Part 1- Tiny Homes, a Heavy Lift, to lighten the load By Paul Cobb
Rev. Ken Lackey, like Je sus, his biblical idol who was trained as a child to be a carpen ter, also sees his mission, to be the second-coming fulfillment of Jesus’ work here in Oakland and other Bay Area cities as a carpenter to build homes for the lost, the least, the lonely, the hungry and those that have been left behind. He, too, began his work and calling as a teenage construc tion worker to do the heavylifting task of building homes. In fact, he’s been accus tomed to heavy lifting since his days as a U.S. Olympic weightlifting hopeful with the support of Muhammad Ali and the Hyatt Corporation. Even though he has built more than 150 tiny homes from his own earnings, his ministry and several individual donors, he now wants to do more.
Councilmember Reid speaks with Tarlok Singh, owner of 7 Day Tire and Auto Shop during a District 7 merchant walk. By Treva Reid As a small business owner, I know that small businesses are truly the lifeblood of our com munity.With the recent closures of corporate retailers like Wal greens and Walmart in East Oakland last year, many resi dents were left with limited op tions to access fresh produce. Thankfully our mom-and-pop neighborhood grocers stepped up to provide much-needed services and jobs.
By DennisTanya The Post is retracting a statement in last week’s article entitled “Love Never Fails Leads Activists and Communi ty in Request to Repeal SB357 that Decriminalizes Loiter ing,” attributed to Love Never Fails CEO Vanessa Russell. Russell who cited a 100% in crease in prostitution since the bill was passed six weeks ago, was misquoted as saying there has been a 100% increase in prostitution arrests. The Post regrets the error. Six weeks ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Safer Streets for All Act, designed to protect all people from dis criminatory arrests and harass ment based on how they dress or their profession. SB 357 repeals the crime of loitering with the intent to commit pros titution. The bill is also known as the “Walking While Trans” law.The previous law, penal code section 653.22, had been used to criminalize Black and trans individuals in public spaces. In response to a sus tained campaign by Black and Brown trans women and sex workers, the state legislature passed SB 357. Sarai Mazariegos, founder of the FREED Collective, says “SB 357 is a stealth maneuver to decriminalize pimping and purchasing sex acts.” FREED, which stands for Freedom for Real Equality, End Demand, is a collective that was formed to educate, equip and strengthen local communities in exposing the real impact of commercial sex industries on individuals, families and neighborhoods. In Oakland, most of those in the sex trade are young, female, Black, Brown, Asian, poor — andLastpimped.week, a sex worker was murdered on “the Blade,” an area in Oakland popular for sex trafficking, and police safely located two missing Oakland teenagers, one emerging from the Extended Stay in Alameda on Saturday afternoon.
Sarai Mazariegos, founder of the FREED Collective. Vanessa Russell, CEO of Love Never Fails.
Rev. Ken Lackey’s Tiny Homes Lifts Homeless Preacher, builder says he’d rather see a sermon than hear one, any day
“With a serious effort of prayerful togetherness, we can help end homelessness for the vast majority of those living in these encampments on our sidewalks, under freeways and other abandoned locations,” he confidently proclaims. He has asked the Post News Group to become his media partner to help recruit volun teers and to reach out to more than 400 houses of worship and the other hundreds of neigh borhoods and communitybased organizations. His plan of establishing an extensive network of resource means stems back to the days when he first started laying out his strat egy with the late David Glover, the former Director of OCCUR (Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal). While the Post was inter and Solutions
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Laney Offers “Fall Is Free” – Free Tuition, Free Textbooks, Free Lunch and More for the Fall 2022 Semester minimum or maximum units required.Students can take any of the college’s 130 programs along with in-person, hybrid or online classes. International students are not eligible for the program. In addition to free tuition, the program covers textbook costs and the college’s student health fees. Students will also receive free bus passes, free lunch on campus, free weekly produce boxes and Chromebooks and
Community Advocates Against SB 357 Claim Bill is Stealth Maneuver to Decriminalize Pimping
Vanessa Russell, CEO of Left to right; Dr. Rudy Besikof, Laney College President, Dr. Becky Opsata, Laney College Vice President of Instruction, Dr. Dettie Del Rosario, Laney College Acting Vice President of Admin istrative Services, Dr. Marion Hall, Acting Vice President of Student Services. Photo by Jonathan Fitness Jones. Laney College is offering new and continuing students the “Fall is Free” program for those who complete the FAF SA (Free Application for Fed eral Student Aid) application or the California Dream Act application, and there are no
I’ve talked to many small business owners across our city, and they want what all Oaklanders want — more pub lic safety resources to prevent break-ins and robberies, and safe, clean streets to create a healthy environment for both customers and employees. In my first four months as the District 7 Councilmember,
From Paul L. PublisherCobb, The Post will make free edito rial space avail able for any candidate run ning for Mayor, City Council, School Board and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors if you have a plan, a solution or some answers to the problems facing Oakland and the county. We are especially seeking your solution strategies for homelessness, crime and hate violence, affordable housing, economic and business oppor tunities for women and minori ties and environmental condi tions.We expect you to use your campaign funds to introduce yourselves and educate the vot ers about your views and his tory of experiences and service. We also expect you to support, patronize and utilize minority media and other minority busi nesses and services as you con duct your campaigns. Space will be provided based upon proposed solutions, not on ads purchased. There will be no connection with endorsements by the Post and any amounts expended for advertisements. Please do not send us nega tive remarks about your op ponents to be published in the Post. If you want to engage in negative campaigning and/or diatribes against the incumbent or any out-going official, you should pay for that kind of mes saging and clearly indicate your identity with those charges. Since you have announced your intention to seek our ap provals, then honor and respect us and the voters with your so lutions.Inthese troublous times with our streets teeming with thousands of homeless people and with fear gripping all of us from home invasions, driveby shootings, smash-and-grab robberies and a short-handed police force, we need leaders who are unafraid to support in
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Earlier this month, the Golden State Warriors and Chase hosted a Black Excel lence Scholarship Celebration at Chase’s Community Center in Oakland to support the next generation of collegiate stu dents, in conjunction with the National College Resources Foundation as part of their Black College Expo initiatives. During the event — em ceed by ABC’s Kumasi Aaron — six Bay Area students who are attending Historically Black Colleges and Universi ties (HBCU) in the fall were awarded with scholarships and two tickets to a Warriors game nextTheseason.students participated in a financial literacy session led by Myesha Brown, Com munity Manager at Chase’s Oakland Community Center, and had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Theresa Price of the National College Resource Foundation; David Diggs, Re gional Manager for Multifam ily Lending at Chase; and Da vid Kelly, Chief Legal Officer for the Golden State Warriors. “We’re proud to be working with the Warriors and National College Resource Foundation to celebrate these young suc cessful scholars and congratu late them on their next educa tional journeys,” said Brown. “As an HBCU alum myself, it was rewarding to be able to share my past educational ex periences, as well as highlight important financial wellness practices to help them plan for theWarriorsfuture.” Legend Dorell Wright joined to share some in sights and Mayor Libby Schaaf also dropped by to congratulate the young scholars. The Warriors and Chase celebrate Black History year round through Beyond28, an integrated campaign that aims to recognize and honor Black culture beyond the 28 days of February through various com munity activities.
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By Mary Jo Hudgel Four Seasons Arts announces its 2022-23 annual series of mu sic. Programming emphasizes classical music compositions with contemporary works incor porated. The series intentionally offers an inclusive roster of art ists that reflects racial, ethnic and musicalViolinistdiversity.Angango YarboDavenport, violinist, launches Four Seasons Arts season on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. with a program entitled: “Around the World in 70 Minutes.” She will be joined by pianist Elena Cholakova. The program in cludes works by Florence Price, Juan Antonio Cuellar, Igor Fro lov, Jennifer Higdon and Robert Aldridge.TheKanari Saxophone Quar tet returns to the Bay Area on Jan. 26, 2023, to deliver a perfor mance that transforms the per ception of the saxophone. The quartet aims to highlight the in strument’s remarkable versatil ity by presenting a meticulously crafted repertoire from all peri ods of classical and contempo raryBothmusic.concerts will be held at: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., in Berkeley. Four Seasons has scheduled other chamber music events with the Viano String Quartet; the Park Brothers Guitar Duo; Piano Duo Beaux Arts; Thomas Mesa and Ilya Yakushev Piano/Cello Duo; and solo artists Jennifer El lis, Harp, Amadi Azikiwe, Viola, and Thomas Buckner, a pioneer in performing and commission ing New Music. A complete listing of Four Seasons Arts concerts can be viewed at www.fsarts.org. Con certs are presented in Berkeley at St. John’s Presbyterian Church and the Berkeley Piano Club.
Hiram Rhodes Revels, Taking the Senate Seat By ShilohTamara
The date was February 25, 1870. A large crowd of visitors converged on the Senate gal leries. The Chamber filled with thunderous applause as Sena tor-elect Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827–1901), a Mississippi Republican, entered to take his oath of office. Everyone knew they were taking part in an event of historical significance: the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution had three weeks prior been ratified, and Revels was about to become the first African American to serve in the United States Congress. Having been elected by the state legislature of Mississippi to complete one of the two Sen ate seats made Rhodes the first African American U.S. Sena tor.Born a free man in Fay etteville, N.C., young Hiram received his early education at a private African Ameri can school. He would later at tend seminaries in Indiana and Ohio, and become a minister in the African Methodist Epis copal Church. He preached to free and enslaved men and women in various states, all the while assisting fugitive slaves. At the onset of the Civil War (1861–1865), Revels was a pastor in Baltimore. He formed regiments of Black soldiers in Maryland and established schools for freed slaves in Mis souri. In Mississippi, he served as a Union Army chaplain. At the war’s close, he would settle in Natchez, where he served as presiding elder of the AME Church. In 1868, he gained his first elected posi tion: alderman for Natchez. The next year he won the elec tion to the state senate as one of 35 African Americans elected to the Mississippi state legis lature. Revels’ time in office was brief, so he moved quickly to do as much as possible for Black communities. He cham pioned education for Black Americans, openly opposed racial segregation, and fought back against tactics that under mined the civil and political rights of Blacks. Hiram Rhodes Revels. Photo courtesy opf wikimedia.org
On June 13, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance restrict ing the sale of menthol ciga rettes and other flavored to bacco products. The ordinance is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023 Last year, a version of the ordinance that exempted men thol cigarettes was opposed by Black council members Mark Ridley-Thomas, Marqueece Harris Dawson and Curren Price. They argued that stud ies have found Black Ameri cans are the racial/ethnic group most likely to use menthol cig arettes and are 25 times more likely than white Americans to do“Mentholso. is included in this ban, as it should be,’’ HarrisDawson said before the June vote on the ban was taken. “It is a flavor just like every other flavor and it would have been extremely disappointing if we had said we’re going to pro tect people and children from uptake of tobacco, except for the flavor that we know Black people first, and Latinos sec ond, use the most.’’
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Over the next few weeks, Jackson will be visiting all AHS facilities on a regular basis, spending half a day to meet and listen to staff. “I will take in this learn ing to evaluate opportunities for important change to ensure you are supported,” he said. “The conversa tions will be one-on-one with small groups. I will be actively engaging internal and external stakeholders and we will strengthen bridges where they exist, and where they are absent, we will construct them.” “I’m a son of Oakland, I grew up here and I intend to spend the rest of my time here and serve this com munity from this role as the highlight of my personal and professional career. Thank you for all that you do, every day. I am honored and humbled by the op
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 7936107 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20-4247. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 20-4247 Loan No.: *******690 APN: 055-1837-025-00 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/28/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.
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Dr. Jennifer Tran, executive director of the Oak land Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce, joined Bas and Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao in a Facebook video post on Saturday to offer support to theTrancenter.said she had been receiving messages all day from community members wanting to help. The Lunar New Year Market planned Sunday at the site would take place rain or shine, Tran said. “We’re doing it just because it’s really important for us to boost our morale during this time of such pain and challenges and frustrations so that we can come up with the solutions together as community leaders and residents,” Tran said. Donations to help the community center can be made at https://www.vacceb.net/donate/dona tions/
NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (800) 793-6107, or visit this internet website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20-4247 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.
POST NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LEVADA R. LANIER CASE NO. RP21085806 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 Aauthority.hearing on the petition will be held in this court on MARCH 8, 2021 at 9:45 A.M. in Dept. 202 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704. MANDATORY REMOTE APPEARANCE: 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
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“This is devastating for the Eastlake and Vietnamese community,” Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, whose district includes the center, said in a social media post. “We were planning to come together at Clinton Park Sunday for Lunar New Year and will still come together for support, solidarity and safety for all our communities and in unity,” Bas said. No one was injured in the blaze, reported shortly af ter 1:00 a.m. Saturday at the two-story structure located at 655 International Blvd. in a former school building at Clinton Park. The fire is believed to have been sparked at a home less camp adjacent to the building, but the cause re mains under investigation, fire officials said. An unspecified number of people in the camp were report edly displaced. About 35% of the center’s building was damaged, interrupting the nonprofit’s numerous operations in the community, said Shirley Gee, the center’s executive director. Gee said she warned city officials multiple times of fire danger from the homeless camp. “We had our own little fire brigade,” she said, describing how staffers had frequently dashed out to put out blazes with fire extinguishers.“Thisfirewas avoidable -- it’s not like we weren’t holding up the red flag,” Gee said last Saturday after noon.
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Trustor: TALAL B. JAMMAL, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: PRESTIGE DEFAULT SERVICES Recorded 8/11/2003 as Instrument No. 2003469430 in book page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County, California, Date of Sale: 2/25/2021 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 3rd floor lodge/banquet room Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, CA 94612 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $405,041.93 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2406 BLAKE STREET and 2521 DANA STREET BERKELEY California 94704 A.P.N.: 055-1837-025-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.
The Los Angeles County Office of the Inspector Gen eral (OIG) confirmed data was missing in its June 10 Under reporting of Civilian Stop Data to the California Attorney Gen eralOIGreport.reported that LASD’s Sheriff’s Automated Contact Reporting System (SACR) which supplies data to RIPA and its Computer Aided Dis patch System which tracks patrol-related contacts run in dependently and do not com municate information. The SACR system underre ported observation-based stops by at least 50,731 entries and underreported reasonable-sus picion stops by 8,625 entries. Reasonable suspicion stops are made by deputies when they suspect a person is engaging in criminalRIPABactivity.learned about the LASD missing information about 6 months after it released its fifth annual report that found Blacks or African Americans were searched 2.4 times more than whites in 2020. Information from agencies reporting data showed law en forcement officers used force against Blacks 2.6 times more than White people. Board member Lawanda Hawkins, founder of Justice for Murdered Children (JMC) said, “I am concerned that the data received from the biggest (law enforcement) agency in the state is inaccurate. It makes you question all of it. If they are not giving us all the stops... there’s a problem. And what is the repercussion if they don’t doABit?” 953, the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015, requires California law en forcement agencies to report data to the Department of Jus tice (DOJ) on all vehicle and pedestrian stops and citizen complaints alleging racial and identity profiling. AB 953 was authored by Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Di ego), currently the Secretary of State.On July 1, 2018, the eight largest law enforcement agen cies, began collecting stop data and reporting the information to the DOJ. According to Attor ney General Rob Bonta, Cali fornia is now one of the leaders in the country in collecting and analyzing police traffic stops.
The center has been operating for 20 years -10 of them from the location at Clinton Park, Gee said. She is determined to continue the center’s ser vices despite the fire. Thousands of meals are distributed every week, and the center provides refuge and resources to low-income, underrepresented immigrant com munities in the Bay Area. A wide range of senior programs, housing assis tance, immigration legal and education services, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, and employment development are also offered at the center.
“Communication and trust is also of high importance to me,” said Jackson. “There’s an opportunity from a stakeholder perspective to reset the relationships. So, I want to reach out to our partners to make sure there is dialogue and clarity where our concerns are, and where opportunities are available.”
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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: PAUL D. EPSTEIN, 3478 BUSKIRK AVENUE, SUITE 300, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523, Telephone: 925-906-1880 2/3, 2/10, 2/17/21 BERKELEYCNS-3436177#TRI-CITY
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As of June 16, 2022, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids reported that 127 locali ties in California have passed restrictions on the sale of fla vored tobacco products. And at least 108 communities restrict the sale of menthol cigarettes, in addition to other flavored to bacco products. In July, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bi partisan coalition of state attor neys general in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt final rules for banning the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars from the U.S. marketplace.“Everyday, hundreds of Cal ifornians will smoke their first cigarette and start down a dan gerous path with devastating health consequences,” Bonta said in a written statement. “There is no time to waste. I urge the FDA to quickly final ize proposed regulations ban ning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which pre dominantly harm young per sons and people of color. Any further delay will only cost ad ditional lives.” The coalition that Bonta joined includes attorney gen erals from Colorado, Con necticut, Delaware, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachu setts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the letter to the FDA, the attorneys general coalition highlighted the need to re move these products from the marketplace to protect public health and address the systemic and disproportionate impact of these products on vulnerable minority communities. The FDA action to remove menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is long overdue and sup ported by ample scientific evi
Throughout the past year, AHS conducted quality awareness surveys which identified some challenges in the system. Within his first year at the helm, Jackson hopes to address those issues. “I want to focus on quality because making sure our patients are receiving the best care possible is paramount,” he noted. “In addition, I will also be focusing on governance. There is a discussion going on about the governance model and we want to make sure our voices are heard from the board.”
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Date: 1/8/2021 PRESTIGE DEFAULT SERVICES 1920 Old Tustin Ave. Santa Ana, California 92705 Sale Line: (800) 793-6107 Briana Young, Trustee Sale Officer A-4729067 02/03/2021, 02/10/2021, 2/3,02/17/20212/10,2/17/21 BERKELEYCNS-3434010#TRI-CITY POST
At its last meeting, the Cali fornia Racial and Identity Pro filing Advisory Board (RIPAB) discussed the discrepancies in the racial profiling data report ed by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD). RIPAB co-chair Melanie P. Ochoa told her board col leagues that there is “sufficient evidence” that data concerning police stops are not being re ported by LASD as required by Assembly Bill (AB) 953. Ochoa said that “over 50,000 self-initiated stops” were “not captured as Racial and Iden tity Profiling Act (RIPA) data.” Deputies “failed to report over 18,000 consent searches,” and “over 25,000” or 37% of back seat detentions were not filed. “It’s a big deal,” said Ochoa, a staff attorney for Criminal Justice and Police Practices at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California. “The overall trends may be accurate but it’s really scary how much certain com munities are impacted by this.”
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On Aug. 15, what would have been his 37th birthday, the late Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur and phi lanthropist Nipsey Hussle was honored with a star on the Hol lywood Walk of Fame. He is the 11th rapper to have a Walk of Fame star. Hussle’s fans, family and friends from the industry at tended the ceremony. “I think I speak for the en tire city of LA when I say that we’ve known Nip was des tined for greatness,” said Lau ren London, Hussle’s longtime girlfriend who spoke at the ceremony. “This moment only amplifies that for us. Nip would have been honored by this mo ment. I think he would want everyone to remember that you can’t get to what’s possible un less you commit to moving for ward. It doesn’t mean forget ting where you come from, but it requires acknowledging the reality you were born into and the power you have to change that reality for the better.” Los Angeles City Council member Marqueece HarrisDawson declared Aug. 15, Nipsey Hussle Day in Los An geles.“Today, on his born day, we finally got him a star on the walk of fame. Rest in Paradise Nip,” Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) a guest in attendance at the 30-minute ceremony posted on Twitter. Born Airmiess Joseph As ghedom, Hussle was a Los Angeles native who rose to fame in the mid-2000s. After gaining notoriety locally fol lowing the release of a string of mixtapes, his gritty sound and inspirational spirit capti vated listener’s imaginations. Nipsey Hussle He became more famous as he sold physical copies of his mixtapes for $100 each, an unheard-of strategy given the music was available digitally free of charge. This declara tion of self-worth caught the attention of his fans and the music industry at large. Jay-Z famously bought 100 copies of the mixtape in a show of re spect and Hussle’ssupport.crowning musical achievement was the release of his 2018 album ‘Victory Lap’. The effort received a Best Rap Album Grammy nomination in 2019. In 2020, at the 62nd Grammy Awards, he posthumously earned three more nominations and took home two wins for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/ SungHisPerformance.impactonthe commu nity grew with the opening of his Marathon clothing store in the heart of the Crenshaw commercial district. The store gave customers access to ex clusive music along with the clothing. Hussle would go on to buy the entire shopping mall that surrounded the Mar athon clothing store, in which he invested in STEM technol ogy workspaces and housed other local entrepreneurs.
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On March 21, 2019, Hussle was killed outside of his Mara thon store by Eric Holder, who last month was found guilty of first-degree murder. Following his death, there was an outpour ing of tributes. People in his community, across California and around the country honored his life with murals, vigils and other remembrances, reflecting the impact Hussle had on Cali fornia and the hip hop commu nityWhileworldwide.theMarathon store has closed, the location remains a memorial to Hussle where fans pay daily tribute to his memory. There are plans to open a sec ond store on Melrose Avenue. However, no date has been set for its Writeropening.andsports media per sonality Justin Tinsley narrated an ESPN 30 for 30 special about Hussle and his close relation ship with athletes and the sports world, particularly LA Sports. “That star on the Walk of Fame is symbolic of so much,” said Tinsley. “Nipsey is one of those people who will always be remembered, yes, as an in credible rapper. But even more than that, he was a man who had a vision for himself and his people. He put that into ac tion and the result of which will keep his name alive for genera tions of Black folk. That’s so beautiful and it’s inspiring that he cared so much to do every thing he did. But that star is also symbolic of everything we lost on page 8
This live production features music & historical footage. This powerful theatrical performance features, the story about Joseph James, a gifted singer, actor, and fascinating man who spearheaded the World War II legal battle in 1944 that resulted in a California Supreme Court decision in the fight to end racial discrimination in union representation in the Marinship Corporation.
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Advocates Claim Bill is Stealth Maneuver to Decriminalize Pimping
The release last month of Al ameda County’s Grand Jury re port charging deficiencies in the Alameda County Probate Court system has set off a firestorm of activity by probate reform groups that say the report did not go far Affectedenough.family members and activists gathered outside of the Alameda County Super visors Administration office Aug. 11 to protest the failure of the Grand Jury to address the families’ losses of their loved ones and their estates. According to the protesters, the Grand Jury report failed to address the ongoing enrichment of court-appointed guardians or conservators to the detriment of conservatees and their families. “Protesters want the pre siding probate judge, Charles Smiley, the Grand Jury and the County Board of Supervisors to genuinely consider their com plaints of guardianship abuse and reopen the Grand Jury in vestigation,” said Venus Gist of CaliforniaSamanthaJustice.Dussell and Cec ily Dussell were among those outside the courthouse. “I’m out here protesting today be cause my mother’s civil rights were violated,” said Samantha Dussell. She and her daughter, Cecily Dussell, had filed a veri fied petition to remove the pub lic guardian from their mother/ grandmother, Rosalie Hope Si fuentez.“Inevery aspect of my moth er’s life, there has been a lack of common sense and integrity and contempt for her that has been used in making decisions for her daily care, health care, emotional and spiritual needs and living environment,” Sa mantha said. Also protesting was Doris Rev. Ken Lackey’s Tiny Homes Lifts Homeless
Open Letter to Candidates on Endorsements and Solutions creased public safety staffing. In short, we need to defend the police plan led by Chief Arm strong while calling for more community-oriented services such as those in the MACRO plan. But that is not enough, because unless we as citizens become more involved in anticrime voluntary activity, mat ters will get worse.
Earthquake Would Say No to Liz Cheney
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Next week: Part 2: How to build & es tablish entrepreneurial op portunities from these Tiny Homes Gated Communities. Lackey’s Center for the Perfect Marriage.
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Samantha Durrell shows before and after pictures of her mother under the “care” of her court-appointed guardian.
I partnered with the County Health Department’s Healthy Retail Program to bring new energy-efficient refrigerators, and supply businesses like Dallaq Market with the resources to ensure cus tomers have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Knowing the social, environmental, and economic impact of illegal dumping, I’ve led regular clean-ups and successfully budgeted additional resources for more city environmental en forcement officers to monitor “hot spots” and coordinate waste removal. I’ve hosted merchant walks, and in response to the public safety concerns of owners, I was able to secure funding to install security cameras in our business corridors. I have also co-authored legislation to improve our small local business pro gram provision and advocated for minority contractor training programs. I’ve championed small businesses since my first day at City Hall, and as Mayor, my commitment will not change. I believe our post-pandemic recovery plan must prioritize investments in small businesses to create local jobs and grow our tax base to fund critical City services.
matters.While you might think your list of endorsements is the endall and the be-all for your suc cess, Y’all should be wary, be cause the Post/El Mundo News Group will be looking at your list of endorsed solutions for theWeresidents.arebig on solutions, an swers and action plans. Therefore, come big, or stay at home.
Of course, Earthquake says it with more flair in a live setting where the crowd howls, but you get the point. We all know how belief in Trump is cult-like, and a threat to our democracy. Which brings us back to Liz Cheney. She’s like a new Uncle Sam pointing her finger at us. But not like a “Karen” wagging her finger saying she’s wants to speak to the manager. She wants to make sure Trump is never the manager of us again. It’s just if she’s serious, she’ll need a lot more BIPOC support than anyone thinks. Cheney lost big recently in Wyoming when her own Re publican Party acted as if under a spell cast on them by a man known in Florida search war rants as That,FPOTUS.ofcourse, stands for the defeated “former president of the United States.” But how can we assure he stays defeated? Perhaps if we answer Cheney’s call. In the Wyoming primary, Cheney lost to her opponent by 37 points, 66% to 29%. That’s some rebuke for someone from a legacy Republican family. It was a public betrayal. But you have to admire Cheney’s willingness to pay the price — the loss of her job, her seat in Congress. And all because of an ultra-principled belief in the Constitution and her unwillingness to join in the zombie chorus of Republican election deniers who stand by theirSoFPOTUS.I’mopen to Cheney when she pitched herself to America during her concession speech. There’s at least one thing we agree on. The defeated FPO TUS must stay out of govern ment. As a single issue that may be enough to join her American pro-democracy movement. “Freedom must not, cannot,
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Lilly who alleges that the estate of her aunt, 97-year-old Chris tine Williams, was taken and sold by the man who prepared Williams’ taxes. Lilly said that Williams’ tax preparer utilized his access to Williams’ documents, changed her will, her power of attorney, placed his name on her ac counts, then sold her $800,000 home for $605,000, gave $100,000 to two nephews and has not been held accountable by the court to report what hap pened to the $405,000 balance of her estate despite requests from the family. Cathy Rodriguez was denied the conservatorship of her aunt, 88-year-old Mildred Rodri guez, despite sharing owner ship of the mobile home they lived in. Mildred’s estate was handed over to a public guard ian because of a dispute be tween Cathy and a cousin, Rose Rivera, who had placed the mo bile home and Mildred’s retire ment and assets in her name. Rather than assist Cathy in returning the assets she shared with Mildred, the conservator reported to the court that Mil dred did not trust Cathy, despite a hand-written note by Mildred that she did not like the care fa cility she was in and wished to live with Rivera,Cathy.the Public Guard ian, filed a complaint claiming Cathy’s behavior was disrup tive and prohibited her from having any contact with her aunt.“The system is abusing my auntie and keeping her in prison with no contact with the outside world,” Rodriguez says. In a video recording, Mildred states “I want out of here. I want out of this place. I don’t like staying here and being with these peo ple, I want to live with Cathy.”
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By GuillermoEmil What’s up with Liz Cheney and her crusadeone-womanto save democracy? Is she really speaking to us in the BIPOC community?Igotsome guidance from a legendary Black comedian. Earthquake is not a Califor nia peril, but the name of one of Dave Chappelle’s favorite com ic mentors. Earthquake or Mr. Quake, as the New York Times might call him on second refer ence, gets political in his current Netflix special. “You can’t say no, you can’t tell a Trump supporter noth ing about Trump; They love Trump,” says Earthquake in the appropriate key of urban Southeast DC. “People ask me all the time, ‘Quake, what kind of woman are you looking for in your life, and I say, (n word expletive) I’m looking for a woman like a Trump supporter. No matter what she hears about me that woman don’t believe in nothing. She say, ‘You got an other woman, you say ‘Baby, that’s fake news.’”
“I plan to hire and train the formerly incarcerated and those homeless persons who want to work to earn,” he said, and that one of his many adapt able models of tiny homes can be built in less than 30 days. He challenged the Oakland Post to utilize a network of OCCUR, Pastors of Oakland, Oakland Chaplaincy, Friendship Chris tian Center, AASEG, The Oak land Private Industry Council, Holy Names University, The Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back G.I.V.E and the Market Street SDA church to join with him to build 200 homes by Christmas. “We want partners who want to ‘just serve oth ers.’”“We need to recruit volun teers and community-based groups; choose people who want to win and overcome their situations. I have used my physical and spiritual eyes to help me navigate. Now we will need to involve some of them in EBT (Emotional Brain Training) and other educa tional classes and services to guide them through our fiveyear program, which, if they observe the rules and protocols of respect, they can choose to sell their home at the end of the five-year program. This approach was patterned after the Delancey Street model that values work and cooperation.”
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Protesters Demand Further Investigation After Alameda County Grand Jury Report Ignores Flagrant Probate Abuses
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The Areas of Interest and the Pathways for Success Mapper is offered by Laney College to assist with associate degrees, certificates and associate de grees for transfer, which guar antee admission into a Califor nia State University. This fall there are over 600 classes to choose from, includ ing short-term, late-start and weekend courses. With a rich history in the trades, Laney College offers access to intern ships, cutting-edge training and ties to local industry that culminate in high-paying jobs.
Love Never Fails, a nonprofit dedicated to helping trafficked individuals, attributed the mur der to the increase in prostitu tion activity. “This is another issue with our Oakland chil dren — sold for a week and then returned for the parents to deal with,” she said. “Why aren’t we searching more dili gently for our children when they are missing? How is this not tied to exploitation?” SB 357 supporters justify legalizing prostitution as a means for trans people to fi nancially support themselves, as trans people find it difficult to obtain and retain work be cause of discrimination. “Trans people are fired or harassed when they inform their employer they plan to transition or because they transitioned, and employment discrimination [has] left many Trans people without a means to support themselves,” Rus sell observes. “I am sympa thetic to impoverished people needing to survive and turning to exploitation to do so.” “At the same time, I don’t think we should accept that this is just the way it is. We need to push back on discrimination and make sure that trans peo ple and all people have access to sustainable jobs, that they are not commoditized and that they can exit poverty once and for all,” Russell concuded. Mazariegos agrees with Russell. “While we strongly support recommendations to decriminalize all those who are paid for prostitution, we do not support decriminalization of men who pay to use human be
The college’s rich history in the community dates back to 1927, and the student body’s diversity is a point of pride. With the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pan demic, Laney College’s Fall is Free program offers students an opportunity to finish what they started or begin a new, ex citing goal — with support.
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