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Ellen F. Eglin, Almost Unknown

National Endowment for the Arts Chair Comments on Women’s History Month

Black Women Revolt: Bay Area Org Gets to Grassroots of Domestic Violence

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Frankie Jacobs Gillette, 97

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“Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18

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58th Year, No. 39

Weekly Edition. Edition. March 16-22, 2022

Rebecca Kaplan Officially Files to Run for District 3 Alameda County Supervisor

Shalanda Young becomes the first Black woman to head the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Shalonda Young Joins Biden’s Cabinet as Director of the Office of Management and Budget By Post Staff

Confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday to become director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Shalanda Young becomes the fifth Black woman appointed to President Joe Biden’s Cabinet thereby continuing to fulfill his campaign promise to diversify the leadership in his administration. In a bi-partisan vote of 6136, Young becomes the first

Black woman to head the department that oversees the government’s budget. Before her appointment Young served almost a year as acting director of OMB during a time when, according to the White House, the government spent over $1.3 trillion in appropriations for disaster aid and COVID-19 response aid. Before her nomination went to the Senate, Young had the Continued on Page 10

Volunteers gathered to register voters and campaign for Rebecca Kaplan. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Kaplan’s campaign team.

Rebecca Kaplan has officially filed to run for Alameda County Supervisor in District 3. Joined by her campaign team, Kaplan submitted her paperwork and will appear on the ballot for the June 7, 2022, election in Alameda County. All registered voters will automatically receive a vote-bymail ballot in May. Kaplan launched her campaign with support from a wide range of elected officials, community leaders, and more at a Zoom event. Speakers in support of Kaplan included Oakland Port Commissioners Michael Col-

Top Left: Sandra Varner, Councilmember Treva Reid; Center: Dr. Carole Dorham-Kelly, Ph.D, Anita Russell; Top Right: Carolyn “C.J.” Johnson and Cathy D. Adams.

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bruno and Andreas Cluver; former Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty; Oakland City Councilmembers Sheng Thao, Nikki Bas, and Dan Continued on Page 10

Major Setback for A’s Howard Terminal Project as State Commission Opposes Shoreline Development By Post Staff

The Seaport Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) on Wednesday voted 5-4-1 to oppose the request to remove the port priority use designation from Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland, which would be necessary before billionaire John Fisher’s luxury real estate, ballpark and office development could go forward. The SPAC is a subcommittee of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), a state agency which protects the Bay. During four and a half hours of discussion, speakers and subcommittee members consid-

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ered various complex issues having to do with the uses and need for Howard Terminal, the proposed site of the development. The recommendation of the subcommittee will go to the

BCDC, which will make the final decision. During the discussion, some committee members were concerned that the development would take away space at the

Port that is necessary for Port operations. One of the considerations was what is the likely rate of growth for the Oakland Port in coming years. Oddly, the executive director of the Oakland Port argued that Oakland’s rate of growth was likely to be “slow,” meaning that Howard Terminal was less likely to be needed. Some of the public participants in the Zoom meeting found it surprising to hear the executive director of the Port denigrating his agency, arguing that the Port he is charged with leading has had “slow growth” and will continue to have “slow growth”

West Contra Costa Unified School Board Defies FCMAT demand to lay off teachers

The financial austerity arm overseeing public education in California, the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT), has performed a behind-the-scenes role determining budgets, repeated cutbacks, layoffs, and the closures of 21 schools since they moved into Oakland along with the state receiver in 2003. One district, West Contra Costa Unified, recently defied pressure from a FCMAT spokesman to lay off school staff, voting against the layoff recommendation proposed by the district administration. It is now becoming clear to

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many local education advocates that under FCMAT, the state’s enforcer, or the whip hand of education austerity, K-12 school districts and com-

munity colleges statewide are being threatened with cuts, layoffs, and the possibility of loss of local control, even while the state is awash in an almost $50 billion surplus. Every year, the California Legislature appropriates funding for FCMAT’s operation, providing most of the nonprofit agency’s financial support. Over the years, FCMAT’s scope has expanded, but it remains an extra-governmental agency, not subject to typical governmental oversight. Formed by the state in 1991, FCMAT’s authority has evolved as new state laws were passed. Oakland Unified is not the

The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Working Solutions CDFI, is hosting a webinar series in honor of Women’s History Month to inspire, encourage, and enlighten women in business. Called ‘Permission to: Breathe, Believe, Succeed,’ the webinars will take place on March 23, March 28 and March 30, 2022, from 3 to 4 p.m. Covering topics ranging from wellbeing, self-confidence, and lessons learned,

webinars can be attended individually or as part of the series. Attendees will hear from the following guest speakers, who are experienced professionals committed to health, advocacy, and entrepreneurship: • Cathy Adams, president and CEO of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, is a community organizer, activist, entrepreneur, and founder of CDA Consulting Group, an events manageContinued on Page 10

Longshore Workers, Teachers Join Forces to Save Public Schools and Port of Oakland

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FCMAT, State Fiscal Austerity Agency, Says 11 School Districts Face “Lack of Going Concern” Determination

By Ken Epstein

Webinars to Inspire Women Entrepreneurs Offered By OAACC and Working Solutions

only public school system labeled by FCMAT to be a “lack of going concern,” which FCMAT defines as a “message that a district is in jeopardy of not being able to continue on its own.” At present, FCMAT says that there are 11 school districts in California “that have been designated as a ‘lack of going concern’ in 2021 for a variety of budget and non-budget concerns.” These districts are Bellflower USD, Curtis Creek ESD, East San Gabriel Valley ROP, Loleta Union SD, Montebello USD, Oakland USD, SacraContinued on Page 10

Among the speakers at the joint longshore/teacher unity meeting were ILWU Local 10 leaders (L to R): Secretary Treasurer Ed Henderson, President Farless Dailey and Trent Willis, former IWU Local 10 president. Photo by Craig Gordon By Ken Epstein

Finding common cause, longshore workers — members and leaders of ILWU Local 10 — met this week with Oakland teachers, parents and community members to kick off a united fight to stop developer John Fisher’s takeover of public property at Oakland’s working seaport and to halt the push to close Oakland schools and sell or lease the properties to private businesses. Nearly 100 ILWU members and supporters of Oakland’s fight to stop school closures attended a meeting at the ILWU union hall in San Francisco

Wednesday evening to begin planning joint actions in coming weeks and months and to expand their coalition to other unions and groups. “This isn’t just about what is happening in Oakland — this is about what is happening to the country,” said former ILWU Local 10 president Trent Willis, welcoming people to the meeting. Condemning those who “put greed in front of education,” he said, “We’re up against the same billionaire, John Fisher,” who not only wants port land but is among the owners of charter schools Continued on Page 10

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National Endowment for the Arts Chair Learning Black History Year-Round Comments on Women’s History Month Ellen F. Eglin, Almost Unknown Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson shares history of agency’s support of female artists By Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson

Every year in March, Women’s History Month is celebrated throughout the country, including the innumerable ways women artists have contributed to our society and culture through the arts. In looking back at the history of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), we are proud to have supported many women artists and women-led organizations as well as provided opportunities for participation and training to support future artists and others critically important to our nation’s cultural vitality. In 1966, Martha Graham had been creating groundbreaking work with her company since the 1920s; however, much of the country didn’t have access to this work as the company had not toured nationally for 15 years. That year, in the NEA’s first year of grantmaking, the agency provided funding for the Martha Graham Dance Company to tour nationally once more. That same year, a grant was awarded to a school established by internationally acclaimed concert soprano Dorothy Maynor. Maynor was the first

Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson was appointed to lead the NEA in December 2021.

Black American to sing at a presidential inauguration, performing at the inaugurations of President Harry S. Truman in 1949 and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. Maynor wanted to provide rigorous training and education in the arts for young people, believing that it would not only benefit them but also their families and their whole community. The NEA grant that was made to Maynor’s Harlem School of the Arts supported music and training programs. In 1981, at the urging of her professor, an unknown 21-yearold architecture student entered a design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Maya Lin, that architecture student, went on to win the competition, selected by a design panel administered by the Arts Endowment, and began a long career as an award-winning artist. Support for women artists can be found across the artistic disciplines at the National Endowment for the Arts, including the traditional arts and jazz through our honorific programs, National Heritage Fellowships and NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships. Since the two programs began in 1982, we have celebrated such stellar artists in the traditional arts as Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza, storyteller and language preservationist Esther Martinez (Tewa Pueblo), the Gee’s Bend quilters from Alabama, and Irish flute player Joanie Madden. In jazz, we have recognized musical artists from singer Ella Fitzgerald to composer/ bandleader Maria Schneider to pianist/composer Toshiko Akiyoshi. Through our Literature Fellowships, we have supported writers from Grace Paley to Nikki Giovanni to Sandra Cisneros and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. They are just a small sample of the legendary talents who have made major achievements in their fields and whose work continues to inspire and tell our stories. In 2020, to celebrate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 giving women the right to vote, the NEA published “Creativity and Persistence: Art that Fueled the Fight for Women’s Suffrage.” This book commemorates To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com

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Dorrance Dance SOUNDspace Bay Area Premiere

In her arresting tap dance work SOUNDspace—a stripped-down production free of ornate sets and glitzy costumes—acclaimed choreographer Michelle Dorrance shows us just how powerfully movement and music can be entwined in the bodies of expert dancers. The troupe of 12 dancers, joined by a lone acoustic bassist, explore and exploit the unique setting and acoustics of Zellerbach Playhouse.

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Matthew Whitaker Matthew Whitaker, piano and Hammond B-3 organ Marcos Robinson, guitar Karim Hutton, electric bass Isaiah Johnson, drums Jazz prodigy Matthew Whitaker is that rare musical “old soul”—a virtuoso since childhood on piano and Hammond B-3 organ, and even at the youngest age able to cultivate an electric chemistry with his audience.

“Matthew Whitaker is music. To see and hear him play is to know that divine talent exists. Beyond his innate musical abilities is a sheer joy and passion to create music” (WBGO).

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The world of inventions has historically been dominated by men. This holds true especially for patented inventions. More than 5 million patents have been issued in the United States since 1790. Among them, the mothers of invention are barely represented. Ellen Eglin (before 1849– after 1890) worked as a housekeeper and washwoman during a time when clothing was washed by hand and hung outdoors to dry. Wringing the water from garments and bedding could be slow, heavy work, making the days long, and Eglin sought efficiency. In 1888, Eglin invented a clothes wringer, making the job of hanging and drying easier. The invention was an improvement to existing clothes wringers, as the speed of the rollers could be increased or decreased “by a suitable system of spur-gearing.” Clothing and heavier bedding could then be washed and dried faster by first feeding them through two rollers to wring out the water. Despite the need for the invention and its potential success of being marketed across the country, Eglin chose to step back. For $18 (about $500 today), she sold the patent to Cyrenus Wheeler Jr., who she described as “a white person interested in manufacturing the

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Ellen F. Eglin. Public domain photo. product.” During an April 1890 interview with Woman Inventor, a short-lived publication that brought attention to women inventors and the issues they faced, Eglin spoke of her fears. “I am Black and if it was known that a Negro woman patented the invention, white ladies would not buy the wringer. I was afraid to be known because of my color in having it introduced into the market. That is the only reason.” Beyond the $18 received from Wheeler, Eglin received no further profits from her invention. She would then continue to work as a government worker for most of her life. Little has been recorded about Eglin’s early life, which is common among many early Black women inventors. She is unlisted in 1850–1870 census records. Later records show her to have been born in Washington, D.C., around 1849,

although some other sources disagree, listing her birth in Maryland in 1836. However, 1880 census records list her residence as Massachusetts, but the Washington, D.C., directory lists her there that same year as well. Later census records show Eglin as either a servant or a charwoman. In 1894, she is listed as a clerk in the census office, but by 1898, she is again listed as a domestic. Eglin, still hopeful, told Woman Inventor that she was working on another invention, and that she had “money to push it after the patent is issued to me, and the invention will be known as a Black woman’s.” For reasons unknown, Eglin never went on to register any further inventions. According to journalist Max Peterson, “Reliance on patent records for understanding the history of invention obscures the contributions of all women, especially African American women.” Had Eglin not spoken to Woman Inventor, she may have remained unknown.

MLK Freedom Center Students Attend Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage With Barbara Lee And Kamala Harris

A delegation of 17 students and staff of the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center attended the 2022 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage and the 57th Jubilee Bloody Sunday Bridge Crossing in Alabama this past weekend. The students spent time in Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma with Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and civil rights luminaries at the invitation of Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Founded by Faith and Politics and the late Congressman John Lewis, the nearly annual Pilgrimages bring together bipartisan members of Congress at the intersection of shared values and public service to study the impacts of slavery and truth-telling on American democracy and to learn and affirm the vital importance of the Civil Rights Movement. The students dialoged with Congressman James Clyburn, House Majority Leader Steny

Vice President Kamala Harris met with a delegation of students from the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center March 6 in Selma, Alabama on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Photo courtesy Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center.

Hoyer, Congressman Nikema Williams and Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the mayors of Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma and other elected officials from around the country during the weekend. Vice President Harris met privately with Freedom Center students in Selma on Sunday at the 57th Jubilee commemora-

tion of Bloody Sunday, telling them, “Many of the Civil Rights fighters were really young when they started. So, it is your future, and you are taking charge of it!” The commemoration was attended by Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, Marcus Arbery and scores of the foot soldiers and local leaders who crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge in remembrance. “I am so proud of our students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center for their serious engagement in our nation’s Civil Rights Movement,” said Congresswoman Lee. “They are the future. Better yet, they are the present for saving the soul of America. This is such an urgent time for voting rights and the defense of our democracy. We need a nonviolent movement across our nation, and these young leaders are helping to build it.” The Freedom Center delegation visited historic sites including Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham and the Civil Rights Institute, where they laid a wreath in remembrance of the victims of the 1963 bombing that took the lives of four girls. The group spent time in Gees Bend with members of six generations of quilt makers and culture bearers whose art of storytelling and history makContinued on page 9

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Frankie Jacobs Gillette, 97

Frankie Jacobs Gillette, beloved aunt, friend, retired social worker and educator, entered into eternal rest on Feb. 26, 2022, in San Francisco, Ca., after a brief illness. Born in Norfolk, Va., in 1925, Frankie was the third of three daughters and a son born to the late Natalie Taylor Jacobs and Frank Walter Jacobs. In 1932, her father, a Baptist minister, was called from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., to Messiah Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Conn., where Frankie attended local public schools. She was a graduate of Hampton University and Howard University, where she received a Master of Social Work degree. Frankie’s social work career began with community organizations in Illinois, New Jersey and Michigan. In California, Frankie was a federal government administrator implementing War on Poverty programs operated through the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity/Community Services Administration. Frankie grew up in the church and was a faithful supporter of her church home in San Francisco, Bethel A.M.E. Church. In 2010, she was honored as “Christian Woman of the Year.” Frankie was an active parishioner until her death, and was instrumental in church

Frankie Jacobs Gillette improvement activities, fundraising initiatives, and the installation of an elevator on the church grounds. Frankie’s local community involvement was extensive and frequently honored. She shared her fundraising and mentoring talents freely. Notable activities included: Commissioner, San Francisco Human Rights Commission; Member, San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau; Chairperson, San Francisco-Abidjan Sister City Committee; and Trustee, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. She was most proud to be a founding Board Director of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD). On the national level, Frankie was National President (1983-1987) of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. During her tenure, Frankie was recognized by

Ebony magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Black Americans” for 1984. Frankie also held life memberships in the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women, the Links, Inc., and Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Frankie was preceded in death by her parents, three siblings and her loving husband and true soulmate of 46 years, Maxwell C. Gillette. Married in 1976 by distinguished theologian Howard Thurman, they lived their lives guided by his admonition to “Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.” She will be lovingly missed by her two nieces, Renata Henry, and Karen Sarjeant (Larry), her grandnieces Kiera Henry, Nicole Henry, and Shani Sarjeant, and her grandnephew, Omari Sarjeant, and several nieces and nephews in the Bay Area and throughout the world. A memorial service will be held at Bethel AME Church, 916 Laguna St., San Francisco (415) 921-4935 on March 26, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. COVID-19 safety protocols will be observed; masks and proof of vaccination are required. Please consider memorial contributions in Frankie’s honor to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and/or the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco.

New Study Brings Black Catholics Into Forefront

Black Catholics participate in a revival in the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia in this undated photo. (CNS/CatholicPhilly.com/Sarah Webb) By Nia Tia Noelle Pratt

My entire 20-year career has been about ending the erasure of Black Catholics from academic and public discourse. This is one of the reasons I began the #BlackCatholicsSyllabus and articulated from the outset that the point of the syllabus is to prioritize the voices of Black Catholics in the creation of our own narrative. It’s also why this week’s Pew Research Center report, “Black Catholics in America” is the data I dreamed of having as an undergraduate and graduate student. I also dreamed of having a report like this in the years since I finished graduate school. Much of my efforts have focused on ending erasure within the Catholic sphere. However, Black Catholics are not just erased from Catholic narratives — they are also erased from discourse on the Black church as well. This dual erasure is why Pew Research Center’s report is so important. Along with last year’s “Faith Among Black Americans,” this week’s survey on Black Catholics is urgently needed. Both are poised to be regarded as landmark studies. “Black Catholics in America,” published on March 15,

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examines Black Catholics within a larger Catholic contest and within the context of “Faith Among Black Americans.” The new study tells us that 6% of Black Americans are Catholics. While this percentage is admittedly small, it still means that there are nearly 3 million Black Catholics in the U.S. Millions of people must be included in the conversation about what it means to be Catholic in our country if the conversation is going to be comprehensive. Furthermore, we learn from this study that 20% of Black Americans born in sub-Saharan Africa and 15% of Caribbean-born Black Americans identify as Catholic while only 5% of U.S.-born Black Americans identify as Catholic. These numbers tell us that Black Catholics in the United States are not a monolith. These drastically different numbers deserve further consideration by scholars and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as well as dioceses and parishes. Church leaders must keep this in mind in ministering to Black Catholics and creating pasto-

ral plans. Similarly, scholars must incorporate this knowledge into their research. I was not surprised to learn from the full report that only 17% of Black Catholics attend a predominantly Black church and a comparable 18% of Black Catholics report a combination of call-and-response, and other expressive forms of worship during Mass. Part of my research involves examining liturgy as a form of identity work where I’ve discussed just this type of worship experience in detail. I’ve discussed at length how African American Catholics incorporate music, preaching and Church aesthetics into liturgy in order to create a unique identity as African Americans and as Catholics. Only 41% of Black Catholics report having heard a homily on race in the 12 months prior to completing the survey and only 31% reported hearing a homily on political engagement in the same time period. The reckoning around systemic racism that we have seen over the last year has demonstrated that it is long past time for the church to regard racism as a pro-life issue. For this reason, these findings are also a call to action. A thunderous 77% of Black

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Chase Bank Manager’s Advice for Avoiding Scams and Fraud

Chances are you know someone who has been a victim of fraud or scams. As a result of the pandemic, fraudsters are finding new ways to find new victims. The good news is that there are simple ways for consumers to stay safe and fight back. Scammers are always coming up with new ways to get you to part with your money. In a recent Chase survey of 2,000 consumers, 84% of survey respondents agreed that scams and scammers have become more sophisticated in recent years. To spot fraud, it’s important to learn more about the most widespread scams, how to prevent them and what to do if you think you may be a victim. We sat down with Myesha Brown, local community manager from the Chase branch on 3005 Broadway, to help you become more aware of the most common scams out there and what steps you can take so that you can protect your information and keep your hardearned money safe. Oakland Post: How common are fraud and scams? Brown: Fraud cases are unfortunately becoming more prevalent, and more sophisticated. In fact, the FTC revealed that 3.5 million people reported being a victim of fraud or identity theft in 2020, an increase of more than 1.5 million from the previous year. For Black communities, the problem is even worse with nearly half (40%) of Black adults being targeted by online scams and fraud, according to AARP. Oakland Post: What kind of scams exist that we should be aware of and know how to stop them? While new scams are always popping up, there are several common approaches that keep resurfacing year after year. Some of the more common scams we’ve encountered and helped our customers fight against may not always seem so obvious at first if you’ve been targeted. What shocks many of our customers is how far scam artists are willing to impersonate familiar faces, whether that be close relatives or community officials, and also be able to trick you so easily by using your own smart phone against you. So next time you receive a text message or email on your phone, think twice before you engage. Here is what I mean: Fake bank fraud specialist What they look like: Consumers receive a fraud alert via text message that appears to come from their bank. The message asks them to validate whether they made a certain purchase or sent a certain amount of money. After saying “no,” the recipient gets a call from someone claiming to be from their bank’s fraud team. The phone number may even

appear to be a real phone number from your bank. They’ll ask for the customer’s banking username, password or a one-time passcode. Alternatively, they’ll sometimes ask the customer to send money to themselves or a third party to “stop” the fraud or to get their money back. Once the scammer has gained access to a person’s account or convinced them to send money, they usually stop contact and the victim’s money is gone. How to stop them: Unfortunately, scammers target consumers from many banks and they are very good at disguising themselves by “spoofing” or making their phone number appear legitimate. Consumers should never share their banking password, one-time passcode, ATM pin or send money to someone who says that doing so will prevent fraud on their account. Bank employees won’t call, text or email consumers asking for this, but crooks will. If you receive a call like this, hang up and call the phone number on your account statement, the back of your credit or debit card or bank website to verify the authenticity of the request. Imposter scams What they look like: Someone will call or email you claiming to be from an organization you trust, like the Internal Revenue Service. They may threaten you by saying that if you don’t pay taxes or fees owed, they’ll bring a lawsuit against you. How to stop them: If you think there’s truly a possibility that you owe money, don’t pay it to someone who initiates a call or email to you. Instead, hang up and call the organization in question directly. Grandparent scams What they look like: You’ll get an email from a grandchild (or other relative) saying that they’re in trouble and need money fast. How to stop them: Call your relative directly. If you can’t reach them, contact another relative who knows them and may know their whereabouts and circumstances. Whatever you do, don’t send money, purchase gift cards, or share any of your personal information, including your banking username and password. Scammers use threats and try to cre-

Catholics said that “opposition to racism is essential to what being Christian means to them.” Many Black Catholics are not getting a message at Mass that they identify as something essential to being a Christian. This week’s report also tells us that 46% of Black adults who were raised Catholic no longer identify as such. The aforementioned disconnect between the themes Black Catholics hear about at Mass and what they consider essential to being a Christian provides some insight as to why so many Black Catholics leave the church. The results for young adults only exacerbate this situation. Pew’s 2021 study reports

that 46% of Black young adults in Generation Z (ages 18-23 at the time of the survey) seldom or never attend religious services. Organized religion — across denominations — ignores this finding at its peril. The sex abuse crisis has already damaged the church’s credibility across generations. This reality coupled with Pew’s finding that close to half of all young Black American adults rarely or never attend religious services should be a warning to Church leaders that concreate action must be taken now. Since the summer of 2020, the U.S. bishops’ conference has hosted “Journeying Together” as an ongoing

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ate a sense of urgency to trick you. Always trust your gut and end communication when something seems off. Oakland Post: What should you do to stop scam artists? Brown: There are steps you can take to protect yourself. And while we’ve given this advice before in this newspaper, it is worth every cent to repeat in these pages. Here’s what we recommend you do and don’t: DO: • Educate yourself on the most common scams. Fraudsters will use anything to their advantage — claiming to be from the IRS, pretending to offer tech support, baiting you with prizes or cash winnings — the sky’s the limit! • Monitor credit score for free with Chase Credit Journey — you don’t even need to be a Chase customer to sign up! It will notify you if your data is compromised. Plus, you’ll receive critical alerts that help protect your credit and identity. • Review your accounts closely if you believe you may have fallen for a scam. With Chase, you can also set up account alerts so you can be notified of transactions on your account. DON’T: • Click on suspicious links on emails or texts unless you’re sure it’s from a credible source. Only access your accounts through the bank’s mobile app or their website. • Share personal information. Neither Chase nor any other bank will ever ask for your username, password, ATM pin, etc. when reaching out to you. Banks may ask for this information only when you call to discuss your account. • Transfer money to someone claiming to be from your bank. Banks will never ask to send money via wire, check or other method to “stop or prevent fraud.” • Pay someone using gift cards, especially when they claim to need them to remove a virus from your computer, stop fraud on your account or to buy plane tickets to come visit you. Oakland Post: What more can you do to protect yourself from fraud and scams? Brown: One of the most effective things you can do to prevent fraud is to regularly monitor your bank and credit card accounts so that you can be on the lookout for signs of unusual activity. Your bank’s mobile app can give you easy access to selfservice -- tools that let you track your finances 24/7. If you spot something suspicious, immediately report any concerning activity to your bank. Many banks, including Chase, also let you set up account alerts to help you detect unusual transactions to your bank or credit card by sending automatic notifications.

series of events focused on young adults and those who minister to young adults. While this is a concrete action directed at young adults, it reaches those who are already actively engaged in the church. Evangelization must be directed at those young adults who are not, or are only minimally, engaged. Refusing to critically engage this group will not bode well for the sustainability of parishes and schools in the decades to come. Tia Noelle Pratt is director of mission engagement and strategic initiatives and courtesy assistant professor of sociology at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa.

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In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Black Women Revolt Resource Center is dedicated to creating awareness about domestic violence and solving it — with a specific focus on women of color. Considering itself a grassroots community activist movement, Black Women Revolt was founded in 2020. The group’s founders, Geoffrea Morris and Lyn-Tise Jones — who are sisters — say they both felt a strong desire to set up an organization in San Francisco offering help to Black women dealing with the suffering and setbacks domestic violence can cause. “I think that Black women and Black families in particular really suffer in silence,” said Black Women Revolt Resource Center’s executive director Paméla Tate, an author and domestic abuse awareness advocate. “And that’s not to say that other Brown families don’t. Latino families do, as well as Asian families. But, particular-

Black Women Revolt Resource Center’s executive director Paméla Tate. Photo courtesy of blackwomenrevolt.org ly, African Americans here in the U.S. have suffered with domestic abuse and intimate partner violence, since we were brought to this continent,” Tate continued. Morris was inspired to fill in the gap after she found out that there were no organizations providing treatment, care, counseling and other social and health services to Black women dealing with domestic violence. Jones, her younger sister, also felt moved to cre-

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ate a program that would help Black mothers and children dealing with trauma. So, the sisters teamed up to create what is now known as The Black Women Revolt Resource Center in San Francisco. According to Morris and Jones, the organization serves its clients and community in several ways, including increasing awareness about the impact of intergenerational violence in the Black com-

How Performative Activism Hurts Movements By Makiah Hiley

Living in an era of technological advancement, social media has become one of the biggest outlets for activists. Across the globe, people are utilizing platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok to spread awareness about events that mainstream media does not cover. For instance, back in May of 2020, social media was the first coverage of George Floyd’s death, a Black man who was a victim of police brutality. Protests and riots took place around the world, especially here in the Bay Area, California. While the riots have died down, there are still organized protests taking place. Although social media has its benefits, it has also become a culprit of a new epidemic we call performative activism. What makes a performative activist? By definition, a performative activist is an individual who only shows support to a cause for the sole purpose of positive praise and attention. Some examples of this include big corporations only

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selling African American merchandise during February and LGBTQ+ merchandise during Pride month in June. Back in June 2020 while large protests took place for George Floyd there was a trend called the “black square challenge.” Instagram users would post a black square in solidarity with police violence victims. On paper, these gestures sound progressive — but when taking a closer look, these actions don’t provide any benefit to the cause. Instead, it makes supporting the cause seem “trendy.” As you may know, trends expire. So making the support of serious causes into trends allows for the call to action for said causes to die along with it. After interviewing 50 student activists across the Bay Area about what it means to be a young activist and their thoughts on performative activism, here’s what they had to say about the matter. All 50 students said they support the Black Lives Matter movement with some saying they, “Believe in the movement, just

not the organization.” Of the 50 students, 46% admitted to participating in performative activism themselves. A student from El Cerrito High said, “I didn’t want to get canceled,” and a student from Oakland Technical High said they felt obligated to participate in the performative acts. When asked about their thoughts on performative activism online, the surveyed students all came to a common ground; it was more harmful than helpful. Responses varied from there being no action behind the posts to the posts being just for show and not beneficial. “How do we know you even support it?” one student asked, “No action is followed up.” Even though more than half of those surveyed agreed that social media does have its benefits to activism — it’s also very flawed. Some advised ways to be proactive online can include political education through organizations, donating to go-fund-me campaigns, supporting charities, signing petitions, attending protests, and most importantly, doing personal in-depth research outside of mainstream news.

Toks Omishakin, Transportation Secretary Nominee, Moves Up to Cabinet Level By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media

In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). Omishakin, 44, makes history as the first African American to serve in that Cabinet-level position responsible for overseeing all state agencies that regulate and support transportation and administer services related to the sector. “@CAgovernor want to express gratitude for new appt to Cabinet Secretary @CA_ Trans_Agency,” tweeted Omishaken after his nomination was announced in February. “Looking fwd to continued #partnership and realizing shared vision to implement initiatives with #Equity #Climate #Safety focus, for CA’s trans-

munity; removing barriers for Black women who have experienced domestic abuse to receive access to culturally sensitive resources and providing a designated space with resources specifically for Black women in San Francisco to help educate and heal as they recover from abuse. Tate has trained over 100 community members and domestic abuse agency staff, preparing them to work as advocates throughout California, according to the agency. The San Francisco Family Violence Council’s 2020 report cites clear racial disparities across all three forms of family violence. It disproportionately impacts African American and Latinx populations: 4 out of 10 substantiated child abuse cases involved Black children and 1 in 3 involved Latino children; 28% of dependent adult abuse victims were Black; and more than half of domestic violence victims were Black or Latino. “The lack of choices around marrying a partner, mating with a partner, and how they were treated on a daily basis, in terms of work expectations, sexual ideation, has all been put upon Black women, and I think, because we had to take it, when we got here, and centuries later, we’re still kind of taking it,” said Tate. Part of the problem, she observes, is that there is a culture of secrecy in the Black community. Many Black women live in households where problems aren’t discussed outside of the family unit. There are also unspoken rules that encourage silence around mental health issues and physical abuse. “We just don’t talk about it. So, we function in these isolated silos, and then once someone shares that something has happened to them, people are not necessarily always supportive,” said Tate. “One, because they don’t know that there are resources available to assist; two, because again, you’ve broken the code of silence; three, because this is Continued on page 8

Mitski at the Fox Theater. Photo courtesy of foxoakland. com By Sarah Clemens

The JapaneseAmerican musician has been writing selfexamining indie-pop for ten years. Her songs are often short and poignant, rarely lasting over three minutes. While Mitski’s early work meshed distortion with drum beats, her latest offerings are synthheavy meditations. Recently she’s exploded in popularity, becoming extremely popular on social media platforms like TikTok. She’s now earned the kind of audience that yells, “I love you!” between songs and waits outside in the cold for hours just to see her. These interjections seemed crude, however, juxtaposed with the kind of show Mitski puts on. From the moment she walked on stage, there was the distinct atmosphere of watching a play. Mitski looks out into the audience, but she does not speak to them. There is no banter between songs. Only a brief, completely dark pause. Her face displays different emotions for each song — at times longing — other times fierce. Mitski dances with choreography that’s both expressive and abstract. During “Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart” she plays with a paper airplane, then throws it into the crowd. Occasionally she rolls around on the stage, or mimes knocking on a door. During “Working for the Knife,” she uses the microphone as a prop pretending to slit her own throat. Mitski has been known

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portation system, now and in future. #CAForAll,” Omishakin’s tweet continued. In California state government’s chain of command, Omishakin’s role as secretary is a step up from his last role: director of California Department of Transportation (CalTrans). Newsom appointed him to lead CalTrans in September 2019.

Earlier this month, Omishakin’s wife and two children joined him as he took the oath of office in Sacramento to begin serving in the governor’s Cabinet. At the swearing-in ceremony Newsom said Omishakin brings experience and vision to the role. “As head of the largest and most complex transportaContinued on page 9

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the Purchasing Division, East Bay Municipal Utility District, until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, and will at that hour be publicly opened and read in the Board Room, Second Floor, of the District’s Administration Building, 375 11th Street, Oakland, California, for the MWWTP Site Enhancements Project (SD-420). Work includes the following: installation of new fencing, landscape planting, and irrigation piping as shown in the Drawings and Specifications. Estimated cost of this work is between $380,000 and $460,000. All work covered by the contract shall be completed within one hundred (100) calendar days after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. This project will require multiple trades and types of work; for example (note: this list is not all-inclusive): potential hazardous materials handling, grading, excavation, fill, concrete, electrical, pipeline, fencing, trucking, hydroseeding, landscaping, and other required work and trades. For additional description and information, see Document 00 41 01 – Bid Form, Document 00 41 05 – Description of Bid Items, Section 01 11 00 – Summary of Work, and the remaining contract documents. The District will conduct a non-mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting and jobsite tours to familiarize prospective bidders with the project site and conditions: 1. The pre-bid meeting will be conducted virtually on Monday, April 4, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., and will last approximately 1 hour. An overview of the project and photos of the work areas will be presented at the meeting. Requirements of the District’s Contract Equity Program including the Local Hire component will be discussed. Presentation materials will be made available on the project website after the meeting. 2. The pre-bid jobsite tour will be conducted on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Attendees shall assemble at the Security Building at 2020 Wake Ave, Oakland, CA. This is the only time that the work site will be open for inspection. The tour will last approximately one hour. No more than two persons per bidder shall attend. 3. Prospective bidders interested in attending the pre-bid meeting and/or jobsite tour shall email Donald Kiang at donald.kiang@ebmud.com with the names of attendees and their respective email addresses no later than Tuesday, March 29, 2022, with the following information: a. Attendee names, emails, and phone numbers b. Company/contractor name c. Bidding as prime contractor or subcontractor 4. The link to the virtual pre-bid meeting shall only be used by confirmed attendees and shall not be shared without the District’s authorization. 5. Attendees are required to wear face coverings during the tour. Attendees must follow Alameda County-wide health guidelines, including wearing face coverings, frequent hand washing, and social distancing. Attendees will be dismissed if they are sick or are not following health guidelines. The District may schedule additional jobsite tours as needed. 6. No photography by the tour attendees (Attendees) will be allowed. The District will take photographs, as requested by Attendees, restricted to the work zone. The District will release photographs to Attendees after the bid walk, pending review by District. All Attendees are required to have a photo ID and sign a confidentiality agreement not to share, sell, or publish photos. Project information, including plans, specifications, plan holders list, bid results, etc., can be found at http:// www.ebmud.com/current-construction-bids. The District will make its best efforts to include information provided by bidders obtaining plans and specifications, such as bidders’ names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email and website addresses, on the website plan holders list. Prospective bidders may obtain the contract documents by downloading the files from the District’s website. Prospective bidders who download the documents from the website shall register online in order to be included on the Plan Holders List. Due to COVID-19, precautions are being taken to protect District employees and its customers. Instead of mailing out a hardcopy set of the Contract Documents, we will only be emailing the bid package (Electronic copies of all forms required for submitting a bid) to requestors. Bidders shall print the forms out and submit their bid proposals via hardcopy. Wet-signed copies of all forms are required. To request the bid package, prospective bidders shall visit the project website at Current Construction Bids at https://construction-bids.ebmud.com/Request.aspx and submit a request through the “Request a Bid Set” link. Proposals to perform the work shall be made on the forms provided and shall be submitted complete, including bid bond and list of subcontractors, in accordance with the requirements of the Specifications. The General Contractor shall have both an active Class A and an active Class C-27 license or have an active Class A license with a landscaping subcontractor having an active Class C-27 license from the Contractors’ State License Board at the time of submitting bid. Performance and payment bonds for not less than 100 percent of the contract price are required. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 3400, the District has established a procedure which permits bidders to have their proposed unlisted “or equal” product or service submittals evaluated prior to the project bid opening. See Instructions To Bidders, Article 3 - “Submittals Prior To Opening Bid.” This procedure does not apply where products or services have been limited by specific designation per Public Contract Code Section 3400 (c). The intent of the prequalification process is not for bidders to submit all of their proposed “or equal” products, but only those that would, if rejected, affect the bidder’s bid amount. This is a public works contract. Prevailing wages are required on this contract. The prevailing wage rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is on file and available for inspection by any interested party on request at the District’s Specifications and Engineering Support Section. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. All Contractors bidding on a public works project and all Subcontractors of any tier shall be registered with the State Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. As provided in Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the Contractor may substitute securities for monies withheld by the District to ensure performance of the work. Rischa S. Cole Secretary of the District Oakland, California CNSB #3564971

CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22CV008016 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: RAYQUEL WILSON for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner RAYQUEL WILSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RAYQUEL WILSON MARSAI LURAY OTIS WISON to MARSAI LURAY OTIS WILSON 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: 4/22/2022, 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: THE OAKLAND POST Date: MARCH 7 2022 C. SMILEY Judge of the Superior Court 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3564555# OAKLAND POST ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. CIV2104366 Superior Court of California, County of MARIN Petition of: JENNIFER HEWETT AND MANEESH SAGAR for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER HEWETT AND MANEESH SAGAR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: KAI HEWETT SAGAR to KAI HEWETT SAGAR 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: 4/22/2022, Time: 9:00 A.M., Dept.: B, Room: B The address of the court is 3501 CIVIC CENTER, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the

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date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: MARIN COUNTY POST Date: 12/7/2021 ----Judge of the Superior Court 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3563466# MARIN COUNTY POST ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22CV007105 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: JAQUAY QUINTRELL THOMAS for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAQUAY QUINTRELL THOMAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JAQUAY QUINTRELL THOMAS to JAQUAY THOMAS QUINTRELL 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: 4/1/2022, 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: FEBRUARY 16, 2022 TARA M DESAUTELS Judge of the Superior Court 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22 CNS-3562172# OAKLAND POST ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22CV006015 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: NIKALA STRAND for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner NIKALA STRAND filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: NIKALA STRAND to NIKALA POOLE 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: 4/08/2022, 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 24, 2022 TARA M DESAUTELS Judge of the Superior Court 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22 CNS-3560999# OAKLAND POST 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586607 Fictitious Business Name(s): STANTON STREET TEE’S, 2843 STANTON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): JULIA ANDERSON, 2843 STANTON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 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

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the Purchasing Division, East Bay Municipal Utility District, until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2022 and will at that hour be publicly opened and read in the Board Room, Second Floor, of the District’s Administration Building, 375 11th Street, Oakland, California, for the OAKLAND INNER HARBOR PIPELNE CROSSING -SPECIFICATION 2155. Work includes:  Furnish and install approximately 4,075 linear feet of 24-inch mortar lined and coated steel (ML&CS) pipe and 6,250 linear feet of 24-inch mortar lined and plastic coated steel (ML&PCS), including all connection piping, appurtenances, and fittings, in Oakland and Alameda.  Furnish and install approximately 605 linear feet of conductor casing.  Furnish and install approximately 3,000 linear feet of 32-inch HDPE pipe under the Oakland Inner Harbor by horizontal directional drilling.  Furnish and install a flow meter and all associated electrical, civil, and structural appurtenances.  Provide required traffic control measures.  Provide final paving and site vrestorations.  Abandon existing 24-inch, 20-inch and 4-inch cast iron pipes.  Perform related required work as shown on the Drawings and as specified. Estimated cost of this work is between $25,000,000 and $35,000,000. This project will require multiple trades and types of work; for example (note: this list is not all-inclusive): demolition, hazardous materials handling, excavation, fill, concrete, rebar, bolting, mechanical, electrical, pipeline, trucking, landscaping, paving, and other required work and trades. For additional description and information, see Document 00 41 01 – Bid Form, Document 00 41 05 – Description of Bid Items, Section 01 11 00 – Summary of Work, and the remaining contract documents. The District will conduct a pre-bid jobsite inspection tour to familiarize prospective bidders with the project site and conditions. The inspection will be conducted on March 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Bidders/bid walk attendees (Attendees) shall comply with the Alameda County health orders, which include but are not limited to, maintaining social distance, and wearing a protective face covering. Attendees shall also cover their coughs/sneezes, practice hand washing, and shall not engage in physical contact. Attendees who disregard these health and safety requirements, as well as attendees who feel sick and/or have a cough of fever will not be allowed to attend. No more than two persons per bidder shall attend. Attendees shall assemble at the parking lot of 1201 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California, 94501. The inspection will last approximately 2 hours. The Prime Contractor and its subcontractors are strongly encouraged to attend the jobsite inspection where a “sign-in” sheet will be provided. Requirements of the District’s Contract Equity Program including the Local Hire component will be discussed and explained at the jobsite inspection. For prebid jobsite inspection questions only, call Brett Margosian at (510) 2877095. For all other questions, or to request a set of contract documents, visit the project website at http://www.ebmud.com/currentconstruction-bids. Project information, including plans, specifications, plan holders list, bid results, etc., can be found at http://www.ebmud.com/current-construction-bids. The District will make its best efforts to include information provided by bidders obtaining plans and specifications, such as bidders’ names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email and website addresses, on the website plan holders list. Prospective bidders may obtain the contract documents by downloading the files from the District’s website. Prospective bidders who download the documents from the website shall register online or send an email to specs@ebmud.com (include first and last name, business name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, MBE/WBE status if applicable, and the specification you wish to be listed for) in order to be included on the Plan Holders List. Due to COVID-19, precautions are being taken to protect District employees and its customers. Instead of mailing out a hardcopy set of the Contract Documents, we will only be emailing the bid package (Electronic copies of all forms required for submitting a bid) to requestors. Bidders shall print the forms out and submit their bid proposals via hardcopy. Wet-signed copies of all forms are required. To request the bid package, prospective bidders shall visit the project website at Current Construction Bids at https://constructionbids.ebmud.com/Request.aspx and submit a request through the “Request a Bid Set” link. Proposals to perform the work shall be made on the forms provided and shall be submitted complete, including bid bond and list of subcontractors, in accordance with the requirements of the Specifications. Refer to Appendix I in the Specifications for details pertaining to sole source products specified by the District. Bidders shall have an active Class A license from the Contractors’ State License Board at the time of submitting bid. All work covered by the contract shall be completed within nine hundred (900) calendar days after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Performance and payment bonds for not less than 100 percent of the contract price are required. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 3400, the District has established a procedure which permits bidders to have their proposed unlisted “or equal” product or service submittals evaluated prior to the project bid opening. See Instructions To Bidders, Article 3 - “Submittals Prior To Opening Bid.” This procedure does not apply where products or services have been limited by specific designation per Public Contract Code Section 3400 (c). The intent of the prequalification process is not for bidders to submit all of their proposed “or equal” products, but only those that would, if rejected, affect the bidder’s bid amount. This is a public works contract. Prevailing wages are required on this contract. The prevailing wage rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is on file and available for inspection by any interested party on request at the District’s Specifications and Engineering Support Section. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. All Contractors bidding on a public works project and all Subcontractors of any tier shall be registered with the State Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. As provided in Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the Contractor may substitute securities for monies withheld by the District to ensure performance of the work. Rischa S. Cole Secretary of the District Oakland, California CNSB #3563004 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/ JULIA ANDERSON 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). 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3565414# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152854 The following person(s) is doing business as: Healing Body Works, 510 Tamalpais Dr, Suite B, Corte Madera, CA 94925, County of Marin. Ling Yeung, 90 Woodside Dr, San Anselmo, CA 94960 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/ Ling Yeung, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on March 02, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. MANNION, Deputy 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3564929# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152829 The following person(s) is doing business as: ECH Marin, 617 Olive Avenue, Novato, CA 94945, County of Marin. Jon DiRienzo, 617 Olive Avenue, Novato, CA 94945 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/ Jon DiRienzo, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on February 28, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By:J.GILARDI , Deputy 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3563707# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152833 The following person(s) is doing business as: Not yet, 314 Starling Rd, Mill Valley, CA 94941, County of Marin. William John Connell, 314 Starling Rd, Mill Valley, CA 94941 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/ William John Connell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on February 28, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. MANNION, Deputy 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3563703# MARIN COUNTY POST

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152839 The following person(s) is doing business as: AUREA QUANTUM, 5 TOWER POINT LN., TIBURON, CA 94920, County of MARIN. AUREA QUANTUM LLC (CALIFORNIA), 5 TOWER POINT LN., TIBURON, CA 94920 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/ JEROME PRIEUR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on MARCH 1, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. GILARDI, Deputy 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/22 CNS-3563467# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586942 Fictitious Business Name(s): HIGH OCTANE BODY & PAINT, 1649 28TH ST., OAKLAND, CA 94608, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): HIGH END CUSTOM & COLLISION LLC, 288 COTTONWOOD DR, VALLEJO, CA 94591 (CA) Business conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2010 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/ GARRETT BOYD This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on MARCH 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). 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22 CNS-3562974# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 586468 Fictitious Business Name(s): SAFFRON THREADZ, 248 3RD ST #708, OAKLAND ,CA 94607, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): SAFFRON THREADZ LLC, 248 3RD ST #708, 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 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/ OLIVIA OLIPHANT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County

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on FEBRUARY 14, 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). 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22 CNS-3562177# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152831 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Eazy Bike Co, 2. Eazy Bike Repair, 41 Meadow Dr., Mill Valley, CA 94941 County of MARIN Mailing Address: 41 Meadow Dr., Mill Valley, CA 94941 Jeremiah David Revitch, 41 Meadow Dr., Mill Valley, CA 94941 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ Jeremiah Revitch, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 02/28/2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk [Deputy], Deputy 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22 CNS-3561383# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 152775 The following person(s) is doing business as: HENDRICKSON METHOD INSTITUTE / HENDRICKSON METHOD INSTITUTE INC. / HENDRICKSON METHOD, 3 AVENUE OLEMA, STINSON BEACH, CA 94970, County of MARIN. HENDRICKSON METHOD INSTITUTE, INC. (CALIFORNIA), 3 AVENUE OLEMA, STINSON BEACH, CA 94970 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

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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

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

McGraw Hill Construction Data Contra Costa Builder’s Exchange San Francisco Builder’s Exchange Marin Builder’s Exchange Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104 unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work and proof of registration is provided. The Contract Time shall be 455 calendar days, and liquidated damages for delay shall accrue. The deadline for Completion is TBD See Article III of the Agreement for details. Bids must be sealed and filed in the Business Office of the Owner at: Front Desk Facilities Planning & Management 955 High Street Oakland, CA 94601 on April 14, 2022, before 2:00 p.m. on the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock, after which time the bids shall be opened. No bid will be accepted by the Owner after this time. Facsimile (FAX) copies of the bid will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 BIDS WILL NOT BE OPENED. BID RESULTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL. A mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held on March 30, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., at Front entrance of the Laurel CDC site. Bidders not attending the site visit will be disqualified. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check, or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner, as detailed in the Contract Documents. Owner, or its designee, has determined that certain materials, services, products or things designated by specific brand or trade name shall not be subject to Public Contract Code section 3400(a) in order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use; in order to match other materials, services, products or things in use on a particular Owner public improvement either completed or in the course of completion; in order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source; and in order to respond to an emergency declared by Owner. Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor and General Conditions. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the bidder shall have a Class A and/or B-General Contractor license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Completion of the Contract and all applicable warranty periods. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the bidder shall state the public works contractor registration number on the Designation of Subcontractors form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bidder’s total bid. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner’s business office and are available on request. 3/16/22 CNS-3565646# 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, CA 94965, County of MARIN. ARMAN J. GARRETT, 1413 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2/2005 /s/ ARMAN J. GARRETT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on JANUARY 28, 2022. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: L. VAWTER, Deputy 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 CNS-3557002# MARIN COUNTY 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

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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. 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

GOVERNMENT NOTICE TO BIDDERS DOCUMENT 00 11 11 Notice is hereby given that the Oakland Unified School District (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) will receive sealed bids prior to the date and time stated for the Bid Opening for the award of a contract to construct the (“Contract”), Project No. 17126 Laurel Child Development Center Replacement 3825 California Street, Oakland, CA 94619 Project consists of: Demolition of an existing single-story modular building and associated play areas, Construction of a new singlestory building (approximately 7,400 s.f.) including five (5) preschool classrooms, administrative offices, kitchen, and ancillary spaces. Site improvements include, but not limited to, underground utilities, retaining walls, play structure, landscaping, hardscape, bioswale, artificial turf playfield and public right-of-way improvements. Engineer’s Estimate: $12.3M Project Manager is Victor Manansala, who can be reached at: victor.manansala@ousd.org and/or 415-680-4384. “The most qualified responsible responsive lowest bid shall be determined on the amount of the base bid.” The Owner reserves the right to add or deduct any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible and responsive bidder is determined. The lowest bid shall be determined by the amount of the base bid. This Contract is subject to prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6. Deadline to prequalify for this project is Friday, April 8, 2022. Please email Juanita Hunter at: Juanita.hunter@ousd.org or La Juana Lewis at: LaJuana.Lewis@ ousd.org for more prequalification requirements. This Contract is subject to the District’s Project Labor Agreement. The full version of OUSD’s latest Project Labor Agreement can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd.org > Offices and Programs > Facilities Planning & Management Department > For Contractors and Developers > Bids and Requests for Proposals > Bid Information > 2016 PLA – Project Labor Agreement. Contract Documents will be available on or after March 16, 2022, at East Bay Blue Print, located at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606. All requests should be addressed Attention: Sandy Petty. Plans can be ordered by: Ph: 510-261-2990 Fax: 510261-6077 Email: ebbp@ eastbayblueprint.com, Attn: Sandy. Online using the Plan Command System at www. eastbayblueprint.com or plans can be delivered to a place of business, at requester’s own expense. Payment for plan sets must be made with East Bay Blue Print and are NONREFUNDABLE In addition, Contract Documents are available for bidders’ review at the following builders’ exchanges: Builder’s Exchange of Alameda County Reed Construction Market Data

NOTICE TO BIDDERS DOCUMENT 00 11 11 Notice is hereby given that the Oakland Unified School District (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) will receive sealed bids prior to the date and time stated for the Bid Opening for the award of a contract to construct the (“Contract”), Project No. 15127 Re-Bid-Claremont Middle School New Multi-Purpose Building and Kitchen 5750 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618 Project consists of: A new one-story Type V-B construction steel frame building. Program consists of a cafeteria, kitchen, stage platform, and associated support storage rooms. The project will be California High Performance School (CHPS) Designed. The building will be fully sprinklered. Renovation scope to the existing classroom Building A consists of removal and replacement of existing folding walls with permanent walls, reconfiguration of existing restrooms into a new unisex accessible restroom, reconfiguration of an existing interior ramp to make it accessible, and minor restroom upgrades. Scope includes a campus wide replacement of the existing intrusion alarm (contractor must be BOSCH certified). Site work improvements include new fencing, storm water management site work, regrading, covered pedestrian walkway, stairs, ramps, game line restriping, pavement associated with the new building. Engineer’s Estimate: $13,000,000 Project Manager is Deshonne Hall, who can be reached at:

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demic hit, older Black women were among the most vulnerable because of their circumstances,” Wilson stated. “Approximately 80% of Black women are breadwinners who earn 40% of the household income. Seventy-four percent of Black women breadwinners are single mothers.” The panelists were Brown; Sylvia Drew Ivie, special advisor to the president, Charles R. Drew University; Delane Sims, founder and CEO, Senior Moments; and Shavonda Webber-Christmas, Community Benefits program manager at LA Care Health Plans. The women helped shed light on issues that Black women experience as they age. Webber-Christmas said it is critical to ensure that there are culturally competent providers

LEGALS deshonne.hall@ousd.org and/or 510-517-1155. “The most qualified responsible responsive lowest bid shall be determined on the amount of the base bid.” The Owner reserves the right to add or deduct any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible and responsive bidder is determined. The lowest bid shall be determined by the amount of the base bid. This Contract is subject to prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6. Deadline to prequalify for this project is Thursday, March 31, 2022. Please email Juanita Hunter at: Juanita.hunter@ousd.org or La Juana Lewis at: LaJuana.Lewis@ ousd.org for more prequalification requirements. This Contract is subject to the District’s Project Labor Agreement. The full version of OUSD’s latest Project Labor Agreement can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd.org > Offices and Programs > Facilities Planning & Management Department > For Contractors and Developers > Bids and Requests for Proposals > Bid Information > 2016 PLA – Project Labor Agreement. Contract Documents will be available on or after March 16, 2022, for review at East Bay Blue Print, located at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606. All requests should be addressed Attention: Sandy Petty. Plans can be ordered by: Ph: 510-261-2990 Fax: 510261-6077 Email: ebbp@ eastbayblueprint.com, Attn: Sandy. Online using the Plan Command System at www. eastbayblueprint.com or plans can be delivered to a place of business, at requester’s own expense. Payment for plan sets must be made with East Bay Blue Print and are NONREFUNDABLE In addition, Contract Documents are available for bidders’ review at the following builders’ exchanges: Builder’s Exchange of Alameda County Reed Construction Market Data McGraw Hill Construction Data Contra Costa Builder’s Exchange San Francisco Builder’s Exchange Marin Builder’s Exchange Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104 unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work and proof of registration is provided. The Contract Time shall be 434 calendar days, and liquidated damages for delay shall accrue. The deadline for Completion is August 3, 2023. See Article III of the Agreement for details. Bids must be sealed and filed in the Business Office of the Owner at: Front Desk Facilities Planning & Management 955 High Street Oakland, CA 94601 on April 13, 2022, before 2:00 p.m. on the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock, after which time the bids shall be opened. No bid will be accepted by the Owner after this time. Facsimile (FAX) copies of the bid will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 BIDS WILL NOT BE OPENED. BID RESULTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL. A mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held on March 30, 2022, at 2 p.m., at Front entrance of the Claremont School site. Bidders not attending the site visit will be disqualified. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check, or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner, as detailed in the Contract Documents. Owner, or its designee, has determined that certain materials, services, products or things designated by specific brand or trade name shall not be subject to Public Contract Code section 3400(a) in order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use; in order to match other materials, services, products or things in use on a particular Owner public improvement either completed or in the course of completion; in order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source; and in order to respond to an emergency declared by Owner. Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor and General Conditions. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California,

helping Black women navigate resources available to them and to make sure that they are practicing the self-care they need to maintain long, healthy lives. “If you’re missing food, your likelihood of being healthy is low. So, we do try to look at the whole person and not just medical needs when we talk about the services that we contract for, or services that we provide grants for. We want those to be holistic,” she said, highlighting some of the wraparound social services LA Care provides to the people it serves. “I think that when we talk about older women, we’re not talking about someone who just became that person,” Webber-Christmas added. “We’re talking about someone. If you look over the life course of the individual, it’s incremental. What we are doing today determines what we experience

in later life.” Sims spoke about the experiences of Black women who live longer and the various challenges they face as caregivers. Her own father lived to be 115 years old, she shared. Sims said taking care of him became a challenge as his other caregivers aged. “It was daunting to say the least, to be sort of thrust into caregiving and not being prepared, but just feeling like it was something I absolutely needed to do to honor my mother and certainly my stepfather. But that is also one of the challenges,” said Sims. She encouraged Black women caregivers to seek emotional support, avoid missing meals, talk to someone and even join a support group. Brown said Black families must take a collective look at caring for their aging loved

ones. “We have to look out for each other,” Sims said. “It has to be an inter-generational thing.” Kellie Todd Griffin, convenor of the CBWC said there is an emerging trend of communal living among Black single mothers. “They are buying homes together. Sharing in the costs of daycare and helping each other out. We have to be creative,” she said. Griffin said it is also important for Black women to organize. “We have got to raise our voices and knock on doors. When we show up at the Capitol and in those district offices, that’s when they start listening to us,” she pointed out. “It is important to show up to those town hall meetings that legislators have in their communities.”

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kind of how we’ve been conditioned to live and respond; and four, I think, would just be because it’s not normal to talk about,” Tate went on, adding that the Black Women’s Revolt Resource Center is not yet fully operational and still awaiting funding to expand its work. Tate says one class at the center trains batterer intervention staff, arming them with information about anger management techniques they can share with clients. Recently, the center launched another class exclusively for advocates, who will answer crisis lines and work directly with domestic abuse survivors. Soon, it plans to start training outreach staff, who will be working on launching a youth

advisory council. The aim is to get some teens to jump start conversations with teenagers, who represent a rising population of people encountering intimate partner violence and domestic violence, Tate says. While there is much work to be done to lower the startling number of DV cases in the Bay Area, the founders and director of the resource center say they are making a difference in the lives of survivors of domestic abuse. To solve domestic violence, talk about it, said Tate.

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in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the bidder shall have a Class “A-General Engineering Contractor and/or B- General Building Contractor” license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Completion of the Contract and all applicable warranty periods. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the bidder shall state the public works contractor registration number on the Designation of Subcontractors form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bidder’s total bid. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner’s business office and are available on request. 3/16/22 CNS-3565555# OAKLAND POST

Management 955 High Street Oakland, CA 94601 on March 31, 2022, before 2:00 p.m. on the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock, after which time the bids shall be opened. No bid will be accepted by the Owner after this time. Facsimile (FAX) copies of the bid will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 BIDS WILL NOT BE OPENED. BID RESULTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL. A mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held on March 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at Front entrance of the MLK Jr. School site. Bidders not attending the site visit will be disqualified. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check, or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner, as detailed in the Contract Documents. Owner, or its designee, has determined that certain materials, services, products or things designated by specific brand or trade name shall not be subject to Public Contract Code section 3400(a) in order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use; in order to match other materials, services, products or things in use on a particular Owner public improvement either completed or in the course of completion; in order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source; and in order to respond to an emergency declared by Owner. Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor and General Conditions. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the bidder shall have a Class C10 – Electrical and/or A-General Engineering Contractor license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Completion of the Contract and all applicable warranty periods. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the bidder shall state the public works contractor registration number on the Designation of Subcontractors form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bidder’s total bid. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner’s business office and are available on request. 3/16/22 CNS-3565366# OAKLAND POST

available for review at East Bay Blue Print, located at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606. All requests should be addressed Attention: Sandy Petty. Plans can be ordered by: Ph: 510-261-2990 Fax: 510261-6077 Email: ebbp@ eastbayblueprint.com, Attn: Sandy. Online using the Plan Command System at www. eastbayblueprint.com or plans can be delivered to a place of business, at requester’s own expense. Payment for plan sets must be made with East Bay Blue Print and are NONREFUNDABLE In addition, Contract Documents are available for bidders’ review at the following builders’ exchanges: Builder’s Exchange of Alameda County Reed Construction Market Data McGraw Hill Construction Data Contra Costa Builder’s Exchange San Francisco Builder’s Exchange Marin Builder’s Exchange Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104 unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work and proof of registration is provided. The Contract Time shall be 90 calendar days, and liquidated damages for delay shall accrue. The deadline for Completion is August 30, 2022. See Article III of the Agreement for details. Bids must be sealed and filed in the Business Office of the Owner at: Front Desk Facilities Planning & Management 955 High Street Oakland, CA 94601 on March 31, 2022, before 2:00 p.m. on the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock, after which time the bids shall be opened. No bid will be accepted by the Owner after this time. Facsimile (FAX) copies of the bid will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 BIDS WILL NOT BE OPENED. BID RESULTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL. A mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held on March 24, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at Front entrance of the EOP School site. Bidders not attending the site visit will be disqualified. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check, or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner, as detailed in the Contract Documents. Owner, or its designee, has determined that certain materials, services, products or things designated by specific brand or trade name shall not be subject to Public Contract Code section 3400(a) in order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use; in order to match other materials, services, products or things in use on a particular Owner public improvement either completed or in the course of completion; in order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source; and in order to respond to an emergency declared by Owner. Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor and General Conditions. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the bidder shall have a Class C-10 Electrical and/or A-General Engineering Contractor license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Completion of the Contract and all applicable warranty periods. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the bidder shall state the public works contractor registration number on the Designation of Subcontractors form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bidder’s total bid. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner’s business office and are available on request. 3/16/22 CNS-3565352# OAKLAND POST

Oakland Unified School District Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street Oakland CA 94601 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/P) Security Services for Various School Sites under Construction March 16, 2022 (Issued) Responses must be received April 14, 2022, no later than 2:00 p.m. The Oakland Unified School District (“District”) is requesting proposals from qualified security companies (“Security Contractors”) for professional security services associated with various school sites under construction (“Project”). Specific services shall include but not limited to providing roving patrol with uniformed personnel for security, fire and safety monitoring plus discovering and reporting persons attempting to gain unauthorized access to the property. Interested companies are invited to submit a completed Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) along with the Fee Proposal (collectively “RFQ/P Packet”) as described below, with one (1) unbound wetsigned original, five (5) bound copies and a PDF version on a flash drive of requested materials to: Oakland Unified School District Tadashi Nakadegawa, Deputy Chief Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street, Oakland, CA 94601 Oral, telegraphic, facsimile and telephone RFQ/P Packets will not be accepted. RFQ/P Packets received after this date and time will not be accepted and returned unopened. The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the RFQ/P Packets. The District also reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ/P Packets and to negotiate contract terms with one or more Respondents. Due to the circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the District will accept electronic Proposals sent via email in lieu of hard copies. Proposals received by the District no later than 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on April 14, 2022 via email will be accepted (to Juanita Hunter at juanita. hunter@ousd.org and the contacts below). If you have any questions regarding this RFQ/P please email Kenya Chatman, Executive Facilities Director at kenya. chatman@ousd.org, and cc: to Colland Jang at colland.jang@ ousd.org. LOCAL, SMALL LOCAL AND SMALL LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM The Local Business Utilization Policy 7115 requires that there is a mandatory fifty percent (50%) LBU participation with a 25% or less Local Business (LBE) participation and a 25% or more Small Local or Small Local Resident Business (SLBE/ SLRBE) participation for all capital program/constructionrelated contracts and professional services agreements. District Modification for this RFQ/P only: Based on the availability analysis conducted to create the pre-qualified pool of companies that provide security services, the District has waived the entire 25% SLBE/SLRBE requirement. The minimum local business utilization requirement of 50% is still applicable for this RFQ/P and can be met with a 50% LBE participation. On April 28, 2021, the Board of Education amended the Local Business Policy which had named the City of Oakland as the singular agency to certify local businesses to include five additional local business certifications. For businesses located in Oakland, Local Business and Small Local Business certifications may also be accepted from the Port of Oakland, Alameda County Transportation Commission, Alameda County Department of General Services, US Department of Transportation California Unified Certification Program, and the California Public Utilities Commission. The District will follow the City of Oakland Small Business size standards in recognizing Small Local and Small Local Resident Businesses. The full version of OUSD’s latest Local, Small Local and Small Local Resident Business Enterprise Program can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd.org> Offices and Depts> Facilities Planning & Management Department> Opportunities> Local Business Utilization (LBU) Policy> 2021 Policy Amendment 3/16/22 CNS-3565347# OAKLAND POST

projects” will be awarded to the lowest responsible, prequalified bidder(s). The Oakland Municipal Code “Small Projects” is defined as construction work less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) according to the Oakland Municipal Code 2.04.045. Pre-Submittal Meeting: Voluntary, but highly recommended. 10 AM, March 29, 2022 by teleconference. The toll-free dial in phone number is 602-580-9319 Access Code 2104016. Questions Due: 2:00 PM, April 5, 2022 by email to the designated OPW Project Manager. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the email has been received. Submittal Deadline: The initial submittal deadline is 2:00 PM, April 20, 2022. Submittals received after the initial deadline will be reviewed and evaluated on an ongoing basis. Submittals for each discipline is as follows: Electrical Services - Marco Torres at mtorres2@oaklandca.gov Plumbing Services - Marco Torres at mtorres2@oaklandca.gov Painting Services - Marco Torres at mtorres2@oaklandca.gov Landscaping Services - Clinton Pugh at cpugh@oaklandca.gov Tree Maintenance Services - David Moore at dmoore@ oaklandca.gov California State License Board (“CSLB”) Licenses Sought: A, B, C-10, C-27, C-33, C-36 and D-49. Bonds: Bid Security not required with submittal of statement of qualifications, however Performance Bonds equal to 100% of value of the contract(s) awarded and Payment bonds equal to 100% of value of the contract(s) awarded will be required at time of contract award(s). The contractor MUST provide with their Statement of Qualifications submittal a notarized letter from a corporate surety confirming the contractor’s bonding limit. Local Trucking Requirement: Is determined on a per-project basis. Certified Local Prime Contractors Only Construction Services Contact Information: OPW Project Manager: Marco Torres at mtorres2@oaklandca. gov or (510) 615-5500 OPW Project Manager: Clinton Pugh at cpugh@oaklandca.gov or (510) 615-5987 OPW Project Manager: David Moore at dmoore@oaklandca.gov or (510) 615-5852 OPW Capital Contracts: Tamala Barnes at tbarnes@oaklandca. gov or (510) 238-7252 Contract Compliance Officer: Sophany Hang at shang@ oaklandca.gov or (510) 238-3723 California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Regulations: 1. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)]. 2. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. 3. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). 4. The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. 5. Assembly Bill 219 requires companies hauling or delivering ready-mix concrete to register with the DIR as a public works contractor. Bid Documents and AB 2036 Compliance: Bid documents are only available digitally and provided free of charge through two websites listed below. 1. iSupplier: https://www. oaklandca.gov/services/activeclosed-opportunties OR 2. CIPList.com: http://ciplist.com/ plans/?Oakland/city/9392. Separate Plan Holder lists are maintained by each site. Bid Results and Subcontractor Listings are posted only to the CIPList.com site. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to download and print all bid documents, including any addenda, and to verify the completeness of their printed bid documents before submitting a bid. The City does not warrant, represent, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any bid documents and/or information retrieved from other sources. The City is not responsible for any loss or damage including, but not limited to, time, money, or goodwill arising from errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any bid documents and/or information obtained from other sources. It is each prospective bidder’s responsibility to check these sites through to the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates. Asha Reed, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council Publication date: March 11, 2022 3/16/22 CNS-3563684# OAKLAND POST

A Petition for Probate has been filed by MARTEL SESSION in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that MARTEL SESSION 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 interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on APRIL 6, 2022 at 9:45 A.M. in Dept. 202 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. 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 your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California 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: CHARLES A. TRIAY, TRIAY LAW OFFICE, ONE KAISER PLAZA, SUITE 750, OAKLAND, CA 94612, Telephone: 510-463-3170

court before the hearing. 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 your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California 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: GEORGE A. MCNITT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 2041 BANCROFT WAY, SUITE 206, BERKELEY, CA 94704, Telephone: 510-444-0800

NOTICE TO BIDDERS DOCUMENT 00 11 11 Notice is hereby given that the Oakland Unified School District (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) will receive sealed bids prior to the date and time stated for the Bid Opening for the award of a contract to construct the (“Contract”), Project No. 15111 Re-Bid-Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Fire & Intrusion Alarm 960 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Project consists of: Replace existing FACU with new. Replace existing DACT with new. Provide smoke detection in all buildings in accordance with CFC requirements. Provide voluntary carbon monoxide detection in classrooms. Provide new heat detection in spaces above ceilings where sprinklers are not installed, Provide new audible / visual notification appliances in all classrooms and common areas. Upon completion of project, remove manual fire alarms. Upon completion of this project remove all abandoned and unused fire alarm devices, wiring, conduit and raceway. Restore surfaces to match surrounding area for all devices removed. Engineer’s Estimate: $800,000.00 Project Manager is John Howell, who can be reached at: john. howell@ousd.org and/or 510299-0618. “The most qualified responsible responsive lowest bid shall be determined on the amount of the base bid.” The Owner reserves the right to add or deduct any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible and responsive bidder is determined. The lowest bid shall be determined by the amount of the base bid. This Contract is not subject to prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6. This Contract is subject to the District’s Project Labor Agreement. The full version of OUSD’s latest Project Labor Agreement can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd.org > Offices and Programs > Facilities Planning & Management Department > For Contractors and Developers > Bids and Requests for Proposals > Bid Information > 2016 PLA – Project Labor Agreement. Contract Documents are now available for review at East Bay Blue Print, located at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606. All requests should be addressed Attention: Sandy Petty. Plans can be ordered by: Ph: 510-261-2990 Fax: 510261-6077 Email: ebbp@ eastbayblueprint.com, Attn: Sandy. Online using the Plan Command System at www. eastbayblueprint.com or plans can be delivered to a place of business, at requester’s own expense. Payment for plan sets must be made with East Bay Blue Print and are NONREFUNDABLE In addition, Contract Documents are available for bidders’ review at the following builders’ exchanges: Builder’s Exchange of Alameda County Reed Construction Market Data McGraw Hill Construction Data Contra Costa Builder’s Exchange San Francisco Builder’s Exchange Marin Builder’s Exchange Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104 unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (§§1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work and proof of registration is provided. The Contract Time shall be 90calendar days, and liquidated damages for delay shall accrue. The deadline for Completion is August 30, 2022. See Article III of the Agreement for details. Bids must be sealed and filed in the Business Office of the Owner at: Front Desk Facilities Planning &

NOTICE TO BIDDERS DOCUMENT 00 11 11 Notice is hereby given that the Oakland Unified School District (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) will receive sealed bids prior to the date and time stated for the Bid Opening for the award of a contract to construct the (“Contract”), Project No. 15110 Re-Bid- East Oakland Pride Elementary School Fire & Intrusion Alarm 8000 Birch Street, Oakland, CA 94621 Project consists of: Replace existing FACU with new. Replace existing DACT with new. Provide smoke detection in all buildings in accordance with CFC requirements. Provide voluntary carbon monoxide detection in classrooms. Provide new heat detection in spaces above ceilings where sprinklers are not installed, Provide new audible / visual notification appliances in all classrooms and common areas. Upon completion of project, remove manual fire alarms. Upon completion of this project remove all abandoned and unused fire alarm devices, wiring, conduit and raceway. Restore surfaces to match surrounding area for all devices removed. Engineer’s Estimate: $850,000.00 Project Manager is John Howell, who can be reached at: john. howell@ousd.org and/or 510299-0618. “The most qualified responsible responsive lowest bid shall be determined on the amount of the base bid.” The Owner reserves the right to add or deduct any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible and responsive bidder is determined. The lowest bid shall be determined by the amount of the base bid. This Contract is not subject to prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6. This Contract is subject to the District’s Project Labor Agreement. The full version of OUSD’s latest Project Labor Agreement can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd.org > Offices and Programs > Facilities Planning & Management Department > For Contractors and Developers > Bids and Requests for Proposals > Bid Information > 2016 PLA – Project Labor Agreement. Contract Documents are now

CITY OF OAKLAND, CA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQ NOTICE FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, PAINTING, LANDSCAPING AND TREE SERVICES The City of Oakland (City) seeks Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from licensed contractors interested in providing as needed maintenance construction services and capital improvements to its municipal facilities and areas within the City’s right-of-way. The City will establish a pool of prequalified, DWES Department of Workplace and Employment Standards Small Local Business contractors possessing various California State License Board (“CSLB”) licenses. Contractors possessing the following CSLB license types, are being sought through this RFQ include: A, B, C10, C-27, C-33, C-36 and D-49. As specific “small projects”, as defined by the Oakland Municipal Code, arise, bids will be solicited from the pre-qualified contractor pool with the appropriate license(s) and contracts for “small

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OPAL SESSION CASE NO. RP22120750

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: OPAL SESSION

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LUCINDA ANGELO CASE NO. RP22121053

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LUCINDA ANGELO A Petition for Probate has been filed by NOIL E. ANGELO, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that NOIL E. ANGELO, JR. 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 interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on APRIL 4 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in Dept. 201 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT FRANCIS MUDD, JR. CASE NO. RP22121171

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROBERT FRANCIS MUDD, JR.. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANNEMARIE WELLER in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANNE-MARIE WELLER 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 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/22 administration authority CNS-3562169# will be granted unless an BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST interested person files an objection to the petition and NOTICE OF PETITION shows good cause why the court should not grant the TO ADMINISTER authority. ESTATE OF A HEARING on the petition DONNA LEE will be held in this court as KOOPMAN follows: 03/30/22 at 2:00PM CASE NO. RP22121150 in Dept. 201 located at 2120 To all heirs, beneficiaries, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. creditors, contingent WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704 creditors, and persons who MANDATORY REMOTE may otherwise be interested APPEARANCE: The Court in the will or estate, or both, requires all parties who of: DONNA LEE KOOPMAN wish to attend the hearing A Petition for Probate has on the above date and time, been filed by WILLIAM C. including those who wish to SHAW in the Superior Court state objections, to appear of California, County of by audio or video technology. ALAMEDA. The parties should consult The Petition for Probate the court\’s website for the requests that WILLIAM C. specific telephonic and video SHAW be appointed as applications available. The personal representative to parties may also contact administer the estate of the the probate clerk in the decedent. respective department for The Petition requests information concerning authority to administer the remote appearances. Parties estate under the Independent must be present at least Administration of Estates Act. five (5) minutes before the (This authority will allow the scheduled hearing time. personal representative to IF YOU OBJECT to the take many actions without granting of the petition, you obtaining court approval. should appear at the hearing Before taking certain very and state your objections or important actions, however, file written objections with the personal representative the court before the hearing. will be required to give notice Your appearance may be in to interested persons unless person or by your attorney. they have waived notice or IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR consented to the proposed or a contingent creditor of action.) The independent the decedent, you must file administration authority your claim with the court and will be granted unless an mail a copy to the personal interested person files an representative appointed by objection to the petition and the court within the later of shows good cause why the either (1) four months from court should not grant the the date of first issuance of authority. letters to a general personal A hearing on the petition representative, as defined in will be held in this court on section 58(b) of the California 4/6/2022 at 9:45 A.M. in Probate Code, or (2) 60 days Dept. 202 Room N/A located from the date of mailing or at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER personal delivery to you of a KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, notice under section 9052 of CA 94704. the California Probate Code. If you object to the granting Other California statutes and of the petition, you should legal authority may affect appear at the hearing and your rights as a creditor. You state your objections or file may want to consult with an written objections with the attorney knowledgeable in court before the hearing. California law. Your appearance may be in YOU MAY EXAMINE the file person or by your attorney. kept by the court. If you are If you are a creditor or a a person interested in the contingent creditor of the estate, you may file with the decedent, you must file your court a Request for Special claim with the court and Notice (form DE-154) of the mail a copy to the personal filing of an inventory and representative appointed by appraisal of estate assets the court within the later of or of any petition or account either (1) four months from as provided in Probate Code the date of first issuance of section 1250. A Request letters to a general personal for Special Notice form is representative, as defined in available from the court clerk. section 58(b) of the California Attorney for Petitioner Probate Code, or (2) 60 days KRISTINA R. HESS - SBN from the date of mailing or 206492, KR HESS LAW, P.C. personal delivery to you of a 6540 LUSK BLVD., STE. notice under section 9052 of C176 the California Probate Code. SAN DIEGO CA 92121 Other California statutes and 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/22 legal authority may affect CNS-3559653# your rights as a creditor. You BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are PUBLIC a person interested in the AUCTION/SALES estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and SALE appraisal of estate assets LIEN Bay Marina,100 or of any petition or account Richardson Gate Six Road, Sausalito, as provided in Probate Code 03-30-2022@ 11:00am section 1250. A Request CA WESTSAIL HIN# for Special Notice form is WSSK01960574 available from the court clerk. 3/16/22 Attorney for Petitioner: CNS-3565422# SRINOI G. 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LET’S TALK BLACK EDUCATION

California Democratic Party Adopts Platform Language Prioritizing Black Student Achievement By Dr. Margaret Fortune On March 6, the California Democratic Party (CDP) adopted language brought forth by the CDP Black Caucus into the 2022 California Democratic Party Platform that supports California’s Black students. This unprecedented move by the CDP is a monumental win for those who support prioritizing Black student achievement and recognizing the unique and important needs of Black students in K-12 public schools. Among the amendments put forth by the CDP Black Caucus and adopted by delegates at the Party’s state convention is language calling on Democrats to “support all public school options that provide the parents and guardians of Black or African American, American Indian and Alaskan Native students access to high quality educational alternatives to close achievement gaps.” The Caucus also won language to “work to increase the percentage of Black mothers who receive prenatal care and to decrease Black infant and maternal mortality.” The Caucus sought changes to the CDP platform because the 2020 platform excluded the unique and important needs of Black children.

In a statement, the Caucus thanked the CDP delegates, calling the newly adopted platform, “a significant step towards rectifying the core values of the Democratic Party — equality, opportunity, justice, and inclusivity for all — with the reality that Black students still face today.” The new platform will stay in place until 2024. The Caucus thanked Party delegates for including changes in the 2022 California Democratic Party Platform to “specifically call out and address the needs of Black children and students as it relates to birth and beyond, school funding and closing yawning achievement gaps.” The CDP Black Caucus said through its official statement to Party delegates, “Black students are subjected to harsh and disproportionate disciplinary actions. In addition, rising incidents of overt racism directed

toward Black students in our schools are frequently the subject of news reports throughout California.” Calling these conditions “unacceptable,” the Caucus demands for change were met by Democratic Party delegates voting to approve platform language to address their concerns head-on. “We are very concerned, as all Democrats who care about Black children should be, that our schools leave over twothirds of Black children unable to read or write at grade level. Nearly 80% are below grade level in math, and 86% are falling below science standards,” the Black Caucus wrote. The shift in the education plank of the 2022 Democratic Party Platform is consistent with a change in public sentiment in which there is renewed focus on meeting the specific needs of Black students. The changing tides are brought on by the racial reckoning in America after the police killing of George Floyd and the growing frustration of parents during pandemic-related school closures. “One of our core values is to educate,” said Calvin Harrell, To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com

Make Room, Gas and Food: Insurance Payments Might Go Up, Too By Tanu Henry, California Black Media

As gas and food prices continue to shoot up at a rapid clip, Californians might be hit with sticker shock from another bill that skyrockets later this year: their health insurance premiums. According to officials at Covered California, monthly premiums for insurance coverage could jump by as much as 100% — or an average of about $70 — for more than 2 million Californians if federal government subsidies provided by the American Rescue Plan are allowed to expire at the end of 2022. An estimated total of 14 million Americans could be affected by the price increase. “The American Plan built on the Affordable Care Act and provided more financial help than ever before to help people get covered and stay covered largely in response to the pandemic,” said Peter V. Lee, former executive director of Covered California. Lee was speaking during a press briefing held earlier this month to inform the public about what he sees as an impending crisis if the federal government does not take action. As a sidenote during that virtual meeting, Lee announced that he was stepping down from Covered California. In February, the agency’s Board of Directors announced Jessica Altman, former Commonwealth Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania, as Covered California’s new chief executive officer. Lee said funds the federal government currently provides to states to help lower health care premiums for Americans

If funding from the American Rescue Plan runs out at year’s end, the price of health insurance is expected to rise. Image courtesy of California Black Media.

led to record numbers in enrollment across the country, including about 1.8 million new signups in California. The largest increases in enrollment in California were among African Americans and Latinos. About 90% of Covered California enrollees have received discounts on their premiums through the program. “The American Rescue Plan increased affordability by paying a bigger share of consumers’ monthly premiums. As a result, the portion that consumers pay dropped significantly by 23% nationally and 20% here in California,” said Lee. “Those are big drops. That meant that two-thirds of our consumers were eligible for a plan that cost $10 or less,” Lee continued. “For a lower income consumer, low cost is a critical ingredient for getting and keeping coverage.” Covered California is the Golden State’s federally subsidized public insurance marketplace where individuals and businesses can purchase health care plans. Lee said nearly $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan allowed California to subsidize

the insurance costs of more middle-income people. The eligibility window expanded to include Californians earning up to $52,000 as a single person or $106,000 as a family of four. Before help from the American Rescue Plan kicked in there were hundreds of thousands of Americans paying up to 30% of their income for insurance, according to Covered California. If the federal supplement expires, “those who can least afford it would be hit the hardest,” warned lee. Lee says the program is helping more middle-income people than ever before. “In California today, about 1 out of 10 of our subsidized enrollees earn above 400% of the poverty level. They are getting financial help that is needed and meaningful,” said Lee. “Without the extension of the American Rescue Plan, those gains would be wiped away and consumers would be faced with staggering cost increases.” Lee says if the federal subsidies expire, the loss of funding will also hurt people who do not qualify for the subsidies and pay for insurance at market rates.

WA-10, where they participate throughout the school year in weekly classes with Dr. Roy Wilson, executive director and Dr. Clayborne Carson at Stanford University’s World

House Project in deep study of nonviolence and the role of self-transformation in making social change. For more information, visit www.mlkfreedomcenter.org .

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MLK Freedom Center Students Attend Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage With Barbara Lee And Kamala Harris Continued from page 2

ing in fabric has been passed down through centuries. The Freedom Center students represent congressional districts CA-13, AL-07 and

Cal Reparations Task Force: On Health Yale Professor traces long history of racism in public health By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media

Dr. Carolyn Roberts, a professor at Yale University, provided to the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans detailed descriptions, both verbal and visual, of the horrific experiences Africans endured during the transatlantic slave trade. A historian of medicine and science, Roberts said the trauma descendants of enslaved Africans suffered during transportation to the United States was only the beginning of a “broken relationship” between African Americans and the United States’ healthcare system. “It is important for us to recognize that many critical issues that we are wrestling with today have long, old, and deep historical roots,” Roberts said. “These include racial bias and disparate medical treatment, race-based medicine, and medical exploitation. In our historical analysis, we must consider not only American slavery and its afterlife, but also the transatlantic slave trade.” The transatlantic slave trade was the “largest forced oceanic migration in human history,” a passage that was responsible for transferring between 10 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century, Roberts said. A majority of the African people taken captive were young women and men who were on the cusp of starting families. This generation of Africans ended up contributing to the enrichment of the enslavers, Roberts said. For the voyage, Africans were placed in tiers below the decks of cargo ships that would sail up to 5,000 miles across the ocean Roberts said. To make sure that the enslaved stayed healthy for the duration of the trip and arrive to their destination alive, slave traders hired medical doctors. “A majority of enslaved people who arrived in the United States arrived onboard British slave ships,” Roberts said. “British slave ship medicine was based on systemic violence and dehumanization. (The doctors) performed invasive and forced medical inspections. Women and girls were pinned down and their legs were held open so that doctors could see if they had previously borne children.” Drugs, whips, and pistols were used by slave traders if the

Yale Professor Carolyn Roberts is a historian of medicine and science.

enslaved women and men did not comply with the medical practitioners’ orders. Roberts said it was common for doctors to assume that Africans had the capacity to withstand extreme physical pain. Roberts was one of several experts that spoke during the public, mental and physical health segment of the two-day meeting held in January. Dr. Tina Sacks, an associate professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare; Dr. Cassondra Marshall, UC Berkeley Public Health professor of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health; Brett Andrews, CEO of PRC (formally Positive Resource Center) in San Francisco; and Melissa Jones, executive director of Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) were other panelists during the meeting. Roberts did not stop with the horrific details captured Africans suffered on the high seas. She forewarned the ninemember panel about a graphic image she was about to display. It was a black-and-white photo of a human cadaver on a gurney. Surrounded by white doctors, the image depicted a surgical examination being performed on a Black man. These acts of inhumanity had an adverse effect on Black Americans, Roberts said, and the resulting cruelty and racism endured 157 years after slavery was abolished in the United States. “So, a new management of healthcare enters the world. This is a form of healthcare where medical violence against Africans and African descended people became an acceptable

normative, an institutionalized practice for over a century in the context of the British slave trade. This forced Black people into a unique and troubling relationship with Western medicine before they set foot in the United States,” Roberts explains. “It also created a new understanding of the doctor-patient relationship, a relationship that was violent, personalized, extractive, and exploitative,” she argues. Over the years, the enslaved Africans and their freed descendants learned to trust themselves by concocting their own medicinal formulas. “They developed their own medical systems. They blended medical knowledge from Africa with medicinal plants in the Americas,” Roberts said. “However, they could not avoid white doctors who began to use their bodies to advance medical science. Roberts holds a joint appointment in the departments of History/History of Science and Medicine, and African American Studies and a secondary appointment at Yale School of Medicine. Roberts’ research interests concern the history of race, science, and medicine in the context of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade. “It’s a sobering moment when we began to understand the health impacts of multigenerational racism and oppression,” Dr. Cheryl Grills, a member of the Task Force, said. The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will have its eighth meeting at 9 a.m. on March 29 and March 30.

the California Department of Technology. “A veteran of state service, Director Tong’s deep experience in the public sector and leadership in the technology field have helped guide key efforts to make government more efficient and effective, including our work to bridge the digital divide and help state agencies navigate complex challenges during the pandemic,” Newsom said, pointing out Tong’s past accomplishments. In his role as CalSTA Secretary, Omishakin will oversee Caltrans, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Highway Patrol, the HighSpeed Rail Authority, among other agencies and transportation-focused committees. He is assuming the position after President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill into law last year. The legislation will direct billions of dollars into the state for wildfire preparation, public transit projects, bridge and road repair, and broadband

internet. California will receive $25 billion from the federal government for highways under the Reconnecting Communities Initiative. The program was created to undo some of the effects of the economic and social disruption caused by highway construction through a number of majority Black communities under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. The U.S. Transportation Department estimates that, between 1957 and 1977, nearly 480,000 households across the country were forced out of their homes to accommodate the highway construction, which started under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration. Some of those highway projects entrenched segregation by isolating some of those majority-Black communities and cutting off their access to resources.

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tion system in the nation, I’m confident that he’ll continue to bring his forward-thinking leadership and dedication to serving the people of California,” Newsom stated. “(Omishakin will) advance our ongoing work to build safer, healthier, and more sustainable communities that serve all Californians.” The same day Omishakin took the oath of office, Newsom swore in Amy Tong, 48, to succeed his African American Secretary of California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) Yolanda Richardson. Richardson resigned from the role in February, citing personal reasons. That same week California’s first African American Surgeon General Nadine Burke-Harris also resigned “to focus on her family.” Tong previously served as director of the California Office of Digital Innovation. Before that, she was director of

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Community Day Staff Fear School Site Shalonda Young Joins Biden’s May Be Slated for Housing Development Cabinet as Director of the Office By Zack Haber

Staff who work at Community Day School, which Oakland Unified School District’s Board has scheduled for closure at the end of the academic year, expressed frustration to The Oakland Post about the possibility of the site’s campus being developed into housing. According to OUSD Director of Communication John Sasaki, Board president Gary Yee has been looking to develop the site. “Board President Gary Yee has been open about his desire to look at the Community Day School site as a possible location for the creation of educator housing,” Sasaki wrote in an email to The Oakland Post. “He continues to explore that idea.” Yee visited the site during school hours on Feb. 25. Joshua Simon, whose work history includes real estate development and consulting for nonprofit organizations, accompanied him. Yee did not respond to two

A sign outside of Community Day School’s campus. Photo by Zack Haber on March 6.

the policy and safety of our school,” said Vernon ‘Trey’ Keeve III an English teacher at Community Day School. “If you’re visiting a public school grounds, the first thing you should do is sign in.” Rachel Machtinger, a therapist who works at the school said she “felt angry about them thinking they were just entitled to come onto the campus unannounced.” In an email Yee sent to Community Days’ principal, which was then forwarded to staff, Yee apologized and stated “It was insensitive of me to come during the school day and without letting you know in advance.” Keeve speculated that Yee was checking out the land for a possible development project. This upset Keeve, in part because Yee had not visited the school in recent months as the board was considering whether or not to close the school.

emails requesting his comment on this story that included questions related to his visit to the school. Simon stated that he did not join Yee during the site visit in any professional capacity. “As a person with a career of working on nonprofit community benefit projects, I am often asked for my advice,” he wrote in an email to The Oakland Post. “In this case, I had no

advice to give. I met with Mr. Yee as a private citizen.” Community Day School Administrative Assistant Sandra Backer said neither Yee nor Simon signed in to the school’s visitor log book. Staff members objected to the duo coming onto campus unannounced and without signing in during school hours. “It was very disrespectful and showed a disregard for

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Feet and Body Massage in Kennesaw, Georgia. She met her husband, Michael Webb, in Asia, and they came to America in 2006. The couple adopted a daughter, then divorced. Tan died a day before her 50th birthday. Daoyou Feng, 44, worked at Young’s Asian Spa for just a few months. Hyung Jung Grant, 51, worked at the Gold Spa and was a single mother of two sons. She had been a schoolteacher in South Korea. Soon Chung Park, 74, made food for the employees at the Gold Spa. She had lived in New York before moving to Atlanta.

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Asian Americans, African Americans Know the Hate in America

This week, African Americans and Asian Americans are reminded of our common ground. It’s Four A (or AAAA) level when it comes to hate in America. You may have missed the statistics, though you may have felt it instinctively last August when the FBI released the news. Hate crimes targeting people of Asian descent rose by 70% in the U.S. The number of hate crimes targeting Blacks jumped 40%. All of it compared to 2019 levels. The trend is up. Double digits. We share the pain of racist

hate. For Asian Americans, much of it was due to being scapegoated by the twice-impeached president who used phrases like “Kung Flu” and “China Virus” to describe the pandemic. The scapegoating by the White House essentially gave the public a signal to go after Asian Americans for way more than just the origins of the pandemic. We’ve seen the attacks in and around Oakland’s Chinatown. The group #StopAAPIHate first started logging instances of hate transgressions and found that in two years reports have grown from a modest 700

cases to nearly 11,000, ranging from verbal abuse and spitting to physical violence, including murder. But the historical marker for this era of Asian American pain will always be Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021. It was one year ago this week that six Asian American women of Korean descent were killed in what has become known as the “Atlanta spa killings.” The homogenized phrase hides the real pain. We should know March 16, 2021 by the lives claimed. Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, 49. Tan owned Young’s Asian Spa in Cherokee County, Georgia, where the first part of the day’s shootings occurred. Tan also owned another spa, Wang’s

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munity Engagement, is an acclaimed and adept professional who designs and implements effective strategies from concept to completion. • Carolyn Johnson is a seasoned real estate broker, advisor in small business management and finance, and CEO of Black Cultural Zone — a collaborative building power, securing land, and directing more dollars to community-driven projects in East Oakland, allowing families and neighborhoods to thrive. • Moderator: Anita Russell,

Business Development Officer for Working Solutions CDFI, is an experienced facilitator who is committed to supporting and empowering diverse entrepreneurs. Working Solutions CDFI, a nonprofit organization, is the First to Believe in start-up and early-stage businesses by providing diverse entrepreneurs with affordable capital, customized business consulting, and community connections to increase economic opportunity in Northern California. The Oakland African Ameri-

can Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to advance economic opportunity and strengthen Oakland’s Black business community, providing a number of services for business associates and members including workshops, business development opportunities, and advocacy. For more information, contact: Cathy Adams, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (510) 268-1600 | office@oaacc.org

nity College systems are on FCMAT’s “Distress or Watch List.” Districts considered in distress are Gavilan in San Benito, Napa Valley in Napa and Peralta in Alameda. City College of San Francisco is on the watch list, and Compton in Los Angeles is categorized as in a borderline state of “Transition Planning.” Although Richmond schools were not on FCMAT’s list, the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is experiencing FCMAT’s heavy hand. FCMAT CEO Michael Fine showed up at the school board meeting March 9 to support the administration’s proposal to lay off teachers and other school staff this year. Fine told the Board that the district has a choice to accept the cuts, or the Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools will first declare a “Lack of Going Concern” and appoint an “advisor” to review the district’s budget and suggest changes. If the board continues to

refuse to make cuts, an overseer would be appointed with the right to veto WCCUSD financial decisions. If the board still ignores the ‘recommendations,’ the state could take over and give the WCCUSD a loan. “A state loan is disastrous — it’s not good for the community, and it’s not good for the school district,” Fine told the Board, explaining that along with the loan, the superintendent would be dismissed, and the Board would lose its ability to govern. A state-imposed administrator would act as both the Board and superintendent. Despite those threats, the Board voted 3-2 not to issue the layoffs, responding to pressure from employee unions. View the WCCUSD board meeting at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0kNZpHPM3yE WCCUSD has a long history of dealing with FCMAT and state intervention. Formerly known as Richmond Unified, the district was under state control from April 1990 to June 2012. According to officials, the

takeover was the “salvation” of the district, keeping it from going bankrupt at that time. “But state control … was the polar opposite of salvation,” according to former school Board President Charles Ramsey, who served on the board during that time. During the takeover, the district enforced pay cuts, midyear elimination of enrichment courses and athletic programs, closed libraries and paid $2 million in annual loan payments at 6% interest. The community responded with a 75-mile protest march on Sacramento in 2004, with some participants holding a hunger strike. “You have this shadow overlooking you,” Ramsey said in an interview in 2012 with the California School Board Association blog. “We barely survived, but we’re pleased that we’re now through it.” Future articles will examine FCMAT’s impact on schools in Inglewood and San Francisco, as well as on San Francisco City College, which faces layoffs of 50 full-time faculty members.

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Webinars to Inspire Women Entrepreneurs Offered By OAACC and Working Solutions ment company. • Dr. Carole Dorham-Kelly is a psychologist and President and CEO of Rubicon Programs, a nonprofit organization fighting poverty via workforce and economic mobility programs in the East Bay. • Councilwoman Treva Reid, representing Oakland’s District 7, is an ardent activist, community leader, proponent of social justice, and mayoral candidate for the City of Oakland. • Sandra Varner, CEO and founder of Varner PR & Com-

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mento City USD, San Bruno Park USD, San Francisco COE, San Francisco USD and Sonora ESD, according to a report published Feb. 2 by FCMAT to the State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee. Looking at “solvency trends,” FCMAT’s report cites a number of financial difficulties, which many see as connected to the pandemic crisis or ongoing insufficient state funding. FCMAT says the most common reason for less-thansatisfactory certifications of fiscal health “is declining enrollment.” Other negative conditions include: • Decreased attendance rates • Expiring one-time funds. • Inflationary cost increases. • Increasing staff pension contribution rates However, the report admits that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Jan. 10 budget proposal could eliminate the “lack of going concern designation” for 50% of the districts on the list. In addition, five Commu-

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backing of key Democrats and Republicans alike including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus. Upon hearing of her confirmation, Rep. Barbara Lee, senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, released a statement congratulating Young. Lee worked closely with Young during her time as Staff Director for the House Appropriations Committee. “In my time working with Shalanda Young on the Appropriations committee, she was one of the most talented, strategic, and well-respected staff members on Capitol Hill. “I have no doubt that she will continue her legislative mastery as the first Black woman director of OMB. It makes me very proud that she’s finally cleared this nomination process, and I can’t wait to continue working with her in her new role.” The Louisiana native who attended Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans also drew high praise from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday ahead of the vote. “It shouldn’t have taken this long to confirm someone as obviously qualified as Shalanda Young,” Schumer said from the Senate floor. “She’s been leading the OMB for nearly a year. She knows the budget and appropriations processes like the back of her hand. She’s proven capable of working with Republicans and Democrats alike. And it was through her guidance the administration notched some of its biggest victories including the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law.” The Hill, CNNnews and the press office of Rep. Barbara Lee were the sources for this report.

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Kalb, and community leaders including Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Leader Rick DaSilva, AASEG Founder Ray Bobbitt, Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee member Bobbi Lopez and Rev Ken Chambers of the Interfaith Coalition of Alameda County. “There’s not a week that goes by where I don’t hear from Rebecca about some creative idea about transportation, the supply chain, about grant money that’s available from regional agencies and this is what a good Supervisor does,” said Commissioner Colbruno. Haggerty, who served as supervisor for 24 years, and served together with Rebecca Kaplan, in leadership of the Alameda County Transportation Commission, added, “I’ve always enjoyed Rebecca. I just think that she’s a phenomenal person. I think she will be an excellent supervisor.” Thao stated, “I think the main thing about Rebecca, and I know that she would be the best candidate for this job, is her ability to be so thoughtful in regard to every single issue that comes before her.” “I don’t know if people know how critical it is for Oakland, Alameda, San Leandro and the unincorporated areas to have someone who knows how local communities can partner and really leverage the opportunity of our county in terms of the policymaking and also the budget,” said Bas. “Rebecca

is incredibly smart, creative, solutions oriented, and I certainly have had that experience working together as a councilmember, partnering on homelessness and housing on the budget.” Kalb added, “Her experience working on regional issues, whether it’s Alameda County or the Bay Area region, is extensive.” DaSilva said, “In my capacity at the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Rebecca has helped us solve problems.” Kaplan capped off the week with a volunteer literature drop, launching in Alameda, where numerous volunteers picked up literature and signs and went out to distribute them to voters. Kaplan spoke with and heard from supporters and members of the public, and gave appreciation for people’s responsiveness, and for volunteers, and important public resources like the beach. Find the video of the announcement on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hMx8ecUSCUs And download available on Vimeo: https://vimeo. com/686010239 To learn more about Rebecca Kaplan’s history, platform, endorsements, and campaign for Supervisor visit: https:// www.supervisorkaplan.org/ Contact: Julie Wedge, Campaign Manager – Rebecca Kaplan for Supervisor 2022 julie@wedgeconsulting.org

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in spite of demand for expansion of Port capacity around the world and the serious supply chain issues facing global transport. Observers attempting to explain this anomaly thought perhaps it was related to the fact that Mayor Libby Schaaf is the executive director’s ultimate

boss, and she is avidly pushing for the Fisher development. Future dates in this process: • April 1: Staff Report Released • April 21: Commission Briefing in Cargo Forecast • May 5: BCDC Public Hearing • June 2: BCDC Public Vote

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that want school property. “We know we have a common cause. Stand with us in our fight, and we will stand with you,” said Aaron Wright, ILWU business agent. ILWU speakers strongly criticized state and local po-

litical leaders as “minions of the billionaires,” especially Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, State Senator Nancy Skinner, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom, as well as members of the school board and city council.