ST., APT B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 This business is conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ SCOTT MCCAULEY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on FEBRUARY 10, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. GILARDI, Deputy 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 CNS-3556108# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152595 The following person(s) is doing business as: SAN ANSELMO PROPERTY TIC, 11 ROSS AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960, County of MARIN. MITCHELL A ONGARO, 60 CALUMET AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 DEAN ONGARO, 41 WINDSOR AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94901 ERNEST ONGARO, 214 PROSPECT STREET, PETALUMA, CA 94952 PAUL ONGARO, 820 CLEVENLAND AVENUE, PETALUMA, CA 94952 This business is conducted by UNICORPORATED ASSOCIATION OTHER THAN A PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ MITCH ONGARO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on JANUARY 19, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: O. LOBATO, Deputy 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3555939# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152689 The following person(s) is doing business as: Octant Books, 92 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, County of Marin. Robert James Douglas, 92 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley CA 94941 This business is conducted by an individual. /s/ Robert James Douglas, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 02/03/2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. Mannion, Deputy 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3555831# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586400 Fictitious Business Name(s): ANTHONY JONE$ MUSIC GROUP, 2048 13TH AVE #A, OAKLAND, CA 94606; MAILING ADDRESS: 655 ENTERPRISE DRIVE #198, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): ANTHONY JONES, 655 ENTERPRISE DRIVE #198, ROHNET PARK, CA 94928 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586206 Fictitious Business Name(s): SOUTHERN COMFORT MASSAGE THERAPY, 1211 EMBARCARDERO SUITE D, OAKLAND, CA 94606; MAILING ADDRESS: 201 13TH STREET #1374, OAKLAND, CA 94612, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): A HOUSE OF HEALING LLC, 959 PINE STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607 (CALIFORNIA) Business conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/2019 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ CHERIE HARPER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on FEBRUARY 3, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3555553# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152656 The following person(s) is doing business as: Apartmentbuildingcoverage.com, 29 Olympia Way, Novato, CA, 94949, County of Marin. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/31/2022 /s/ Samantha Tradelius, Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 01/31/2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. GILARDI, Deputy 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3554918# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586258 Fictitious Business Name(s): TARAWA INC, 1614 FRUITVALE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94601, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): TARAWA INC, 1614 FRUITVALE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94601 (CALIFORNIA) Business conducted by: A CORPORATION The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ YGNACIO LEONEL BECERRA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on FEBRUARY 4, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3554203# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585746 Fictitious Business Name(s): LIP GLOSS JUNKIE, 2515 CORDOVA ST., OAKLAND, CA 94602, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): RACQUEL BOBO, 2515 CORDOVA ST, OAKLAND, CA 94602 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585745 Fictitious Business Name(s): SENSUAL FLAMES CANDLE COMPANY, 2515 CORDOVA ST, OAKLAND, CA 94602, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): CAROLE LYNN WEBB, 2515 CORDOVA ST., OAKLAND, CA 94602 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ CAROLE LYNN WEBB This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 19, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3554201# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585959 Fictitious Business Name(s): NORTHWEST AUTO DETAILING, 1405 INDUSTRIAL PKWY WEST, HAYWARD, CA 94544, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): JOSE M. GUILLEN, 1946 FOOTHILL BLVD #9, OAKLAND, CA 94606 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/1/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ JOSE M GUILLEN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 26, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3553785# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585958 Fictitious Business Name(s): MOCA MOTORS, 1405 INDUSTRIAL PKWY W #C, HAYWARD, CA 94544, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): JOSE M GUILLEN, 1946 FOOTHILL BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94606 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/1/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ JOSE M GUILLEN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 26, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152588 The following person(s) is doing business as: G.O. FLEX LIMO, 4653 APPLEGLEN ST., ANTIOCH, CA 94531, County of MARIN. HASSIMOU DIALLO, 4653 APPLEGLEN ST., ANTIOCH, CA 94531 This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ HASSIMOU DIALLO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on JANUARY 19, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. GILARDI, Deputy 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3553346# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585749 Fictitious Business Name(s): KOTOBUKI, 6111 LA SALLE AVE., OAKLAND, CA 94611, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): SODON LLC, 215 WEST MACARTHUR BLVD #219, OAKLAND, CA 94611 (CA) Business conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ CHINBAL BALPORT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 18, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3552888# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585864 Fictitious Business Name(s): BAYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION, 2072 82ND AVE., OAKLAND, CA 94621, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): GJW INDUSTRIES LLC, 2072 82ND AVE., OAKLAND, CA 94621 (CALIFORNIA) Business conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ GABRILYN WOODS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 24, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3552886# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152763 The following person(s) is doing business as: 1) Sunset Supply; 2) Palisades Lumber; 3) Integrated Technology Services; 4) Siteline Construction Technology, 25886 Clawiter Road, Hayward, CA 94545, County of Alameda. ProCraft Equipment LLC, 25886 Clawiter Road, Hayward, CA 94545 This business is conducted by limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ David C. Becker, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on February 15, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: L. Vawter, Deputy 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 CNS-3552788# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152646 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RELIABLE REFUNDS, 6 BRIDGE STREET, SUITE 8, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 County of
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 585905 Fictitious Business Name(s): UZURI KLOSET, 7327 MACARTHUR BLVD., OAKLAND, CA 94605, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): KAMEELAH MURPHY, 9648 ELM VIEW DR., OAKLAND, CA 94603 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1-1-22 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ KAMEELAH MURPHY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on JANUARY 25, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3550982# OAKLAND POST
GOVERNMENT NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: The Embankment Stabilization of Foothill Road from MM 6.89 to MM 6.92 Sunol, Alameda County, California GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists, in general, of providing traffic control system and construction area signs; water pollution control work; furnishing and applying water; furnishing and applying water; saw cutting and removing existing asphalt concrete of north bound lane and shoulder, excavating and removing roadway and shoulder base and sub-base materials, and filling resulting gap with pervious cellular concrete backfill; installing north bound lane and shoulder asphalt concrete and base; installing concrete barrier along the north bound shoulder; installing new stripings; cleaning of the site; and constructing other related work necessary to complete said project. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 30 working days. ESTIMATED COST: $775,000. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22 , 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the prebid meeting is https://bit.ly/acpwaroad, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415-915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Toll-free). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of the Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, or guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022 , the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE NEW SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ON REDWOOD ROAD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS In EDEN TOWNSHIP, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing and implementing a traffic control plan; providing construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; providing construction site management; sweeping streets; notifying and coordinating with utility companies, schools, businesses, and property owners; clearing and grubbing; performing minor roadway excavation and site grading; construction survey staking; removing and disposing existing concrete, asphalt concrete, and gravel pathways and driveways; constructing concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, pedestrian ramps; removing tree(s); converting street light pole; relocating traffic signing and striping; furnishing and applying water; cleaning site; and constructing other related work necessary to complete said project. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 45 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-8 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 29 , 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8,2022, at 9:00 a.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the pre-bid meeting is https://bit.ly/ acpwa-road. To participate via telephone, call locally +1 415915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Tollfree); Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following the County Health Officer’s latest Shelter In Place Order or other applicable orders and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: The Contractor and all subcontractors must pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559403# OAKLAND POST NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical
NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE SLURRY SEAL RESURFACING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS ROADWAYS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; asphalt concrete base failure repair; sealing cracks; and slurry seal resurfacing of portions of various roads in the unincorporated area of Alameda County, California. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 45 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-12 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA 94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the pre-bid meeting is https://bit.ly/ acpwa-road, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Tollfree). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will
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began studying California’s response to intimate partner violence in late 2019, California does not have a substantial prevention or early intervention program. In May 2020, the Commission released its first report on the topic, Intimate Partner Violence: Getting Money to Those on the Front Line.” It asked the governor and Legislature to provide grant funding upfront
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WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559385# OAKLAND POST NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE RESURFACING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS ROADWAYS IN THE EDEN AREA ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; furnishing and applying water; milling; furnishing and applying asphaltic emulsion; furnishing and installing pavement reinforcing fabric; furnishing, placing, and compacting asphalt concrete surfacing; and installing detector loops; the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation and services necessary to be done in order to perform a complete job in all respects as indicated on the plans. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 60 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-12 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the prebid meeting is https://bit.ly/acpwaroad, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415-915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Toll-free). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids
to service providers. “The state should create and adequately fund prevention and early intervention programs and ensure that those initiatives are included in all applicable statewide strategic plans ranging from early childhood education to reducing homelessness,” the authors wrote. Moore-Orbih agrees. “Something like 5,000 women lose their lives every
year to domestic violence, and the numbers are probably even greater than that because there is a blurred area due to how law enforcement determines whether or not the death of a woman was as a result of domestic violence or some other issue,” she emphasized. It is important to have a vision for prevention, backed up by dollars, not just an increase in how people respond to the crisis, Moore-Orbih said.
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ists;” with photos of colleagues whose lives were violently cut short. Journalists and their allies react. They organize mobilizations and protests. They appeal to executive power. But the attacks continue because the system of impunity requires that injustice be followed by silence. And the result is self-censorship. Multiple local Mexican media are limited to reporting
on entertainment and innocuous neighborhood happenings. In several states, journalist avoid reporting on shootings, or seeing corpses, not even on social media. The zones of silence multiply. When journalists and their editors, out of fear, stop informing the community, the situation becomes even more urgent. To the Mexican journalists who are mobilizing, we in the United States express our deep
solidarity with their situation. We fully support your demands to the executive powers for protection, clarification, and justice. If there is no change in priorities, our neighbor of Mexico will become a news desert, and crime and misrule will reign from the shadows. And there will be no one left to unmask them. Gabriel Lerner is Editor Emeritus of La Opinion.
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submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the prebid meeting is https://bit.ly/acpwaroad, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415-915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Toll-free). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559354# OAKLAND POST
14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559337# OAKLAND POST
West Winton Landfill, in Hayward, Alameda County, In Flood Control Zone No. 2 GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project, in general, consists of replacing a portion of the existing 6-foot-high chain link fence and installing 4-foot-high vinyl clad chain link fence and gates; furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation and services, and all miscellaneous work necessary to complete said project. This project is subject to all Local, State, and Federal laws, rules and guidelines contained in the plans and specifications, including but not limited to payment of prevailing wages. These wage rates are available at the Alameda County Public Works Agency’s office at 951 Turner Court, Room 300, Hayward, Alameda County. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a). The contractor for this project must possess a Class A or C-13 license at the time this contract is awarded and throughout the construction contract duration. Contractor must also be properly licensed at the time the bid is submitted, except as provided for in Section 7029.1 of the Business and Profession Code for joint ventures or by Section 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code for federally-funded projects. BID OPENING: Tuesday, March 22 , 2022, 2:00 p.m., Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Court, Room 300, Hayward, CA 94545. A mandatory pre-bid networking/ contractor conference will be held virtually for all prime contractors. Interested sub-contractors are invited and encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting. The virtual pre-bid networking/contractor conference has been scheduled for March 8, 2022 at 10:00 AM . To receive an invitation to the pre-bid networking/contractor conference, contact Lorena Arroyo at lorena@acpwa.org or at 510-670-5212. Bid Proposals from prime contractors that fail to attend this mandatory pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be rejected. The project site will be opened to prospective bidders to examine the project site the following day on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM . Viewing of the project site is not mandatory; however prospective bidders are encouraged to attend to familiarize themselves with the existing site conditions. The Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/ minority/women-owned business enterprises in all District capital improvement construction projects. The District also strongly encourages the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County of Alameda. For information on our Construction Compliance Program, please contact Contract Compliance Officer, at (510) 670-5212 or FAX (510) 670-5269. For more information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), please contact Carol Henry, Program Manager, at (510) 7406922 or FAX (510) 740-6921. This project has a Minority/Woman Owned Business participation goal of 15% MBE and 5% WBE. The M/WBE BID INFORMATION sheet (CCP FORM 101 and 101A) shall be submitted with the Bid Proposal. Copies of M/WBE certifications and full supporting documentation of the Contractor’s good faith efforts are due no later than 2 PM on the second business day following bid opening. Plans and specifications may be viewed and purchased by any prospective bidder online at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or by contacting Central Blue Print at 17132 E. 14 th Street, Hayward, CA 94541 (510-276-3375), East Bay Blue Print and Supply at 1745 14 th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 (510-261-2990), or Custom Blue Print, 1944 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925932-3113). All questions should be directed to the Contract Administration Office at (510)6705450. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559251# OAKLAND POST
Microsoft Teams meeting will be emailed upon receipt of RSVP. At the Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session, Prospective Proposersare requested to make every effort to participate in this one-time only Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session. The District may only respond to questions at the submitted PreProposal Meeting and Networking Session by prospective Proposers that have RSVPed to the PreProposal Meeting and Networking Session. In order for the District to consider responding to those questions at the scheduled PreProposal Meeting and Networking Session, those questions shall be submitted until the day prior to the Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session by 5:00 p.m. local time, via email to javier. peraza@bart.gov, and the email subject must include RFP 6M4783, Elevator Maintenance Services. REQUIRED REGISTRATION ON BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL In order for prospective Proposers to be eligible for award of an Agreement being solicited on the BART Procurement Portal, such Proposers are required to be currently registered to do business with BART on the BART Procurement Portal online at https://suppliers.bart.gov and have obtained Solicitation Documents, updates, and any Addenda issued online so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation. If a prospective Proposer is a joint venture or partnership, such entity may register on the BART Procurement Portal with the entity’s tax identification number (TIN) and download the Solicitation Documents so as to be listed as an Online Planholder under the entity’s name prior to submitting its Proposal. If such entity has not registered on BART Procurement Portal in the name of the joint venture or partnership prior to submitting its Proposal, provided that at least one of the joint venturers or partners registered online on the BART Procurement Portal and downloaded the Solicitation Documents so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation, such entity will be required to register with the entity’s TIN as an Online Planholder following the submittal of Proposals, in order for the entity to be eligible for award of this Agreement. PROPOSERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, (OR FOR JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSIP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE PRIOR TO AWARD) AND DID NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION ONLINE SO AS TO BE LISTED AS AN ONLINE PLANHOLDER FOR THIS SOLICITATION, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THIS AGREEMENT. Proposals must be received by 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the address listed in the RFP. Submission of a proposal shall constitute a firm offer to the District for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the date of proposal submission. Dated at Oakland, California this 16 th day of February 2022. /s/ John Mazza John Mazza, Director of Procurement San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 3/2/22 CNS-3558720# OAKLAND POST
will be required to register with the entity’s TIN as an online planholder following the submittal of Proposals, in order for the entity to be eligible for award of this Agreement. PROPOSERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, (OR FOR A JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSHIP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE PRIOR TO AWARD) AND DID NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION ONLINE SO AS TO BE LISTED AS AN ONLINE PLANHOLDER FOR THIS SOLICITATION, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THIS AGREEMENT. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING and NETWORKING SESSION A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on March 7, 2022 . The PreProposal Meeting will convene at 10:00 a.m. local time via Zoom Presentation. All interested parties must RSVP via registering with the Zoom link included within the RFP or an email to: michael. lu@bart.gov in order to participate in this Pre-Proposal Meeting. The email subject must include “ RFP 6M4739 Real Property Appraisal Services ”. Instructions on attending the Zoom Presentation are included within the RFP. At the Pre-Proposal Meeting, the District’s Equity Program(s) will be explained. Prospective Proposers are requested to make every effort to participate in this only scheduled Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session. NETWORKING SESSION: On a separate date from the PreProposal Meeting referenced above, the District’s Office of Rights will be facilitating a teleconference Networking Session for interested firms to meet with Potential Primes for subcontracting opportunities. The Networking Session will last for 8 hours (cumulatively) and interested firms will be given 5-minute time slots to introduce themselves to the participating potential Primes. The date of the Networking Session and participating Primes’ RSVP contact information can be found in BART’s Procurement Portal under the applicable RFP. Interested firms are requested to RSVP directly with participating potential Primes. Additionally, each participating potential Prime will present a Networking Session RSVP schedule to the District for confirmation prior to the Networking Session. Firms interested in participating in the Networking Session as a potential Prime are advised to contact Fei Liu, Office of Civil Rights, via email at fliu@bart.gov. /s/John Mazza ____________ Director of Procurement 3/2/22 CNS-3558685# OAKLAND POST
Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner KRISTINA R. HESS - SBN 206492, KR HESS LAW, P.C. 6540 LUSK BLVD., STE. C176 SAN DIEGO CA 92121
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/13/2022 at 12:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 3/27/2017 as Instrument No. 2017070306 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Alameda County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DIANA E. H. RUSSELL, TRUSTEE OF THE DIANA E. H. RUSSELL REVOCABLE TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2007, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED FEBRUARY 15, 2017 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE FALLON ST. EMERGENCY EXIT OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1225 FALLON ST. , OAKLAND, CA 94612 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2432 GRANT STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $519,851.33 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 097419-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 097419-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 4777869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 CNS-3555038# BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST
NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE RESURFACING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS ROADWAYS, EAST COUNTY ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; key cut, installing detector loops; installing reinforcing fabric; striping; and asphalt concrete resurfacing of portions of various roadways, East County, Alameda County, California. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 60 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-12 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the prebid meeting is https://bit.ly/acpwaroad, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415-915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Toll-free). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East 14 th St, Hayward, 510-2763375 Custom Blueprint, 1944 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, 925932-3113 Submit bid questions as described in the Special Notices that accompany the Special Provisions. Questions not submitted 5 days before bid opening will not be considered for or treated as bid protests. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, February 15, 2022 Anika Campbell-Belton, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559366# OAKLAND POST NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE RESURFACING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS ROADWAYS IN THE CASTRO VALLEY AREA OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; milling, installing detector loops; installing reinforcing fabric; striping; and asphalt concrete resurfacing of portions of various roadways in the unincorporated Castro Valley area of Alameda County, California. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 60 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-12 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid
NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County approved this invitation for bids to provide all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for work to be performed on: THE ASPHALT RUBBER STREET SEALING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS ROADWAYS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project consists of providing traffic control and construction area signs; providing and implementing water pollution control plan; microsurfacing, asphalt rubber street sealing, slurry seal, and striping of various roadways in the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, California. ALLOTTED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 60 working days. LICENSE REQUIREMENT: The Contractor must have a Class A or C-12 license at the time of bid opening. Licensing must be maintained throughout the Contract duration. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: To be qualified to bid or to be listed in a bid proposal, all contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Ct, Rm 300, Hayward, CA94545. Bids submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Submissions accepted prior will be publicly open and read immediately following the deadline. Include a bidder’s security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid. Direct questions regarding bid submission to 510-670-5450. PREBID MEETING: The pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The Microsoft Teams link for the pre-bid meeting is https://bit.ly/ acpwa-road, to participate via telephone call locally +1 415915-3950 or (888) 715-8170 (Tollfree). Phone Conference ID: 873 710 094#. All prime contractors and interested subcontractors are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendance of Pre-Bid meeting is one of the requirements to fulfill Good Faith Effort for meeting M/ WBE requirements. COVID-19: The Public Works Agency will be following applicable orders, policies, and guidance concerning social distancing, if any, in place during the bid process. Bid Opening may be limited to one attendee per company, and may take place in several rooms with Agency personnel teleconferencing from a separate room. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS: 15% to Minority Owned Businesses and 5% to Women Owned Businesses. Submit the M/ WBE Commitment, Information, and Good Faith Effort Checklist forms with the Bid. Submit good faith documentation no later than 2:00 p.m. on the second business day following bid opening. Alameda County strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/minority/ women owned businesses in public works projects and the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County. For more information about the construction compliance program call 510670-6601. For information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), email: CTAP@imwis. com. WAGES: Contractors must not pay less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers. Copies of the required prevailing rates are on file at the Agency location where bids are due. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: View and purchase at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or at: East Bay Blueprint, 1745 14 th Ave, Oakland, 510-261-2990 Central Blueprint, 17132 East
NOTICE TO BIDDERS On FEBRUARY 15, 2022 , the Board of Supervisors for the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District approved the following project for advertisement and hereby invites all qualified contractors to submit bid proposals for all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for the work to be performed on: Embankment Repairs Along San Lorenzo Creek Between 1950 and 1986 Wingate Way in Hayward, Alameda County, California, Zone No. 2 Project GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION: The project, in general, consists of preparing and implementing water pollution control plan and construction site management; clearing and grubbing; constructing a castin-drilled hole soldier pile and timber retaining wall; installing and testing ground anchors; constructing lean concrete shafts; installing chain-link fencing; installing redwood fencing; and all miscellaneous work necessary to complete said project. This project is subject to all Local, State, and Federal laws, rules and guidelines contained in the plans and specifications, including but not limited to payment of prevailing wages. These wage rates are available at the Alameda County Public Works Agency’s office at 951 Turner Court, Room 300, Hayward, Alameda County. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a). The contractor for this project must possess a Class A license at the time this contract is awarded and throughout the construction contract duration. Contractor must also be properly licensed at the time the bid is submitted, except as provided for in Section 7029.1 of the Business and Profession Code for joint ventures or by Section 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code for federally-funded projects. BID OPENING: Tuesday, MARCH 22, 2022 , 2:00 p.m., Public Works Agency, 951 Turner Court, Room 300, Hayward, CA 94545. A mandatory pre-bid networking/ contractor conference will be held virtually for all prime contractors. Interested sub-contractors are invited and encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting. The virtual pre-bid networking/contractor conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, MARCH 9, 2022 at 10:00 AM . To receive an invitation to the pre-bid networking/ contractor conference, contact Lorena Arroyo at lorena@acpwa. org or at 510-670-5212. Bid Proposals from prime contractors that fail to attend this mandatory pre-bid networking/contractor conference will be rejected. The project site will be opened to prospective bidders to examine the project site the following day on Thursday, MARCH 10, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Viewing of the project site is not mandatory; however prospective bidders are encouraged to attend to familiarize themselves with the existing site conditions. The Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) strongly encourages the participation of disadvantaged/ minority/women-owned business enterprises in all District capital improvement construction projects. The District also strongly encourages the hiring of apprentices who reside within the County of Alameda. For information on our Construction Compliance Program, please contact Contract Compliance Officer, at (510) 670-5212 or FAX (510) 670-5269. For more information about the Alameda County Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), please contact Carol Henry, Program Manager, at (510) 7406922 or FAX (510) 740-6921. This project has a Minority/Woman Owned Business participation goal of 15% MBE and 5% WBE. The M/WBE BID INFORMATION sheet (CCP FORM 101 and 101A) shall be submitted with the Bid Proposal. Copies of M/WBE certifications and full supporting documentation of the Contractor’s good faith efforts are due no later than 2 PM on the second business day following bid opening. Plans and specifications may be viewed and purchased by any prospective bidder online at www.ipdservices. com/clients/eastbay?ALCO or by contacting Central Blue Print at 17132 E. 14 th Street, Hayward, CA 94541 (510-276-3375), East Bay Blue Print and Supply at 1745 14 th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 (510-261-2990), or Custom Blue Print, 1944 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925932-3113). All questions should be directed to the Contract Administration Office at (510)6705450. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any or all items of such bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS 3/2, 3/9/22 CNS-3559261# OAKLAND POST NOTICE TO BIDDERS On February 15, 2022 , the Board of Supervisors for the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District approved the following project for advertisement and hereby invites all qualified contractors to submit bid proposals for all labor, material, equipment, mechanical workmanship, transportation, and services required for the work to be performed on: Perimeter Fencing Around The Former
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS GENERAL INFORMATION The SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT, 2150 Webster Street, Oakland, California, is advertising for proposals for ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES (RFP) No. 6M4783, on or about February 16, 2022 , with proposals due by 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the District Secretary’s Office, 10th Floor, 2150 Webster Street, Oakland, California, 94612. Proposers are responsible to ensure their proposals are received at the time and location as specified in the RFP. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED The District is soliciting services for Elevator Maintenance at its headquarters located at 2150 Webster Street, Oakland, CA. These services will provide for all labor, supervision, management, engineering, training, documentation, materials, lubricants, spare parts inventory, tools, testing equipment and insurances and other resources as required to provide full and comprehensive preventative maintenance, adjustment and repair services for the elevator equipment covered by this agreement. PREPROPOSAL MEETING AND NETWORKING SESSION A PreProposal Meeting and Networking Session will be held on Friday , February 25, 2022 . The PreProposal Meeting and Networking Session will convene at 1:00 p.m. local time via a Microsoft Teams presentation. All interested parties must RSVP via email: Javier Peraza, javier.peraza@ bart.gov by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022, in order to participate in this Pre-Proposal Meeting. The email subject must include “RFP 6M4783, Elevator Maintenance Services”. Instructions on attending the
Notice is hereby given that The County of Alameda General Services Agency Purchasing Department will receive sealed bids for the following project, RFQ Project #22144 Waste Oil UST Removal Project. Sealed Bids will be received until 2PM, March 22, 2022, at 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 800, 8th Floor, Oakland, California, 94612 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT AND MEETING: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 11:00AM at 951 Turner Court, Hayward, CA 94545. Park behind the building next to the fueling station after being buzzed in through the gate. COUNTY CONTACT: Jason Garrison at (510) 208-9520 or via e-mail: j a s o n . g a r r i s o n @ a c g o v. o r g . Information regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 3/2/22 CNS-3558697# OAKLAND POST SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS – GENERAL INFORMATION REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR BART PROJECTS RFP NO. 6M4739 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (“BART” or “District”) intends to engage the services of a consulting firm or joint venture (“CONSULTANT”) to provide Real Property Appraisal services for BART. Accordingly, BART is now accepting proposals (“Proposals”) from proposers (“Proposers”) for consideration for the selection of CONSULTANT(S) to perform the scope of services specified in this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). Proposals must be received by BART by 2:00 PM local time on March 29, 2022 Proposals shall be submitted to the following address: District Secretary’s Office San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2150 Webster Street, 10 th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 REQUIRED REGISTRATION ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL In order for prospective Proposers to be eligible for award of an Agreement being solicited on the BART Procurement Portal, such Proposers are required to be currently registered to do business with BART on the BART Procurement Portal online at https://suppliers.bart.gov and have obtained Solicitation Documents, updates, and any Addenda issued online so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation. If a prospective Proposer is a joint venture or partnership, such entity may register on the BART Procurement Portal with the entity’s tax identification number (TIN) and download the Solicitation Documents so as to be listed as an online planholder under the entity’s name prior to submitting its Proposal. If such entity has not registered on BART Procurement Portal in the name of the joint venture or partnership prior to submitting its Proposal, provided that at least one of the joint venturers or partners registered online on the BART Procurement Portal and downloaded the Solicitation Documents so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation, such entity
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RICHARD MILLER GIESSNER CASE NO. RP22120654
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RICHARD MILLER GIESSNER A Petition for Probate has been filed by VICKY PROVENCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that VICKY PROVENCHER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an PROBATE interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the NOTICE OF PETITION authority. A hearing on the petition TO ADMINISTER will be held in this court on ESTATE OF: MARCH 16, 2022 at 9:45 ROBERT FRANCIS A.M. in Dept. 202 Room N/A MUDD, JR. located at 2120 MARTIN CASE NO. RP22121171 LUTHER KING JR WAY, To all heirs, beneficiaries, BERKELEY, CA 94704. creditors, contingent MANDATORY REMOTE creditors, and persons who APPEARANCE: The Court may otherwise be interested requires all parties who in the WILL or estate, or wish to attend the hearing both of ROBERT FRANCIS on the above date and time, MUDD, JR.. including those who wish to A PETITION FOR PROBATE state objections, to appear has been filed by ANNE- by audio or video technology. MARIE WELLER in the The parties should consult Superior Court of California, the court’s website for the County of ALAMEDA. specific telephonic and video THE PETITION FOR applications available. The PROBATE requests that parties may also contact ANNE-MARIE WELLER the probate clerk in the be appointed as personal respective department for representative to administer information concerning the estate of the decedent. remote appearances. Parties THE PETITION requests must be present at least authority to administer the five (5) minutes before the estate under the Independent scheduled hearing time. Administration of Estates Act. If you object to the granting (This authority will allow the of the petition, you should personal representative to appear at the hearing and take many actions without state your objections or file obtaining court approval. written objections with the Before taking certain very court before the hearing. important actions, however, Your appearance may be in the personal representative person or by your attorney. will be required to give notice If you are a creditor or a to interested persons unless contingent creditor of the they have waived notice or decedent, you must file your consented to the proposed claim with the court and action.) The independent mail a copy to the personal administration authority representative appointed by will be granted unless an the court within the later of interested person files an either (1) four months from objection to the petition and the date of first issuance of shows good cause why the letters to a general personal court should not grant the representative, as defined in authority. section 58(b) of the California A HEARING on the petition Probate Code, or (2) 60 days will be held in this court as from the date of mailing or follows: 03/30/22 at 2:00PM personal delivery to you of a in Dept. 201 located at 2120 notice under section 9052 of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. the California Probate Code. WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704 Other California statutes and MANDATORY REMOTE legal authority may affect APPEARANCE: The Court your rights as a creditor. You requires all parties who may want to consult with an wish to attend the hearing attorney knowledgeable in on the above date and time, California law. including those who wish to You may examine the file state objections, to appear kept by the court. If you are by audio or video technology. a person interested in the The parties should consult estate, you may file with the the court\’s website for the court a Request for Special specific telephonic and video Notice (form DE-154) of the applications available. The filing of an inventory and parties may also contact appraisal of estate assets the probate clerk in the or of any petition or account respective department for as provided in Probate Code information concerning section 1250. A Request remote appearances. Parties for Special Notice form is must be present at least available from the court clerk. five (5) minutes before the Attorney for Petitioner: scheduled hearing time. MICHAEL C. FERGUSON, IF YOU OBJECT to the 1816 FIFTH STREET, granting of the petition, you BERKELEY, CA 94710, should appear at the hearing Telephone: 510-548-9005 and state your objections or 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/22 file written objections with CNS-3555581# the court before the hearing. BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file TRUSTEE SALES your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by T.S. No. 097419-CA APN: the court within the later of 055-1906-014-00 NOTICE OF either (1) four months from TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT the date of first issuance of NOTICE TO PROPERTY letters to a general personal OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT representative, as defined in UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, 3/20/2017. UNLESS YOU section 58(b) of the California DATED TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
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Harassment and Offensive Action at the Lily of the Valley House of Worship
tion being reported by several board members of the Oakland Unified School District arising out of heated school closure discussions. There also were reports that protesters appeared at several board members’ homes. While the NAACP is sympathetic to the right of free speech and the right to petition the government (including elected officials) to ad-
dress grievances, the NAACP must draw a hard line against individuals taking such politically charged harassment activities to the house of worship of elected officials. This hard stand is necessary given the unique history of the Black Church in America. To be clear, while the conduct at issue may or may not be a hate crime or arson, the fact that these are the first things that come to mind when a Black church or its members are the focal point of an attack — a half century after the Jim Crow era — remains haunting, particularly in the wake of recent violent incidents occurring in our churches. It must be remembered that attacks directed around the Black church and its members has been the default response of racists frustrated with progress — or even the faint specter of progress — on civil rights. Disrespect in houses of worship remain a go-to weapon in the arsenal of certain groups
and individuals. We ask a lot of our public servants, and repeatedly they rise to the challenge. As we continue to navigate these challenging times, we must all do our part to keep our tempers in check. When that fails, proactive steps must be taken to ensure government business can continue without disruptions. At this time, the NAACP is calling for a return to civility with regard to the public addressing concerns to OUSD board members. We have received support from the city-wide faith community in addressing this issue. Please be further advised that the NAACP will explore all legal options available to protect the integrity and sanctity of houses of worship and its members to be free of harassment and intimidation. George Holland, Sr., Esq. is president of the Oakland NAACP.
can game similar to hacky sack or badminton. The program is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, with naturalist David Cohen. No registration is required. There are lots of other things to see and do at Ardenwood, which is a restored, 19th century farming estate. Ardenwood is located at 34600 Ardenwood Boulevard, just north of Highway 84 in Fremont. For information on programs and fees, call 510-544-2797. It’s always hard to predict when the spring wildflower season will start, how abundant it will be, and when it will reach its peak, because there are so many variables involved. This year is no exception, because winter be-
gan so wet and then became so dry. Even though it’s really early, wildflowers are starting to appear because of recent warm weather. First blooms include Indian warrior under the manzanitas, shooting star, red maids and buttercups. So if and when the wildflowers spring up in numbers, here are some suggestions for potential viewing. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch: the Manhattan Canyon and Chaparral Loop Trails are generally reliable wildflower venues. Briones Regional Park between Orinda and Martinez: look for poppies on the hillsides above the Old Briones Road Trail. Or take the steep
climb up the Briones Crest Trail from the Bear Creek entrance. Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve in El Sobrante: right now the Indian warriors are profuse along the Manzanita Loop Trail. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in Pleasanton: check out the Ridgeline Trail. Even if the wildflowers are sparse, the views are beautiful. Vargas Plateau Regional
Park on Vargas Road in Fremont can have extensive poppy displays. But you have to arrive early; parking is very limited. Sunol Regional Wilderness, southern Alameda County: walk Camp Ohlone Road to Little Yosemite, return on the Canyon View Trail. Del Valle Regional Park south of Livermore: Rocky Ridge on the Ohlone Wilder-
ness Trail can have beautiful wildflower displays, but you have to work to get there. It’s a steep two-mile climb from the Lichen Bark picnic area, and you need a trail permit, which is available at the entrance kiosk. Wildflowers or none, there’s still lots going on in the regional parks. Check out the website, www.ebparks. org.
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and utility bills directly to their Experian credit report and became scoreable with an average starting FICO Score of 665. “Living with a nonexistent or limited credit history can be a significant barrier to financial opportunity in America,” said Craig Boundy, CEO, Experian North America. “We believe every individual deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest financial potential,” Boundy continued. “Innovations like Experian Boost and Experian Go help to ensure people can access the credit they need when they need it. This new program is a direct reflection of our mission to bring financial power to all.” African Americans make up more than % of California’s population, but they secure only 3% of all home loans. And women of color make up about 30% of the state’s population but account for 8% of all home loan recipients, according to the Greenlining Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit committed to creating to helping build an inclusive economy.
Across the United States, the average credit score for Blacks is about 677 as compared to an estimated 730 for whites and 745 for Asian Americans, according to data compiled by a number of personal finance and credit payment processing companies. Once a consumer downloads Experian’s free mobile app or (visits online here) and enrolls in a free Experian membership, they’ll be asked to authenticate their identity using a government-issued ID, Social Security number and a face picture. From there, personalized recommendations will help users add accounts, also known as tradelines, to their Experian credit report. Users may also receive information about becoming an authorized user or be invited to apply for a credit card designed specifically for those new to credit. Others may contribute their on-time bill payments directly to their Experian credit report with Experian Boost.
dren jumping while speaker after speaker before City Hall called for reform and real justice for Grant’s family. Local religious leaders, community organizers and people seeking elected offices spoke about Grant’s legacy. Elaine Brown, former Black Panther Party chairwoman, gave an impassioned speech at the top of the rally about justice still being denied. She urged the audience to remember that Anthony Pirone was never charged or convicted in Grant’s death. “Riding the BART shouldn’t be a death sentence,” said Brown. “Oscar tried to defuse a fight on the train and his good deed became a death sentence. The only person trying to deescalate anything that day was Oscar — and he was killed for it.” The stage was also filled with some of the candidates vying to replace Nancy O’Malley as the next district attorney of Alameda County in the June 7 primary election. Councilmember Dan Kalb’s chief of staff, Seth Seward, was seen in the audience while current Deputy D.A. Jimmie Wilson and civil rights attorney Pamela Price took the stage to talk about justice reform.
O’Malley’s endorsed candidate Assistant D.A. Terry Wiley was not present. Price gave a fiery speech on the needed reforms of the D.A.’s office. Price called out how the D.A.’s office has been toying with the Grant family’s emotions as they seek justice when O’Malley announced an investigation into charging Pirone last year, only to announce months later that no charges would be filed. Price noted that the original prosecution of the case was “flawed because the D.A.’s heart was not in it,” just as the prosecution of the Oakland ‘Riders’ failed “because the D.A.’s heart was not in it.” Other speakers included District 6 City Councilmember Loren Taylor who is currently running for Oakland Mayor, rapper and community organizer Mistah F.A.B. and AntiPolice Terror Project Executive Director Cat Brooks. Rev. Wanda Johnson, Grant’s mother, thanked everyone for coming to this first annual day to celebrate her son’s life and the positive reforms because of this unjust death. She stated that this fight will continue as a “legacy of love, a legacy of hope and a legacy of peace.”
those who cannot be vaccinated should not be put at major risk of death or serious illness. Furthermore, the risk factors in most public discussions have been ignoring the danger of “long COVID” — in which even those who have a “mild” or “asymptomatic” initial infection, may suffer a wide array of ongoing negative health impacts for a long time afterwards. For those of us, including myself, who were activists fighting to save lives in the early days of the AIDS pandemic, when Federal officials were still treating it as a joke, this current challenge is upsetting, but not unprecedented.
We have actions we can take to help protect both ourselves, and one another. We can care about disability justice. We can care about the stark racial inequities being revealed and exacerbated by COVID. We can care about the people around us. And we can protect our own health. Wearing a higher quality mask, such as an N95 or KN95, substantially reduces the risk of COVID transmission, both for the person wearing it, and for the people around them. Why would we want to do any less?” Kimberly Jones is chief of staff for Oakland Vice Mayor Kaplan.
By George Holland, Sr., Esq.,
The Oakland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (“NAACP”) is concerned about recent allegations of harassment and offensive activity at Lily of the Valley, an Oakland Black church. This action was directed against Oakland Unified School District board member, Dr. Clifford Thompson who is also a church member. It was reported that just before Sunday service on Feb. 6, 2022, the pastor discovered numerous photo postings of Dr. Clifford Thompson with the words “Judas and the Black Messiah” with an orange arrow pointing to Mr. Thompson’ s picture around the premises of the church. Thankfully, the posters were removed before the Sunday services were to begin. This incident is another example of harassment and intimida-
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Reacts to State of The Union
George Holland, Sr., Esq. President, Oakland NAACP
Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the below statement following President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Tonight, President Biden delivered a bold and compelling plan for addressing the most pressing issues at hand — from defeating autocratic forces, to fighting COVID, to lowering costs for everyday Americans. Unlike previous presidents, President Biden is holding Putin accountable for his attempts to undermine democracy. As the President emphasized tonight, Russian aggression is unifying the West and will ultimately leave Russia weaker. But as Ukrainians struggle to defend their sovereignty, the United States must commit to robust humanitarian and economic aid for the Ukrainian people. As Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Opera-
March Into March at East Bay Regional Parks Continued from page 5
social distancing must be maintained. If you prefer a less strenuous activity, stop by the Coyote Hills visitor center any time between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday for Discovery on Demand. The free program is a series of hands-on activities highlighting the natural and cultural history of the park. Coyote Hills is at the end of Patterson Ranch Road off Paseo Padre Parkway, There’s a parking fee of $5 per vehicle. For more information on either program, call 510-544-3220. Nearby at Ardenwood Historic Farm, you can use cornhusks and feathers to make a Pokean ball. Pokean is a southwestern Native Ameri-
Experian Offers New App to Help By Edward Henderson California Black Media
Your credit score, that three-digit number, can dramatically expand or restrict access to purchasing property, goods or services you may need. Personal finance experts say knowing your credit status is the first step to becoming credit worthy. But for nearly 50 million American adults, making this first step is not possible because they don’t have a credit history, or it is limited. Those “credit invisibles,” as some financial services companies identify them, have trouble securing emergency funds, housing, transportation and are often subject to predatory lending practices. To help address this problem, Experian, the financial services and credit reporting company, has created a firstof-its-kind program to help individuals establish lines of credit without having to go into debt. Experian Go, which officially launched in January, is an app that allows users to create a credit report, tradelines and credit history within minutes. Users also have instant access to financial offers. Experian Go is the first step in establishing a credit profile and report. Another app the company provides, Experian Boost, puts the users’ new credit information on their credit report. Early analysis of the pilot release of the program showed that 91% of users with no credit history input their recurring cell phone, streaming service, internet
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tions, I stand ready to work with the President to deliver this vital funding. At home, we face our own set of unique challenges. But the President outlined the ways he has addressed these issues, from controlling COVID-19, to fighting back an economic recession. He passed the most impactful legislative agenda in history for a first-year president with the American Rescue Plan, which has led to the biggest yearly job growth in history. Unemployment is at the lowest rate since 1969, and the U.S. is the only major advanced economy with GDP back at prepandemic levels. We increased health insurance enrollment by 4.2 million; lowered hunger across the nation by 32% and cut child poverty in half thanks to the Child Tax Credit.
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First Annual Oscar Grant Day Celebrated With Inspirational Speeches, Powerful Performances
Pleasanton on Feb. 18 are still being considered for charges. Mehserle served less than a year in a private cell in a Los Angeles County prison. As dozens spoke at the rally, they pointed out that Grant’s death has been the catalyst for many police reforms in Alameda County. Grant’s “Uncle Bobby” Cephus Johnson said that his nephew’s death led to such changes in policing as body cameras and police oversight commissions. “All roads lead to one justice,” said Johnson. “We have been seeking justice for 13 years and we haven’t gotten there yet.” Oakland City Councilmember Treva Reid, who represents District 7, sent staff to read the City Council proclamation calling Sunday, Feb. 27 — Oscar Grant Day — the day he would have turned 36 this year. The rally, sponsored by the Oscar Grant Foundation, had food give-away stations and school supplies in backpacks for children. Dancers and singers brought cheers from the crowd on the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, which is sometimes referred to as Oscar Grant Plaza. A bouncy house in the grassy area vibrated with chil-
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For the public at large to stop masking indoors at this time, while transmission and case rates continue to be quite high, and while thousands of people per week continue to die of COVID, puts everyone at increased risk — and, particularly, puts people with some disabilities and diseases, and those who cannot be vaccinated, at grave risk. Caring about our own lives should be reason enough to keep wearing masks indoors — and, I would hope, caring about the lives of others should also be a factor in our decisions. Those who are at heightened risk and
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Warm Welcome for City’s Police Commission’s Inspector General Documentary on Rep. Barbara Lee Wins NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary Continued from page 1
The Black Owned Project 365 and other Oakland luminaries welcomed Michelle N. Philips (third from right) at a special Black History Month celebration as she assumed her duties as the first independent inspector general to serve on Oakland’s Police Commission. The event, held on Feb. 25 at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in Downtown Oakland was attended by over 100 people. Seen above with Phillips are (l-r): Derreck Johnson, founder of the Black Owned Project; Ay’Anna Moody, Berkeley/Oakland Chapter BWOPA; Cathy Adams, president of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce; Michelle N. Phillips; Regina Jackson, president Oakland Police Commission and Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong. Photo by Adam Turner, courtesy of Black Owned Project.
Council Approves Plan to Hire Staff for Fisher’s Howard Terminal Project
Schaaf’s plan includes $150 million in funding that would require local taxes
in the United States Congress. “We are honored to have won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. This is fantastic for our star, Rep. Barbara Lee and our cast which includes Senator Cory Booker, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Gwen Moore, former Rep. John Lewis, Danny Glover, Alice Walker and Van Jones,” said Abby Ginzberg, the film’s director/producer. The other films nominated in the documentary/unscripted film category were: “Attica,” about the uprising at a prison in New York in 1971; “The Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised,” based on a series of Harlem concerts featuring Black and Latino musical acts in 1969; “My Name is Pauli Murray” about the lawyer and activist whose work preceded the modern Civil Rights Movement; and “Tina,” a biography of singer Tina Turner. Peabody-Award winning filmmaker, Ginzberg has been producing compelling docu-
mentaries about race and social justice for over 30 years. In addition to directing “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power,” she has recently released “Waging Change” (2019), a documentary about the challenges faced by tipped servers, forced to rely on tips and the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13. Her film “And Then They Came for Us” (2017), addressed the connection between the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WW II and the current Muslim travel ban won a Silver Gavel Award and has played in major cities across the country. “Agents of Change,” which Ginzberg co-directed with Frank Dawson, tells the untold story of the Black student protest movement of the late 1960s which led to the creation of Black and Ethnic Studies programs across the country. Alex Katz is a member of Rep. Barbara Lee’s media services office. Realscreen.com was also a source for this report.
Oakland Faith Leaders Unite in Plea to Oakland Unified School District Regarding School Closures Continued from page 1
Councilmember Sheng Thao
By Ken Epstein
Oakland City Council members had to make a tough decision this week, under pressure to decide whether to approve Mayor Libby Schaaf’s proposal to commit nearly $450 million in public funds to begin planning the infrastructure to support billionaire John Fisher’s Howard Terminal development on public land at the Port of Oakland. On one hand, many Oakland residents are strongly opposed to the deal. Nearly every public speaker at Tuesday’s Zoom City Council meeting spoke against the proposal. Many oppose the privatization of public land at Howard Terminal. Others are critical of the mayor’s “Town for All” plan to divert public funding for years to come to create infrastructure to support Fisher’s new city by the Bay, while starving East Oakland and West Oakland neighborhoods that desperately need speed bumps, traffic safety upgrades and cleanup of mountains of
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Commentary out-of-control trash dumping. Many people are also concerned that this resolution looks like an end run around democratic processes, allowing hiring and planning on Howard Terminal to start now without public input, before all necessary studies and evaluations are completed, and before the entire project receives a go-ahead by the City Council. On the other hand, council members are under pressure from building trades unions, which are on board with the Fisher project and have a history of raising massive amounts of money and fielding campaign workers to unseat elected officials who fail to support their agenda. In addition, there is pressure from state Democratic legislators who have paved the way for Fisher’s deal, granting the city hundreds of millions of dollars that can only be used for Howard Terminal-related
“East and West Oakland are in a state of emergency,” and need resources from the city, said Councilmember Noel Gallo, who is shown here cleaning up illegal dumping during one of his weekly cleanups in District 5, which he represents. Photo courtesy of Noel Gallo’s office.
infrastructure projects. Seeking a compromise, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan proposed a motion to change the wording of the resolution, including dropping the name ‘Town for All,’ which she referred to as Orwellian. Her proposal modified the original resolution on the council agenda, which was to hire 13 staff for as much as $11 million to start planning the Howard Terminal infrastructure project, utilizing the $431 million fund already created by the mayor, which is still short by $104 million in funding. Schaaf’s plan also includes $150 million in funding that would require local taxes. In Kaplan’s proposal, the new staff would be used not just for Howard Terminal but also for smaller neighborhood safe streets and neighborhood improvement projects. Of course, it is not clear where the money for neighborhood
projects would be located if staff time, funding and other resources are concentrated for six years or more on Howard Terminal-related construction. On the first vote, Kaplan’s compromise failed, falling one short of the needed five votes. Councilmembers Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo voted no, and expressing serious concerns, Councilmember Sheng Thao and Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas abstained. The others — Kaplan, Dan Kalb, Treva Reid and Loren Taylor — voted yes. Only a few minutes after the vote, President Bas called for a re-vote, saying she wanted to change her position. This time she voted yes, giving Kaplan’s motion the five votes it needed to pass. Unchanged, Councilmember Thao abstained, and Fife and Gallo voted no.
CUs. After graduating from Harvard, Jackson clerked for three federal jurists, including retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Later, she began representing clients in criminal and civil appellate matters at Goodwin Procter LLP, appearing before the Supreme Court in the case McGuire v. Reilly. In this case, she represented Massachusetts reproductive rights groups, arguing that the state law prohibiting anti-abortion protesters from harassing people seeking reproductive health care should be upheld. During her seven years as a district judge, Jackson issued several rulings on topics like federal environmental law, employment discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The most notable one included Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn, in which she ruled that Don McGahn, the former White House counsel to President Donald Trump, was required to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into Russia’s interference in the
2016 election. Jackson was involved in the case against Trump’s efforts to block the release of documents related to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. A federal district judge in Washington rejected Trump’s request to block the disclosure of the documents, and the D.C. Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Patricia Millett that Jackson joined, upheld that ruling. Biden’s announcement came nearly a month after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement and two years to the day Biden pledged to appoint a Black woman as the next Supreme Court justice. “I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a Black woman on the Supreme Court to make sure we in fact get everyone represented,” Biden said during the South Carolina primary in February 2020. Biden’s selection of Jackson gives him a chance to deliver on this campaign promise to
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Jackson revealed that she shares a birthday with Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman appointed to serve as a federal judge. “Today, I proudly stand on Judge Motley’s shoulders, sharing not only her birthday, but also her steadfast and courageous commitment to equal justice under law,” Jackson said. “Judge Motley — her life and career — has been a true inspiration to me, as I have pursued this professional path,” she explained. “And if I’m fortunate enough to be confirmed as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, I can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the Constitution, and my commitment to upholding the rule of law, and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded, will inspire future generations of Americans.” “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an outstanding nominee,” said Danielle Holley-Walker, dean and professor at the How-
ard University School of Law, whose alumni include Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who served from 1967 to 1991. Marshall was the first Black person appointed to the court. Holley-Walker said a noteworthy aspect of Jackson’s background is that she has devoted most of her career to serving the public. As a federal public defender, Jackson represented defendants on appeal who did not have the means to pay for a lawyer and worked to identify errors that occurred during their trials. “I think one of the most important things for those of us who are interested in issues of justice and equality is that she served as a public defender, and she would not only be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. She would also be the first public defender to ever serve on the Supreme Court,” she added. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1970 and grew up in Florida with her parents who are both graduates of HB-
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tor, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland Pastor Michael W. Wallace, Senior Pastor, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Rev. Dr. George Cummings, Pastor, Imani Community Church, Oakland and CEO Faith In Action East Bay Pastor Zachery Carey, Senior Pastor, True Vine Ministries and president of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Bishop Kevin D. Barnes, Senior Pastor, Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church, and member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Bishop Keith L. Clark, Senior Pastor, Word Assembly Church, and member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Rev. Dr. Rodney Smith, Pastor, First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland, CA., and member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Pastor Brondon Reems, Senior Pastor, Center of Hope Church, and member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Pastor Maria Reems, Co-Pastor, Center of Hope Church, and member of Impact Oakland Now (ION) Presiding Elder Harold R. Mayberry, Oakland- San Joaquin District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. Anthony L. Hughes, MDIV., Senior Pastor, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Rev Dr Hugh K Wesley, Senior Pastor, St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, San Jose CA, Rev. Loretta Y. Dickerson-Smith, Pastor, Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal - San Francisco Pastor Todd Wheelock, Senior Pastor, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, and president of the Baptist Minister’s Union
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history of womanist theology including using stories in the Bible and in our everyday lives. The work of the symposium lasted more than five years and was one-of-a-kind in the Bay Area. There were times that sessions were standing-room-only, and attended by all peoples. Students at the Graduate Theological Union began to write on womanist thought. The birth of Black churches in the Bay Area would not have emerged if it weren’t for Black women. Black women opened up their homes for prayer meetings, Bible study and more. For instance, the Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church in Oakland was founded in 1923 by three pioneering Black women. The same holds true for Oakland’s Bethlehem Lutheran Church, founded in 1929 by three Black women. Though these women founded churches, they did not lead the
church as pastors. Bishop Ernestine Reems opened the Center of Hope Church in 1968 in Oakland. I dare say there would not be a single Black church in the Bay Area or otherwise if it were not for the women. Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor, is a long-time member of Allen Temple Baptist Church and serves as the historian/archivist. She is the past historian/ archivist for the Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc, Washington, D.C. She authored a first-of-its-kind epic history book “From Labor to Reward, Black Church Beginnings in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond 1849-1972.” A former adjunct professor at the San Francisco Theological Seminary she continues as an advisor to students writing their doctoral dissertations. Dr. Taylor is dually ordained Baptist and Presbyterian and served as “installed” pastor at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church and pulpit supply for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Tarika Lewis Correction
The Oakland Post wishes to correct a writer’s error in a story printed in last week’s edition. Joan Tarika Lewis was part of the ‘John Handy With Class Jazz Ensemble,’ opening for jazz trumpeter and band leader Dizzy Gillespie at the Monterey Jazz Festival and Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, as well as for legendary jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan at the UC Berkeley Jazz Festival. The Post apologizes for the error.