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Youth 16 and 17 years old will be eligible to vote in Oakland Unified School District school board elections if Measure QQ passes this November. Passage of the measure would allow the Oakland City Council to adopt an ordinance allowing the two groups of teens to vote for school board members. This election, there are about 261,000 registered voters in Oakland, all of whom can vote in school district elections. Currently, about 4,800 teens also could vote if the measure had already passed. The teens make up less than 2 percent of the total number of voters, but students and advocates say they deserve representation. “Decisions that are made at the school board impact their education” and their futures, said Keith Brown, president of the Oakland Education Association, which represents teachers and staff in the school district and is supporting the measure. Brown is a social studies teacher and has stressed the importance of voting. “As educators we want to prepare our students to take part in a democratic society, politics and civic engagement,” Brown said. No one submitted an argument against Measure QQ and all of the City Council members have expressed support for the idea, said Jessica Ramos, a 17-year-old senior at Skyline High School Continued on Page 16
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Oakland Businesses Propose $92 Million to Create First Black-owned NFL Team By. Ken Epstein
A group of African American entrepreneurs and businesspeople have put together a history making proposal to purchase the Oakland Coliseum for $92 million to create the first NFL Black-owned team. This is more than just about football, says Ray Bobbitt, Oakland business owners and member of the African Ameri-
can Sports and Entertainment Group (ASSEG), which developed the proposal. “Historic design, having it be the first African-American owned football team in the NFL,” he said. Seventy percent of the players in the National Football League are Black, and the NFL made about $16 billion in national revenue in 2019. Yet there has never been a Black owned team In the history of
the league. A lifelong Raider fan who grew up in Oakland, he views the proposal as much more than about sports: it is a way to enrich and empower the community. “We would add an educational component to the facility,” Bobbitt said. “We want to add a Bay Area sports and entertainment museum, utilize funds to help inContinued on Page 16
Bounce TV’s Ryan Glover, Killer Mike and Andrew Young Establish Black-Owned Digital Bank By Matthew Allen for the Grio
Greenwood, a digital bank targeting minorities, draws its name from the former Black Wall Street district in Tulsa, Oklahoma Rapper Killer Mike and Bounce TV founder and President Ryan Glover have joined forces to launch Greenwood, a new digital bank tailored to the Black and Latinx communities. Greenwood is a banking service that operates exclusively online, offering mobile deposits for checking and savings accounts, that seeks to support minority-owned businesses, CNN reports. The company is branded as “modern banking for the culture” on its website.
A committee of local educators created by the Oakland Post Editorial Board has endorsed candidates for the Oakland Board of Education in all four open races this year, supporting outspoken community leaders who oppose austerity and continued domination of district policies by state agencies and who unequivocally oppose closing neighborhood schools. The Post endorsed: District 1 – Stacy Thomas and Sam Davis; District 3 – Cherisse Gash and VanCedric Williams; District 5 – Mike Hutchinson: and District 7 – Kristina Molina and Ben “Coach” Tapscott. Participants in the Post’s committee were teacher Shalonda Tillman, Post editor and educator Ken Epstein, parent Mona Treviño, educator Henry Hitz, retired teacher Eleanore Stovall and educator Nirali Jani. The committee made recommendations and Post publishers Paul Cobb and Gay Plair Cobb made final decisions. The Post did not endorse candidates who support closing more Oakland schools, take money from privatizers or pro-charter school billionaires or would like the district to continue the kind for draconian cuts that have become common in recent years. The Post-endorsed candidates are: District 7
Ben “Coach” Kristina Greenwood founders Killer Mike (left), former Atlanta Tapscott Molina Mayor Andrew Young (center) and Bounce TV President Post-endorsed candidate Ryan Glover (right). Ryan Glover from Oakland, CaliforChristina Molina in District nia is the son of the late Educator and entrepreneur Rudy 7 describes herself as as a Glover. (Photo Credit: Greenwood)
The endeavor also provides peer-to-peer transfers, global ATMs and other financial services with a focus on Black and Latinx entrepreneurs. The Greenwood name is derived from the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that a cen-
tury ago was home to what was known as Black Wall Street. Glover said that the bank was created to provide loans and financial aid for Black-owned businesses who have had diffi-
glected for more than 50 years. At that point I proposed an alternative plan to garner maximum support from the Black community and the elected officials. I explained how the A’s had opportunity to champion significant Black participation and ownership that no other American city has achieved thus far. I proposed that the A’s promote their Black Vice President Taj Tashombe and put him atop the A’s development corporate entity that could function as a co-development with a Black Developer to complete the commercial and housing complex within the coliseum com-
plex zone. I also told Kaval that I had not consulted with Taj, but I was just recommending a major move to help establish credibility since Taj had grown and played in the shadow of the coliseum. I further recommended that he set aside an equity stake for Taj, Black investors and former Black A’s stars who had helped to bring championships to Oakland. They could jointventure with a group of Black investors who are also seeking to own the Coliseum. The A’s could make a major statement about race and equity modeling by building half of the planned 4,000 housing units in the first phase, be-
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product of OUSD, having “attended Melrose Elementary School, Calvin Simmons Junior High School, and John C Fremont High School.” “Oakland public education needs less obscurity and more transparency. Families, teachers, students, and community
stakeholders need to know how schools are spending and investing funds. School site parent-run organizations need to be provided with their school budget to see how the administration has expended every dollar of their child’s education,” she said. The Post also endorsed Ben “Coach” Tapscott for District 7 school board. When the state took over the school district in 2003, the district was about $50 million in debt, he said. When the state receiver left, the district was $100 million in debt, an amount that still is not paid off. “If they generated that debt, they should pay for it,” Tapscott said. “When they cut, they cut at the school sites, (but) we’re top heavy with upper and middle management. “I think there is a lot of waste going on,” he said “I think there is a conspiracy, you have more privatization, keeping us in debt. The state controller, what is that person doing to monitor the money?” District 1
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Stacy Thomas wants to give leadership on the school board that puts the students, families and schools first. “I want the school board to be really fiercely protective of our resources and our public schools,” she said. Thomas, who owns a bookkeeping business, wants to bring her background in accounting to the budgeting process and focus on improving the district’s financial mismanagement. She said OUSD should take more control over its budgeting and hold district staff accountable for ensuring the budget is balanced without harmful cuts. If elected, Thomas said she will push back against recommendations from the Financial Continued on Page 16
The Oakland Coliseum Should be Developed by and with Blacks By Paul Cobb
When I heard the sad news of the death of former Oakland A’s player Joe Morgan it reminded me of last week’s talk with Dave Kaval, President of the Oakland A’s last week about his team’s views on the Future of the A’s franchise in Oakland. I was particularly impressed with his upbeat attitude toward the economic inclusion. Of the Black community in the team’s development vision for the Coliseum area and the
Howard Terminal Port of Oakland site. He reiterated his commitments to include the West Oakland community in their plans to provide extensive economic, environmental and employment benefits. He was confident that the Port and the City, led by the Mayor, would be supportive of their efforts to build near the estuary. I asked him why the A’s needed to purchase the Coliseum if they preferred to go the Howard terminal site. He said he felt a sense of commitment and responsibility to help with the development of the East Oakland site that had been ne-
fore the market rate units, as truly affordable for very, very low-income displaced Black residents. The homes could be dedicated for the first right of refusal for those who are now dwelling in tents and makeshift shelters in East Oakland. The development could be a joint effort with several non-profits and faith-based housing de-
velopment groups. He said he thought it was an “interesting idea” but wondered aloud if the state, county or city would approve. I told him he should go for it and the community would thank him for recognizing the “Black straws that stirred the A’s drinks” for many years.
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There was a point in that messy first presidential debate when Black folks were spectators as three old White men — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the moderator, Chris Wallace — talked about African Americans in a discussion of race in America from a White perspective. What was on full display at that moment was how Black Americans can be completely side-lined in a dialogue about our own future. How would a conversation on race in America that White men centered on law enforcement and White supremacy be different if it had been led by Blacks? In answer to Chris Wallace’s question, “Do you believe that there is a separate but unequal system of justice for Blacks in this country?” Joe Biden responded, “Yes there is systemic injustice in this country in education, in work, and in law enforcement and the way in which it is enforced.” We agree. To be clear, those of us who want to end Donald Trump’s reign of terror are voting for Joe Biden to be the next President of the United States. But that does not mean Biden gets a free pass when it comes to issues of Black concern. Amid the systemic injustices perpetrated against Blacks in this country, Joe Biden listed America’s inequitable education system first. Yet, Biden has embraced a traditional view of public education without critique or nuance to garner the support of America’s largest teachers’ unions — American Federation of Teachers and National
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Education Association. Despite Blacks being undereducated and over-policed in our nation’s schools, he has walked away from Barack Obama’s education agenda that increased education funding while challenging the status quo to improve. Obama understood the urgency of Black parents who couldn’t wait for the system to right itself and expanded options for our children within the public school system, including high quality public charter schools. Nearly 90 percent of Black Democratic primary voters support expanding access to more public school options, including charter schools. Has Biden stepped over Black voters to ingratiate himself with White progressives? Is that trade off worth it? Biden doesn’t have much room for error. The parents of 3.3 million charter school children could make a difference in swing states with razor-thin margins if they turn out for Biden. It is imperative for Biden to speak directly to the interests of Black communities. It wouldn’t take much for him to signal that “his” Democratic Party is a big enough tent for educators on
both sides of the divide to come together for this crucial election. After all, as Biden said, he is the Democratic Party. Black people have always had to fight for what we need to survive in this country. The rules aren’t created with us in mind to ensure that we have the tools to build a life in pursuit of the happiness promised to all Americans under the Constitution. Our hope is that Biden will build and improve on the Obama-Biden legacy of investing in an ecosystem of high-quality public school options for students and families to receive the education they deserve. EDITOR’S NOTE: This op-ed was co-authored by the following education leaders: Dr. Margaret Fortune, CEO, Fortune School, California; Dr. Steve Perry, Founder and CEO, Capital Preparatory School, Connecticut/New York; Dr. Howard Fuller, Professor Emeritus, Marquette University, Wisconsin; David Hardy, Founder, Boys Latin School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Rev. Alfred Cockfield, Founder and Executive Director, Lamad Academy Charter School
Although she’d fallen in love with the sounds and rhythm of jazz and gospel, young Ofentse Pitse was a late bloomer, not picking up a musical instrument until she was 12. She describes her musical education as “unconventional; nothing was on paper.” Subsequent teaching came from mentors. Her late grandfather Otto Pitse was an orchestra conductor and trumpet player. She credits him for her musical talent, believing she is his reincarnation. Pitse’s mother also held a deep appreciation for music. She often took her daughter with her to social gatherings. “At these weekly get-togethers … there would always be The Spinners, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and Lenny Williams,” Pitse told This is Africa. These experiences fueled her love for all music. “I started playing the English horn and my love for classical music started from there,” Pitse said during an interview with Power Lunch. “Then being the overly ambitious young person that I am, I wanted to learn more.” The Mabopane, South Africa–born Pitse does in fact enjoy learning, setting lofty goals for her life. Today the 28-yearold boasts the honor of being the first Black woman to own and conduct the all-black orchestra Anchored Sound. Ofentse was naturally tal-
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ented in the arts. As a young girl, she was able to draw cartoon characters and MercedesBenz SUVs in such detail that her mother enrolled her in art school. This experience led her to study architecture, which Pitse embraced as her first career. But despite her talent and success, Pitse’s first love, music, continued to tug at her heart. Pitse believed it was her calling, as musical genes run in her family. So in 2017, she finally decided to answer. She handpicked youth from Soweto, Katlehong, Tembisa and Pretoria that were classically trained and started Anchored Sound, a
choir that has since grown to become a full orchestra. While studying art history, Pitse discovered that “art, music, literature, and architecture were intertwined and all created to depict certain eras in history. With that, I used a lot of principles I learned in architecture, in music, and vise-versa,” she told Entertainment South Africa. The reality of architecture, Pitse said, is that “it is such a male-dominated and Caucasian field. It made my transition quite smooth because I was already well-accustomed to breaking prejudice and constantly fighting forward.” It takes courage to stand on that podium, Pitse told Sowetand Live, “and lift a baton and conduct people who are looking at you saying, ‘but she’s a woman,’ because they are used to these old men standing in front of them, conducting.” As in her own life, Pitse has set visions for her orchestra: to contribute in shedding light on African composers and propel each other and other young black youth to excellence. She also wants to showcase works they will be collaborating with a few artists on. “The focus will still be centered around giving Africa a much-deserved seat on the throne.”
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The Power of Plea Bargaining: Prosecutorial Discretion Can Be Good in The Right Hands By Rachel Rossi, Special to California Black Media Partners
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State Offers New Rape, Assault Protections for Health Care Workers By Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media
California is expanding aid and protections to health care workers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues through two new laws and an executive order. Late last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that orders new actions on health care in response to the pandemic. The order allows public health officials working to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic to participate in the Secretary of State’s address-confidentiality program, known as the Safe at Home program. The Safe at Home program provides substitute addresses for groups that need protection against harassment or violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence victims. Multiple public health officials have reported receiving death threats, including Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer and Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody.
“Our public health officers have all too often faced targeted harassment and stalking,” said Secretary of State Alex Padilla. This “program can help provide more peace of mind to the public health officials who have been on the frontlines of California’s COVID-19 response.” The order also authorizes the Dept. of Managed Health Care to gather data to assess the impacts of the pandemic on health care providers and health care service plans. Newsom also recently signed two bills, AB 2537 and SB 275, that would increase the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers. Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) introduced AB 2537. The law requires hospitals to stockpile a three-month supply of PPE by April 2021. “We are currently experiencing something we haven’t before, and healthcare workers are at the frontlines of it all. While Continued on page 7
A common misconception of the criminal justice system is that it is as simple as guilty people admitting their guilt and innocent people going free. The truth in our courtrooms is rarely so clear. Instead, there are layers of issues beyond guilt, including systemic injustice, rushed proceedings, undue pressure, and broad prosecutorial discretion on what charges are filed and the length of sentence that will result. Plea bargaining -- an imperfect and often coercive process -- usually dictates criminal justice system outcomes, and it can be a tool to either fuel overcriminalization or to obtain restorative and just outcomes, depending on how it is wielded. In the United States, more than 90 % of criminal cases end in guilty pleas. Our criminal justice system rarely produces the exciting jury trial scenes from our favorite movies and TV shows; it instead produces the rote theater of back-to-back guilty pleas. The plea bargaining process that yields the great majority of these guilty pleas is riddled with risks of coercion. This is especially the case when an accused person is behind bars. When a person is locked up pretrial, they risk losing their job, losing their home, and even losing custody of their children. Under these circumstances, there is a strong incentive to plead guilty if it comes with a promise to go home soon. It is not surprising, then, that studies have shown
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pretrial detention increases a person’s likelihood of pleading guilty by 46 %. In Los Angeles, on any given day, approximately 44 % of people in County Jail – around 7,500 people – are locked up pre-trial and deciding whether to plead guilty. The plea bargaining process is also a byproduct of over-burdensome caseloads combined with the time and stress of jury trials. When there are hundreds of cases to get through in a day in court, the prosecu-
tor, judge, and sometimes even the defense attorney, are all incentivized to resolve cases. There is precious little time to determine what result will adequately ensure public safety, respect the interests and wishes of victims, and be consistent with the facts. Every actor in the criminal justice system is faced with incredible pressure to keep the cases moving and get them resolved. Indeed, it is a truism in the criminal justice world that if every defendant exercised his or her right to trial, the system as it currently operates would cease to function. Often, these structural problems in the plea bargaining process result in innocent people pleading guilty. In nearly 11 % of the nation’s DNA exoneration cases, innocent people entered guilty pleas. And these are just the cases where DNA made it possible to overturn a conviction; researchers do not know how many innocent people have in fact pleaded guilty. Plea bargaining also takes place within the broader systemic racism entrenched in
the justice system. When the plea offer that is made is decided by any person, conscious and unconscious biases create disadvantage and inequality across race, ethnicity, gender, and age. While research shows that increasing the diversity of prosecutors decreases racial sentencing disparities, 95 % of elected prosecutors in the U.S. are white. These disparate results are clear when the odds of receiving a plea offer that includes incarceration are almost seventy percent greater for Black people than white people. But before you decide it is time to do away with plea bargaining entirely, realize that it can also be used to bring humanity into a justice system that is not built to understand or fix societal problems. The plea bargaining process can potentially provide a mechanism for reformative and decarcerative efforts to succeed. It can allow a prosecutor to look at a person and a situation and decide whether treatment, programs, Continued on page 7
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Three Steps California Is Taking to Make Your Drinking Water Safer thority to mandate consolidations when appropriate. But collaboration between both sides, government regulators and the affected community is preferred for a smooth and successful consolidation. In addition, the state is currently developing a statewide needs analysis of water systems to better understand the breadth of the problem. Once
By Dale Hunter
If you are like most Californians, you use the water from your faucet without much thought about where it comes from or who makes sure it’s safe to drink -- and that it’s available 24/7. There are thousands of separate water systems across the state whose employees are committed to the complex task of bringing safe drinking water to homes and businesses, such as restaurants. In some areas, the responsibility falls to cities and counties, but many of the water systems are special districts (a non-profit local government agency with its own elected board of directors), while others are for-profit businesses. These water providers have highly trained employees who operate treatment plants and test the water regularly to ensure it meets strict state and federal drinking water standards. Your local water provider is the first line of defense in providing safe drinking water, but there’s also state and federal regulatory agencies that regulate the agencies and non-profit groups fighting on behalf of the few communities that don’t have safe drinking water. Challenges The vast majority of communities have access to safe drinking water, but there are communities in California where the water doesn’t always flow from the tap or is considered unsafe to drink because it does not meet state and federal standards. Often times, these communities are located in rural areas, outside the boundaries of an established water provider, and rely on wells with untreated
the analysis is complete, it will guide funding to where it is most needed, and to solutions that will be effective. Dale Hunter is Executive Director of the California African American Water Education Foundation (CAAWEF). It is a nonprofit water education organization focused on the African American community in California. Formed
in 2019, CAAWEF is based in Sacramento. The information in this article is brought to you in partnership with the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), a non-profit statewide association of public water agencies whose more than 450 members are responsible for about 90 % of the water deliveries in California.
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water. In some cases, there is a water provider, but not enough funding for expensive water treatment. “Necessary funding has been the biggest challenge preventing some communities in California from having safe drinking water,” said Cindy Tuck, Deputy Executive Director for Government Relations at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). ACWA is a statewide association representing more than 450 public water agencies. “For most water providers, the cost to ensure safe drinking water is paid by customers through water rates,” Tuck continued. “However, these water providers often rely on additional state or federal grants or loans for infrastructure projects, such as building new treatment facilities. These other funding options are limited and generally have not been available for ongoing treatment costs.” Recent progress Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state Legislature, environmental justice organizations, ACWA, private water suppliers, agricultural groups and others came together around a funding solution that resulted in the creation of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water
Fund. The fund, plus state budget allocations, resulted in the potential for $130 million per year for 11 years to help disadvantaged communities in California that do not have that access to safe drinking water. Exactly how much funding is available each year will depend on the status of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. On July 7, the state adopted the first plan for how the money will be spent. The plan prioritizes cases in which a critical water shortage or outage could occur, and communities where the water doesn’t meet state and federal drinking water standards that protect public health. “Adoption of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund’s first spending plan was a major milestone in the state’s ongoing effort to ensure access to safe drinking water for California communities that currently lack that access,” Tuck said. “We are now eager for the funding to be used on solutions that will work in the communities that need it most.” Another avenue toward progress is consolidation of small, failing water systems with water suppliers with compliant systems. In 2015, California passed a law that provided the state with au-
We’ve fought hard for housing justice. Prop 21 will hurt homeowners of color who worked hard to purchase a family home while facing discrimination and unequal policies that still disenfranchise communities. ”
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employment or other outcomes would better ensure public safety than jail. For example, a person experiencing a significant mental health crisis who yells out a threat could be charged with a felony “strike” offense and face years of prison time. By virtue of the plea bargaining process,
a prosecutor has the power to charge a misdemeanor instead, to pursue alternatives to incarceration as a sentence, or to charge no criminal offense at all and instead refer the person to mental health treatment. Our justice system is far from perfect. And plea bargaining has many flaws that reflect the larger problems within the system, and
society at large. But in the right hands, prosecutorial discretion provides the power to scale back on mass incarceration, promote public safety, and ensure restorative and just outcomes. Rachel Rossi is a former candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney and former federal and county public defender in Los Angeles.
“One of the hard-learned lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is the need for a well-managed supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep California’s healthcare workforce and other essential workers safe.
SB 275 creates a reliable supply of PPE to ensure healthcare workers, essential workers, and the public at large are protected during the next health emergency,” said SB 275 author Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento).
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dealing with this pandemic, the last thing our workers should be worried about is whether or not they will be protected from exposure. We must protect those providing care so that they, too, can continue to do their work,” said Rodriguez. SB 275 mandates the California Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) to establish a 90-day PPE stockpile for health care and other essential workers within one year. It also requires major health care employers, such as hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics, to build an additional 45-day stockpile of PPE by 2023 or later. Under SB 275, essential workers will receive PPE from the CDPH stockpile include school workers, childcare providers, inhome support providers, and any workers who provide services directly supporting patient care. SB 275 was sponsored by the Service Employees International Union California.
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Californians are experiencing a severe housing affordability crisis in the most devastating economic and public health emergency of our lifetimes. The last thing we should do is pass an initiative like Prop 21 that will stop new housing from being built, cost jobs, and hurt the economic recovery. Not only will Prop 21 hurt homeowners, it allows landlords to raise rents by up to 15% even among the lowest-income renters, which could lead to mass evictions. Visit NoOnProp21.vote to learn more. Ad paid for by No on Prop 21: Californians for Responsible Housing, a coalition of seniors, veterans, affordable housing advocates, labor & social justice organizations, sponsored by California Apartment Association. Committee major funding from: Essex Property Trust and Affiliated Entities Equity Residential AvalonBay Communities Funding details at www.fppc.ca.gov.
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Schools Need Additional Funding to Cope With Pandemic Crisis, Voters Say By Louis Freedberg EdSource
California voters overwhelmingly say schools need additional funding to implement safety practices critical to reopening classrooms for in-person instruction, according to a just-released EdSource poll. Moreover, most think the federal government should lead the way in providing those funds, and that the money is more likely to be forthcoming if Joe Biden is president. These are among the key findings of an EdSource representative poll of 834 registered voters conducted online between August 29 and September 7 by the FM3 Research polling firm. Nearly 3 out of 4 voters in general, and a similar proportion of parents, say that that additional funding is needed, with 52% saying there is a ‘great need’ and another 20% saying there is ‘some need.’ Only 8% say there is ‘little need,’ while 11% say there is ‘no real need.’ Teachers and their unions have made this argument for more funding repeatedly in the face of pressures to bring students back to school for inperson instruction. The California Teachers Association recently sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter arguing that state government, which set the rules allowing schools to open for in-classroom instruction, has a responsibility to provide schools with what they need to do so. “Educators and their dis-
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tricts don’t have the training, resources, or funding to do this work,” Pres. E. Toby Boyd wrote in the letter along with other CTA leaders, Schools also need funds for distance learning. But voters also say overwhelmingly that not only do schools need more funds for in-person instruction, they also need additional financial support in order to offer high-quality distance learning. Some 50% of registered voters say that schools have a ‘great need’- while another 17% say that there is ‘some need’ - for additional funding to mount effective distancelearning programs. Only 17% say there is ‘no real need,’- and another 6% saying there is ‘a little need.’ These percentages mirror those of parents surveyed for the poll. One of the big issues in recent months has also been whether Congress will approve additional funds to assist schools, on top of the $13.5 billion already authorized by the CARES Act. In May, the House of Representatives approved the $3 trillion HEROES Act, which
included $90 billion for education. The Senate has refused to take up the legislation, negotiations with the Trump administration are intermittent, and the prospects for additional federal funding before the November election appear slim. On this issue, the majority of voters say the federal government should step in. Two-thirds of voters say it is important that the federal government provide additional funds to schools and colleges to get through the pandemic. Some 66% of voters say it is ‘extremely important’ or ‘very important’ - that Congress authorizes these funds, while 31% say it is ‘somewhat important’ or ‘not important’ for it to do so. Parents are a little less likely than voters in general to place the same level of importance on additional federal funding, with ‘only’ 59% saying it was extremely or very important. Very strong majorities of those polled say it is more likely that additional federal funding for schools will be forthcoming should Joe Biden Continued on page 10
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Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plans Rated Among Best in Nation
By Kerri Leedy
Kaiser Permanente’s health plan in California is again among the highest rated in the nation as indicated in the CMS annual Star Quality Ratings for 2021, providing expert medicine, seamless care, and outstanding service to its Medicare members. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2021 Medicare Star Ratings, Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plans in California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, the Mid-Atlantic States (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.), and the Northwest received 5 out of 5 stars, CMS’ highest Medicare star rating. The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Washington state earned 4.5 out of 5 stars, CMS’ second-highest rating. This is the 10th straight year Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare health plan in California has been rated 5 stars. It’s also the 10th consecutive year that all Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plans across the nation have been rated 4.5 stars or higher. Kaiser Permanente provides care to more than 1.7 million Medicare members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Kaiser Permanente is proud to be consistently recognized for the high-quality care and
Kaiser Permanente as an organization that sets the standard for health care. Enrolling in Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Plan. Open enrollment, known as the Annual Election Period, for all Medicare health plans begins on Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. Kaiser Permanente health plans that receive
5 stars may also participate in a special election period and can continue to enroll new individual Medicare members from Dec. 8, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2021. Beneficiaries who want to change from their current Medicare health plan to a 5-star plan may switch once per plan year during the special election period.
Medicare beneficiaries can learn more about the Medicare Star Ratings and Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare health plans by visiting kp.org/medicarestars. Kerri Leedy is the Media Relations Manager for Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
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service we provide to our Medicare members,” said Tom Hanenburg, interim president Kaiser Permanente Northern California. “We recognize that even during these uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to be a leader in providing exceptional service and care to our members who need it most.” “Our clinical teams of physicians, nurses, and front-line staff deliver extraordinary care to our members and patients, which is why we continue to be rated among the best in the nation for delivering high-quality care,” said Richard S. Isaacs, MD, CEO and executive director of the Permanente Medical Group. “We are proud of this recognition, which demon-
strates our clinical excellence and our commitment to providing the right care at the right time for our patients.” Every year, CMS scores Medicare health plans (with Parts C and D) on a number of facets of care and service, including staying healthy, managing chronic conditions, patient experience, customer service, patient access, and pharmacy services. The ratings align with Kaiser Permanente’s integrated health care delivery system, which brings a multitude of services together to focus on patient and customer needs. The ability to transform care and improve health outcomes along with its systematic approach to continuous improvement highlight
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YES ON 22 Protect App-Based Work for California’s Black and Brown Communities at a Critical Time
Four million Californians are out of work. But hundreds of thousands have been able to make ends meet by driving with appbased platforms, delivering food, groceries, prescriptions and other essential supplies. Large numbers of Black families in California count on the income and flexible schedules that this independent app-based work provides.
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Protects the ability of app-based drivers to work as independent contractors
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The California State Conference of the NAACP, Minority Health Institute, American Nurses Association\ California, California Medical Association, patient advocates and social justice leaders all strongly OPPOSE Prop 23.
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PROP 23: Puts patient lives at risk. Nearly 80,000 Californians get dialysis treatments three days a week, four hours at a time to stay alive. Missing even one treatment increases the risk of death by 30%.
PROP 23: Disproportionately hurts people of color. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, African Americans are 3.5 times more likely to develop kidney failure and need dialysis treatment.
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Prop 23 would impose costly, unnecessary new mandates that would increase dialysis clinic costs by hundreds of millions of dollars every year - putting many clinics at risk of closure.
Prop 23 hurts the poorest and most vulnerable individuals in our communities by reducing access to the care they need to stay alive.
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Local Black, Latino Leaders Express Concerns With Prop 22 on Ballot Joe Morgan
Oakland Native, Hall of Fame Second Baseman Joe Morgan Dies Danville (BCN)
Oakland native Joe Morgan, a key cog in the Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine of the 1970s has died, officials with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced Monday. Morgan was 77. He died Sunday at his Danville home. Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 alongside Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer. Morgan, a second baseman for the Reds, was born in 1943 in Bonham, Texas. His family moved to Oakland when Morgan, the oldest of six, was 5. When he was 13, he earned a spot on the Babe Ruth League and made the all-star team each of the three years he played in the league. Later he would play for Oakland City College and attract a baseball scout for the Houston Colt .45s where he first got paid to play the game. His career lasted 22 years. “I did have fun and it was great,” Morgan said, according to a spokesman for the Hall of Fame. “But it seemed like it went all too quickly,” Morgan said.
Johnny Bench, a Hall of Fame catcher for the Reds, who played alongside Morgan, said in a statement, “Joe wasn’t just the best second baseman in baseball history, he was the best player I ever saw and one of the best people I’ve ever known. “He was a dedicated father and husband and a day won’t go by that I won’t think about his wisdom and friendship,” Bench said. Contnued on page 13
By Bay City News Black and Latino leaders from across California, including U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, gathered during a virtual news conference Monday to express their concerns over Proposition 22 on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot. If passed, the measure would allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to continue classifying drivers as independent contractors, not employees. The speakers at Monday’s event said Prop 22 would only worsen racial and income inequality in California by enabling companies like Uber and Lyft to exploit their predominantly nonwhite workforce. Companies would not be required to pay drivers minimum wage, sick leave, unemployment insurance, or workers’
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compensation insurance. “This is just audacious, what these companies are doing,” said Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego. “The 78 percent of drivers that come from communities of color are struggling to make ends meet. We know that this is true, and yet [these companies] want to lock in low wages for-
ever.” Speakers pointed out that Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart have collectively spent $185 million on advertising calling for Prop 22 to be passed. Cherri Murphy, an Oakland-based driver and organizer, said that the Yes on 22 campaign is disingenuous and ignores actual concerns of drivers. “I know what it’s like to work long hours with no guaranteed wages, no work breaks, no restrooms. I know what it’s like to have the looming threat of an accident with no coverage, and deactivation based on race,” she said. “We should not allow corporations to buy labor laws while they continuously exploit their workers.” If Prop 22 were passed, it would require a seveneighths majority vote by the
state Legislature to amend. According to Murphy, the proposition would leave workers without protections and benefits for years to come. “A lot of us know how difficult it was to remove Trump via impeachment. Now imagine -- if two-thirds seems like a high threshold for a congressional body, to remove or change something, what about seveneighths?” she said. “That alone should deter people from voting yes on Proposition 22.” The campaign in support of Prop 22 held its own event Monday, with the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving announcing its support for the proposition, saying ride-hailing services have helped to reduce drunk and drugged driving around the state.
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be elected president in November. Nearly two-thirds of voters (63%) say it is more likely, compared with 57% of parents who said it was more likely. These views are rooted in the reality that under a Biden presidency appeals from teachers and others for additional funding will get a far more receptive hearing. Biden is married to Jill Biden, a community college instructor and former high school teacher. He has received the endorsement of the National Education Association and most other teachers’ unions and has vowed to appoint an educator as his secretary of education. At the same time, while voters support additional funding for schools to cope with the pandemic, they are also very divided on how well they think schools have responded to the health crisis. Some 40% of all voters, and 45% of parents say schools have done a good or excellent job. That compares with the 36% of voters overall and 43% of parents who say schools have done a fair or poor job in responding to the pandemic, both in terms of their overall operations and instruction. The sample in the poll included 634 registered voters statewide and an additional 200 voters who are parents or guardians of a child under age 19. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is 3.5% at the 95% confidence level, and 5.7% for the parent sample. The poll was underwritten with support from the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation the Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation.
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Alameda City Council Candidate Amos White Brings His Message to Voters By Clifford L. Williams
A group of supporters convened at a press conference and rally for Alameda City Council hopeful Amos White in front of Alameda’s City Hall on Saturday, October 10. White, only the third Black in the city’s history to seek a seat on the Council, gave a rousing speech outlining his platform and qualifications for the position. The late Al Dewitt, whose son Al Jr. spoke, was Alameda’s first Black City Council member. Elected in 1994, he became vice-mayor in 1998. Marie Gilmore was the first Black mayor in Alameda in 2012. White is vying for one of the two open seats on the council. White said the people’s vote makes him the best qualified candidate for the job. “My experience runs deep,” said White. “I’ve been in democratic politics my whole life and I’ve always had a hankering and penchant for justice, for equality and what it really means to be an American. “My father was an educator and my mother was an educator-turned-attorney, and there’s always been a sense of justice and civil rights running deep in my family.” “I first got involved in campaigning in high school for a governor and upon graduating; my first job was with Senator John Glenn as his legislative aide. I then moved over to the Democratic Caucus in Ohio and later started running campaigns.” “Later, I came to California
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in 1991 as a CORO Fellow in Public Affairs; there I worked on Barbara Boxer’s first senatorial campaign as Southern California Volunteer Coordinator. I have since gone on to work for Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s campaign and also in San Francisco for Terence Hallihan. So I’m really excited about running my own race to bring justice, fairness and equity to Alameda.” White noted that one of the first issues he hopes to address is equity. “It’s a buzz word,” noted White, “but it also means the redistribution of policy decisions and of our budget towards our values as our priorities in protecting our most vulnerable.” “I have a gentleman here today that is endorsing my campaign who just this summer, was arrested in front of
his house for dancing. Dancing while Black! We’ve been working to support Mr. Mali Watkins in my capacity as a lead organizer for the ACLU People Power Alameda.” Alameda’s City Council does not represent specific districts in the City, rather, all council members serve atlarge. White wants to change that. “I would love to put that forward as a referral measure that we do create districts in Alameda so we can have better representation and surer representation throughout the entire City,” said White. White is eager to jump into the role of city councilmember. He already has plans to put up a cell tower on the west side of the City. He wants to do this so that emergency response can Continued on page 13
Oakland East Bay Democratic Club Candidate Endorsements Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1 Vinnie Bacon
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Elena Condes
Oakland City Attorney Elias Fer ran
Oakland City Councilmember At Large Rebecca Kaplan
Bart Director District 7 Hon. Lateefah Simon
Bart Director District 5 Steven Dunbar
Oakland City Council District 7 Aaron Clay
OUSD – District 7 Ben Tapscott
Oakland City Council District 5 Noel Gallo
OUSD – District 5 Mike Hutchinson
Oakland City Council District 3 Carroll Fife
OUSD – District 3 VanCedric Williams
Oakland City Council District 1 Dave Kalb
OUSD – District 1 Benjamin “Sam” Davis
East Bay Mud Director Hon. William B. Patterson
Peralta Community College Kevin Jenkins
A.C. Transit Director Ward 1 Jovanka Beckles
A.C. Transit Director At Large Hon. H.E. Christian Peeples
A.C. Transit Director Ward 2 Hon. Greg Harper
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Three Black women writers – Jacqueline Woodson, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and N.K. Jemisin— are among the 21 recipients who will receive the coveted award and the $625,000 which accompanies it, according to CNN. Woodson of Columbus, OH, is known for works like “Miracle’s Boys” and her awardwinning novel “Brown Girl Dreaming.” Her latest work “Before the Ever After” is told in the voice of a 12-year-old boy whose father is a football player star suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) per NPR. Her books are known to shed light on tough issues kids face from race to foster care. Cottom hails from Harlem, New York, and is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. She is known for works like “Thick: And Other Essays,” a collection of essays about Black womanhood. The book was also a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award. Jemisin is a native of Iowa City, IA, and a former psychologist. From 2016 to 2018, she won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for the books in her “Broken Earth’ trilogy. She is
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the first Black person to ever win the title for Best Novel. The MacArthur Fellows managing director, Cecilia Conrad, praised the winners in a statement. Of the 21 recipients, 10 are Black. “In the midst of civil unrest, a global pandemic, natural disasters, and conflagrations, this group of 21 exceptionally creative individuals offers a moment for celebration” Conrad said. “They are asking critical questions, developing innovative technologies and public policies, enriching our understanding of the human condition, and producing works of art that provoke and inspire us.” The goal of the grant money, which is distributed over five years, is to give these luminaries a boost at a moment in their careers where it could make a difference. Besides the writers, other Black recipients this year include: Catherine Coleman Flowers grew up in Lowndes County, Ala., an area plagued by pov-
erty and failing infrastructure, which often results in raw sewage in yards and waterways and contaminated drinking water for residents. She is now an environmental activist bringing attention to the largely invisible problem of inadequate waste and water sanitation infrastructure in rural communities in the United States. Cécile McLorin Salvant, is a singer and composer “using manifold powers of interpretation to infuse jazz standards and original compositions with a vibrant, global, Black, feminist sensibility,” the web site said. Fred Moten is a cultural theorist and poet, who is “creating new conceptual spaces to accommodate emerging forms of Black aesthetics, cultural production, and social life.” Monika Schleier-Smith is an experimental physicist “who is advancing our understanding of how many-particle quantum systems behave and connecting phenomena observed in the laboratory to a range of other areas of physics.”
Ralph Lemon is an artist who is “generating interdisciplinary modes of artistic expression for stories, emotions, memories, and identities that traditional media do not accommodate.” Property law scholar Thomas Wilson Mitchell is “reforming laws and developing policy solutions addressing mechanisms by which Black and other disadvantaged American families have been deprived of their land, homes, and real estate wealth.” Cognitive neuroscientist Damien Fair is “devising maps of network connectivity in individual brains that advance our understanding of how distinct regions communicate and develop in both typical and atypical contexts.” Isaiah Andrew, an econometrician, “is developing robust methods of statistical inference to address key challenges in economics and social science.” New York Times, The Griot, and the MacArthur Foundation web site contributed to this report.
As president and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce I know the importance of creating and keeping jobs especially in the Black community. I also understand the damage done with every job that is lost and how much worse that is in the middle of a recession that has already taken a toll on the state’s entire workforce. In most states, when you hear of a business closing, you assume the business was beaten by its competitors as a casualty of the free market. But in California, when you hear a business closed you assume it was beaten by regulations. Federal regulations. State regulations. County regulations. City regulations. And now, there’s yet another state law focused on preventing independent contractors from finding the independent and flexible work they want and need. This newest attack, Assembly Bill 5, is now jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of jobs at a time when we need them most. We all want 2020 to be the year we forget, but at this rate it’s the hundreds of thousands of gig worker jobs that will be forgotten. Prop. 22 offers a chance to change course and reverse this damage. Prop. 22 would protect the app-based jobs Black Californians need and the services all Californians rely on. Prop. 22 also improves the quality of app-based work by providing drivers with an earnings guarantee of 120% of minimum wage plus $.30
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per mile compensation toward expenses and new benefits like health care. And it keeps food and medicine deliveries available for the people who depend on them. Saving these jobs is good for everyone. But it’s necessary for the Black community. With an unemployment rate far higher than the general public, many Blacks rely on independent work just to get by. App-based services like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Postmates have proven to be leaders at providing income opportunities for Blacks. Losing jobs hurts everyone, but the statistics prove that Blacks are hurt the most. By May of this year we were only two months into the pandemic and California had already reached 15.5% unemployment after losing 2.3 million jobs. The Pew Research Center reported that COVID-19 impacts affected lowerincome people the hardest. Despite hopes for a V-shaped recovery, the losses have been long-lasting. Half of the adults who lost jobs during the pandemic are still unemployed, Blacks feel the impacts greater than other groups. The Pew Center also noted that 18% of whites reported difficulty paying bills during the pandemic. That’s compared to 43% for Blacks. The impacts of job loss are real, and all indications are that this recovery will be slow. Each lost job represents a family depending on those wages. Continued on page 13
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Morgan and Bench played alongside other stars such as Pete Rose and Tony Perez, as well as Davey Concepcion in the Big Red Machine that won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Morgan was named to the National League All-Star team in eight consecutive seasons from 1972 to 1979, all with the Reds. “Major League Baseball is deeply saddened by the death of Joe Morgan, one of the best five-tool players our game has ever known and a symbol of all-around excellence,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Joe often reminded baseball fans that the player smallest in stature on the field could be the most impactful,” Manfred said.
eda’s West End can have better communications in the city. “It’s horrible on this side of town because of the lack of resources and attention from an equity standpoint,” said White. “I really hope to remediate that issue.” “I will also look into our police department budget and its funding processes and, if necessary, consider reallocating
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resources towards our public health and welfare departments so we can help support people who are on the streets that are unhoused and are having mental health crises and health care issues and nutritional issues.” For more information on Amos White’s campaign, visit www.amoswhite4alameda. com
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The true impact of poverty is difficult to capture on a chart because it’s hard to measure the depth of pain. California should be doing everything in its power to keep existing jobs and create new ones. Instead, we’re on the brink of losing more. Hundreds of thousands of more jobs lost will only deepen the statewide impacts of the recession and further slow our recovery. If we’re going to bounce back from all that has happened this year, we need to create jobs – not lose them. Join me in saving jobs. Join me in voting yes on Prop. 22. Jay King is president and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce.
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Contact Information: OPW Project Manager: Sidney Kong at skong@oaklandca. gov or 510-238-7989 Contract Services: Tamala Barnes at tbarnes@oaklandca.gov or (510) 238-7252 Contract Compliance Officer: Vivian Inman at vinman@ oaklandca.gov or (510)238-6261 Bid Documents: Bid documents and Addenda are only available digitally and provided free of charge through two websites listed below. Separate Plan Holder lists are maintained by each site. Bid Results and Subcontractor Listings are posted only to the CIPList.com site. 1. iSupplier: Please email iSupplier@oaklandca.gov for assistance or refer to https://www. oaklandca.gov/servic es/contracts-and compliance/ register-withisupplier 2. CIPList.com: http:// ciplist.com/plans/?Oakland/ city/9392. Department of Industrial Relations (DIR): SB 854 changed the laws governing how the DIR monitors compliance with prevailing wages requirements on public works projects. Refer to http://www.dir.ca.gov/publicworks/SB854.html for more information. In particular: 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 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. Disclaimer and AB 2036 Compliance: 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, Acting City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council Newspaper publication date: October 8, 2020 10/14/20 CNS-3406076# OAKLAND POST
The Petition for Probate requests that BRIGID O’NEILL LAMON, KATHERINE O’NEILL WILSON AND MARY O’NEILL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 11/09/2020 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. J Room N/A located at 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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: YVETTE M. DAVIS, ONE KAISER PLAZA, SUITE 750, OAKLAND, CA 94612, Telephone: 510-463-3166
by audio or video technology. The parties should consult the court’s website for the specific telephonic and video applications available. The parties may also contact the probate clerk in the respective department for information concerning remote appearances. Parties must be present at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled hearing time. 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: BONNIE K. BISHOP, 1760 SOLANO AVENUE, SUITE 303, BERKELEY, CA 94707, Telephone: 510-526-7144
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: BRIAN D. YOUNG, 1000 BROADWAY, SUITE 200-J, OAKLAND, CA 94706-4099, Telephone: 510-893-0050
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LEE EDWIN FOSTER CASE NO. RP20073220
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2020-149675 The following person(s) is doing business as: Signal Records, 125 Tamarack Rd., San Geronimo, CA 94963, County of Marin. Timothy Farnham, 125 Tamarack Rd., San Geronimo, CA 94963 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/ Timothy Farnham, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on September 14, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: S. Oliva, Deputy 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21/20 CNS-3400645# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2020-149674 The following person(s) is doing business as: Endurance Management Coaching, 41 Madrone Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960, County of Marin. Katherine Ceccarini, 41 Madrone Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960; California This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/01/2020. /s/ Katherine Ceccarini, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on September 14, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: S. Oliva, Deputy 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21/20 CNS-3400567# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 149696 The following person(s) is doing business as: PEREZ PAVERS, LLC, 60 FAIRFAX STREET, APT 2, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, County of MARIN. PEREZ PAVERS, LLC, 60 FAIRFAX STREET, APT. 2, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 (CALIFORNIA) This business is conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/06/2020 /s/ LUCAS PEREZ/ CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 8, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: L. VAWTEK, Deputy 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/20 CNS-3399117# MARIN COUNTY POST
GOVERNMENT Pre-Bid Meeting: (None) Questions Due: October 22, 2020 by 2:00 PM by email to the Project Manager. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the email is received by the Project Manager. Responses to written questions will be issued by addendum no later than October 29, 2020 by 2:00 PM . Bids Due: November 5, 2020 by 2:00 PM. During the COVID-19 emergency, bids may uploaded into the City’s iSupplier online procurement system, or may be mailed to the City Clerk at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 104, Oakland, CA 94612. Bidders must be registered with iSupplier to submit bids online. CITY OF OAKLAND, CA Public Works Department Notice TO BIDDERS Project No. 1003201 SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION (SUBBASIN 81-201) Description: The proposed work consists of rehabilitating approximately 15,108 linear feet of existing 8-inch and 300 linear feet of existing 15-inch diameter sewer pipes by pipe-expanding, open trench or CIPP method; rehabilitating sewer structures; reconnecting and rehabilitating house sewer connections, and other related works as indicated on the plans and specifications. https://www.oaklandca.gov/servic es/register-with-isupplier It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure that its mailed bid is received by the City Clerk prior to the bid deadline. Late submissions may not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Engineer’s Estimate: $3,478,725.00 License Required: A or C-42 Contract Days: 140 working days Liquidated Damages: $1,500 per calendar day Bonds: 10% Bid Security; 100% Payment and Performance Bonds Oakland-certified Local Business Requirement: 50% minimum participation, if any. See Sections II.F, II.S and III.A.6). Firms unable to attend a voluntary pre-bid meeting are encouraged to contact the assigned Contract Compliance Officer to review the City’s Local and Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) program. Local Trucking Requirement: Yes Self-Performance: 30% minimum, excluding Specialty Items if any per the Bid Schedule. See Special Provisions Section 2-3.2. Contact Information: OPW Project Manager: Sidney Kong at skong@oaklandca. gov or 510-238-7989 Contract Services: Tamala Barnes at tbarnes@oaklandca.gov or (510) 238-7252 Contract Compliance Officer: Vivian Inman at vinman@ oaklandca.gov or (510)238-6261 Bid Documents: Bid documents and Addenda are only available
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O-2020-54 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE 2020 – 2021 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA SALARY ORDINANCE The Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda ordains as follows: SECTION I Article 1, Section 1-1, Subsection 1-1.1 of the County of Alameda Salary Ordinance is hereby amended to specify the following salary rates, to be effective on October 4, 2020: Job Code Title Unit Code Step 01 Step 02 Step 03 Step 04 Step 05 FLSA Status 8601 NM Deputy Sheriff Recruit 013 3111.20 N 8602 NM Deputy Sheriff I 013 3372.00 3535.20 3710.40 N 8604 NM Deputy Sheriff II 013 3926.40 4143.20 4328.80 4553.60 4767.20 M 8617 NM Sergeant S13 5164.80 5424.80 5691.20 X 8620 SM Lieutenant 026 6828.00 6582.40 6906.40 X 8625 SM Captain 027 6538.40 6865.60 7204.00 7569.00 7942.40 X 8635 SM Division Commander 028 7525.60 7896.00 8286.40 8708.80 9132.00 X 1860 N Offset Equipment Operator SAN 040 28.97 N 9105 N Laborer SAN 040 30.09 31.39 32.49 N 9125 N Building Maintenance Laborer N 040 33.32 N 9206 N Bindery Worker Trainee SAN 040 20.97 N 9207 N Bindery Worker SAN 040 28.97 N 9220 N Carpenter SAN 040 47.07 N 9230 N Electrician SAN 040 52.76 N 9240 N Painter SAN 040 42.56 N 9320 N Truck Driver SAN 040 35.77 N 9325 N Heavy Truck Driver SAN 040 41.45 N 9355 N Heavy Equipment Operator SAN 040 48.43 N 9402 N Transportation Services Attendant N 040 24.49 N 9665 N Building Equipment Maintenance Worker N 040 41.02 43.23 N 9670 N Stationary Engineer SAN 040 51.02 N SECTION II This ordinance shall take effect immediately, and before the expiration of fifteen days after its passage, shall be published once with the names of the members voting for and against it in the Inter-City Express, a newspaper published in the County of Alameda. Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of California, on October 6, 2020, by the following called vote: AYES: Supervisors Carson, Chan, Haggerty, Miley & President Valle – 5 NOES: None EXCUSED: None RICHARD VALLE President of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California ATTEST: ANIKA CAMPBELL-BELTON Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Alameda Approved as to Form DONNA R. ZIEGLER, County Counsel By: Kristy van Herick 10/14/20 CNS-3405762# OAKLAND POST N O N - M A N D A T O R Y NETWORKING BIDDERS CONFERENCE #1 for RFP #20-05 Prop 47 Reentry Treatment Temas: October 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. NON MANDATORY NETWORKING BIDDERS CONFERENCE #2: October 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Online meeting https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/142849525 You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2073 - One-touch: tel:+18773092073,,142849525# United States: +1 (646) 749-3129 One-touch: tel:+16467493129,,142849525# Access Code: 142-849-525. Response Due by 2:00 pm on November 12, 2020 COUNTY CONTACT: Elizabeth Delph at (510) 777- 2146 or at Elizabeth. Delph@acgov.org. Attendance at Networking Conference is Non-Mandatory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org . 10/14/20 CNS-3405290# OAKLAND POST
PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROSALEEN DOYLE O’NEILL CASE NO. PR2002487
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROSALEEN DOYLE O’NEILL A Petition for Probate has been filed by BRIGID O’NEILL LAMON, KATHERINE O’NEILL WILSON AND MARY O’NEILL in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KRISTOF PIOTR KAMINSKI CASE NO. RP20073901
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: KRISTOF PIOTR KAMINSKI A Petition for Probate has been filed by BETSY COTTON in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that BETSY COTTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 NOVEMBER 2, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. in Dept. 201 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. MANDATORY APPEARANCE:
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The Court requires all parties who wish to attend the hearing on the above date and time, including those who wish to state objections, to appear
10/14, 10/21, 10/28/20 CNS-3404669# BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SUSAN CHAN CASE NO. RP20074072
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: SUSAN CHAN A Petition for Probate has been filed by ANITA B. CHAN-DEA in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that ANITA B. CHAN-DEA 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 NOVEMBER 2, 2020 at 9:31 A.M. in Dept. 202 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. MANDATORY APPEARANCE:
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FREDERICK OTTO PATRICK AKA FREDERICK O. PATRICK CASE NO. RP20074351
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: FREDERICK OTTO PATRICK AKA FREDERICK O. PATRICK A Petition for Probate has been filed by ROBERT W. ZORO in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that ROBERT W. ZORO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 11/03/2020 at 2:00 P.M. in Dept. 201 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. MANDATORY APPEARANCE:
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The Court requires all parties who wish to attend the hearing on the above date and time, including those who wish to state objections, to appear by audio or video technology. The parties should consult the court’s website for the specific telephonic and video applications available. The parties may also contact the probate clerk in the respective department for information concerning remote appearances. Parties must be present at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled hearing time. 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: VANESSA J. SUNDIN, JOHNSTON, KINNEY & ZULAICA LLP, 101 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104, Telephone: 415-693-0550
The Court requires all parties who wish to attend the hearing on the above date and time, including those who wish to state objections, to appear by audio or video technology. The parties should consult the court’s website for the specific telephonic and video applications available. The parties may also contact the probate clerk in the respective department for information concerning remote appearances. Parties must be present at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled hearing time. 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 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/20 notice under section 9052 of CNS-3401922# the California Probate Code. BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST Other California statutes and
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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LEE EDWIN FOSTER A Petition for Probate has been filed by PAUL FOSTER in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that PAUL FOSTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 10/20/2020 at 9:31 A.M. in Dept. 202 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. MANDATORY APPEARANCE:
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The Court requires all parties who wish to attend the hearing on the above date and time, including those who wish to state objections, to appear by audio or video technology. The parties should consult the court’s website for the specific telephonic and video applications available. The parties may also contact the probate clerk in the respective department for information concerning remote appearances. Parties must be present at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled hearing time. 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: TRACY S. REGLI, 3478 BUSKIRK AVENUE, SUITE 300, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523, Telephone: 925-9061880 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/20 CNS-3401301# BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST
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Over 50 Protestors Attend Rally Against New Post Endorses Candidates Who Fight to Save Schools, End Proposed Homelessness Management Policy Austerity Regime in District By Zack Haber
Over 50 people attended a rally against new proposed legislation, called the Encampment Management Policy, outside of Oakland’s City Hall on Oct. 10 from 1:00 p.m. to around 4:00 p.m. The rally started with speeches in the amphitheater in front of City Hall. Dayton Andrews of The United Front Against Displacement, the group who hosted the rally, spoke first. “This Encampment Management Policy creates no pathways into housing,” he said. “it merely expands…police authority to [mess] with homeless people.” Protestors included members of the United Front Against Displacement from the Bay Area, Boston and New York, members of local housing justice groups Bay Area TANC and The Village as well as unhoused Bay Area residents including those who live in the 37MLK community. Andrews and other speakers stood in front of a boarded up City Hall entrance upon which an unknown source graffitied “OHLONE LAND” and “BLACK LIVES MATTER” last summer and behind two banners trapped across the amphitheater stairs which read “SERVE THE PEOPLE NOT THE RICH” and “THE UNIT-
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Dayton Andrews gives a speech next to trash bags that protestors dumped outside of Oakland’s Department of Public Works building during a rally against a proposed new homelessness management policy. The dumping called attention to city inaction against businesses and housed residents dumping waste in communities where unhoused people live. Photo by Jungho Kim on Oct. 10, 2020.
ED FRONT AGAINST DISPLACEMENT” in large black and red letters. In his speech, Andrews claimed the EMP “codifies and normalizes” the city’s recent and current practice of clearing people who experience homelessness out of an area while offering them no other safe place to live. On March 27, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting that the City Administration follow CDC guidelines during
the COVID-19 pandemic and “only clear homeless encampments if individual housing units or alternative shelter is provided,” but the language used, as a request, has not required the city to do or not do anything. Although the pace of clearances has slowed during the pandemic, they have still been happening. On Sept. 23, the City demolished structures that had sheltered 20 to 30 homeless people living under the BART rail on 85th Avenue
and San Leandro Street in East Oakland and offered them no alternative shelter. The new Encampment Management Policy, which City Administration formulated, does not provide new services to people experiencing homelessness in Oakland but defines areas that encompass most of Oakland as “high sensitive areas,” then states those areas will be subject to closure. To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com
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crease education in East Oakland.” Bobbitt’s development team includes sports agent Bill Duffy of BDA sports management, one of the world’s top ranked sports agencies; Oakland developer Alan Dones of Strategic Urban Development Alliance, one of Oakland’s largest African American real estate development firms; former Oakland City Manager Robert Bobb, who heads an African American owned national consulting firm to both public and private sector clients; and Loop Capital, the largest African American owned, fill services investment banking brokerage, financial advisory and investment management organization. In a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland City Council Members, Bobbitt wrote for the AASEG
team, “We recognize the interests of city leadership in the holistic redevelopment of the Coliseum area….(and) in maintaining a home for its Major League Baseball franchise.” “We believe that all these objectives can be achieved and to these ends, we have assembled a Master Development Team well-capable of marshalling the resources and expertise necessary to transform our mutual interests into reality.” Taking into consideration the aspirations of Oakland residents, the ASSEG Team’s proposal includes: • Local hiring with priority on racial equity; • Inclusion of local and small business contractors and businesses; • Environmentally friendly landscaping and sustainable, energy efficient design;
• Anti-displacement assistance and housing preservation policies for residents of the area; • Affordable housing; • Living wages, benefits and stable employment opportunities Concluding the letter, Bobbitt wrote: “As America wrestles with social change, social justice and economic justice, Oakland can lead the way by demonstrating what real impact is. As proud Oakland, it is a part of our DNA. It is simply who we are and what we do best. “We look forward to helping lead that change in the City of Oakland.” City Council President Rebecca Kaplan told the Oakland Post she is enthusiastic about what the proposal can mean for the community. “I’m excited about the possibility of more African
American owned businesses in Oakland and economic development and housing and more that benefits the community including WNBA, affordable housing, restaurants, hotels, local jobs and more,” said Kaplan. Justin Berton, a spokesperson for Mayor Libby Schaaf, said: “The mayor has tremendous respect for Mr. Bobbitt and other Black entrepreneurs who want to make significant investments in Oakland, as well as claim long overdue ownership stakes within industries like the NFL. The vision of Mr. Bobbitt’s group is a historic one that would make Oakland the home to the first African American- owned football team in the NFL — a league that desperately needs more diversity among its fraternity of owners.”
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and who worked on the effort to get the measure on the ballot. Ramos paid taxes last year, she said, so she feels she should be heard. “Basically, it’s taxation without representation,” she said if she doesn’t have the chance to vote. According to the League of Women Voters, Tacoma Park, Maryland, lowered its voting age and allowed 16- and
17-year-olds to vote in 2013. Turnout among that group was higher than any other age group. Berkeley voters in 2016 passed Measure Y1 that allows the City Council to pass an ordinance that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections. “The decisions that the school board makes have a direct impact on students,” said Bethany Meyer, spokeswoman
for the Oakland Education Association. Measure QQ would not allow any other changes to voter eligibility in Oakland. Passage of the measure requires a majority of voters to vote “yes.” The Oakland City Auditor’s Office said the measure would cost the city about $7,000 to $10,000 in the years of school board elections. The earliest 16and 17-year-olds would be able to vote is 2022, if the measure
passes. Proponents of the measure say in their argument that Oakland’s youth are leading movements surrounding gun violence, climate change and Black Lives Matter. “We always say the youth shall lead the way,” Meyer said. Proponents also say that Oakland youth need a vote so they can advocate for their education, which is the most important issue they face.
business owner, stated that the financial system has been unfair for Black Americans and that’s what prompted the creation of Greenwood. The Grammy-winner also hopes that this venture will increase the chances of Black dollars staying in Black neighborhoods. “Today, a dollar circulates for 20 days in the white community, but only six hours in the Black community,” Render said. The concept for Greenwood was created by Glover last year and is slated to officially launch in January 2021. Glover said the killings of George Floyd and the civil unrest throughout the nation since
hastened his work on the bank. Greenwood has attracted more than $3 million in seed money and amassed a growing
waiting list of “tens of thousands” of people looking to make an account, Glover told CNN.
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culty with white-owned banks. “There were no digital banking solutions that cater to the African-American or Latinx communities until Greenwood,” Glover stated. “In order to build wealth, you need bank capital,” Glover added. “We will identify qualified entrepreneurs, business owners and creatives to equip them with the capital needed to make their dreams a reality.” In addition to partnering with Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, Glover has created a leadership team at Greenwood that includes Andrew Young, a civil rights leader and former Atlanta mayor. Render, himself an Atlanta
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Hannah Levitt, The firm determined that the staffers defrauded the Small Business Administration “by making false representations in applying for coronavirus relief funds for themselves,” according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg. The review focused on employees who tapped the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, a key part of the government’s effort to prop up businesses during the pandemic. “We have terminated the employment of those individuals and will cooperate fully with law enforcement,” David Galloreese, Wells Fargo’s head of human resources, said in the memo. “These wrongful actions were personal actions, and do not involve our customers.”
Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) and a state trustee who oversees the district’s finances. Sam Davis is a former Oakland teacher and the father of an Oakland Technical High School student. He currently works at the University of California on an education data project to help California high schools better prepare their students for college eligibility. He is also active with the Oakland Tech PTA, and a volunteer board director with Faith in Action East Bay. District 3
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VanCedric Williams
Cherisse Gash is an Oakland native and comes from a family of educators. Before becoming a parent in the district, she was a student in the district. She has been active in numerous Parent Teacher Associations at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She has been a dedicated parent volunteer at several different schools and district programs including the African American Male Achievement program. She works as a health educator, advocate and caretaker and is a proud member of a union family. As a longtime resident of District 3, she understands the needs of the community and will fight for equity and educational opportunities.
VanCedric Williams has worked for 20 years as a teacher in San Francisco. He is an officer of the San Francisco teachers’ union and has statewide experience in the California Teachers Association. He has lived in Oakland for 10 years. He strongly opposes charter schools, closures, co-locations, refuses to take money from privatizers such as GO in Oakland and the California Charter School Association (CCSA). He advocates for racial and social justice in schools and communities. District 5 Mike Hutchinson, who co-founded the Oakland Public Education Network (OPEN), was born, raised, Mike Hutchinson and educated in Oakland. He has spent more than 20 years working and volunteering in Oakland’s schools and with Oakland youth. He has been at the forefront of fighting against school closures, for democratically elected school boards, and to end the district’s adversarial relationship with community by creating an authentic community engagement process where the community is treated as partners and decision makers. He strongly opposes charter schools. “Charter schools are not public schools. I have been working for years to end the privatization of public education. I have never and would never advocate for a charter school.”
California Voting 101: Where to Cast Your Ballot and How
By Kiki
All California voters should have received their ballots in the mail for the Nov. 3 elections to help minimize the spread of COVID-19. If you have not received your mail in ballot you can track the status here (https:// www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ ballot-status/wheres-my-bal lot?fbclid=IwAR1ShIlouiK DysbpT9QVWqI-8TR655yf 5 q i H h X X m q 1 v 3 _ _ Vr y q7KAlM33OY). You can also get alerts to find out if your ballot is accepted or need any further action. You can also still register to vote online until Sept. 19: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ You can register to vote in person through November 3. You can change your address or registration status online here: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ You do not have to have a home to vote: https://nationalhomeless.org/campaigns/ voting/ for more information. To vote, fill out your ballot with blue or black ink. Sign and seal and mail, no postage required. Make sure your signature matches the signature with DMV or where you registered to vote. You can also drop off your ballot at an official drop box location: Alameda County: https://
w w w. a c g o v. o rg / r o v a p p s / maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm Contra Costa County: https://www.cocovote.us/ election/presidential-gene r a l - e l e c t i o n - n o v e m b e r3-2020/#Election Marin County: https:// www.marincounty.org/depts/ rv/election-info/electionschedule/page-data/tabs-collection/2020/nov-3/dropbox/ dropbox-locations San Francisco County: https://a19.asmdc.org/sanfrancisco-ballot-drop-location-and-hours Santa Clara County: https:// www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/ VBM/Pages/VoteEarly.aspx You can also drop off your ballot on Election Day or at any early voting site. Finally, if you choose to vote in person rather than use your mail-in ballot, bring it to a polling place. This will prove to the polling place that you have not voted and prevents you from being given a “provisional ballot” which does not get counted immediately because of additional review requirements. Please vote as your life depends on it because it does. Make a plan and vote. And talk to at least one other person and ask them about voting and their plan.