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Oakland Post “Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18
57th Year, No. 51
Weekly Edition. Edition. June 9-15, 2021
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Endorses Mia Bonta By Kiki Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, endorsed Mia Bonta for East Bay Assembly District 18, which includes the cities of Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro. The special election is being held because seat was vacated by her husband, Rob Bonta, who was appointed California Attorney General by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The remainder of Rob Bonta’s assembly term is through 2022. Lee tweeted “[l]et’s do this @MiaBonta! The Bay Area is lucky to have such cate.” Bonta thanked Lee via Twitter for her support. Lee also said of Bonta that she “ . . . will bring a progressive, social, economic and racial justice lens to our state legislature.” “She will stand up for communities that have been marginalized and underrepresented for too long. Mia is committed to addressing our community’s most pressing issues, such as homelessness, environmental justice, criminal justice reform, helping families and businesses recover from the pandemic, and reopening schools safely. Mia has a strong record of serving East Bay children and families,” Lee said. Mia Bonta is currently board president of the AlamShe is also endorsed by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, Secretary
Some of the 203 volunteers pictured above, that helped Richard Johnson and Trybe distribute car loads of groceries and supplies are (left to right) Alameda County School Board(ret.)Gay Plair Cobb, Post Columnist Richard Johnson, City Councilmember Carroll Fife, Trybe Food Giveaway Chief organizer Egypt Ina Marie King, Radio talk show host Cat Brooks, ICAC President Pastor Rev. Ken Chambers and Trybe member, podcaster of “we got options”, Jonathan Mann. Photos by Auintard Henderson.
Oakland Trybe Food Giveaway a Success Through Comm-Unity By Richard Johnson
First and foremost, I thank the Most High for making the June 5 “A Day of Giving,” a food and necessity giveaway a success. It was quite amaz-
ing to see all the sectors of our Oakland communities come together to make this event a fruitful and worthwhile effort at Ralph Bunche School and de Fremery Park in West Oakland from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
It was a volunteer-inspired effort that I describe as ‘Comm-Unity,’ which simply means common unity because it matters not what part of town you’re from. Whether a volun-
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Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Catholic and or as a non-believer, it only mattered that they all had one reason and one common goal, which was to just serve others in need. What was remarkable was the participation of those who were formerly incarcerated. Some members of this segment of the community showed up with their families and children and showed out by volunteering along with businesspersons and clergymen to help feed needy families. The lines of vehicles stretched for more than oneand-a-half miles. More than 900 vehicles that had presented
the Post newspaper coupon or had registered at the website address were presented with boxes of food and supplies. More than 200 volunteers loaded each vehicle after giving each driver a choice of a selection of the 52 different food items and household cleaning supplies on various pallets. Deliveries were also made to some elderly residents who did not have vehicles. The remaining food and supplies were serve the needy. A special shout out to the Oakland Post Newspaper Continued on Page 8
“Oakland’s Community First Developers” By Paul Cobb and devastated by the COVID
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Ramachandran: Why I’m Running for District 18 Assembly Race She is the Only Candidate Who Lives in Oakland in the District 18 Assembly Race By Janani Ramachandran Note: Janani Ramachandran is a social justice attorney. She has the sole endorsement of organizations rooted in Oakland, including ILWU, Oakland East Bay Democratic Club, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club and Oakland Tenants Union. Oakland makes up 66% of Assembly District 18. Yet all the other major candidates live in Alameda or San Leandro. Our district has not had a representative from Oakland since the 1990s. Oakland deserves true representation in our Legislature, and here are some reasons why:
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power that state legislation can have on local issues. Our most recent District 18 assembly member who lives in Alameda, facilitated the development of Howard Terminal by introducing AB 1191 and AB 734 – ultiFisher family and their allies. By contrast, a legislator from Oakland would understand the disastrous consequences of the project for West Oakland residents, such as worsening air quality and stimulating rapid
Janani Ramachandran Howard Terminal Look no further than the Howard Terminal to see the
A legislator from Oakland would also understand that such a project would threaten the job security of 85,000 workers at the Port of Oakland. As the only major candidate in
this election publicly opposed to Howard Terminal, I promcommunity groups in vocalizing my opposition to this project, and any others that prioritize billionaire interests over those of our neighbors. OUSD Takeover Oakland has been unable to run our own public schools since the deeply problematic state takeover of OUSD in 2003. This takeover, and the actions by the State-appointed administrator in running up OUSD’s debt, led to the closure of many majority-Black public schools and the proliferation of charter schools (in Continued on Page 8
Pictured above left to right are Ray Bobbitt, founder of the AASEG, Gladys Green, 97, East Oakland matriarchal community leader and mentor to Bobbitt and Jonathan ‘fitness’ Jones. Photo by Ramier Jones
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