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Who Are the Deep Pocket Donors Behind the Effort to Oust D.A. Pamela Price?
60th Year, No. 43
Rep. Barbara Lee Receives East Bay’s Environmental Champion of the Year Award
Recall campaign has raised $500,000 in small and large sums
Jorge Lerma, center, at the Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom with campaign aides and friends as they awaited results of the election Tuesday night. Courtesy photo provided by Kim Kean.
Jorge Lerma Projected Winner of OUSD District 5 School Board Seat
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
By Post Staff
A hedge fund investor and a real estate financier, as well as technology executives and former Alameda County prosecutors are some of the main backers of the effort to recall District Attorney Pamela Price. So far, donors have contributed over $500,000 to derail the new D.A.’s attempts to advance progressive criminal justice reform and end the system of mass incarceration in the county. Price has also stirred the an-
ger of East Bay police unions by bringing criminal charges against law enforcement officers accused of assault, murder, and other crimes, reversing the approach of former D.A. Nancy O’Malley, who generally did not file charges in response to police abuse allegations. The recall effort, which began with a social campaign accusing Price of being soft on crime, kicked into gear almost immediately after she took office in Continued on page 8
By By Magaly Muñoz Post Staff
Oakland native Jorge Lerma was leading the vote with 62% of the ballots cast for the District 5 (D5) school board seat for Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) as of Wednesday morning. Only about 9% of eligible voters participated in the election. An update on the votes is expected from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters on Thursday, and they will continue counting mail-in ballots that are received up to one week after Election Day. Certification of election results takes up to 30 days.
For several months, Lerma and Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez, had been in a fierce competition for the vacant seat after current school board president Mike Hutchinson stepped down earlier this year to represent District 4. “I’m giddy and feeling very positive, but at the same time I’m very aware that this is an extremely serious moment in my life and in the life of this community,” Lerma said in a phone call to the Post the morning after the election. Lerma described a full house at the Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom where he and communiContinued on page 8
Mayor Thao and the City Council of Oakland Asked Major League Baseball Owners to Vote to Keep the A’s Here
Board of League of Conservation Voters, East Bay presented Congresswoman Barbara Lee the Environmental Champion of the Year Award on Sunday. L-R, front row: Aaron Clay, Rep. Barbara Lee, Susan Stephenson, Valerie Kane; back row: Mike Daley, Robert Cheasty, Norman La Force. Courtesy photo.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee received the Environmental Champion of the Year Award for 2023 from the League of Conservation Voters, East Bay Sunday night in Oakland before a hall filled with dignitaries and community leaders. The award was given to Lee because of her “amazing accomplishments in Congress to protect the planet and bring justice to those most severely impacted by climate change” said Bob Cheasty, secre-
tary of the League of Conservation Voters, East Bay. League President Norman LaForce pointed out that “this award is given to those who make major contributions to protecting the environment and promoting environmental justice. Congresswoman Lee has successfully put into law at the national level, laws protecting wildlife and habitat and human environmental health. She is a true champion for the environment.” Board of Directors member Aaron Clay pointed to a long list Continued on page 8
Present when the Oakland City Council approved funding for 911 services were (l-r), Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, Mayor Sheng Thao, and councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Carroll Fife, and Kevin Jenkins
Oakland City Council Adopts Budget Amendment Resolution to Strengthen 911 Response System
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At-large City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan announced that the Oakland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt her proposed budget amendments to improve community safety by strengthening 911 dispatch.
She said the funds can be utilized for updated technology, hiring more dispatchers, improving the process of filling vacancies, and providing staffing to intake crime reports and other calls from members of the public. “I am thrilled we were able to Continued on page 8
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. File photo. Mayor Sheng Thao appeals passionately to Major League Baseball owners to keep the A’s baseball team in Oakland. Jonathan Fitness Jones photo.
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At a rally held for fans and sup-
porters of the Oakland A’s at City Hall Council Chambers Tuesday Mayor Sheng Thao announced
that she was calling on Major
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church First Lady Kay Frances Stuckey to Celebrate 91st Birthday
League Baseball (MLB) owners to vote to keep the Oakland A’s in Oakland rather than approve their proposed move of the franchise to Las Vegas. With an impassioned plea Thao said, “We are here to send a loud Continued on page 8
Alameda County Supervisors Consider Changes in Procedures for Recalling Elected Officials
By Brandon Patterson
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is considering placing a measure on the ballot next year that would overhaul the procedures for how the county conducts recall elections.
The impact of the passage of
this measure on the current wellfunded attempt to unseat Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is uncertain at present.
The final decision on whether Continued on page 8
By Tia Ingram Special to the Post
Kay Stuckey taught Sunday School for 42 years. Courtesy photo.
On Nov. 20, 2023, Kay Frances Stuckey will celebrate her 91st birthday. It all started on Nov. 20, 1932, when Troy and Nita Mae Carroll welcomed their second child, first daughter, Kay Frances. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Kay and brother Troy would later welcome their baby brother Billie. The family of five moved to Oakland in the summer of 1945. Kay enjoyed being on stage and performing in school and church plays. She became a dedicated ‘Bulldog’ and graduated from Oakland Technical High School. But it was her love of Christ that had her eagerly looking forward to Sunday and attending Sunday school and worship service. This passion inspired her to greater Continued on page 8
Oakland and San Francisco Mayors Team with OAACC to Host NBA All-Stars
Cathy Adams, president, and CEO of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, (above center) was among those invited to witness the announcement by San Francisco Mayor London Breed (right) and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that the City of San Francisco and Golden State Warriors will host the 2025 All-Star Game Weekend at Chase Center. Some events will also take place in Oakland where Mayor Sheng Thao (left) will work closely with the All-Star Game host committee to incorporate lead-up events in hers and other Bay Area cities. The epic moment was captured with this winning team of women standing within and among trophies won by professional sports teams in the San Francisco/Bay Area. Photo by Eden Chan.
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Angela Davis Shares Insights on Domestic Violence in Black Communities During Sacramento Panel
As millions worldwide struggle with mental health, a new article series, “Mental Health — Help From the Bible,” discusses the importance of proper medical treatment as well as how the Bible can help in practical ways. Photo iStock photo image.
Civil rights activist, women’s rights author and college professor Angela Davis promotes her co-authored book “Abolition. Feminism. Now” at a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event sponsored by Blue Shield of California Foundation and the California Black Freedom Fund in Sacramento. Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey. By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media
Philosopher, civil rights activist, college professor, author and former political prisoner Angela Davis put a lens on the deeprooted damage domestic violence sows in the Black community, pulling from research she conducted for her 1999 book, “Blues Legacies and Black Feminism.” The book examines the careers of influential Black women blues singers Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox,
Rosa Henderson and Billie Holiday in historical, social and political contexts. “I noticed that many of them sang about violence,” Davis said. “They sang about what was happening in their relationships.” On Oct. 30, Davis shared her perspective on domestic violence as part of a conversation that addressed the disproportionate impacts domestic violence has on Black women and families. The event, hosted by Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF)
Marc Philpart, executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund, left, engages author and civil rights activist Angela Davis during a question-and-answer session held during the recording of a Domestic Violence Awareness Month podcast. The event was held at the office of the news publication CalMatters in Sacramento. Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey.
and the California Black Freedom Fund (CBFF), was held in Sacramento. Davis joined other representatives to discuss policies needed to end intimate partner violence. The gathering, mostly journalists, was a recording session at the offices of the news publication CalMatters and part of BSCF’s podcast series for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participants included Karen Earl, CEO of the Jenesse Center; Trina Greene, founder and executive director of Parenting for Liberation; Kelli Dillon, from the City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention; and Eric Morrison-Smith, executive director of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color. Debbie Chang, president and CEO of BSCF, and BFF Executive Director Marc Philpart facilitated the activities, while journalist Bonnie Boswell moderated the roundtable discussions. “We really needed to have this session focus on the disproportionate impact of domestic violence especially on California’s Black community,” Chang told California Black Media. “We can’t be silent about it. What we want are solutions.” Davis, who will turn 80 on Jan. 26, is best known as a champion Continued on page 6
New Tool Highlights Value of Age-Old Resource to Address Mental Health Crisis
By Alan Mobley
Amid what experts call a global mental health crisis, a new article series has been released highlighting the Bible’s role in promoting mental wellness. “Mental Health — Help From the Bible,” available free of charge both in print and on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ official website, jw.org, encourages readers to seek assistance with mental health concerns and outlines how guidance found in Scripture can help in practical ways. The lead article in the series, “A Worldwide Mental Health Crisis,” not only documents contributing factors but also defines what a mental disorder is and what it is not. “The Bible is not a medical guidebook, but its enduring principles are as powerful today as they ever were,” said Robert Hendriks, U.S. spokesperson for the organization. “This special series provides comfort and strategies based on those principles. We are thrilled to provide such a powerful resource to the world.”
San Francisco Bay Area native Jaye Evans recalls what life was like before the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was always busy doing something, going to work, exercising or hanging out with friends,” she said. At the height of the pandemic, Evans recalls how she was overcome with waves of emotions, anxiety, and depression. Then she lost two friends to suicide, one of whom struggled with a mental health disorder. As the pressures mounted in her life, Evans reached the point where she could not handle her own emotions. “It felt like if I didn’t get some help, something bad might happen,” Evans said. Evans’ experience is echoed by millions worldwide. The World Health Organization’s 2022 report on global mental health — the largest report of its kind since the turn of the century — found that during the first year of the pandemic alone, anxiety and depression rates rose 25%. The same report called the global response to mental health needs “insufficient and inad-
equate,” noting that many people who have a mental disorder have no access to care – numbering into the hundreds of millions worldwide.
Evans found comfort in read-
ing the article “Mental Health — Help From the Bible” on jw.org.
Reading it took away the stigma surrounding mental health disor-
ders. She then sought out professional help for her mental health struggles.
“It really worked in harmony
with everything I was learning from my therapist. It was very practical,” Evans said.
Evans also found the Bible’s
practical advice helpful and gets enough sleep, exercise, and main-
tains healthy eating habits. Re-
flecting on both the challenges
she faced and how the article has helped her current situation, Ev-
ans, with a big smile, said, “I feel good! I feel really good.”
“Mental Health — Help From
the Bible ” is available free of
charge and without a subscription on jw.org.
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The pilot program would provide income for teens aging out of foster programs when they turn 18. DaisyDaisy photo via iStock.
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Continued from page 2 of prison reform, women’s rights, racial equality and economic justice. An advocate for the LGBTQ community, Davis was once an active member of the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Today, she is the distinguished professor emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She first became aware of domestic violence as a political issue in the 1970s, she said. Davis stated that intimate violence not only affects women but men, children, and families. “We’re talking about a form of violence that has been in most human societies for hundreds of
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years. We also learned how to hide it, and then, somehow, it’s represented as just the problem of the survivor,” Davis said. “It’s always been considered a women’s issue.” With support from BSCF, Social Action Partners (SoACT) developed a mixed-methods study of perceptions and attitudes surrounding domestic violence in California’s Black community. The report, 2017 Black Leaders Survey on Domestic Violence, provides the BSCF domestic violence advocates and community stakeholders’ insights on how Black communities in California perceive the challenges they face in combating domestic violence. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
Survey, 34% or 1 in 3 California women report experiencing domestic violence at some point in their lifetimes. The BSCF report states that 42.5% of Black women report experiencing intimate partner violence, compared to 39.3% of white women and 30.2% of Hispanic women. On March 8, the Los Angeles City Council received an Equity Analysis on the Violence and Crime that Black women and girls experience from the Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department. The report stated that Black women comprise approximately 4.3% of Los Angeles’ population but often make up 25% to 33% of the victims of violence. The San Francisco Family Violence Council’s 2020 report also revealed racial disparities among domestic violence survivors. It states that 28% of dependent adult abuse victims were Black; and more than half of domestic violence victims were Black or Latino. For Philpart, the drive to prevent domestic violence is personal. His grandmother was killed by her husband in 1965 after she divorced him and remarried. “It’s important for us to have this conversation about the Black community because we often don’t talk about domestic violence,” Philpart said. “As the panelist said, we keep DV as something that is unspoken of or is part of our family history that’s never unearthed.” Philpart’s family tragedy highlights another statistic. According to the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness, 75% of homicides related to domestic violence occur after intimate partners’ separation. “We are gathered here today discussing an issue that first became a part of discourse over 50 years ago. As a matter of fact, this is the most widespread, pandemic form of violence in the world,” Davis said.
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ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SECTION 00 11 00 NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR WASHINGTON MANOR PARK POOL RENOVATION PROJECT NO. 2023.3400 | BID NO. 23-24.009 1. BID OPENING: The bidder shall complete the “Proposal to the City of San Leandro” form contained in the Contract Book. The proposal shall be submitted in its entirety. Incomplete proposals will be considered nonresponsive. Sealed bids containing the completed Proposal Section subject to the conditions named herein and in the specifications for Washington Manor Park Pool Renovation, Project No. 2023.3400 addressed to the City of San Leandro will be received at City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, 2nd Floor San Leandro at the office of the City Clerk or 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. 2. WORK DESCRIPTION: The work to be done consists of removing and replacing plumbing, replacing mechanical equipment, replastering the pool, replacing the deck, and doing all appurtenant work in place and ready for use, all as shown on the plans and described in the specifications with the title indicated in Paragraph 1 above, and on file in the office of the City Engineer. Reference to said plans and specifications is hereby made for further particulars. 3. OBTAINING THE PROJECT PLANS AND CONTRACT BOOK: The project plans and Contract Book may be obtained free of charge from the City’s website at: https://www.sanleandro.org/Bids.aspx Bidders who download the plans are encouraged to contact the City of San Leandro Engineering and Transportation Department at 510-577-3428 to be placed on the project planholder’s list to receive courtesy notifications of addenda and other project information. Project addenda, if any, will be posted on the website. A bidder who fails to address all project addenda in its proposal may be deemed nonresponsive. Bidders may also purchase the Project Plans and Contract Book from East Bay Blueprint & Supply Co., at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606; Phone Number (510) 261-2990 or email: ebbp@eastbayblueprint.com. 4. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on November 15th, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at 14900 Zelma Street, San Leandro, CA 94579 and on November 16th, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at 14900 Zelma Street, San Leandro, CA 94579. The information presented at the conferences will be identical, all bidders must attend one of the pre-bid conference and sign the attendance sheet. A firm that didn’t attend the prebid conference isn’t qualified to bid on the project. Questions regarding the plans and specifications may be submitted in writing to the project engineer until 5:00 p.m. five (5) days before, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, bids must be received by the City. The City will not respond to oral questions outside of the pre-bid conference. The response, if any, will be by written addendum only. Oral responses do not constitute a revision to these plans or specifications. 5. VALUE OF WORK: The Engineer has estimated that the value of work is $1,300,000 up to $1,600,000. 6. SAN LEANDRO BUSINESS PREFERENCE AND PARTICIPATION GOALS: The work performed under this contract is subject to Section 1-6-225 of the San Leandro Municipal Code regarding local business preference and participation. A list of companies that hold a San Leandro business license is located on the City webpage under the finance department, here: https:// www.sanleandro.org/340/Business-License 7. SAN LEANDRO COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT: The work performed under this contract is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement adopted by City Council Resolution 2015-104. Contractors’ attention is directed to Section 10.
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stances and he has been a consisContinued from page 1 tent champion of that,” said Karely ty members gathered to celebrate Ordaz, the chief of staff for The the campaign effort before the re- Unity Council. Ordaz said Lerma unknowsults were officially announced. Priests, firefighters, and ice cream ingly had an unintentional yet vendors were all in attendance that profound impact on her and her night, which Lerma says shows the family’s lives with his creation of diversity of people who believe in Centro Infantíl de la Raza, Fruitvale’s first bilingual, bicultural what he’s doing. He said he knew he was going preschool. While Ordaz was too old to to have to fight hard because Ritzie-Hernandez had more access to attend the school, her sister and money and interest groups. How- mom greatly benefited from it. ever, he believed that his extensive The school offered her sister a experience and deep-rooted con- cost-free environment for growth nections in Oakland compensated and it gave her mother an opportunity to participate in the education for what he lacked in those areas. Lerma has been involved in system. She added that Lerma’s passion OUSD for 34 years as a teacher, principal, and administrator. He for encouraging students of color has long been an advocate for and their families to prioritize edquality education and social jus- ucation from an early stage is why tice, even fighting for these rights she’s happy to support him. Lerma alongside the late civil rights activ- understands that early intervention and support are crucial to proist Cesar Chavez. Sam Davis, District 1 OUSD di- ducing the outcomes that people rector, said Lerma’s extensive ca- want to see. “His win means Oakland reer in early childhood education and his fight to get more resources wins,” Ordaz stated. Lerma said the time to start for students of color is what makes working is now and that the first him the best representative of D5. “He’s just been in the fight for step is bringing healing to the students and supporting more ser- community. It’s essential to set vices, especially for Latino stu- aside differences and drama bedents, for so long. And so, we’re cause “we have children in Oakjust really grateful that he’s willing land that need to be educated.” He stated that he’s going to set to step up and take on this role,” aside his personal opinions exDavis said. Davis mentioned the state take- amine every issue with the aim over of OUSD in 2003, during of bettering the community colwhich schools were closed in order laboration with his fellow board to consolidate funds to pay off the members. He explained that his first obdistrict’s debt, and said Lerma was at the frontlines fighting for the jective is to is to find out why there schools to stay open. Davis stated is such a large disparity in student that’s the kind of experience that learning based on where they go to school and identify what can be the board needs. “For me, his passion and com- done to turn that around quickly. “I don’t want words anymore; mitment to this work and the fact you know, as most of us being La- I want to practice. That’s always tinos and also immigrants, educa- been the model for me. I don’t like tion is really the only pathway that to make promises, I like to deliver we have to change our circum- results.” “California state law applicable to the recall of county officers shall govern the recall of County of Alameda elected and appointed officers.” Alameda County is the only county in California whose charter “deviates from” and “is at odds with” the state’s recall laws, wrote the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, according to a KQED interview. Supervisor Nate Miley told KQED he did not think that the change would impact the recall campaign against Price. Alameda County District 4 “It’s just a matter of impractiSupervisor Nate Miley cality in the charter, the way the charter outlines it,” Miley said. “It would be almost an impracticalContinued from page 1 ity to put it on a March 5 election. to place the measure on the ballot, There may be a special election, which the board recently approved maybe, but I’m not even sure that unanimously at a first reading, was will be the case if we’re aligning postponed at last week’s meeting with a state law.” to the Nov. 14 board meeting. The change in recall proceAccording to County Counsel dures could potentially increase Donna Ziegler, the county’s curthe number of signatures needed rent rules are outdated and include to put a recall on the ballot, which unconstitutional provisions, lack could raise the cost of signature necessary procedures, and follow gathering by as much as $200,000. unfeasible election law. At present, county rules require “In order to provide the public a recall campaign to submit about and the Registrar of Voters with clear and achievable standards for 73,000 valid signatures to qualify conducting a recall, it is recom- for the ballot. Under state guidemended that your board adopt an lines, about 93,000 signatures ordinance to amend the charter,” would be needed. State law would also provide Ziegler wrote in a report to the election officials more time to board. Ziegler’s report said the chang- count signatures and arrange an es are necessary to align county election, could potentially postlaws with the state’s and eliminate pone a special recall election to co“decades old procedures (that are) incide with a regularly scheduled a detriment to ensuring lawful, election, such as the next presidential election. competent, and timely recalls.” Such a change could shift the If passed, the measure would appear on the March 2024 ballot voting electorate in a more liberal direction, which would mean more for voters to decide. The measures would replace supporters of DA Price’s reform current procedures for conducting criminal justice agenda might be recall elections with the wording: likely to vote.
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January, and since October has begun collecting signatures to put a recall measure on the ballot. Recall supporters are seeking to gather a minimum of 73,195 valid signatures by mid-March 2024, paying petitioners $6 or more per signature to place the recall on the ballot of an upcoming election. Some observers said that the going rate for petitioners can be as much as $11 per signature. The recall committee, “Save Alameda For Everyone (SAFE),” is led by Brenda Grisham, a mother whose son was killed by gun violence in 2010, and Carl Chan, an Alameda resident who is prominent in Oakland Chinatown. Another recall committee, “Reviving the Bay Area,” is led by Phillip Dreyfuss of the San Francisco-based Farallon Capital Management hedge fund; and Isaac Abid, a real estate investor with HP Partners, which owns many buildings in downtown Oakland. Dreyfuss, who lives in Oakland, helped start SAFE but since has left the committee, though he is raising money to support SAFE’s recall campaign. While Dreyfuss’s and Abid’s committee has raised over $338,000, it has so far has not filed reports revealing the sources of its funding. Grisham’s and Chan’s committee has filed disclosure papers listing 225 contributions for a total of $212,000. While most of donations are in the range of $100 to $250, a handful of large contributions account for the majority of money raised. SAFE donors: • Ryan R. Sutton-Gee, a Lafayette resident, is an “angel investor” who donated $49,000. He has investments in software services and companies specializing in architecture, engineering, and construction; • Peterson Properties, an Oakland property management and real estate development company, contributed $10,000; • Ilya Sukhar, a partner for Matrix Partners, a venture capital company, donated $9,000. Matrix invests in Flock Safety, which sells video surveillance systems; • Kenny Auyeung, of Auyeung Market Street LLC; Auyeung Richard SC, LLC;
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Auyeung Sloan Tracy LLC, CEO of Sincere Home Decor, a home furnishing business with four Bay Area locations, contributed $7,500; • Lisa Alumkal, CEO of HealthyUp, Inc., an Oakland company that sells menopause relief supplements, donated $5,000; • Bryan Giraudo, chief financial officer at Gossamer Bio, a pharmaceutical company that is developing a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, contributed $5,000. He lives in San Francisco and contributed $22,500 to the successful recall of former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin; • Cornelius Jackson, managing director and partner of the CCA Group, a financial advisory firm based in Boston, MA, donated $5,000. In 2021, he contributed $1,000 to Terry Wiley’s unsuccessful campaign for Alameda County DA; • Jon Reynolds, co-founder and chairman of Reynolds & Brown, a commercial real estate developer and property management firm, donated $5,000. Recall organizers have said they will need to raise about $2 million to fully pay for the signature-gathering. If their recall makes the ballot, they will need considerably more to pay for a publicity campaign. By contrast, fundraising to defend Price is just getting off the ground. A committee formed in September to support Price called Protect the Win for Public Safety — Oppose the Recall of DA Price, has raised $15,284. Funders who oppose the recall: • Real Justice PAC, which includes civil rights and human rights advocate Shaun King and other criminal justice reformers, has donated $5,000; • Raymond Landry, pastor of the Independent Holiness Church in Richmond, contributed $5,000; • Barbara Grasseschi, owner of Puma Springs Vineyard in Sonoma County, donated $1,000; • Voices of Hope Community in Oakland contributed $500. Voices of Hope Community Church is led by Pastor Raymond Lankford. This article is based on reporting by Oakland Post staff, the East Bay Times and Oaklandside.
Thao said,” keeping the A’s here isn’t just good for Oakland, or the A’s. It’s good for baseball Continued from page 1 and the MLB. It would end years and unified message: The A’s of uncertainty. We have a roadmap should STAY rooted in Oakland. to get this done. Las Vegas is just For 55 years, the A’s have called getting started; Oakland has the Oakland home - and we have been finish line in our sights.” there for them. Thao said that keeping the A’s “We were with the team through in Oakland would allow baseball good years and bad. Through five to expand into other markets and different owners. Through roster move onto the next stage. Finally, shake-ups and actual earthquakes. and most importantly, it would Oakland has been part of this team send a loud and clear message to - and this team is part of Oakland,” fans that MLB hears them, it sees Thao said. them and it understands that longThe Mayor was flanked by standing fan loyalties cannot be Council President Nikki Fortuna- taken for granted. to Bas, Councilmember Rebecca “For the good of the team, for Kaplan, Keith Brown of the Alam- the good of the fans, for all of the eda Labor Council, Oakland Port workers that depend on these jobs, Commission President Barbara and for the good of baseball, we Leslie, and Jorge Leon, an A’s fan are urging owners to VOTE ‘NO,’ representative when she laid out Thao emphasized. “We are a city the city’s financial plans to keep UNITED and we are READY to the team here. get this done.” “We have shown that commitOakland has multiple sites that ment by going the extra mile to are viable options, Thao said, and make a stadium happen: We se- urged A’s owner John Fisher to cured over $400 million for offsite come back to the table. “We have infrastructure,” Thao said. “We viable buyers should the team go approved and defended an EIR in up for sale. This is not over - not court. by a long shot. And I’m urging “We worked to help secure owners - you can have Oakland multiple layers of government ap- and Las Vegas both. You can keep provals and we collaborated on a this amazing fan base and expand detailed plan to move forward,” into a new market. Vote ‘no.’ Stay she continued. rooted in Oakland.”
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heights including meeting and marrying Earl Clifton Stuckey on Feb. 17, 1952. In the early years of their marriage Kay used her skills to serve others while representing Christ when she worked for Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service. She became a full-time wife and mother as the Lord blessed the young couple with three amazing children: daughter Belinda Kay, and sons Earl Clifton Jr (“Chico”), and Paul Anderson. Kay became the first lady of Berkeley’s Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in 1977 when her husband, Earl C. Stuckey, Sr. was appointed pastor. She continues to faithfully serve in this capacity after 47 years. Kay has always been comfortable being Kay. Supportive wife, dedicated mother, and hands-on servant in the church. For more than 42 years she taught Sunday School for primary age students. She is highly respected for her emphasis on scripture memorization. Her petite stature and unassuming dress allow her to blend in with her students and go about the church and community quietly and gracefully. But every First Lady has a hat, and Kay has two: a black one that was a gift from Chico, and a straw hat she bought herself. There are challenges to being the pastor’s wife, but Kay has always respected that being a pastor is a full-time job. She remains a more than able helpmate fully supporting her husband and being there for her family. Not surprisingly, her most trea-
sured artifacts involve children and scriptures. They include the engraved trophies she awarded her 14 Sunday school students acknowledging the number of scripture verses each memorized, and an album of mementos from celebrations of her student’s mastery of scripture verses. There is a special place in her heart for daughter Belinda, who God called home to glory in 2020, her two sons Earl Jr. and Paul who are preachers of the gospel, her nine grandchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Those who know her best recall her culinary gifts including chocolate chip cookies, 7-Up cake, German chocolate cake and homemade apple sauce. Kay remains a well loved and respected member of Progressive Baptist Church and is found there every Sunday morning, front-right, hands lifted in praise, with her adoring husband by her side. Kay is grounded in her faith and her identity. She has fond memories of the Alaskan Cruise she and her husband enjoyed, but likewise cherishes the small things, a call, a card, or a visit from her children, grandchildren, and Progressive family. An avid fan of the Golden State Warriors, she no longer attends games but still enjoys watching the games on TV. Kay still starts each day, getting to a quiet place and reading her Bible. Her favorite scriptures? ~ “the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.” When asked about the secret to a good, loving marriage, she said “I’m the only woman he ever loved.” The couple celebrated 71 years of marriage on Feb. 17.
Continued from page 1 of accomplishments of the congresswoman that made her the clear choice for the Environmental Champion Award this year. • Consistently advocates for increased investments in clean, renewable energy technologies and weaning our country (and the world) off oil/gas; • has long opposed taxpayerfunded giveaways to Big Oil & major polluters; • advocates for the Green New Deal - jobs creation by the growing green energy sector and including everyone, especially people of color, women and veterans; • introduced legislation for the U. S. to adopt the United Nations Resolution on Sustainable Development Goals; • is committed to protecting endangered species and to pre-
serving and increasing public access for all to U.S. national parks and public lands; • recognizes the climate crisis and introduced the Women and Climate Change Act in February 2018. Lee spoke passionately about the impact of climate change when she introduced her Women and Climate Change Act: “Climate change is already impacting communities around the world with a disproportionate effect on the world’s poorest residents. Women make up the majority of the world’s poor and are especially vulnerable to abrupt changes in the environment. “As leaders in their families, women are called upon to find food and clean water, secure safe housing, and care for loved ones. As climate change worsens, provoking historic droughts, rising sea levels and violent storms, women and girls will bear the brunt of this global crisis.”
Continued from page 1 find the money and take this action to fund the essential community need to be able to get calls answered when people call 911,” Kaplan said. “And thank you to my colleagues for unanimously voting ‘yes’ on our proposal.” The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority (OACCA), which Kaplan also chairs, announced increased revenue from events beyond the expected projections and therefore recommended reducing the City of Oakland’s contribution to OACCA debts for (Fiscal Year) FY 2023-24. The now-adopted resolution reallocates $2.5 million to the City of Oakland. The reallocated funds will improve 911 emergency response and fill vacant positions. This resolution also authorizes the City Administrator to waive the competitive process requirements when awarding contracts or entering into amendments, as needed, to purchase computerized and information technology systems, professional services, supplies, and services to improve 911 emergency response and authorize continuous recruitment for dispatcher jobs. In addition to this announcement, Thao and the city councilmembers joined City Adminis-
trator Jestin Johnson to provide additional updates on Oakland’s 911 response system, including increased recruitment and staffing for the dispatch centers, and modernization of the computer systems that automate and support those call-takers’ work to swiftly connect callers’ needs to the City’s emergency responders. Both the Oakland Police Department and Oakland Fire Department have identified that a primary contributing factor to longer call answer times is lack of staffing. In OPD’s 911 call center, there are currently 62 dispatch/ call-taking staff and 16 vacancies. To address vacancies: The City Administration has authorized continuous recruitment for dispatcher jobs. OPD is conducting ongoing community outreach and recruitment to encourage Oaklanders to take advantage of these job opportunities and to join us in serving their community. OPD has interviewed 79 candidates for dispatch/call taker positions since June 2023. Anyone interested in applying or learning more can visit https:// www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oaklandca for job details and an application portal. Positions are listed as “Police Communications Dispatcher.”
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