Oakland Post, week of January 24 - 30, 2024

Dis Caucus Members Dig Deeper into Newsom’s Black California Pauses to Promote Racial Healing and 2024 - 2025 Budget ... see page 2 Justice ... see page 2

Legacy: “A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine” ... see page 4

State has Implemented More Than 200 Master Plan for Aging Initiatives ... see page 4

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

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Edition. January 24 - 30, 2024

61st Year, No. 4

Parents and Teachers Upset Over School District’s New ‘Reckless COVID-19 Guidelines

Families of loved ones killed by law enforcement hold press conference at Attorney General Rob Bonta’s downtown Oakland office. Photo by Magaly Muñoz.

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By Magaly Muñoz

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) notified parents and staff on Jan. 22 about updated COVID-19 protocols, including discontinuing the 5-day isolation requirement for individuals who test positive.

“OUSD will no longer issue COVID-19 isolation notifications that provide the first possible date staff or students can return to school after testing positive for COVID-19,” OUSD’s COVID-19 Response Team said in an email.

The district announced that it will continue to follow California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines for isolation and testing, which instruct people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are experiencing symptoms

Families Demand Justice from Atty Gen. Bonta for Relatives Killed by Cops

Photo caption: Families of loved ones killed by law enforcement hold press conference at Attorney General Rob Bonta’s downtown Oakland office. Photo by Magaly Muñoz.

Families who have lost loved ones due to police violence held a press conference in front of Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Oakland office on Jan. 22 demanding justice for their deceased relatives.

The families who spoke at the conference are a part of a coalition called Anti-Terror Police Project (APTP), a Black-led, multi-racial organization that seeks to eradicate police terror in communities of color by documenting abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals and opportunities for

healing.

The APTP claims that Bonta has been negligent in holding police accountable for crimes they commit. They also accuse the Attorney General of not appropriately supporing those who have been affected by their violations.

“Rob Bonta, stop the lies,” the group chanted while holding signs with pictures of their loved ones.

The families say they are demanding answers for families seeking closure for injustices perpetrated by law enforcement. They want an oversight committee based in the Attorney General’s office to improve transparency and accountability in cases involving police violence; citizen oversight for cases involving police-related terror to guarantee Continued on page 8

By Magaly Muñoz

to stay home until they’ve gone 24 hours without using medication to reduce symptoms.

However, if a student or staff members tests positive but does not experience any symptoms or fever, they are allowed to return to school, as long as they avoid contact with people at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 and wear a mask for 10 days.

The district is also recommending that staff and families continue to report positive COVID-19 cases and related absences by following standard school protocols.

When the news reached inboxes across Oakland, some parents and teachers were outraged. They began to question the district’s decision and voice their concerns.

“It’s reckless given that so many Continued on page 8

By Ken Epstein

D.A. Pamela Price Seeks to Halt Real Estate Scams Targeting Older Homeowners

By Post Staff

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has announced a new program to counter real estate fraud, seeking to stop illegal transfers of home ownership, especially those targeting older homeowners.

Under the program, whenever transfer of ownership of an Alameda County home or other property is recorded, the DA’s office will send a letter to the person who has been paying taxes on the property to ensure they know the transfer has occurred.

Those who think something may be wrong with the property transfer are urged to contact the DA’s office.

“The goal of this program is to protect the most valuable asset a person in Alameda County can have, and that’s their home,” said DA Price in a press release.

“All too often, white-collar thieves target the equity earned by seniors in our community who purchased their homes many years

ago,” she said.

The DA’s office will investigate and prosecute these cases. A recent law allows a judge to order home transfer to be voided if found to be illegal, the DA’s office said.

Sometimes, signatures of homeowners are forged on documents. In other cases, older homeowners may be manipulated by someone who knows them.

Recently, a handyman convinced a homeowner with memory loss to transfer ownership of her home and an undeveloped property that her family had owned for years, according to a report in Oaklandside.

“A phony grant deed could be filed against someone’s house, and nobody’s going to notice that for five, six years, until Grandma dies, and it goes to probate,” McCormick told Oaklandside. “The targets more often than not are older people, because they have equity.”

The program is funded for two years, the DA’s office said.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Ushered into Oakland Area, 1,300 to Plan Fight for Racial and Gender Equality

By Kimberly M. Usher, Farwest Regional Director

Feds Investigate Oakland Schools For over a century, Delta Sigma for Civil Rights ‘Discrimination’ Theta Sorority, Inc. has stood as of excellence. Our foundas Teachers and Students Speak aers’pillar bold vision for public service Out Against Gaza War and women’s advancement is a

Students attend an Oakland Board of Education meeting, calling on board to back a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Ken Epstein

René C. Davidson Court House. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Kimberly M. Usher. Courtesy photo.

The U.S. Department of Education through its Office of Civil Rights has opened “religious and ethnic discrimination” civil rights investigations against universities and school districts across the country, including the Oakland and San Francisco school districts in the Bay Area, where teachers unions have joined community activists, city councils and other labor groups locally and nationally to demand an end to Israel’s U.S.-funded War on Gaza.

While the details of the complaints so far are unavailable, the thrust of these investigations up to now seem designed to pressure educational institutions to equate support for Palestinian rights with antisemitism and to be harsher in their treatment of pro-Palestinian educators and students, who have spoken out or protested genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Reporting on the investigations, the Israel Times headline reads, “US Education Department opens new antisemitism probes into universities, schools.”

A Palestinian OUSD employee said, “This federal case is a scare tactic designed to make us afraid of standing up against oppression, to make us cower. These are tactics that have been used historically to stop those who are brave enough to

oppose atrocities.

“This is deeply impacting our OUSD students, knowing that their school board and school leaders won’t take a position on this humanitarian catastrophe, which further alienates our already underrepresented communities.”

Mona Treviño, a parent organizer who is working in solidarity with Palestinian and Arab families, said, “These actions by the federal government are seeking to intimidate and silence calls for an end to genocide. Our students and families are threatened, and we need our leaders to stand up with our community to reject this attack.”

The relentless attacks on Gaza and its inhabitants, which began on Oct. 7, were viewed on social media by millions of people worldwide, have claimed the lives over more 26,000 people, including 10,000 children, 300 doctors and other health workers, 83 journalists and 167 humanitarian aid workers.

About two-thirds of the homes in the territory have been destroyed along with most hospitals and schools.

As the Gaza violence generated more and more opposition, the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights has opened over 50 Title VI “shared ancestry” investigations, according to a published list.

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testament to the scripture’s call for unity and collective empowerment. Their fortitude, as embodied by our first National President, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, who once said, “I knew well that the only way I could get that door open was to knock it down; because I knocked all of them down,” inspires us to continue knocking down barriers and expanding our

legacy in our communities and across the globe.

As we uphold our commitment to this weekend’s theme, “F.I.R.S.T. Things First: Expanding our Legacy in the Farwest,” we continue our steadfast focus on expanding our legacy of social action in the State of California.

Our dedication to social action remains crucial as we confront the challenges of our time, including the fight against racial and gender inequality. In this election year, our role as advocates for the voiceless is more important than ever. https://www.dstfarwestregion. com/

As We Honor Our History During the Month of February, Beebe Memorial Cathedral Will Honor Living Legends That Have Impacted Our Community

Top row (from left to right): Paul Cobb, Elaine Brown, Pam Moore, and Dave Clark. Second row: Lenny Williams, Dr. Roy Wilson, Miranda Wilson, Gregory Cole, Kym Thompson ,and John Bliss.

The Beebe Memorial Cathedral Living Legend Award is a testament to the extraordinary individuals who, through their actions, embody the principles of love, compassion and service.

Their life and work exemplify these qualities, making them truly deserving candidates for this

prestigious honor. This presti-

gious award stands as a testament to their remarkable contributions, unwavering commitment and exemplary service to our communi-

ty. The awards will be presented during our 10 a.m. service, each Sunday in the month of February.

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California Becomes First State to Break Down Black Employee Data

by Ethnicity

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By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media As of Jan. 1, California became the first state in the nation to disaggregate data for its Black population by ethnic lineage. Thanks to a bill authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena).

Holden is a member of the California Legilslative Black Caucus.

A California Department of Human Resource (CalHR) questionnaire requests newly or rehired employees to voluntarily self-identify their race, ethnicity and gender for the state to track and evaluate equal employment opportunities and nondiscriminatory employment practices more accurately.

“For the first time, the descendants of our ancestors, people in my family and the families of over 2 million Californians, the overwhelming majority of Black California, will

see our community represented and counted among the very important data our state collects, starting among current and future state employees,” said Chris Lodgson, a member of Coalition for Just and Equitable (CJEC).

CJEC is a statewide organization comprised of various associations, community groups, and individuals united by a commitment to fight for reparations and reparative justice for descendants of enslaved Black American men and women.

Applicants now have the option to check boxes under Black or African American that declare them a descendent of persons who were enslaved in the United States, or not a descendant of persons who were enslaved in the United States, including African Black and Caribbean Black. They can also identify by marking “descendant status is

unknown” or they can choose not to identify.

Holden introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1604, the Upward Mobility Act in January 2022. The legislation requires the state to breakdown the data of state employees by ethnic origin.

Furthermore, AB 1604, signed

by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2022, provides state workers with greater opportunity to move upward within state service through improvements and best practices in processes for hiring, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.

The new disaggregation mandate is designed to help spot irregularities such as disparities in income, health care outcomes, career development and state agencies’ leadership.

Holden had previously pushed legislation to promote mobility for people of color in California’s civil services system and require diversity on state boards and commissions.

Newsom vetoed AB 105 in October 2021, the legislative forerunner to AB 1604, which Holden also introduced.

Newsom said in an October 2021 letter that AB 105 had “unintended consequences” and “elements of the bill conflict with existing constitutional requirements, labor agreements, and current data collection efforts.”

“This historic change is the result of the hard work of Black Americans, all volunteers, who come from outside of politics and yet were able to make something big happen,” Lodgson said. “This is a testament to what each of us can do. Just as important as anything else, as one of my colleagues recently shared, you can’t fix a problem if you don’t see a problem.”

Photo: iStock photo image, California Black Media.

Black Caucus Members Dig Deeper into Newsom’s 2024-25 Budget

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media

Since Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2024-25 budget to the State Legislature on Jan. 10, lawmakers — including members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) — have been sharing their initial reactions to potential cuts.

Those stakeholders have also been examining the Governor’s $291 billion spending plan to get a clearer sense of how funding adjustments may impact families as the state faces a deficit estimated at tens of billions of dollars.

At the top of the list of concerns for some lawmakers are cuts the governor is proposing to balance the budget, as required by California’s constitution.

A day after Newsom announced his budget, Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), reacted with a post on his Facebook page.

“Yesterday’s budget proposal for human services programs causes me to be alarmed for our most vulnerable populations particularly in our CalWorks, Development Disability, and Foster Care programs,” wrote Jackson, who is a

member of the CLBC. “I will be using the next few months to review its impact from a social work lens. My priority is to ensure that this budget promotes stability,” promised Jackson.

Assemblymember Akilah Weber (D-La Mesa), also a member CLBC hosted a 60-minute Budget Townhall Webinar on Jan. 17 to discuss the budget and the forecasted deficit.

The webinar was presented to give the public an idea of budget cuts, budget proposals, and potential tax increases.

“This is really the beginning of conversations in the legislature and our conversation with the governor,” Weber said. “Once the May revision comes out after taxes have been done, we’ll have a better sense of where we are and what the budget will be.”

Webinar participants submitted a variety of questions concerning the budget such as how education funding will be impacted, strategies to address the budget shortfall, and will the deficit lead to tax increases and undermine progress made in housing the homeless and other social services programs.

During the webinar, Christian Griffith, Chief Consultant of

the Assembly Budget Committee – responsible for directing the Assembly’s state budget process – said Newsom’s proposal involves spending reduction, spending delays, usage of reserves borrowing, and usage of the “special fund.”

“Reduction usually gets the most attention,” Griffith said.

The LAO – a nonpartisan government agency that provides fiscal and policy advice to the California Legislature – said the state budget estimates based on tax revenue are imprecise due to the IRS delaying tax filings in California until Nov. 16, 2023, because of natural disasters the state faced last year.

Griffith said the “budget problem” could create a financial burden on the state for a few more years.

“The main thing, a really big problem here, is not only do we have this problem right now, but we also project for the next three or four years that every year we are going to be spending $30 billion more than we take in revenue. We have a structural problem,” Griffith said. “The easy thing is trying to find one-time money to plug a hole.

The hard thing is when you have that structural thing where you’re always paying on that credit card every year.”

Fearlessness.

This is what it takes to take on Alzheimer’s.

It’s not easy to accept that memory loss that disrupts daily life could be a sign of Alzheimer’s. Or that nearly two-thirds of people diagnosed are women, including Black women.

Attorney General Rob Bonta pictured at CLBC’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast January 11.

(CBM Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey)

California Pauses to Promote Racial Healing and Justice

By California Black Media

On Jan. 16, a day after America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a conversation with a diverse group of state leaders to commemorate the National Day of Racial Healing.

“The National Day of Racial Healing is typically observed each year in January, and it is intended to be a time to reflect on our shared values – what brings us together and what unites us,” said Bonta.

“It is also an opportunity to discuss the real lasting and present harms of racism in our society,” continued Bonta. “But more importantly, it is about healing. That takes acknowledgement of the pain and harm. It takes accountability, and it takes justice-oriented solutions.”

The panel’s participants were Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell; California reparations task force members Don

Tamaki and Cheryl Grills; Orange County Human Relations Commission Chair Jo-Anne Matsuba; and Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center Executive Director Jennifer Wang.

Mitchell thanked Bonta for not shying away from difficult conversations on anti-racism initiatives, especially as “we acknowledge the role government has played and will continue to play – unless we stand in the gap – in promoting racially biased policies,” she said.

Mitchell, who served in the State Legislature as an Assemblymember and Senator from 2010 to 2020, is also the founder of the created the Second District Racial Justice Learning Exchange.

Grills and Tamaki shared their experiences serving on the on the California Task Force to Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans.

“The number of those taking up the cause of reparations is grow-

ing, and I believe our efforts in California has contributed to that.

While this has been a painful and necessary journey, I appreciate the allies who have stepped up from various racial and ethnic groups, standing up in solidarity, rolling up their sleeves to educate their communities,” said Grills.

Bonta thanked the Department of Justice and its Racial Justice Bureau for the work it does to confront hate that affects all Californians.

“Whether it is tackling the ongoing effects of systemic discrimination and the legacy of slavery or confronting our state and nation’s history of prosecution of Native Americans — the destruction of their homes or confronting the recent rises of pandemic-fueled hate and bias, we all have work to do,” said Bonta. “There’s no single solution, but what I do know is we can solve these challenges together.”

But there are steps you can take to reduce your risk, like monitoring Type 2 diabetes and lowering blood pressure.

Because you have what it takes to take on Alzheimer’s.

Talk to your health care provider about signs, screening and early detection.

Learn more at TakeOnALZ.com

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“It is our goal to keep all seniors healthy and to keep them in their homes,” said Brown, who is a former Assemblymember who represented parts of Fontana, Rialto and other areas in San Bernardino County. “We are proposing legislation that will address behavioral health problems so many people are experiencing and ensuring that caregivers have the appropriate training and education.”

In 2021, Newsom said he

launched the Master Plan for Aging in response to the state’s growing population of people over 60, which will increase to about 10.8 million people by 2030.

“This Master Plan for Aging advances bold, innovative, uniquely Californian solutions for issues that we will all confront within our own families and communities, if we have not already—and does so with a sustained focus on equity that we need to lift up everyone. The Plan reflects more than a year of hard work, research and sustained engagement to drive the partnerships that will improve lives for the older Californians of today and tomorrow,” said the Governor at the time.

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California Brings Back “Dream for All” First-Time Homebuyer Program in April

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Last week, the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) announced last week that it is bringing back its “Dream for All” first-time homebuyer program in the spring – with a few tweaks to ensure it is more equitable.

The program provides downpayment loans of up to $150,000 or 20% of the appraised value, to eligible California residents.

“The 2023-24 State Budget allocates $220 million for the Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan

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Program (DFA),” reads a section of CalHFA’s website with information on the program.

“Senate Bill (SB) 143 establishes parameters for the next round of

DFA funding, including targeting first-generation homebuyers, supporting an equitable distribution in different regions of the state, and prioritizing participation of homebuyers in lower tiers of income eligibility,” the informational on the program continues.

According to the language in SB 143, the state can provide up to one billion dollars in loans annually, and all proceeds from repayment are deposited back into the program fund “for ongoing use in the program.”

Interested applicants can check the CalHFA Dream for all income limits to make sure they earn under the designated per-county approval amount.

To qualify for the loans, applicants must also have not been on the title or mortgage — or held any ownership interest – in a home during the last seven years. Their parents must also have no present interest in a home in the United States or, “if deceased,” not have any ownership interest at the time of death in a home in the United States.

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California Asks DEA to Loosen Restrictions on Cannabis

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California joined 11 other states in an effort to urge the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance from its current designation as a Schedule I substance.

If the DEA makes that decision, cannabis will no longer be regarded as a substance with “high potential for abuse” or one that has “no medical use.”

“As state attorneys general, we have a responsibility to protect consumers and defend public safety.

The undersigned are also particularly concerned about the illicit market, unregulated, intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids, and the continuing proliferation of dangerous opioids,” read the letter signed by Attorney General Rob Bonta and his counterparts.

“State-sanctioned cannabis markets provide access to regulated products that are clearly safer to what individuals can buy on the

street — and supporting the effective operation of these regulated markets thus fits with our commitment to addressing the opioid crisis and rising overdose deaths,” the letter continued.

Bonta and the other attorney generals request follows a similar one from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to reschedule the substance.

Their letter, however, conceded that there remain persistent dangers associated with the cannabis.

“It is critical to acknowledge that use of cannabis, especially among youth, still incurs health and safety risks,” the letter stated. “Our regulatory regimes have sought to balance the mandate to create as safe a framework as possible with the reality of these risks.”

Other states backing the effort led by Colorado are Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Rhode Island.

PG&E’s Double-Digit Monthly Bill Increase Comes as Bay Area Residents Struggle to Stay Afloat

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Oakland resident, the Reverend Dr. Barbara Jim-George, says she sometimes leaves a hot oven open to warm her living room when she fears her monthly energy bill will exceed the amount she has budgeted.

Still her apartment feels “like a walk-in freezer” when Bay Area temperatures dip.

“I can leave something sitting out on my table at night and it’s just fine as it would be in the refrigerator,” says Jim-George.

Jim-George, who retired in 2014, says she returned to her job in education in 2018 because her lim-

ited Social Security income wasn’t keeping up with sharp increases her monthly expenditures.

Now, Jim-George says she is back to “hard budgeting” as she faces more financial hardship after PG&E increased its energy bill Jan. 1 by nearly 13% for millions of customers.

In November, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) agreed to a PG&E request for a $13.5 billion increase target.

PG&E, California’s largest Investor Owned Utility (IOU), plans to use the increased income for wildfire system enhancement and undergrounding, vegetation man-

Turner has been awarded the UCB Moffitt Library project designed by BNIM Architects and MEP by Introba, located at the UC Berkeley Campus along University Drive, with Memorial Glade and Doe Library to the east, California Hall to the south, and Valley Life Sciences Building to the west. This is a renovation of 3 full floors and upgrades to an additional 2 floors totaling 102,000 square feet within the existing Moffitt Library. These renovations will bring upgrades to the currently underutilized floors of the library, expanding the student’s study and collaboration spaces. This project is seeking LEED certification and is subject to Buy Clean California regulation.

agement, and capacity upgrades, according to the company’s website.

CPUC’s approval will result in an average increase of about $34 to each residential customer’s electric and natural gas bill.

Mark Toney, Executive Director of The Utility Reform Network (TURN), a group that advocates on behalf of vulnerable Californians, stated that people most impacted by the rate increases will be lowincome families of color.

“We want the most green for the least green, and the cost of ‘greening the grid’ should not be cutting off low-income families of color

from the grid because the monthly bills are too doggone high,” Toney said.

Toney says rate hikes will contribute to the homelessness and health crises in the Bay Area. If utility bills become unaffordable for tenants, they may get evicted due to non-payment. Most housing complexes require residents to be connected to utility services.

If families choose cost-saving alternatives like candles, the risk for fire rises. Some people also rely on medical devices for health-related reasons that could contribute to higher costs in electricity bills, Toney points out.

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Jim-George said PG&E customers continue to suffer consequences of the utility company’s missteps. In 2018, her cousin lost her home in the Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history.

Jim-George and blames PG&E for not learning from these tragedies to do what is best for customers.

“They [PG&E] should have buried lines long ago because we’re eating the cost for [their mistakes].

I think it’s negligent on their side to not have had the foresight to understand the issues beforehand,” JimGeorge said.

“Housing [and related needs] remains our top concern for 211 callers,” said Allison DeJung.

DeJung is the Executive Director of Eden I&R, which receives calls and messages to 211, a multilingual 24/7 information hotline that connects callers with resources in Alameda County. Oakland residents made about 40% of all incoming calls to 211, with Black and Latino individuals and single parents

making up the majority of callers. The number of female callers accounted for more than two times the number of male callers, and the majority of all 211 callers ranged from 25 to 64 years old.

Last year, DeJung said her team received over 69,000 calls. They were able to make about 113,000 referrals to programs and organizations in the county providing housing, utilities, food and other assistance.

Spectrum Community Services is a nonprofit organization that has assisted low-income families and individuals with utility, water, and food aid since 1971.

Last year, the organization was only able to help 5,000 households out of nearly 10,000 applications it received for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Black households, similar to Eden I&R data, were the majority of applicants for utility assistance at Spectrum.

Lara Calvert, Executive Director of Spectrum, stated that the organization needs more funding.

Spectrum prioritizes households that have people over 60, disabled people or children five years or younger. They also give special consideration to applicants with a higher overall energy burden.

“We are anticipating continuing to have a large number of people seeking assistance this year that will far outstrip the amount of money that we have to give out,” Calvert said.

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edges the intention and quality of so many contributors to helping and caring for folks in a transition sleeping in their cars to find safety and a new direction. The concert provided beautiful dance Gospel Choir Joy and a singular performance that was ecstatic.”

David Longhurst, ICAC board member and member of Oakland temple Hill, LDS church, and cochair of Contra Costa County Interfaith Council shared, “what a wonderful concert! The music and Collage by Tina Carter dancing were beautiful and upliftnor list for a kidney, in spite of her ing. It was delightful to absorb the

By Tina Carter EDITORIAL by Rev. Ken health challenges, sang from her energy from the performers and the Sponsored heart and encouraged everyone in very engaged audience.”

Chambers and ICAC Working Together Works! “‘Working Together Works,’

By Tina Carter It was a dewy Saturday evening the room. There wasn’t a dry eye. I look forward to next year — we will a mantra that our president Ken in Oakland, Jan. 20 where It was a dewy Saturday eveninghundreds in Oakland, January 20th where hundreds gathered at the work harder and the impact within Chambers came up with, was reregal Temple Hill for what was billed as the inaugural Interfaith Council of Alameda gathered at the regal Temple Hill County’s, (ICAC) “Annual Benefit Gospel Concert” in community support of a dual cause. the will be greater,” vealed on the night of the concert. for what was billed as the inaugusaid Diana Beamon Human ReThe people came together to show As the guests entered the vast auditorium the buzz of excitement was in the air in ral Interfaith Council of Alameda expectation of the moving performance of Destined 2 Dance Studios, the soulRecovery stirring source Manager, Options their concerns and support to othCounty’s, (ICAC) “Annual Bensound of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and the vocals prowess of special guest and a Services. ers in need,” said Pastor Thomas efit Gospel inByrd support Stellar Award Concert” Winner, Lena Miles. of Concert goers not only witnessed Harris from Pleasant Grove Baptist a dual cause.

The evening began with a heartfelt moment bysounds Genesis of Chambers whothe shared her hope by performers, Church.

As theandguests entered the vast testimony closed with a message for all to Encourage Yourself in the Lord. “If singing but their presence served as “I am thrilled and inspired by could produce the a kidney, would have one today!” This 21-year-old, who is onseeds the auditorium, buzzGenesis of excitement donorinlistthe forair a kidney, in spite of herofhealth sang from herofheart andefforts, sown into the soil ICAC our first Benefit Gospel Concert was in anticipation the challenges, encouraged everyone in the room. There wasn’t a dry eye. I look forward to next year we now on the radar of Gov. Gavin and the wonderful collaboration moving performance of Destined will work harder and the impact within the community will be greater,” says Diana Beamon with the Oakland Temple Hill LDS Resource Manager, Options RecoveryNewsom Services. to impact the community 2Human Dance Studios, the soul stirring to help provide health, safety and Church and UCSF Health Transsound of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, and the vocal prowess of spe- homeless solutions. Ken Chambers, plant Service team. The effects of cial guest and Stellar Award Win- president of the interfaith group, the event have sparked a groundactively leads an effort to provide swell of awareness and interest, and ner, Lena Byrd Miles.

The evening began with a heart- a safe place for people to park their we intend to keep the momentum felt moment by Genesis Chambers, cars off the street and provides ac- going. Join ICAC Thursday, Feb. 8 who shared her testimony and cess to bathrooms, showers, and a for our monthly meeting at 1 p.m. at the Oakland Temple Hill Visitor’s closed with a message for all to place to do their laundry.

Steven Faulk, ICAC Board mem- Center and let’s keep the work go“Encourage yourself in the Lord.”

“If singing could produce a kidney, ber and member of Kehila Syna- ing,” says visionary Ken Chambers.

To donate and to learn more Genesis would have one today!” gogue in the city of Piedmont states This 21-year-old, who is on the do- “this grand gathering acknowl- about ICAC visit interfaith.org.

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“An institution named on this list means that OCR has initiated an investigation of a case concerning that institution,” the OCR’s website states. “Inclusion on the list does not mean that OCR has made a decision about the case.”

Other investigations have been opened in California against Stanford University, UCLA and UC San Diego.

The investigation against the Oakland Unified School District

was opened on Jan. 16, and the investigation of San Francisco was opened on Jan. 12.

Though no specifics have been released about the investigations, the Oakland teacher’s union has been in the news for calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel and has been threatened with being fired by a school board member for holding an unauthorized teach-in for students.

Some Oakland parents have opposed the actions and have told the mass media that they are leaving the district.

The San Francisco teachers

union passed a resolution in November calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which was labeled as “bigoted” by the local Jewish Community Relations Council.

The Oakland school district does not comment on pending legal matters. But the district did emphasize that it protects the well-being of all students, including those who are Jewish and Muslim or Arab.

“OUSD is a sanctuary district, inside Oakland, a sanctuary city, inside California, a sanctuary state, which means we support all students, families, and staff, regardless of religion, heritage, ethnicity,

Reckless COVID-19 Guidelines ...

mised. Additionally, Alyssa points out, there’s no way of knowing which kids or staff have tested positive, making it harder to stay away in order to prevent infection.

“We’ll have more teachers out sick, we’ll have more school staff out sick, we’ll have more students out sick, which will be a snowball effect of people missing school, people falling behind, people just losing out on more education, because the district has decided that it’s okay to come to school if you are COVID positive,” Alyssa said.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen slightly in Alameda County, with 120 people in hospitals and 17 in the ICU as of Jan. 13.

The numbers have gone up since

thorough and impartial investigations; state-provided legal counsel for families affected by police violence, similar to Washington State’s Accountability Law; state funding for mental health and social services for families who have lost loved ones to police violence.

Across the United States in 2023, 1,243 people died because of police violence, according Mapping Police Violence, a website that tracks violent incidents involving law enforcement. Of that number, 27% were Black.

Only one% of officers were charged with a crime and most killings began with police responding to suspected non-violent offenses or cases where no crime was reported.

Cheryl Cruz, a member of APTP, lost her son in 2017 after Rocklin

police officers shot him. She didn’t find out about his death until four days after the incident via a press release from the police department.

Cruz sent a letter to Bonta’s office asking for his help to investigate her son’s law enforcement-involved death after officers were cleared of any wrongdoing by Placer County’s District Attorney. She received a letter from Bonta over a year later informing her that he had reviewed all the evidence but could not help her any further.

Cruz has spent the last seven years since her son’s death attempting to learn more from law enforcement about what happened the day of the murder since the officers who shot him did not have their body cameras turned on to document the incident. She stated that Bonta’s office should be holding all officers accountable so that the families who are suffering can receive justice.

“All these families, and what

October 2023, when hospitalizations were around 50 cases daily, according to Alameda County COVID-19 Data.

A mother of four children in Oakland schools, Tunisha Adams, stated that she believes that this decision comes down to money for the district.

For school districts in California, funding is partially determined by how many students attend school each day, also known as the average daily attendance (ADA).

During the pandemic, Adams says COVID-positive students were missing an average of five days, which hit each school district’s bottom line.

where they came from, or how they got here. We protect all students, and harassment of anyone is never acceptable,” the statement said.

“In this time of heightened tensions because of what’s happening in the Middle East, we are regularly communicating to our community, reminding them of our core values of love and support, so it should be clear that everyone is welcome and valued in our schools,” the state-

ment continued.

Yahya Cadji, an Oakland teacher who is also an organizer with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), in an interview with the Oakland Post, said he is still learning about the federal investigation, and he is deeply concerned about the discrimination against Arab and Islamic students both in school and outside of school.

“I do know we need to support

our Palestinian, Arab and Muslim

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Alyssa, who has asked to only use her first name, fearing retaliation, shared that most teachers are concerned about what the new policies will mean for them. They presume they will be exposed to the illness more frequently, and it is likely that, at some point, they will have to miss work.

She’s also concerned about those who are immunocompro-

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we’re experiencing, is true agony,” Cruz said.

Deputy Director of APTP James Burch said that Bonta and other politicians who claim they will hold law enforcement accountable while running are all talk.

Burch claimed that Bonta has failed, and he has been “unwilling” to investigate and prosecute these cases under AB 1506 — state law that requires the California Department of Justice to investigate all incidents of officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian.

Burch said, although their group is small, he knows that the families who have been affected by police violence across the state will join APTP’s fight for justice and call on the DOJ to be more accountable.

“The one thing we will continue to do is speak truth to power because it is through that truth that we will achieve change,” Burch said. students, and they are not being supported by the school district,” he said.

The district has recently added staff to its equity division, which are working to address the needs of Arab and Muslim students and issues of discrimination and Islamophobia.