Oakland Post, January 13 - 19, 2021

Alexander Thomas Augusta: Surgeon, Veteran of the American Civil War Page 2

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Observed Throughout Oakland Page 6

In Dr. King’s Honor California Black Doctors Calln for Urgent Action During COVID-19 Crisis Page 11

New Way Homes Board of Directors Appointee to Help Accelerate FaithBased Affordable Housing in East Bay Page 12

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

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57th Year, No. 30

Weekly Edition. Edition. Jan. 13-19, 2021

Capitol Riot Response Prompts Black Women to Join Forces to Seek D.A. and Sheriff Positions to End Criminal Justice System Double Standards

Cat Brooks

Opinion

Black Women Wailing. Black Women Healing

Black Women Respond to the Violence in our City By Cat Brooks

On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2020, as part of Anti Police-Terror Project’s Reclaiming King’s Radical Weekend, Black women will engage in an online healing ceremony for Oakland. We are Oakland’s mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties, grandmothers, spouses, partners and elders whose hearts are shattering. We are artists, advocates and organizers. We are Black women. Every bullet that steals one of our own also steals a piece of our soul. For months, we have waited for a response from city leaders that has not come. Our collective grief has turned to collective rage and a collective determination to insist the violence stops today. We grieve these tragedies and long for freedom from institutions and systems that perpetuate violence. Despite attempts to divide our movements, we remain firm that all violence is state violence. Whether it be police or one of our own who steals a life; it is the state that creates the conditions that facilitate blood running through our streets. It is the state who benefits from our communities existing in perpetual chaos. It is the state that withholds the resources, supports and services from our communities that could stop the violence, heal the trauma and forge a pathway toward safe communities. We are tired of waiting for the state. We are a collective of women who lead, live and love within the Black community of Oakland, CA. This King weekend, we join the collective dreaming of Oaklanders for a city where humanity is held sacred, communities are free from violence and Black people can breathe. Why We Wail Oakland lost more than 100 people to gun violence in 2020. At the time we are writing this letter, two people have already been shot and killed. Our city’s response? A press release from the Oakland Police Dept. criminalizing our young people and a call for more money for a failed police agency that is failing us at evContinued on Page 12

A pair of progressive Black women – a prominent civil rights attorney and a veteran police officer - are joining forces to even the playing field by eliminating the double standards that work against women and minorities in the Alameda County criminal justice system. Attorney Pamela Price, one of the only Black women to win a civil rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and 25-year veteran police officer JoAnn Walker have just announced they are running separate but parallel campaigns for Alameda County District Attorney and Alameda County Sheriff respectively. Together, Walker and Price

Pamela Price

JoAnn Walker

will run as a ticket for Alameda County Sheriff and District Attorney, which they’ve named the “Justice Done Right” slate. The slate unifies the candidates on many of the issues that Alameda County residents want

addressed including: ● Ending mass incarceration and over-criminalization of Black and Brown youth ● Eradicating racial, gender Continued on Page 14

Black Theology and Historic Black Church Gets Boost in Educational Series By John Thomas III

As the new year gets moving, so is the Black church. As believers soldier on despite the impact of the pandemic they are using the tools of technology for worship and to extend and expand knowledge. Using that technology, The Gift of Black Theological Education & Black Church Collaborative is doing its part to bolster the Historically Black Theological Institutions (HBTI) and the Black Church by offering an online event with Dr. Eddie Glaude. The renowned Princ-

conversation with Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, which will be streamed on January 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST. The Black Church has been at the center of Black culture for more than 200 years, as well as one of the ways to combat systemic racism and other social ills. The HBTIs were founded to address the needs of the Black Church. The Church has long been Dr. Eddie Glaude a source of leadership in the eton University professor’s pre- Black community and provides sentation is titled “Awakening the pathway for enrollment the Church: A Call to Respond to Continued on Page 14 Systemic Racism.” He will be in

No Charges Against Cop Whose Conduct Led to Oscar Grant’s Death

By Post Staff

The family of Oscar Grant was disappointed with the decision by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to decline to press charges against the former transit police officer whose conduct led to Grant’s shooting death on New Year’s Day in 2009. Nancy O’Malley, who had agreed to review the conduct of officer Anthony Pirone in October and perhaps file charges against him, made the announcement on Tuesday morning in response to

Rep. Barbara Lee speaking from the well, US House of Representatives, on impeachment of Donald J. Trump on 1/13/2021.

Barbara Lee Votes to Impeach

Trump First President to be Impeached Twice By Kiki

The United States House of Representatives, in a 232197 vote, approved an “incitement of insurrection” charge for President Donald John

Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA 13th District) said during the impeachment from the floor of Continued on Page 14

Vice Mayor Kaplan, Councilmember Reid Appointed to Coliseum JPA Commission

Rebecca Kaplan By Post Staff

The Oakland City Council on Jan. 12 unanimously passed a resolution to appoint Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid

Treva Reid

to the Oakland- Alameda Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”) Commission. The Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum JPA was esContinued on Page 14

Racism at Core of Attack on Capitol and Black People, as Usual, Rise to the Occasion

The mural of Oscar Grant that is painted on a wall at the Fruitvale BART Station where he was killed in 2009.

pressure brought by the Grant family last month. According to the New York Times, O’Malley released a

report saying that Pirone, who was removed from the BART Continued on Page 14

The 1965 Selma to Montgomery March’s Meaning is Still Relevant for 2021 Eugene Goodman at the moment he notices that the door to the Senate chamber was open and unguarded on January 6. He subsequently led rioters in another direction. A bipartisan group of lawmakers supports awarding him the Congressional Gold Medal for his heroism. Twitter photo. By Wanda Ravernell Post Staff

Post Publisher Paul Cobb (with pencil and glasses) is shown in a 1965 photo with Dr. M.L.King, Jr. when he was a reporter for the Oakland Post. They marched from Selma to Montgomery,Alabama for voting rights. Cobb will discuss the relevance and the march’s mission for present events around today’s political climate of voter intimidation online at www.postnewsgroup.com and in next week’s edition.

The attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6 was practically a picture postcard of racism in America. Firstly, it was prompted by the victory of Joe Biden over Pres. Donald Trump in November’s election, a victory that had significant support from Black and Brown voters. In denial, Trump, with the

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help of right-wing media, claimed the election had been stolen and turned to the MAGA crowd and Republican politicians to ‘Stop the Steal.’ Wearing MAGA hats, carrying Confederate flags and armed with tactical gear and carrying military grade weapons, the crowd of mostly white Trump Continued on Page 14

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Newsom to Call for $4.5 Billion to Support Learning Black History Year-Round Businesses, Jobs in Proposed State Budget Alexander Thomas Augusta: Surgeon,

Veteran of the American Civil War

the pandemic. The grant funding would be allocated in addition to the $500 million the state pre- He was also first black professor of medicine in the United States Gov. Gavin Newsom is exviously allocated for small By Tamara pected to unveil his proposed businesses. Shiloh budget Friday for the 2021About $25 million in 2022 fiscal year, with an estigrants would also be reserved D e s p i t e mated $4.5 billion earmarked for small cultural institutions the increasto help the state’s economy like museums and art gallering number of recover once the COVID-19 ies. Black men enpandemic fades. “These budget propos- listing in the Union Army Newsom said last week als reflect our commitment during the Civil War (1861– Gov. Gavin Newsom that he will propose allocatto an equitable, broad-based 1865), army hospitals relucing $575 million for grants of small businesses that have recovery that ensures Cali- tantly employed Black docup to $25,000 for the state’s been negatively affected by fornia remains the best place tors, surgeons and nurses to to start and grow a business provide them with medical - and where all Californians services. The white officers S LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGAL LEGALS LEGALS have an opportunity to LEGALS reach in charge ofLEGALS the troops retheir dreams,” Newsom said Effective March 25, 2018, for or more of the following State of of Havenscourt. All participants 19052)fused attention important actions, from however, Black by a state or federal savings shown herein. If no street address of the Deed of Trust, estimated OF OAKLAND California contractors’ license(s): are required to sign in at the unrepresented management CITY Case No. PR1800898 the personal representative and loan association, or savings or other common designation is fees, charges and expenses in a statement. or savings bank shown, directions to the location of the Trustee and of the trusts employees, there shall be no B – General Building Contractor front Entrance of the Building. doctors nurses, SUPERIOR COURT OF and will be required tobut givethere notice association, REQUEST PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR The Bidder’s license(s) must specified in Section 5102 to the of the property may be obtained created by said Deed of Trust, The site visit is expected to take overtime payment unless the FOR CALIFORNIA to interested persons unless Financial Code and authorized to by sending a written request to to-wit: $348,803.04 (Estimated). The proposal includes PROBATE employee has actually worked remain active and in good approximately [1] hour. Failure to white docCOUNTY OF were MARIN times theywhen have waived notice or do business in this state, will be the beneficiary within 10 days of Accrued interest and additional the term of attend or tardiness will render bid over that employee’sAS-NEEDED regular standing throughout ADMINISTRATIVE $500 million to develop In re theupRoberttors M. Adams consented to the proposed held by duly appointed trustee. the date of first publication of this advances, if any, will increase this ineligible. full time weekly hours of 37.5 or the Contract. were unavailable. 40.0 hours during said workweek, 6. To bid on this Project, the 12. The successful Bidder shall Trust action.) The independent The sale will be made, but without Notice of Sale. If the sale is set figure prior to sale. It is possible ADJUDICATION HEARING OFFICER wards of 7,500 unitsRevocable of longBidder is required to be registered or warranty, expressed aside for any reason, including if that at the time of sale the be required to furnish a 100% including holiday compensation. created October 1, 2015 NOTICE TO At bytheadministration onset of theauthority war, covenant as a public works contractor with Performance Bond and a 100% implied, regarding title, the Trustee is unable to convey opening bid may be less than the SECTION III Robert M. Adams, Decedent. will be granted unless an or termCREDITORS housing by issuing to the$240,000 Department of Industrial possession, or encumbrances, title, the Purchaser at the sale total indebtedness due. NOTICE Payment Bond if it is awarded the Chapter Amount: 3.64 Employee Contract Not to Exceed Contract Terms: Three Years is herebyAlexander given to interested person files an to pay the remaining principal shall be entitled only to a return TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If Thomas Augusta Health and Welfare Benefit Relations pursuant to the Labor Contract for the Work. OF MARGARET JANE Notice the creditors contingent objection to the petition and sum of the note(s) secured by of the monies paid to the Trustee. you are considering bidding on Program, of the Alameda County Code. The Bidder’s registration 13. The successful Bidder may developers grants to and(1825–1890) CURRIVAN TANG AKAintended hadcausepenned Project Description: RFQ is issued byactive the City of Oakland, Finance Department - Revcreditors of the above-named shows good why the the Deed of Trust, with interest This shall be the Purchaser’s this property lien, you should must remain throughout the substitute securities for any Administrative Code isThis hereby MARGARET JANE term of the Contract. withheld Adjudication by the District amended by the addition of the decedent that all persons court should not grant the and late charges thereon, as sole and exclusive remedy. The understand that there are risks cover the costs of aspects like enue Management Bureau to solicit proposals for experienced monies Administrative a letter to President Lin- provided Alexander T. Augusta. of inaaregistry.org in the note(s), advances, purchaser Photo shall have courtesy no further involved bidding at a trustee following language to Subsection 7. Contract Documents will be to ensure performance under the CURRIVAN-TANG having claims against the authority. Hearing Officers (“Hearing Officer”) to render decisions on parking violations. The Hearing available on or after Monday, Contract, in accordance with the under the terms of the Deed of recourse against the Trustor, auction. You will be bidding on 3.64.050: sewers and site preparation. decedent are required to A hearing on the petition AKA MARGARET J. Officer must have knowledge of local and State parking violation laws and be able to work on Trust, interest thereon, fees, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, a lien, not on the property itself. 3.64.050 – County Contribution April 2, 2018, for review at East provisions of section 22300 of the coln offering his medical fi le them with the Marin will be held in this court on CURRIVAN-TANG Bay Blue Print, located at Public Contract Code. charges and expenses of the the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Placing the highest bid at a trustee Effective February as-needed basis for1,at2019, least for a three-year period It also includes County$600 Superiorservices. Court, at 04/10/2018 at wrote: 9:31 AM “I in Trustee vates. a letter for theHe total penned amount (at Benefi ciary’s to Attorney. If you auction him does not unrepresented M-designated 1745 14 Avenue, Oakland, CA 14. The successful bidder will be In it202helocated AKA MARGARET J. This placed as automatically the high3510 Civic Center Drive, Dept. at 2120 the time of the initial publication have previously been discharged entitle you to free and clear employees, the County and 94606. All requests should be required to certify that it either stimulus payments to 2019 CURRIVAN AKA of the Notice of Sale) reasonably through bankruptcy, est-ranking you may ownership Black of the property. You Attention: Sandy8, Petty. Veteran covered employees will share in addressed Pre-Proposal Meeting (Voluntary): Monday, February 2021 meets at 10:30the a.m.Disabled via teleconferMassachusetts Sen. Henry San Rafael, CA 94903, and Martin Luther Kingto Jr. Way, beg leave to apply you officer estimated to be set forth below. have been released of personal should also be aware that the can be ordered by: Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) MARGARET CURRIVAN mail or deliver a copy to Berkeley, CA 94704. the cost of tollhealth care premiums. ence. The free dial in numberPlans is (605) 313-4154. Access Code is 797576 taxpayers who received an The amount may be greater on liability for this loan in which case lien being auctioned off may be a The County will pay eighty-seven Ph: 510-261-2990 Fax: 510- goal of three percent (3%) (Prob. Code §§1904(b), who raised his pay inexercise an appointment asgranting your the Wilson, Dusja Wagner, for as trustee If you object to the the U.S. military that day of sale. BENEFICIARY this letter is intended to junior lien. If you are theat highest Email: ebbp@ participation or made a good faith and one-half (87.5) percent of 261-6077 19052) of thefrom Robert M. Adams of the petition, you should MAY ELECT TO BID LESS the note holders right’s against the bidder at the auction, you are or earned income tax credit effort 2:00 to solicit DVBE participation the total premium forDeadline: a health eastbayblueprint.com, Proposal Submittal Submittals are due no Attn: later than P.M. Wednesday, to THE the TOTAL appropriate level for time. DOD 12/18/2017 surgeon some of hearing your comustered out Revocable Trust dated to appear at the and THAN AMOUNT real property only. Date: QualityHe may was be responsible for paying off Sandy. Online using the Plan to in this Contract if it online is awarded the maintenance February 17, 2021 organization via iSupplier. Please log on to iSupplier submit your proCase No. PR 1800967 the state and 2020 taxpayers October 1, 2015, of which state your objections or file DUE. Trustor(s): ORPHIAofficers. I Loan Service Corporation 411 all liens senior to the lien being (HMO) plan and an amount to be Command System at www. Contract for the Work. commissioned This loured regiments, or as phyTHE SUPERIOR COURT posal before the 2:00 P.M. deadline. Questions regarding online submittal through in 1866. CA service 92101 auctioned off, before you can determined, as specified below, eastbayblueprint.com or plans 15. The Contractor and all Decedent was the settlor, written objections with the MCKINNEY, AN UNMARRIED Ivy Street San Diego, of CALIFORNIA whoOFhave Individualthe WOMAN Recorded:about 11/29/2006 619-645-7711 For NON SALE receive clear title to the property. be delivered to a place to of the Subcontractors under Peav. the of the totalmust premium for a PPO/to can iSupplier be directed isupplier@oaklandca.gov attention of Paula atTaxpay243 Knollwoodsicians Drive, San to court beforeofthe hearing. brought more anger some the desAs man,toAugusta as Instrument No. 2006438464 information only Sale Line: 916-a young You are encouraged investigate business, at the requester’s own Contractor shall pay all workers IN AND FOR THE COUNTY Rafael, CA 94901, plan: within the Your appearance may be in InIndemnity addition, please submit an email copy to project manager Shahla Azimi at sazimi@ of Official Records in the office 939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. the existence, priority, and size of The county shall contribute expense. Payment for plan on all Work performed pursuant er Identification Numbers. OF MARIN whites. after of the‘freedmen’ person or by your attorney. pots ...” oaklandca.gov. of from the Recorder of ALAMEDA qualityloan.com Reinstatement outstanding liens that He may soon exist eighty-seven (87.5) percent of the sets must be made with East to this Contract not less than the In re the Margaret Currivan later of 4 months worked as a barber. dateannual of the first publication If you are a creditor or a County, California; Date of Sale: Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 on this property by contacting total premium for an HMO at the Bay Blue Print and are NON- general prevailing rate of per diem Residents Trust with dated an stationed inLoan BalOn 14, 1863, of notice to creditors or, April if contingent creditor of Authe 4/18/2018 While at 12:00PM Place Quality Service took Corp. TS the county recorder’s office or a wages and the general prevailing Revocable corresponding level of coverage REFUNDABLE an interest in medicine Reminders: 27, 2017 (i.e., self, self plus one dependent, In addition, Contract Documents rate for holiday and overtime work October mailed or personally decedent, you must file your of Sale: At the Fallon Street No.: CA-17-784414-BF IDSPub title insurance company, either of income of $30,000notice or isless timore, Augusta physiexit to the Alameda was #0138429 3/28/2018 and 4/4/2018 which may charge you a fee for are available for bidders’ review at as determined by the Director Notice is hereby given to delivered to you, or family) in a plan year. gusta the emergency wouldn’t abandon the 60 daysbecame claim with among the court and County Courthouse, located at 4/11/2018 this information. If you consult theand following exchanges: of Wednesday, the Department of Industrial shall contribute creditors and contingent • The Ifcounty proposals are not received, time builders’ stamped by 2:00 P.M. February 17, the are eligible for the tax credit, after the date this Notice mail a copy to the personal cally mob 1225 Fallon attacked St., Oakland, by CA white 3/28, 4/4, 4/11/18 eitherbecoming of these resources, you Relations, State of California, creditors of the above-named eighty-seven (87.5) percent of the Builder’s Exchange of Alameda first of eight Black physidream of a doc2021, they are late and will be returned unopened. should be aware that the same for the type of work performed decedent, that all persons is mailed or personally representative appointed by 94612 Amount of unpaid balance CNS-3112404# total premium of the lowest cost McGraw Hill Construction Data while ITIN taxpayersdelivered include to you, or you must the court within thein laterthe of andbecause other charges:he $296,136.53 TRI-CITYtor. POSTHe lender may hold more Unithan HMO toward the total monthly San Francisco Builder’s Exchange and the locality in which the “daredBERKELEY to wear cians commissioned applied to the one mortgage or deed of trust Reed Construction Market work is to beatperformed within having claims against the petition to file a late claim as either (1) four months from The purported property address of the PPOtoplan at the County • premium All who wish participate in this RFQ must register through iSupplier (https://www. people arelike undocumented required to provided in Probate Code the date of first issuance of is: his 2801 DOHR ST, BERKELEY, on the property. NOTICE TO the boundaries of the District, decedent corresponding level of coverage Data officer’s uniform” in Union Army. Holding the versity of Pennsylvania but oaklandca.gov/services/register-with-isupplier ) to receive addenda/ updates on this No.: 9948-0364 TSG PROPERTY OWNER: The sale (Le., self, self + one dependent, Contra Costa Builder’s Exchange pursuant to section 1770 et seq. file them with the Superior §19103. For your protection, letters to a general personal CA 94702-2517 Assessor’s Parcel T.S. residents eligiOrder No.:as-730-1710480-70 date shown on this notice of RFQ, submit payments if selected, andofdirect notification of future No.:public. 053 -1669-001 NOTICE Marin Builder’s Exchange the California Labor Code. Court, family) in a plan year.proposals, invoice located who at 3501were Civic not White surgeons rank of major, he was apyou are encouraged to fi le representative, as defi ned in turned down because NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If A.P.N.: 060-2428-034was sale may be postponed one orof 8. Sealed bids will be received Prevailing wage rates are also Center Drive, San Rafael, SECTION IV bid opportunities. claim by certified mail, with section 58(b) of the California you are considering bidding on OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU more times by the mortgagee, ble for federal stimulus payThis ordinance shall take effect until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, available from the District or on to him as assistants pointed head the thissigned • immediately, and before the April 19, 2018, at the District the Internet at: <http://www.dir. California 94903, and deliver return receipt requested. 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A or of any petition or account title insurance company, either of HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH close in time to the scheduled sale is not prequalified shall be into a Project Labor Agreement California Aid, Relief and Economic SeNOTICE OF PETITION geons. gov , (510) 238 7643. Augusta’s pay at the time which may charge you a fee for (payable in full at time of sale by may not immediately be reflected ATTEST: ANIKA CAMPBELL- non-responsive and returned that is applicable to this Project. claim form may be obtained as provided in Probate Code TO ADMINISTER vate practice in Wash., D.C., cash, a cashier’s check drawn from the Court Clerk. For If you consult in the telephone information or unopened to the bidder. Moreover, For questions or assistance BELTON curity Act, which was passed 1250. A Request this information. Inthese 1865, Augusta a stateproor national bank, a on the internet Web site. 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1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Oakland Unified School District (“District”) will receive sealed bids for the following project, Bid No. 15118, (“Project” or “Contract”): RE-BID – Havenscourt CCPA Science Classroom and Labs 1390 66th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621 2. The Project consists of: Scope of work includes conversion of existing biology classroom to a chemistry lab. The lab will have eight (8) workstations including ADA complaint student and teacher workstations, additional electrical and improved HVAC. 3. Engineer’s Estimate: $1,250,000 4. Project Manager for this project is Al Anderson, he can be reached at (510) 535-7045. 5. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one

C-43 or C-46 licenses, if used, who have not been prequalified, shall be deemed nonresponsive and will not be considered. Both First-Tier Subcontractors and Prime Contractors must be Prequalified by Friday, April 13, 2018. The list of Prequalified Contractors will be postedthe OUSD Webpage. 9. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 10. A bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, cash, or a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Oakland Unified School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 11. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on Thursday,April 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. atFront Entrance

21, Davillier-Sloan, Inc. 1630 12thStreet, Oakland, California, 94607. 18. This Project is funded in whole or in part with federal funds, and therefore the Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, applicable reporting requirements, and any other applicable requirements for federal funding. This Project is also subject to Buy American requirements. 19. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: A. The base bid amount only. 20. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. END OF DOCUMENT 3/28/18 CNS-3112330# OAKLAND POST

receipt requested. Dated: 3/21/18 JOHNSTON, KINNEY & ZULAICA LLP By: /s/ Deb L. Kinney Attorney for Darby L. Davenport, Trustee of the Margaret Currivan Revocable Trust Carole Scagnetti (SBN: 135916) Deb L. Kinney (SBN: 183141) JOHNSTON, KINNEY & ZULAICA LLP 180 Sansome Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 693-0550 Facsimile: (415) 693-0500 Email: carole@jkzllp.com deb@jkzllp.com Attorneys for petitioner Darby L. Davenport, Trustee

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Leon West A Petition for Probate has been filed by Norma Dedrick in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. The Petition for Probate requests that Norma Dedrick be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very

Attorney for Petitioner: George A. McNitt, 1936 University Avenue, Suite #380, Berkeley, CA 94704, Telephone: (510) 444-0800

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TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-784414BF Order No.: 730-1708996-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/10/2006. 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 state or federal credit union, or a check drawn

mortgage or deed of trust on the property. 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 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA17-784414-BF. 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any,

by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 04/12/2018 at 09:00 AM Sale Location: Scottish Rite Center, 3rd Floor Lodge/Banquet Room 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, CA 94612 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1311 ACTON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94706 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms

scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.auction. com or Call: 1-800-280-2832. Affinia Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0327278 To: THE BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST 03/14/2018, 03/21/2018, 03/28/2018 3/14, 3/21, 3/28/18 CNS-3107899# BERKELEY TRI-CITY POST

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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year on January 8, touting record investments in education and a $15 billion budget surplus in spite of the economic uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The $227 billion proposed budget, with a $164.5 billion general fund, represents a stark difference in the state’s financial outlook from last year, when plummeting sales, personal income and corporate tax revenue during the pandemic’s early days resulted in a $54 billion budget deficit. According to Keely Bosler, the state’s Director of Finance, the state received more revenue than expected over the last year after misjudging the depth of the pandemic-induced recession and that the stock market would maintain its strength. “Not an easy journey,” Newsom said about the process of developing the proposal. “A challenge the likes of which we’ve never experienced in such a contracted period of time. Numbers changed but our values did not.” Newsom said his focus when drafting the budget centered on getting state residents vaccinated against the virus as quickly as possible while spurring the state’s economic recovery and reopening schools across the state. The budget includes $85.8 billion for the state’s schools, the largest investment in education in the state’s history, according to Newsom. The proposed funding would allow the state to avoid mak-

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ing permanent education cuts or layoffs while recruiting and training new teachers, keeping college and university tuition and fees at current levels and ensuring all school staff and students have access to coronavirus testing and vaccination in the coming months. At the end of December, Newsom announced that the state would invest some $2 billion in reopening schools in February for students in transitional kindergarten through second grade and progressing into higher grades later into the spring. While schools in 41 counties across the state were holding in-person classes to some extent, as of November, Newsom said state officials aim to use the $2 billion and incentives for additional resource allocation to resume in-person classes statewide. Newsom added that officials wouldn’t shy away from taking a more heavy-handed approach with school districts that have been more hesitant to reopen in the coming months. Superintendents from seven of the state’s largest school districts, including those in San Francisco and Oakland, expressed such hesitation earlier

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this week in a letter to Newsom, suggesting that the $2 billion plan would be implemented inequitably and included vague markers for reopening such as what constitutes a “safe school environment.” “I think this budget reflects the vast majority of their concerns,” Newsom said about the letter, adding “we share the same goal for safe reopening of in-person education.” The proposed education budget also includes funding for mental health services for students, extending when schools are in session to make up for the learning lost as result of the pandemic and the development of open-sourced textbooks as a way of disrupting “the racket that is textbooks in this country,” Newsom said. The budget would utilize $6.7 billion in federal education funding as part of its allocation to the state’s schools. California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro said the budget “provides a welcome reinvestment in the California State University and demonstrates his continued belief in the power of public higher education in developing

future leaders of our state and improving the lives of the residents of California.” The California Faculty Association, which represents staff at all 23 CSU campuses, described its reaction to the proposal as “encouraged.” “This proposal is the opening move in the budget process that includes a May revise and final approval in June,” the CFA said in a statement. “CFA looks forward to working with the California state Legislature and Gov. Newsom over the next several months to secure necessary funding to enable us to best serve CSU students.” Outside of education, the proposed budget includes $4.4 billion to continue the state’s expansion of coronavirus testing, contact tracing and vaccination efforts. Newsom lamented that California has lagged behind many other states in its coronavirus vaccination efforts, asserting that it is somewhat out of his control and that the state itself has not received any vaccine doses, which are beContinued on page 10

“Dear Kamala: Women Write to the New Vice President” is a collection of 115 letters written to Vice-President Elect Kamala Devi Harris after President-Elect Joe Biden chose her as his running mate. Due for official release by Red Lightning Books on February 2, the letters were compiled and edited by Peggy Brooks-Bertram who began by asking Black girls and women around the world to “ . . . write letters . . . sharing their thoughts, concerns, and good wishes” to Kamala Harris. This is Brooks-Bertram second foray into this genre. She was the co-editor of “Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady,” published in 2009. Most of the letters are from ordinary folks, like a fifth grader, members of a California Girl Scout troop. Zoom sessions were held to “see” the women and were attended by people from five continents: Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and Australia. The letters are simply numbered in chapters from 1 to 115 and the names of the authors are listed, with a brief bio inJackie Ormes: The Radical Cartoonist Page 2

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cluded. Some offerings are written in the form of poems and one letter includes a family recipe for a West Indian dish, “Peas and Rice.” Legacy organizations like the National Negro Business Women’s Clubs and the National Council of Negro Women connecting more than 2 million folks wrote letters. Sorors from AKA (Harris’ sorority) were represented and there were some group letters (one includes Dr. Johnetta Cole

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The State of California announced that it has selected Lendistry, a Black-led-and-operated financial firm in Los Angeles, to act as the intermediary charged with disbursing $500 million in COVID-19 grants to California small businesses and non-profits. The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), which operates under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), says small businesses and non-profit organizations across California that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can begin submitting applications for relief grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The application process begins now and runs through Jan. 8, 2021. The governor and the Legislature first announced the program November 30. Lendistry is designated both a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Community Development Entity (CDE) small business and commercial real estate Continued on Page 8

The California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) submitted the names of three accomplished African American attorneys to the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) as possible candidates for the state’s soon-to-be open Attorney General position. In a 46-page document that includes biographical data of the organization’s recommendations, CABL called on Black members of the state Legislature to support attorneys Diane Becton, Paul Henderson or Terry Wiley to become the next Attorney General. The group also forwarded the proposal listing the candidates they are supporting – all public servants with significant experience — to Gov. Gavin Newsom. “We are in a unique position to know, understand, and recommend one of our own members to serve as the next California Attorney General,” stated the letter dated December 23 from Melinda Murray, president of CABL. “We

The CABL recommends that either, from left to right, Terry Wiley, Diane Becton, or Paul Henderson to replace California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

strongly urge the Legislative Black Caucus to consider the above three candidates and to interview them for recommendation to Governor Newsom.” Earlier in December, President-elect Joe Biden nominated current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be

Secretary of Health and Human Services in his administration. Since then, various candidates have emerged as possible replacements for the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official. Continued on Page 8

Oakland Artist Vows to Replace Vandalized, Then Stolen Statue Honoring Breonna Taylor By Post Staff

Wanting to create a ‘symbol of joy,’ in memory of Breonna Taylor, Oakland sculptor Leo Carson installed a head-andneck bust of her at Latham Square on Dec. 12, 2020. On Tuesday, the bust of the emergency services worker killed in Louisville, Ky. last March in a botched police raid was stolen after it had been found smashed to pieces on Dec. 26, 2020. Also on Tuesday, it was reported that two police officers involved in Taylor’s death in Continued on Page 8

Sculptor Leo Carson placed a bouquet of flowers on the column where his statue of Breonna Taylor had been installed on December 12. Photo by Auintard Henderson.

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Euradell “Dell” Logan Patterson, 82, Passes

Master Teacher, Spiritual Leader, Youth Counselor By Paul Cobb

Euradell “Dell” Logan-Patterson, achieved acclaim for years as a dedicated, faithful educational, community and faith-based volunteer in Oakland and Berkeley passed away December 26, 2020, at home in the care of her husband William “Bill” Patterson. “Dell” as she was affectionately referred to by her friends, was born September 26, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her parents, Ernestine Dunlap and Euell Kenneth Logan were married in 1937. They moved from Seminole, Oklahoma to Oklahoma City where “Dell” was born.

In 1941, her family moved to West Oakland where Logan served briefly in the U.S Navy and then Dell’s family settled in Berkeley. After graduating from Berkeley High School she enrolled at San Jose State University before transferring to and graduating from San Francisco State University with a B.A. Degree in Education along with her Teaching Credential. She also earned a Master’s Degree equivalence from U.C Berkeley and she also earned a Reading Specialist Credential from Holy Names University. While pursuing her academic studies she gained valuable exContinued on Page 8

New Board Members Seek Increased Community Influence in School District Decisions

Bay Area Medical Workers Share Views on COVID-19 Vaccine

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Thirty-seven-year-old Angela White of Oakland didn’t even flinch when she was administered the COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t remember when the needle was inserted in my arm after the nurse said ‘you’re done’,” said White. “It was quick and painless.” White, an Emergency Medicine physician at Oakland’s Highland Hospital since 2016, is one of the few Black doctors working in Highland’s emergency room. She took the vaccine on December 18 and is looking forward to her second vaccine shot on Jan. 9, 2021. As of this writing, White has not experienced any major side effects. “There was a small muscle in my arm that was sore for a day but aside from that, I’ve felt pretty normal,” added

study on any particular group,” said White. “I think it is critically important for our community to take the vaccine. We’re essential workers who are more likely to be impacted by COVID-19. To not get the vaccine would be giving up an opportunity to protect ourselves, our health, and the health and livelihood of our friends and community.” “I think using the vaccine is another way of protecting me, in addition to wearing a mask and face shield at work, I also practice social distancing. It’s just one more step that’s going Angela White (seated) receives a vaccine shot from Adrian to make me, my family and my Cabrera, RN of Alameda Health System’s Employee Health community safer, and I highly recommend people take the Department. Photo contributed. vaccine if they are eligible.” White. “As a doctor who cares myself, my family and my Physician and immunolofor COVID patients I took the community. I wanted to show gist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who vaccine because I’m exposed people that they have nothing has served as director of the to COVID patients on a daily to fear by taking the vaccine.” Continued on Page 8 basis and I wanted to protect “This is not a trial, a test or

District 1 OUSD Trustee Sam Davis. By Ken Epstein

There are high hopes in the community for a newly energized school board as four new members set to take office in January pledging to disentangle the multiple crises facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), including shuttered classrooms and COVID-19 enforced distance learning, ongoing threats of austerity-driven budget cuts and state-enforced demands to close more neighborhood schools. This week, the Oakland Post interviews two new

District 3 OUSD Trustee VanCedric Williams.

board members, Sam Davis and VanCedric Williams. Last week, the Post published interviews with Mike Hutchinson (D-5) and Clifford Thompson (D-7). Davis, who represents District 1, worked as a teacher and family outreach coordinator in Oakland schools for 10 years. Originally from Queens, New York, he has lived in Oakland since 2001. He has a son in the 9th grade at Oakland Technical High School. Looking at hopes for recovery this year from the impact Continued on Page 8

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The celebration of diversity and sell domesagencies the faith-based community on best holiday was a hotly contested more workers Broadway fromare 2ndlosing Streettheir to HOUSING VICTIMS WHO MUST LEAVE THEIR bers of Congress signed, call- evicting and rental tenants due state. jorityABLE Leader’s Task Force onFOR Church donated $2 million in oneness in the church. “That tic violence programs on both models to apply objective with many legislajobsMacArthur or having Blvd. their hours lim- ing on mortgage lenders to stop practices W in Oakto failure to pay rent or other Poverty and Opportunity. February to the International understanding inspires us A Safe Place seeks to break when working with families tive often experiencHOME SITUATION FOR SAFETY REASONS. Rev. Ron Linzie ited,sponsors families are put at risk land in the late 70’s and earlyof foreclosures during this public experiencing violence in the the cycle African American Museum with passionate desire to build of domestic and faming deathrent threats and property Ground leadership team: Executive Director missing or forgoing food on Higher 80’s. Brother health crisis. But nearly a third home. (IAAM), which is set to open bridges of cooperation instead ily violence by providing batT o place a Legal Ad damage. Amber Blackwell and Executive Director SERVICES OFFERED ACWeMob gang (510) theThe table. can’twas allowa people or Rev. Dr.-- Deputy of U.S.541-9650 residents are(left) renters in 2021 on the former Gadsof walls of segregation.” tered women and their children Domestic violence is the contact Tonya Peacock: a streets vicious backlash Khariyyah Shabazz. Photo of Pen Harshaw. that the AC Transit buses. Lowery at (510) 766- courtesy toAfter berode on the in the middle Jasper in the communities I represent den’s Wharf in Charleston, safe shelter and resourcleading cause of injury to with 272-4747 Phone: (510) over a three-year period, the Emergency Shelter They were also friends as- 5404 or Michelle Murray aka women between the ages of a public health crisisand – that’s South Carolina. in Chicago the ratio is much es, and to prevent violence of cleaningFax: where we(510) will go Brother 743-4178 areas in East Oakland. lone elected official in “Niecey” Presents sociates with the Rep. Broadway at (510) 472-5255. why Black I worked with Garcia higher. Working-class people, through outreach and educa15-44. More than one million into the backyards of seniors Email: tonya_pea“This will be the 10th year Utah, state Sen. Terry L. WilIndividual and Family Counseling Hustlers. 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This im- disproportionately from eco- brutal victimization of a parSince at 1976, Safe Place Brother All removing other classifieds conproperty, items they People Children’s Program of volunteers to work cleanby Coretta Scott King, the vice positions today. the efforts of their street minisnational convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored (NAACP) Sunday in portant legislation ensures that nomic recessions like the one ent attact has offered a 24-hour crisis the hands of an intimate the POST: Phone have set out to be dumped. ing Salt neighborhoods great of Bay theReunion Civil Thedame Family tries, send donations tothroughUrojas partner. Lake Tribune. Detroit. Photo courtesy of The renters in the Area Rights andwill the 20-bed shelthe Way this country will likely be fac(510) 287-8200 Fax Case ManagementJesus isPresents Each project will only last two line, emergency out Oakland,”Services’ said Blackwell. feature music, food, spoken movement, in Utah’s ultimateCommunity corponation cannot be evicted from ter, a children’s program, comThe faith environment can ing, and they1271 need the financial Thea president the 287-8247 for each We don’t even hours They have(510) customized the Sunday. “May we go forward depending on how much word, kid struggle zoneofand guest “Registration begins at 8:00 office,other. Washington ly successful to Church ensure their homes during the COV- rate counseling, support be a safe and natural place to munity security this bill would provide, Presents of Jesus Christ of Latter-day CalWORKs have to agree with each other Church’s self-reliance services work there is to be done atEmail: each doing our best to exemplify speakers. Suite 452, San Leandro, a.m. and our closing ceremo- address the statepandemic. holiday law passed in Ave., groups, community education family violence and reID-19 We must enSaints Russell M. Nelson reimmediately.” to love each other. If we have materials and programs to be the two great commandments station. There will be children a capac- and outreach, as well as a Teen For information, call Rev. CA 94577. will be at 1:00 p.m. Volun- lated ads@postnewsgroup.com 1986. issues, including sure that everyone has accessfor to nies Support with Legal, Child Custody minded those assembled The Rental Eviction Moratoany hope of reclaiming the ity most effective for group the initia— to love God and love each Ron Linzie “aka” Poison at teers of 10 people per will be assigned to work This paved the way for the Prevention Program. are exposed to violenceand in Violence quality housing matter contheir goodwill and sense of human- that the 110th annualnonational Jesus is the Way tive. of His children. we will enforce CDCthere guideand Protective Orders state of Arizona, influenced by in teams to perform specific the Carolyn Russell, who has home. Asorganizations a all result, is financial situation.” vention of the National Assoity for which we yearn, it must The two also Arm in arm and shoulder to lines forneed the entire event.” the served as executive director Utah’s to Advancement complete the tasks in the cleanup efforts.” Jesus is the Way great to strengthen “Noaction, one should lose their ciation for the begin with each of us, one per- acame together onto work Temple “Our plan will be in shoulder, may we strive to lift Basic Necessities Clothing, Food “Projects targeted for 50-state membership of estabhome duringPeople the COVID-19 of Colored (NAACP) son at a time. Square lastwith May to call all our brothers and sisters everytwo groups the first group this year will focus lishing holiday honoring Sundaythe inwhich Detroit that pandemic is why Idifferintro- HGNDC Over the past 18 months, the people, organizations andsigngov- where,CA NewEdes Hope Baptist Church, Oakland, in every way we can. arriving at 8:30 a.m. for on areas around (the 10495 Dr. King’s legacy in 1993. Varences the need not undermine so- First Presidency duced Rental Eviction Morexecutive ernments to work together to This world never be the IF provide YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER CALL 911. NewinHope Churchthis of Oakland, CAsecond seeks agroup Senior Pastor who will Spirit-directed, ups. The will ar10619 McArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA will 510 689-9544 East Baptist Oakland. ious nationwide amendments ciety’s shared administration of the On church) achieve greater civility and ra- same.” atorium Act, to humanity. prohibit evicting Ave. IF YOU ARE SEEKING SHELTER OR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL OUR 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE: 510.536.7233 visionary leadership for our church; possesses skills in thebyareas of preaching, riveand at 11:00 a.m.excellent for church signups. plan complete five and name changes for the Famiholi“We are allthis connected, and day, “A driven Christ has we made its to partnership with cial harmony. renters during crisis. Earlier this year, the Church We are asking that volunteers teaching, counseling and congregational leadership development. Candidates should have five plus service projects which will inday were finally concluded in we are have a God-given responLast July,focused Elder Jack N. Gehonored the NAACP’s comlies hurting -- they are wor- the NAACP a high priority. on to thework kingdom” choose only one group clude: the Edes Avenue Beauti2000. For More Info contact years Pastoral experience (preferably Senior Pastor), be licensed and ordained by a recognized sibility to help make life better The groups have met severrard spoke at the NAACP’s HR mitment to advance equality ried about their jobs, health, and with. A aannual light snack and lunch fication, Brookfield Elementa510.986.8600 The MLK Day of Service for those around us,” PresiLicense Ordination Committee and have Bachelor Degree from an accredited Bible College al times to pursue joint educa109th convention in and justice in society. childcare and deserve the cerCRISIS HOTLINE will be provided forresume the volunasafeplace.org School Greenway Sunday schoolTexas. 9 :00“I’m amlicense(s) dent Russell Nelson said rytion has been asbe“a day effortscleanup, in Chicago and San San Antonio, honoredtoto have The CRISIS COUNSELING including seminary. Email a cover letter, biography, and ministerial tainty thatdesignated theyM. won’t kicked teers.” Maintenance, Tyrone Carney during nine-minute evening on, not a day off” to encourFrancisco and employment “I pray that we may inChurch of Jesus Christ of LatWorship 10:00 am to the curb and left homeless if nhbcpastoralsearch@gmail.com onSunday or before April 2, 2020. For additional information please see The mission ofother Higher speech. “We don’t be Park cleanup, andHouston a food giveage allcan’t Americans to have volunteer initiatives and creasingly call“pastor”. each dear ter-day Saints standagainst in anyunity A Safe Place does not discriminate person on the basis of race, color, national origin, physical challenge, sexual preference, gender, creed or age in they make their rent,”tosaid our websitein nhbcoakland.org under the heading No phone calls please. Family Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm admission or participation in its programs, services or employment. Ground’s program with or look alike to have love away,” said Blackwell. Charlotte. friends,” afterschool Nelson concluded toalike improve their communities. the NAACP to advance Senior Pastor Prayer Service Thursday 6:00pm and “We will also do senior Because of the coronavirus, Phyllis Scott Sunday 8:30 am the city of Oakland extended the service to 40 days instead 10619 of one andMcArthur instead of Blvd., groups,Oakland, CA 510 689-9544 to work as individuals fami-driven by Christ “Aor church lies. focused on the kingdom” Here in Oakland, Khariyyah Shabazz, deputy executive diSunday 9 :00 am rector of school the Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Sunday Worship 10:00 am Send your church Corporation (HGNDC), and Family Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 pm ads@ Executive Director Amber notes, stories and Next Level Church Ministering Senior Pastor Prayer Service Thursday 6:00pm and Blackwell willA mobilize dozpostnewsgroup.com Phyllis Scott events to Post News the Spirit Excellence ens of volunteers in toSunday clean up of 8:30 am Rev. J. L. 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Sunday 11:00 am………Morning Worship 3601 Cutting Blvd, Wednesday 6:30pm……Intercessory Prayer Richmond, CA 94804 Wednesday 7:00 pm …..Wednesday Worship Experience 510-680-5031 Wednesday 7:30 pm…...Choir Rehearsal Sunday 10:00 am………Sunday School Sunday 11:00 am………Morning Worship Wednesday 6:30pm……Intercessory Prayer Wednesday 7:00 pm …..Wednesday Worship Experience

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5717 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605 510-569-7814 * 510-568-4408 fax A church that prays together, stays together.

1077 13th St., Richmond, CA 94801 Nathan P. Whittom Sr., Pastor Sunday School…………….…………9:30 AM Worship Service….…………….….11:00 AM Monday Bible Study………….…...5:30PM Wednesday Bible Study…………11:30AM

“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so....” Psalm 107:2.

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Order of services Sunday school 9:30 Sunday Celebration of Praise 10:30 Wednesday Night Pastoral Teaching 7 p.m -8:30 p.m.

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To Fulfill MLK’s Dream for Economic Justice, Co-ops Like Mandela Grocery May be Answer By A.C. Fike

“The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” was the official name for 1963’s March on Washington. Throughout his activist life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. saw economic justice as the most important problem facing Black people in America. Most dire, the affliction of unemployment among Black youth. Mandela Grocery Cooperative, West Oakland’s workerowned grocery store with an average worker age of 30, challenges the unemployment problem and lack of dignified jobs head on. With 11 years of business growth, Mandela Grocery is leading the way to help form new worker co-ops in Oakland. Last spring, Mandela Grocery facilitated a 12-week, on-the-job training with founding members of the DEEP Grocery Cooperative in East Oakland. Additionally, Mandela Grocery is supporting a local Black-owned delivery service, Piikup, transition to worker ownership. Worker co-ops are the more imaginative approach to job creation, offering guaranteed jobs and self-determination. Workers form and join cooperatives to own and manage the business themselves. Since the start of the pandemic and racial justice actions of 2020, Mandela Grocery has seen a sharp increase in sales and loyal customers seeking to support local, Black-owned businesses. Worker co-ops are beacons of community development offering positive psychological and social benefits plus local economic change. In his essay, “The Cooperative Alternative,” the late Dennis Terry, Mandela Grocery’s first retiree, wrote that among the many ideals cooperatives aspire to, worker cooperatives

economic justice. “The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions are in [their] own hands, then [they] have the means to seek self improvement,” said Dr. King. Over 50 years ago, Dr. King clarified a path for economic justice rooted in cooperative Mandela Grocery Cooperative Co-Owner James Bell (left) and Fox Nakai of the Mandela Grocery Cooperative the late Dennis Terry. Photo by team. Photo by Fox Nakai. A.C. Fike.

“build community instead of abandoning it” and “promote worker solidarity instead of divisiveness.” We need not compete for jobs as we struggle to build our communities. We must create meaningful jobs ourselves so that competition for dignified work becomes obsolete. Mandela Grocery’s vision responds to Dr. King’s call for creative job expansion: Jobs for the people in the neighborhood. Jobs that build income,

skills and community amenities. Jobs that function for our neighbors. Cooperative jobs can be jobs in various industries that are complementary and essential such as groundskeeping, design and building, food production and food distribution. Dr. King created a blueprint for jobs creation in his proposal for guaranteed jobs: 1.The development of skills and education are outcomes

and not prerequisites of the jobs program. 2.The jobs are producing community and public services that are in short supply and benefit the most vulnerable. 3.The job program guarantees income for individuals and families that have unmet needs. The dignity of workers is the basis of worker cooperatives. Worker co-ops live the promise of Dr. King’s vision for

that stay in the state, create new jobs and hire former employees as well as a $1.5 billion investment in bulking up the state’s renewable energy infrastructure. That infrastructure would support Newsom’s September 2020 executive order banning the sale of all new

gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035. “I look forward to continuing to partner with the legislature to advance these priorities so our economy can emerge stronger, fairer and more prosperous than before,” Newsom said.

nition as a physician by the American Medical Association. Not even that stopped him from encouraging young Black medical students to persevere; to live their dreams. Augusta died in Washington in 1890. He was the first

Black officer to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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last March, included funding for state and local governments, the more recent stimulus package passed at the end of December did not. The proposal includes more than $500 million in tax credits for businesses

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Augusta joined the staff at Howard University’s medical school, becoming its first African-American faculty member. He remained there until 1877. Despite his successes, Augusta was denied recog-

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values. In the wake of 2020, it is time to align our actions with these values, guaranteeing dignified work now, and for generations to come. Visit Mandela Grocery at 1430 7th St. in West Oakland. Order online www.mandelagrocery.coop/order.

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What’s Holding Up California’s Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines

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By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media

More than 10 days into January, California has not distributed as many COVID-19 vaccines as previously projected. Gov. Gavin Newsom first acknowledged on January 4 that the state’s vaccine rollout was “not good enough.” As of January 8, fewer than a third of the more than 2 million doses of vaccines that California has received has been administered to eligible residents. After a slow start in distribution, on January 8, Newsom set a target to vaccinate an additional 1 million Californians over the next nine days. In addition to this goal, in the proposed state budget announced the same day, Newsom allocated $372 million to improve vaccination efforts. “We want to see 100% of what’s received immediately administered in people’s arms, and so that’s a challenge,” Newsom said during his January 4 news briefing. It’s a chal-

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lenge across this country – it’s a challenge, for that matter, around the rest of the world. But that’s not an excuse.” “I would expect — and you should expect — that we are going to see a substantially higher number of vaccines administered in the coming days and coming weeks,” said Newsom. He later added, “Hold me accountable.” This new target for vaccine distribution comes in the middle of a massive post-holiday

surge in COVID-19 cases that has left hospitals stretched thin. ICU capacity is currently at 0% in the Southern California and San Joaquin Valley regions, with the Bay Area at 3% and Greater Sacramento at 6.4% capacity, according to California Dept. of Public Health statistics reported as of Jan. 8. Part of the initial challenge in administering vaccines comes from verifying whether people Continued on page 11

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and Susan Taylor). Emmett Till’s cousin, Black Girl Nerds, and Blavity.com all contributed and there was even a letter written in French and translated. All were effusive with pride and gratitude, some were substantiative with requests to represent Black women and girls and take action on COVID-19, racism, discrimination, the environment, climate, global warming, homelessness and more inclusion of women.

The letters were addressed variously to Vice President Elect, Sister Kamala, Sistah, Vice President, Sister Queen Kamala, and simply Kamala. They were signed sincerely, in solidarity, sisterly, with all due respect, always, with my best wishes, best, very truly yours, warm regards, sincerely, respectfully, from my heart, much continued success and happiness, blessings, love and support, namaste and many blessings, with love and gratitude, inspirationally yours,

truthfully yours, love and light, in sisterhood and love, in great gratitude and faith, and love. The editor includes her own letter which begins “[c]ongratulations on your election as Vice President of the United States. In a time when texting is a predominate mode of communication, this a refreshing throwback to letter writing and a great keepsake for Oaklandborn/history-making Kamala Harris and for us all. Dear Kamala is available forT:12" sale on February 2, 2021.

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ing distributed directly to local health jurisdictions and health care systems. State officials have set a goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the end of next week, according to Newsom, who noted roughly 2 million vaccine doses have been received in the state as of January 7. “The predicate in terms of our focus on a budget is the reality of getting out of the freezers, and administering into peoples’ arms, these vaccines,” Newsom said. “We must do that in order to safely reopen, for in-person instruction, our schools; to reopen our small businesses as well as business-

es large and small all across the state of California.” Newsom said he has asked the state Legislature to pass an immediate funding package by the end of the month to allocate funding for reopening schools, issuing grants and fee waivers to small businesses and extending the state’s moratorium on evictions, which expires January 31. Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, who authored the eviction moratorium bill last year, lauded Newsom for his proposal, including the $1.75 billion allocated to sheltering the state’s unhoused residents longterm. “Despite an ongoing pan-

demic and difficult economic circumstances, Governor Newsom has used this budget to make wise investments and safeguard our social safety net,” Chiu said, adding “while no budget is perfect, this proposal is good news for California.” The immediate funding package would also include $600 stimulus payments to 2019 taxpayers who received an earned income tax credit from the state and 2020 taxpayers who have Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers. Residents with an annual income of $30,000 or less are eligible for the tax credit, while ITIN taxpayers include people

like undocumented residents who were not eligible for federal stimulus payments. California Republican Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson suggested Newsom should have also used the state’s one-time surplus to support residents who have been hit hard in their wallet by the pandemic. “His shutdowns and lack of leadership in handling COVID-19 has put many Californians in dire situations - foreclosures, evictions, isolation from family and friends and a lost academic year for millions of school children,” Millan Patterson said in a statement. Bay Area leaders praised

Newsom’s budget for investing in the state rather than making dramatic cuts amid the pandemic. “In addition to all the challenges we have been facing for years, right now in this moment, our workers, families, and young people are in desperate need of immediate relief,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said. “By proposing direct investments to working people, small businesses, and our schools, the governor is doing just that.” “Even amid this pandemic, homelessness will persist as the lasting crisis of our generation,” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. “Mayors throughout the state urged

Governor Newsom to remain steadfast in his commitment to housing solutions, and he stepped up.” “This budget wisely commits to assistance for small businesses, greater support for public health programs, a good working plan to reopen schools, as well as addressing non-COVID related threats like climate change impacts,” state Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, said. The full budget proposal which also includes billions in funding for wildfire preparedness, tax credits and loans for businesses and early childhood care - can be found at http://www.ebudget.ca.gov.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150282 The following person(s) is doing business as: EmmyLou Farr, 1397 Donna Street, Novato, CA 94947, County of Marin. Emily A. Nathon-Farr, 1397 Donna Street, Novato, CA 94947 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Emily A. Nathon-Farr, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on December 21, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. Mannion, Deputy 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/21 CNS-3428999# MARIN COUNTY POST STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304927 Date of Abandonment: 12/01/2020 Most Recent FBN Number: 2018144617 Date Filed: 05/16/2018 County of Marin Fictitious Business Name: STANCE: RISK, 22 MARIPOSA AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 Registrant: STANCE: RENEWABLE RICK PARTNERS, LLC, 22 MARIPOSA AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. S/ SAMUEL JENSEN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on DECEMBER 11, 2020. 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/21 CNS-3428346# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150210 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Levy Mediations, 143 Saint Thomas Way, Tiburon, CA 94920 County of MARIN Mailing Address: 143 Saint Thomas Way, Tiburon, CA 94920 Roger A Levy, 143 Saint Thomas Way, Tiburon, CA 94920 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ Roger A. Levy, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on 12/09/2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk [Deputy], Deputy 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/21 CNS-3428199# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 575138 Fictitious Business Name(s): GOJO AUTOMOTIVE, 828 SAN PABLO AVE, SUITE #216B, ALBANY, CA 94706 MAILING ADDRESS: 900 ALVAREZ AVE. APT. #2, PINOLE, CA 94564, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): PATRICK RUZAMBIRANBAHIZI, 900 ALVAREZ AVE. APT #2, PINOLE, CA 94564 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ PATRICK RUZAMBIRANBAHIZI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on DECEMBER 9, 2020 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. /s/ Courtney Prince Juron, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on December 9, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. Mannion, Deputy 12/23, 12/30/20, 1/6, 1/13/21 CNS-3426096# MARIN COUNTY POST

Small Local and Small Local Resident Business Enterprise Program can be found by going to the OUSD home page: ousd. org> Offices and Programs> Facilities Planning & Management Department> For Contractors and Developers> Bids and Requests for Proposals> Bid Information> 2014 Amendment to Local Business Participation Policy. The full RFP is available to upload at: ousd.org/Offices & Programs/Facilities Planning & Management/ For contractors & Developers/Bids Request for Proposals/go to top right click RFPs tab. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. 1/13/21 CNS-3430888# OAKLAND POST

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MORTON MCDONALD A Petition for Probate has been filed by IAN B. MCDONALD in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that IAN B. MCDONALD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on FEBRUARY 3, 2021 at 9:45 A.M.in Dept. 202 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BETTY ANN HOWELL AKA BETTY A. HOWELL AKA BETTY HOWELL CASE NO. RP20083291

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creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: OLLIE THOMPSON AKA JOSH THOMPSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by GENERAL THOMPSON AND GARY THOMPSON in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. The Petition for Probate requests that GENERAL THOMPSON AND GARY THOMPSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on 1/22/2021 at 2:00 P.M. in Dept. 201 Room N/A located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150271 The following person(s) is doing business as: THE UPS STORE 6407, 1005 NORTHGATE DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903, County of MARIN. ANDREW DEAN HOLZBAUR, 39 LOS ALONDRAS CT., NOVATO, CA 94947 LILIA RIVAS, 39 LOS ALONDRAS CT., NOVATO, CA 94947 This business is conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ ANDREW HOLZBAUR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on DECEMBER 17, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. MANNION, Deputy 12/30/20, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/21 CNS-3427078# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 575323 Fictitious Business Name(s): BLUE-GREEN BYTES, 281 JAYNE #9, OAKLAND, CA 94610, County of ALAMEDA Registrant(s): WALTER EPP, 281 JAYNE #9, OAKLAND, CA 94610 Business conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].) /s/ WALTER EPP This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on DECEMBER 16, 2020 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 12/30/20, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/21 CNS-3426986# OAKLAND POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150224 The following person(s) is doing business as: Ocean Spa, 1917 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965, County of Marin. Huang Li Qun, 1917 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965; California This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Huang Li Qun, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on December 10, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. Gilardi, Deputy 12/23, 12/30/20, 1/6, 1/13/21 CNS-3426104# MARIN COUNTY POST FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150221 The following person(s) is doing business as: Equestrian Fitness, 401 Sausalito St., Corte Madera, CA 94925, County of Marin. Juronimo Fitness LLC, 401 Sausalito St, Corte Madera, CA 94925; California This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 150265 The following person(s) is doing business as: Green Gulch Farm, 1601 Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA 94965, County of Marin. San Francisco Zen Center, 300 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94102; California This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/28/1973. /s/ Emily Hilldore, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on December 16, 2020. Shelly Scott, County Clerk By: J. Mannion, Deputy 12/30/20, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/21 CNS-3423703# MARIN COUNTY POST

GOVERNMENT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street Oakland CA 94601 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/P) COMMISSIONING SERVICES For the New Multi-purpose Building & Kitchen lo cated at Claremont Middle School – 5750 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618 RFP issued January 13, 2021 Responses must be received February 10 , 2021, no later than 2:00 p.m. The Oakland Unified School District (“District”) is requesting proposals from experienced firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, persons or professional organizations (“Consultants”) to provide commissioning services associated with the design and construction of a multi-purpose building and associated site development at Claremont Middle School (“Project”). Interested firms are invited to submit a completed Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) along with the Fee Proposal (collectively “RFQ/P Packet”) as described below, with one (1) unbound wetsigned original, five (5) bound copies and a PDF version on a flash drive of requested materials to: Oakland Unified School District Tadashi Nakadegawa, Deputy Chief Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street, Oakland, CA 94601 Oral, telegraphic, facsimile or telephone RFQ/P Packets will not be accepted. RFQ/P Packets received after this date and time will not be accepted and returned unopened. The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the RFQ/P Packets. The District also reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ/P Packets and to negotiate contract terms with one or more Respondents. Due to the circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the District will accept electronic Proposals sent via email in lieu of hard copies. Proposals received by the District no later than 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on February 10, 2021 via email will be accepted. If you have any questions regarding this RFQ/P please email Kenya Chatman at kenya. chatman@ousd.org and cc: to Colland Jang at colland.jang@ ousd.org. LOCAL, SMALL LOCAL AND SMALL LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM The Local Business Utilization Policy requires that there is a mandatory fifty percent (50%) LBU participation with a 25% or less Local Business (LBE) participation and a 25% or more Small Local or Small Local Resident Business (SLBE/ SLRBE) participation for all capital program/constructionrelated contracts and professional services agreements. The full version of OUSD’s latest Local,

O-2020-65 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE 2020 – 2021 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA SALARY ORDINANCE The Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda ordains as follows: SECTION I Article 1, Section 1-1, Subsection 1-1.1 of the County of Alameda Salary Ordinance is hereby amended for the following job codes, titles, salaries, and FLSA status as follows: Job Code Title Unit Code Effective Date Step 01 Step 02 Step 03 Step 04 Step 05 FLSA Status 5519 N Dentist SAN 018 12/27/2020 98.00 102.90 108.18 N 5046 PA County Health Officer U45 12/27/2020 10688.00 12985.60 X 6118 PA Probation Specialist R15 10/11/2017 NX SECTION II Article 3, Section 3-11, Subsection 3-11.27 of the County of Alameda Salary Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: 3-11.27 - Effective July 1, 2018, persons occupying positions underemployees in Job Codes 7410NM Janitor, 7411NM Janitor, Floor Specialist, and 7415NM Lead Janitor, when assigned on a regular basis to the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail facility which requires dealing with ongoing challenging working conditions, shall receive an additional five percent (5%) compensation. This footnote shall sunset effective December 26, 2020June 26, 2021 and shall be deleted from the Salary Ordinance upon the sunset date. SECTION III Article 3, Section 3-12, Subsections 3-12.90 and 3-12.91 of the County of Alameda Salary Ordinance is hereby added , to be effective December 27, 2020. 3-12.90 – Effective December 27, 2020, employees in Job Codes 6505NM, 6510NM, 6496NM, 6497NM, 6638NM, and 6640NM, assigned to work at Santa Rita Jail and are required to participate in pre-planned use of force incidents with Alameda County Sheriff’s Office sworn staff, to include the facilitation of crisis intervention, de-escalation and therapeutic needs of a client, and shall be compensated an additional 15% of the base pay. 3-12.91 – Effective December 27, 2020, employees in Job Codes #6490NM, #6491NM and #6492NM, assigned to work at Santa Rita Jail, are required to accompany licensed or licensedeligible clinicians to participate in pre-planned use of force incidents with Alameda County Sheriff’s Office sworn staff to include crisis intervention, de-escalation and therapeutic needs of a client, and shall be compensated an additional 15% of the base pay. SECTION IV This ordinance shall take effect immediately, and before the expiration of fifteen days after its passage, shall be published once with the names of the members voting for and against it in the Inter-City Express, a newspaper published in the County of Alameda. Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of California, on December 15, 2020 by the following called vote: AYES: Supervisors Carson, Chan, Haggerty, Miley & President Valle – 5 NOES: None EXCUSED: None RICHARD VALLE President of the Board of Supervisors County of Alameda, State of California ATTEST: ANIKA CAMPBELL-BELTON Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Alameda Approved as to Form DONNA R. ZIEGLER, County Counsel By: Kristy van Herick 1/13/21 CNS-3429809# OAKLAND POST

PROBATE AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MORTON MCDONALD CASE NO. RP20078548

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The Court requires all parties who wish to attend the hearing on the above date and time, including those who wish to state objections, to appear by audio or video technology. The parties should consult the court’s website for the specific telephonic and video applications available. The parties may also contact the probate clerk in the respective department for information concerning remote appearances. Parties must be present at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled hearing time. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: FRAYDA L. BRUTON, 3638 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95864, Telephone: 916-444-8826

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BETTY ANN HOWELL AKA BETTY A. HOWELL AKA BETTY HOWELL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CARL LASAGNA in the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CARL LASAGNA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/17/21 at 2:00PM in Dept. 201 located at 2120 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704 MANDATORY APPEARANCE:

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER WILEY GEIGER CASE NO. PRO 2003319

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CHRISTOPHER WILEY GEIGER A Petition for Probate has been filed by KIRSTEN RIDER in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. The Petition for Probate requests that KIRSTEN RIDER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on 2/1/2021 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. D12 Room N/A located at 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, HALL OF JUSTICE, ROOM 113, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: JAMES M. O’NEIL, ESQ., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, Telephone: 415-9923123 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/21 CNS-3428234# MARIN COUNTY POST

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OLLIE THOMPSON CASE NO. RP20071101

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In Dr. King’s Honor, California Black Doctors Call for Urgent Action During COVID-19 Crisis

Dr. David Carlisle

Dr. Elaine Batchlor

ate impact on communities of color makes it more important than ever that African Americans, Latinos and other people “Of all the forms of in- of color seek out affordable equality, injustice in health is health care coverage, such as the most shocking and inhu- through Covered California, man.” — Martin Luther King and also get the COVID-19 Jr. vaccine when it becomes available.” African American health Carlisle, Batchlor and leaders — advocates for ex- James recently teamed up panded health care who are with Covered California to adon the frontlines of the battle dress vaccine confidence and against COVID-19 raging encourage Black Californians across California — took a mo- to get the COVID-19 vacment to reflect on the state of cine when it becomes availhealth care as the holiday hon- able, and to sign up for qualoring civil rights icon Martin ity health insurance coverage Luther King Jr. approaches on through Covered California or January 18. Medi-Cal. Doctors David Carlisle, “Every day at MLK ComElaine Batchlor and Adrian munity Hospital in South Los James are admirers of King Angeles, we see high rates of and find his words about injus- unmanaged chronic disease tice in health care even more that lead to poorer health outprofound as hospitals and clin- comes,” said Batchlor, the ics are overflowing with CO- hospital’s CEO. “This is illuVID-19 patients — many of minated by the disproportionthem African Americans and ate impact of COVID-19 on other people of color. the African American com“On the day that we celebrate munity. We must change our the great civil rights icon’s country’s separate and unbirthday, Dr. King’s sentimentISO 12647-7 Digital Control Strip 2009 is equal system of care, which 100 60 100 70 30 100 70 30 100 60 has never been more relevant perpetuated by a payment systhan today, as the pandemic tem that disincentivizes dochas laid bare the great health tors to serve in low-income inequities that remain in this communities like ours. 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 country,” said Carlisle, presi“I believe access to highdent and CEO of Charles R. quality health care is a basic Drew University of Medicine human right, and providing and Science in Los Angeles. universal quality care to ev“COVID-19’s disproportion- eryone, regardless of income By Larry Hicks, Covered California News

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level, race or political beliefs is a fundamental act of social justice,” Dr. Batchlor said. Adrian James of the West Oakland Health Council in the San Francisco Bay Area said he and his colleagues are fighting misinformation circulating in the African American community about the vaccines to fight COVID-19. Underlying medical conditions caused by inequality make people of color more susceptible to illness caused by COVID-19, James said. Other challenges Black people face include the inability to work from home and social distance. “The quote from Dr. King that ‘Of all forms of inequal-

A permanent mural of Martin Luther King Jr. adorns a building at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, noting Dr. King’s famous quote on healthcare. The mural was developed in partnership with Covered California.

ity, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman’ is true because it may lead to death, which is the worst possible outcome. In California, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the African American community,” James said. The pandemic has also highlighted the importance of quality health care coverage. Right now, an estimated 1.2 million Californians are uninsured — including an estimated 67,000 African Americans — even

though they are eligible for financial help through Covered California, or they qualify for low-cost or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal. “Roughly nine out of every 10 consumers who enroll through Covered California receive financial assistance — in the form of federal tax credits, state subsidies, or both — which helps make health care more affordable,” Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee said. Covered California’s cur-

rent open-enrollment period lasts until January 31. Consumers interested in learning more about their coverage options can: •Visit www.CoveredCA. com. • Get free and confidential in-person assistance, in a variety of languages, from a certified enroller. • Have a certified enroller call them and help them for free. Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506.

What’s Holding Up California’s Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines ics, laboratory workers, dental of providers. Providers, including public clinics and nursing are within the groups the state clinics and pharmacy staff. Under this guidance, if there home operators, have said that prioritized in the first phase of vaccination. That category in- is still a surplus of vaccines af- the system is limiting access to cludes healthcare workers and ter everyone in the prioritized the vaccines. California Dept. of Public residents and staff of long-term group has been granted access, care facilities. Public health of- then the vaccine can be offered Health (CDPH) officials said ficials have noted the strain that to essential workers in educa- that they have received comthis complex distribution plan tion, child care, emergency plaints about the system. The 100 60 40 100 40 100 3 100 10 25 50 75 70 30 100 40 40 70 40 70 40 40 40 70 40 40 70 40 70 40 40 places on an already stressed services, food and agriculture, department said that it “has as well as people over the age been working with the vendor healthcare system. on finding solutions.” On January 7, the state eased of 75. The state’s vaccine rollout Even with the slow rollout, restrictions on who qualifies 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 40 100 40 40 100 10 40 40 20 70 70 70 70 40 70 40 40 0000 3.1 2.2 2.2 10.2 7.4 7.4 25 19 19 50 40 40 75 66 66 for vaccinations, expanding was also slowed by technical both Newsom and California the prioritized list to include problems with an online soft- Health and Human Services community health workers, ware system, PrepMod, which Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly have public health field staff, prima-T:12"is used to coordinate vaccine given assurances that the state ry care clinics, specialty clin- distribution among a network will continue to prioritize the Continued from page 8

most vulnerable populations in vaccine distribution. “We don’t want that prioritization to be diminished in any way, while also continuing to encourage fast and efficacious vaccination of our communities,” Ghaly said.

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New Way Homes Board of Directors Appointee to Help Martin Luther King Day is Accelerate Faith-based Affordable Housing in East Bay Much More Than a Day Off

Uche Uwahemu worked on passing al law that gives faith-based organizations more latitude on the use of their property. Photo courtesy of Uche Uwahemu.

East Bay, New Way Homes has partnered with Genesis Worship Center, a Black-led church in East Oakland, to complete 12 units of affordable housing. This project is due to be occupied in the spring of 2021. In a year when both publicly funded and market rate housing development has slowed, New Way Homes believes this model can expand rapidly, and is now partnering with several more churches in Oakland. “The existing development models often don’t work for helping non-profits that own land create mission-driven housing that serves their neighborhoods. Public funding and even the programs of CDFIs and the tech companies often don’t work for the needs of these organizations and their sites. New Way Homes assembles funding and a project

structure that first and foremost works for our non-profit partners to create the best housing for their mission.” Explained New Way Homes President, Sibley Simon. New Way Homes has received funding in the form of long-term loans from Dignity Health, community foundations, and individuals and businesses interested in helping solve the housing crisis. This year NWH used the new regulation crowdfunding approach to allow anyone in the community to invest in its work (www.wefunder.com/new. way.homes). Uwahemu and Simon collaborated in 2020 on a bill authored by Wicks to further clear the way for faith-based organizations to build affordable housing. AB1851 was passed and became law on Jan.

1, 2021. This bill removes a surprisingly common barrier – it allows churches to use parking spaces they have but may not use now for housing development. Local rules typically bar churches from sharing their parking with residential use, even when they have more parking then they ever use. Uwahemu: “When I heard that New Way Homes was repeatedly hitting this barrier that had a common sense solution, I helped Sibley approach Assemblymember Wicks with the idea of a state-wide solution. Our faith-based organizations are extremely motivated to help solve the housing crisis, but this was an example of how rules from decades ago in nearly every city in California could prevent them from doing so.” Uwahemu and Simon are collaborating to help New Way Homes partner with many more non-profit landowners in the East Bay, including projects to be announced in 2021. “As stated in a recent Turner Center report, an enormous amount of housing could be developed in partnership with faith-based organizations alone – we just need to keep eliminating the barriers and bringing the funding and expertise to these organizations who are already striving to serve their communities,” said Simon. As a 501c3 nonprofit, the focus is on maximizing the social impact, sustainability, and community benefit of new housing. Learn more and see the investment profile at: wefunder. com/new.way.homes | NewWayHomes.org

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By Kiki

I often wonder what those who didn’t experience the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. think of the man and the holiday. I don’t have that problem. I am a 63-year-old Black lesbian who grew up in Huntsville, Ala. My parents strategized and marched with King. I learned about civil disobedience and protests from them when I was 4 years old. I heard them talk of engaging in sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. And they explained to me that we would not be buying new clothes from the segregated stores in town on Easter because King, in conjunction with the local churches, had organized a boycott. If we couldn’t shop at these stores by entering the front door, then we wouldn’t patronize them. Easter clothes and accouterments were a very big deal among a lot of Blacks in the South. It was the time when we put on our finest clothes. We all got entirely new outfits, the whole regalia, from underwear to shoes, purses, hats and gloves. So it was a very big deal to forgo this. In fact, the organizing strategy was to wear blue jeans that Easter Sunday in 1962. Now, little Black girls did not wear pants to church anywhere in the 1960s, much less jeans. But it was a visible way to demonstrate our outrage with stores that discriminated against us based on race. King knew that this would be a hard sell in the Black community, but he also understood that it was essential. I never met King, but my father so vividly described the meetings and organizing sessions around the boycott that in

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my young mind I had met the great man. Plus, in a lot of Black homes in the 1960s there were three pictures hanging on the walls: Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. My father, just three years younger than King, spoke of him both as a good friend and as a genius. His oratory skills were legendary and I’m not simply speaking of his oft-quoted “I Have a Dream” speech. If there was an opportunity to hear King preach, you took that opportunity. His down-home preaching was so good that it made you want to holler and fan yourself at the same time. I wonder what King, who would have been 92 this year, would make of the country in a pandemic in 2021? He would notice the national holiday and all of the streets named after him, but I imagine he would not be impressed. King was a man of substance. Stamps, holidays and streets named in his honor were not in his master plan. King advocated for diversity, for an end to discrimination. His “dream” has not come to fruition. Some might argue that we are in a nightmare with the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism. A lot of people simply “talk the talk” rather than “walk the walk” around the diversity King dreamed of. Many of us spend the majority of our time with people who look like us rather than those who may reflect the diversity of which we speak. To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com

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Uche Uwahemu, an aide in the office of Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, has been tapped to serve on the New Way Homes Board of directors, a move that is expected to help faith-based organizations develop affordable housing to stem the tide of homelessness. c The senior district field rep for Wicks will help New Way Homes expand its work with East Bay churches and other non-profits to reduce displacement from lower-income neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color. Uwahemu has spent most of his professional career initiating and building public-private partnerships to improve comprehensive social service and educational outcomes. Uwahemu stated, “Part of my job on this earth is to hold hope for those who are hopeless. NWH offers hope and dignity to our less privileged and most vulnerable populations. This is a great strategic partnership to address the affordability crisis in California—NWH is filling housing gaps.” In addition, he has devoted a large part of his career building community consensus with elected officials and community leaders to improve workforce and economic development in communities across the state. Uwahemu holds a Juris Doctorate (JD) and MBA in business management. New Way Homes is growing a new model for housing development that partners with non-profit landowners and maximizes affordability without competing for the limited public construction subsidies. As a first pilot project in the

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Need money for a down payment to buy a home?

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efore the economic fallout caused by COVID-19, homeownership rates among people of color in the Bay Area showed a significant disparity. To help address this problem, the NeighborhoodLIFT program is coming to six Bay Area counties to assist hundreds of qualified people with $25,000 in down payment assistance to buy a home. Why homeownership is important Homeownership is a key foundation to wellness, dignity, and economic opportunity. Yet, far too many families face uncertainty of rising rents because they struggle with overcoming the barrier of coming up with a down payment to buy a home. With a commitment to create positive change, the Wells Fargo Foundation,

NeighborWorks® America, and Community Housing Development Corporation are teaming up to provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to 359 eligible homebuyers in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano counties. Interested homebuyers can get a home loan with any NeighborhoodLIFT-approved lender. Who is eligible for NeighborhoodLIFT? Beginning Feb. 1, NeighborhoodLIFT will provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to eligible homebuyers. Interested homebuyers must meet eligibility requirements including earning 80% or less of the local family median income, where the home is being purchased.

Need money to buy a home? The NeighborhoodLIFT® program for six Bay Area counties will help 359 qualified people buy homes with $25,000 in down payment assistance. How to prepare to apply on Feb. 1 for NeighborhoodLIFT? • Complete eight hours of HUD-approved homebuyer education • Get a mortgage pre-approval from an eligible NeighborhoodLIFT lender

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Reimagining Public Safety Task Force

By Mia Lane

The City of Oakland has launched a Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (RPSTF) and they wanted to make sure that youth have a voice included in the work they are doing. So, they launched a Youth Advisory Board to help the task force achieve their goals. The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is convened by Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc. a Juvenile Justice nonprofit organization that focuses on youth voice and leadership. YAB is composed of young community leaders ages 16-25 who are representing different parts of the city and many youth and justice focused community organizations. YAB is committed to using its voice and leadership to make changes in the community that prioritize protecting Black youth in our commu-

nity. Black teens most importantly should always feel safe in their city, and it’s somewhat tough growing up in the world today. Deaths like those of Oscar Grant, Aumaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Sean Monterrosa are the reason why our young people are engaging in such critical and BRAVE work. The RPSTF is challenged with rapidly reimagining and reconstructing the public safety system in Oakland by developing a recommendation for City Council consideration to increase community safety

through alternative responses to calls for assistance and investments in programs that address the root causes of violence and crime (such as health services, housing, jobs, etc) with a goal of a 50% reduction in the General Purpose Fund (GPF) budget allocation for the Oakland Police Dept. (OPD) The Reimagining work requires experts in police reform, abolition, state violence, healing justice, transformative justice, progressive-policy making and the implementation of new and innovative models that provide true healing and safety to the community. It is an opportunity to do true reinvestment and refunding into the communities. To ensure that the directly impacted and most vulnerables are kept safe among all Oakland residents, YAB has committed countless hours

to develop their own set of recommendations that are informed by extensive amounts of youth community engagement as well as their own lived experience. In the coming weeks they will work alongside Task Force members and other volunteers working on advisory boards to ensure the youth voice is incorporated into the public safety decisions that will impact youth and communities today and for years to come. To learn more information about Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force please visit here: https://www. oaklandca.gov/topics/reimagining-public-safety To learn more information about Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Youth Advisory Board please visit here: https://linktr.ee/ OaklandYAB

D.C. Capitol Riot Response Prompts Two Prominent Black Women to Join Forces to End Double Standards in Alameda County Criminal Justice System Continued from page 1

and socioeconomic bias in policing and sentencing ● Eliminating gun violence ● Protecting immigrant communities ● Restoring public trust and investing in public health and social services “We are running to end the double standards in the policing and prosecution of women and people of color,” said Price. “It’s going to take collaboration and a shared vision for change. When JoAnn expressed her commitment to reform by running for sheriff – I knew we could be that ticket for true change for Alameda County in

2022.” Price points at the disparity between how Capitol Police in Wash., D.C., treated the insurrectionists last week as compared with the Black Lives Matter protestors. “The riots are just one example of the double standard,” Price said. “Here, the current DA’s decision to forego charges in the Oscar Grant case against former BART Police Officer Anthony Pirone after initially saying she would charge him is another example. A person of color would have had the book thrown at them.” While Walker might be a political unknown in Alameda County, she’s a seasoned and

dedicated public servant and tenacious advocate for compassionate justice. Her long experience with crisis support and suicide prevention gives her a unique perspective on what it takes to transform law enforcement from the inside. A resident of Alameda County for more than 40 years, Walker’s career in law enforcement has been with the San Francisco Police Department and includes working as a Post Master Instructor, Terrorism Liaison Officer, Community Relations Unit Liaison, Field Training Officer and Peer Support Counselor. “We’re running to hold po-

lice and prosecutors accountable,” said Price. Walker points out that “in the last year, many Americans have awakened to the bias in policing and sentencing that lead to unnecessary death and harm in our communities. However, for many folks who look like us, this is not a new truth, just one that finally has some national light shed on it. It is fitting that two Black women with storied careers and who know and have experienced these truths, work to take the helm of these top positions, and be agents of change.” Learn more at www.pamelaprice4da.com and www.walker4sheriff.com.

ers, scholars, and congregants to not only address racism and social issues but also build leadership capacity in congregations. The Gift Collaborative is a result of relationship development and collegiality among the six HBTIs: Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina, the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio,

Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia, Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C. The denominations participating in the collaborative include: The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the African Methodist Episcopal

Zion Church (AMEZ), Baptist General Convention of Virginia, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME), Church of God in Christ (COGIC), General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Baptist, and the United Methodist Church. January 21 event is open to the public and the media. Registration can be found here: http:// www.thegiftcollaborative.org/

ed to a fight on a BART train carrying passengers from New Year’s Eve celebrations. Bystanders recorded the encounter using their cell phones and witnesses also described Pirone’s encounter with Grant. Pirone pulled Grant from the train violently, struck him for no reason and was heard using racial epithets while kneeling on Grant’s neck as Grant lay face down. Once Grant was able to place his hands behind his

back, Mehserle shot him and claimed the shooting was an accident having intended to use his Taser to restrain an already cooperating Grant who died a few hours later. His death set off mass protests in Oakland. “In view of everything we have considered — and reconsidered — we conclude that we cannot prove Pirone guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,” O’Malley said. “We condemn Pirone’s conduct

but we cannot charge him with murder or any other crime.” The family of Oscar Grant had hoped for justice because the report about Pirone had recently been released after nearly 10 years. That report placed much of the blame for Grant’s death on the “actions of Officer Pirone,” which “started a cascade of events that ultimately led to the shooting of Grant.”

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of students in the HBTIs. By strengthening the work between the HBTIs with the Church, the Church will address the theological education of leaders for the Church. It is the intention of the Collaborative to inform a new generation of leaders engaged in building new pathways forward in America. The Collaborative will bring together denominational lead-

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police force in 2010, will not be charged because he neither killed Grant nor aided and abetted Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of manslaughter in a Southern California court in 2010. “Although Pirone’s conduct was aggressive, utterly unprofessional, and disgraceful, it did not rise to the mental state required for murder,” O’Malley said in a statement. It was Pirone who respond-

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tablished by the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda to finance improvements to the Coliseum Complex and to manage the Coliseum Complex on behalf of the city and the county. Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan said she is honored to be appointed and looks forward to serving Oakland in her role as a JPA board member. She said she will work to prioritize working with her colleagues on improvements to the current Oakland Arena operations — both to better serve the community and to bring in additional revenue and jobs to the City of Oakland. The activity undertaken by the JPA would be separate from any future economic development projects, which would be authorized by the Oakland City Council. Kaplan previously served

on the Oakland- Alameda Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”) Commission, and other regional collaborations. Further details on Vice May-

or Kaplan’s vision for the Oakland Coliseum area at:m www. postnewsgroup.com/opiniona-vision-for-the-future-ofthe-coliseum-area/

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act immediately to remove this clear and present danger to our country. It’s time to impeach Donald Trump again.” Ten Republicans joined the Democrats in the vote on Wednesday. Trump’s first impeachment was in December 2019, with no Republicans voting to impeach him on the charge that he unlawfully used his power to pressure Ukraine to investigate the now President-Elect Joe Biden. The United States Senate will continue with a possible trial for Trump after they convene on January 19. If convicted by the Senate, Trump could be disqualified from holding any future office and he would for-

feit his $200,000 pension and $1 million in travel expenses. Previous presidents who have been impeached include Bill Clinton in 1998 for lying under oath about a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky and Andrew Johnson in 1868 for going against Congress on Reconstruction. Richard Nixon resigned and avoided impeachment in 1974 over the White House cover-up of a 1972 break-in and burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate building in Wash., D.C . Biden’s inauguration is scheduled for January 20.

Trump First President to be Impeached Twice

the United States Congress: “Madame Speaker [Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House], on January 6th, Donald Trump incited his white Nationalist supporters to initiate an attempted coup against the heart of our democracy the United States Capitol. This heinous act of domestic terrorism demands that Congress act to remove this president. Donald Trump has been and remains a threat to our national security and our democracy and wholly unfit to serve as president. He and his supporters must be held accountable for inciting violence against the government of the United States. Congress must

Town Hall on Future of Oakland Coliseum Development The African American Sports & Entertainment Group is presenting a Virtual Town Hall and Community Forum to receive input on the future development of the Oakland Coliseum site. The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For additional information and for the link to the town hall meeting, send an email to contact@aaseg.com

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ery turn. The 2018 Oakland Equity Indicators Report shows that Black youth ages 16-24 are out of work or out of school. The report demonstrates that African Americans in Oakland have the lowest median household income compared to other groups, at $37,500. They state, “African Americans were most likely to be living at or below the federal poverty level (26.1%), compared to 21.9% of Latinos, 15.0% of Asians, and 8.4% of whites.” When you starve a community of the resources it needs to thrive; efforts to survive perpetuate violence. While the City annually allocates almost 50% of our budget to the Oakland Police Dept., Black bodies and communities pay the price. Our budget model perpetuates violence on Black Oaklanders by failing to legislate for equitable access to housing, healthcare, education, public safety, economic sustainability; everything we need to create safe and healthy communities. The carceral system then punishes individuals and families who fall through the cracks of

broken systems, leading to a wide array of generational traumas. All violence is state violence. There can be no peace without access to healthy food. There can be no safety without housing. There can be no healing without trauma support. There can be no joy without whole family units. There can be no success without educational and economic opportunities. We reject the notion and the practice of mass criminalization to safety. We refuse the idea that the city does not have the resources to REfund our communities with supports and services that have been stolen. We reject your morally bankrupt priorities. We call into existence a healing balm for Oakland. We demand support services for families and communities traumatized by violence. We offer ourselves up as healers, counselors, spiritual advisors, sisters, friends and community members. We extend love, support and compassion to our young people. We see your humanity. We extend prayers and resources to the mothers who have lost children. To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com

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supporters marched to the Capitol at the president’s behest. That the Capitol Police were unprepared for what had been predicted would be an unruly, dangerous crowd, was the second sign of racism as Black news pundits and even some politicians, including Presidentelect Joe Biden, observed that security would have been much different if these had been, for instance, Black Lives Matter protesters. The attack left six people dead. The men and women of Congress, knowing they were targeted for injury and even death by a highly organized, tactical element of the rioters are left traumatized. The third element of racism was revealed in the actions and testimony of the Capitol’s Black police and staff. Buzzfeed News interviewed two Black officers, one a veteran and one a newer recruit. They said “a trained group of militia terrorists who attacked us.” One was beaten by a rioter carrying a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag. “I got called a n---- 15 times today,” the veteran officer shouted in the Rotunda at the day’s end. “Trump did this and we got all of these … people in our department that voted for him. How the …. can you support him?” “I cried for about 15 minutes and I just let it out,” he said. In a widely circulated video, it was Eugene Goodman, a Black member of the Capitol Police whose heroism perhaps saved members of the Senate and staff from harm. Alone and outnumbered, Goodman is seen repeatedly shoving a trespasser in the chest, drawing him and his followers away from a doorway to the Senate chamber that was still insecure. On Thursday, lawmakers introduced a bill to award Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his heroism. (See full story online)

In all, before the six-hour siege was over, at least 14 police officers were assaulted. That so many police officers were injured, yet so few intruders were arrested and so few arrests were attempted was also a sign of racism as comparisons between the Capitol attack and one Black Lives Matter demonstration attest. Eventually, the Capitol Police got help from the National Guard. Much has been made about the vulnerability of the members of Congress, but they were not the only ones trapped during the siege. Some members of Congress had their staff with them and then there were the people who maintain the building, many of who are people of color. The Black and Brown men and women were joined later in the evening of the attack by Rep. Andy Kim, a Korean American congressman from New Jersey, cleaned up the mess made by a crowd that was mostly white. They picked up glass, empty bottles and broken furniture. They took away broken and damaged artifacts -- for the Capitol is also a museum. They wiped away blood, urine and feces from floors, walls and statues. Cleaning up after white folks make a mess -- whether figuratively or literally-- is also one of the hallmarks of American racism. Interviewed in the following days, some janitorial staff said they felt unsafe in a building that was supposed to have some of the best security in the world. “It felt bad. It’s degrading,” said one custodial employee in his 30s, who works for the Architect of the Capitol’s Labor Division. “We’re all Black in this shop.” Amid the debris, a piece of a tribute to the late John Lewis was found. It had been destroyed. More information on Goodman at postnewsgroup.com Buzzfeed, Business Insider and The Washington Post are the sources for this report.