Fw: Cory Booker made history. Now it's our turn.
See you at Oscar Grant Plaza this Saturday at 1 pm!!!! Vive la resistance!!!!!! Melissa
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Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 9:32 AM
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Subject: Cory Booker made history. Now it's our turn.
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Fw: Take Action to Help Unaccompanied Children!
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To: shona_armstrong@... <shona_armstrong@...>
Subject: Take Action to Help Unaccompanied Children!
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Dear Friends,
EBSC strongly denounces the Trump Administration’s recent termination of the Unaccompanied Children Program, causing over 26,000 children who entered
the country alone to lose their legal representation. As unaccompanied minors, children are especially vulnerable to trafficking and other abuses on their journeys to the U.S. and once they arrive. Legal representation is the only thing that is preventing
them from being sent back to danger and possible death. ?
We urge Congress to stand firmly against the termination of this life-saving program and to restore due process and legal
protections for unaccompanied minors.
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Take Action – ?Show up TOMORROW in support of legal access for immigrant children.
Attend the hearing at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Tuesday, April 1st at the District Court for the Northern District of California (450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California) .
or
(password 426303) if you cannot attend in person.
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EBSC has served over 750 unaccompanied minors in the last 10 years. With our help, they are able to attain asylum, stay in school,
and begin to heal. Children with access to legal counsel and support services have better outcomes with their overall immigration cases, while those without are more likely to be deported to dangerous conditions. Ultimately, this decision completely undermines
due process, a basic right entitled to all humans, citizens or not.
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“The 26,000 children whose access to counsel was slashed will be at higher risk of exploitation and trafficking and their chances of
obtaining legal protection will plummet. No child should be forced to fend for themselves against a trained [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] attorney without a lawyer by their side.”
– Lindsay Toczylowski,
President of Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef)
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Why does legal representation matter?
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Many children have a legal pathway relief based on being abused, abandoned, neglected, or persecuted in their home countries. However,
almost half of unaccompanied children face deportation alone.
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Many children cannot read or speak English – others who primarily speak Indigenous languages cannot speak read or Spanish – and
others are too young to read or speak at all.
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Seeking legal relief involves multiple steps and working with several agencies in different legal systems.
Children cannot meaningfully navigate the systems alone.
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A representative can stand with the youth to explain the process, their rights, and help them navigate removal proceedings with
humanity, dignity, and their due process rights preserved.
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Representation increases the efficiency of immigration courts overall.
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No child should have to defend themselves alone in court against a trained ICE attorney. ?Beyond their legal cases, many unaccompanied
children face mental health challenges such as PTSD and have trouble speaking about traumatic events. Having lawyers working alongside social workers is essential to guide children through the often re-traumatizing process of recounting their migration journeys.
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“Our Support Services team helped a 17-year old asylum seeker from Guatemala access mental health care, despite her being turned down
twice. We made sure she had a Mam interpreter for her intake appointment and followed up with her several times to make sure she felt comfortable with the process. The client was relieved to hear that she would receive ongoing therapy for her PTSD and start
her path to healing.”
– Owen Thompson-Lastad, Advocacy Programs Manager
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(most effective method for legislative action!):
Dial the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at
202-224-3121
and
to them.
Show up TOMORROW in support of legal access for immigrant kids:
Join the hearing at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Tuesday, April 1st at the District Court
for the Northern District of California (450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California).
or
(password 426303) if you cannot attend in person.
Join our workshop to help immigrant families fill out their Family Preparedness Plan:
Saturday, April 12 from 11am - 12:30pm at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian
Universalists (606 Bonita Ave, Berkeley). .
Write a letter to your representatives:
Demand your elected officials to take action and restore legal services to protect
unaccompanied children. .
Stay Informed:
What are the threats unaccompanied children face? Check out the
of UCP Webinar to hear experts, advocates, and testimonies from former unaccompanied children themselves.
Stop ICE expansion in Dublin:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm at the Gates of FCI Dublin Women’s Prison (corner of 8th St. and Arnold), Dublin 94568
– Accessible by BART ( 35 min walk / 5-7 drive away from Dublin/Pleasanton Station). Join the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity for a vigil to reject ICE’s plans, uplift women survivors, and demand a world without detention.
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Sunday, April 6 & 27 from 2-4pm at
La Pe?a Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley). Join
us to learn how to handle ICE encounters and share important Know Your Rights information with immigrant community members.
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Send a letter to your members of Congress:
telling Congress to pass the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, which would protect immigrants from deportation
without due process under the outdated and discriminatory Alien Enemies Act.
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Thank you for showing up for children and all people who fled life-threatening conditions to find safety in the U.S. Together, we are building a future
where compassion and dignity are the standard, not the exception.
With care,
EBSC Team
P.S. Join us April 15th for No Separate Survival, a beautiful film highlighting the journeys and aspirations of immigrant community
members. There will be a Q&A with the film’s director and participants.
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Re: Looking for witnesses and/or video of accident
Hi Kelly,
We have some not very clear video from our porch camera. I can see people coming out to look at the car at about 4:55 or so. Before that there's a lot of traffic going slowly down the street passing your car. It looks like the peacock was marching around in the street earlier that afternoon so I don't know if he was involved in the traffic jam or not. It's not clear to from the video which car hit yours but maybe you could tell if you looked at it. I'll make a clip and send you a link.?
Duncan
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Oakland, CA
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On Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 7:15?PM kelly manheimer via <kellyman= [email protected]> wrote: Hi neighbors -
this is a Hail Mary, but…
our yellow Honda Fit was sideswiped while parked in front of our house at 5655 Oak Grove on 3/8 at about 4:55 PM.?
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The driver was a young kid, who did the right thing and knocked on our door to let us know. Unfortunately, the insurance company is raising some issues of coverage and needs either witnesses or video. So, in case any of you saw it, or have ring or other video- could you please let me know?? I only have pics from the next day. ?
many thanks and I hope you all are well!
warmly
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Looking for witnesses and/or video of accident
Hi neighbors -
this is a Hail Mary, but…
our yellow Honda Fit was sideswiped while parked in front of our house at 5655 Oak Grove on 3/8 at about 4:55 PM.?
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The driver was a young kid, who did the right thing and knocked on our door to let us know. Unfortunately, the insurance company is raising some issues of coverage and needs either witnesses or video. So, in case any of you saw it, or have ring or other video- could you please let me know? ?I only have pics from the next day. ?
many thanks and I hope you all are well!
warmly
Kelly
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Re: Protest rally in downtown Oakland on Saturday April 5th
We will miss you but ENJOY Sonoma!!! Xoxo, M
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Miss this . ?My friend is having an 80th birthday lunch in Sonoma that very day . ?But I will be there us spirit for sure .,
On Mar 26, 2025, at 11:16?AM, Melissa Mednick via groups.io <melissamednick@...> wrote:
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Hi neighbors, a nationwide Anti-Trump protest will be happening on Saturday April 5th?. There will be a rally in downtown Oakland at Oscar Grant Plaza , 409 14th Street (formerly called Frank Ogawa Plaza) from
1-2:30. I have copied the link below, which provides info on how to register and details about the rally, in case folks haven't yet heard about this protest. The Trump administration and its sycophants want us to feel powerless and we ARE NOT!! Please consider
attending the protest or if you are not able to attend, consider donating to an organization fighting this administration such as the ACLU, Indivisible or your favorite Immigrants' Rights group. Thanks for listening and for standing up. WE WILL get through
this together. If folks are interested in carpooling there together, email me directly at melissamednick@.... Kind regards, Melissa.?
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I am soooooo sorry to Miss this . ?My friend is having an 80th birthday lunch in Sonoma that very day . ?But I will be there us spirit for sure .,
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On Mar 26, 2025, at 11:16?AM, Melissa Mednick via groups.io <melissamednick@...> wrote:
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Hi neighbors, a nationwide Anti-Trump protest will be happening on Saturday April 5th?. There will be a rally in downtown Oakland at Oscar Grant Plaza , 409 14th Street (formerly called Frank Ogawa Plaza) from
1-2:30. I have copied the link below, which provides info on how to register and details about the rally, in case folks haven't yet heard about this protest. The Trump administration and its sycophants want us to feel powerless and we ARE NOT!! Please consider
attending the protest or if you are not able to attend, consider donating to an organization fighting this administration such as the ACLU, Indivisible or your favorite Immigrants' Rights group. Thanks for listening and for standing up. WE WILL get through
this together. If folks are interested in carpooling there together, email me directly at melissamednick@.... Kind regards, Melissa.?
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Protest rally in downtown Oakland on Saturday April 5th
Hi neighbors, a nationwide Anti-Trump protest will be happening on Saturday April 5th?. There will be a rally in downtown Oakland at Oscar Grant Plaza , 409 14th Street (formerly called Frank Ogawa Plaza) from
1-2:30. I have copied the link below, which provides info on how to register and details about the rally, in case folks haven't yet heard about this protest. The Trump administration and its sycophants want us to feel powerless and we ARE NOT!! Please consider
attending the protest or if you are not able to attend, consider donating to an organization fighting this administration such as the ACLU, Indivisible or your favorite Immigrants' Rights group. Thanks for listening and for standing up. WE WILL get through
this together. If folks are interested in carpooling there together, email me directly at melissamednick@.... Kind regards, Melissa.?
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Re: has broken in to last night
No. I had forgotten about Safer Rockridge.? Thanks for reminder.? Greg
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 10:06?PM racheljentry via <racheljentry= [email protected]> wrote: Really glad to hear you're okay. Extremely disturbing that someone came in while your brother was home and asleep. This is happening all over Rockridge (whether folks have alarms or not). Hard to know exactly what to do. Curious to know if you called Safer Rockridge in addition to the police, and whether they showed up?
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 8:50?PM Gregory Feist via <greg.feist= [email protected]> wrote: Yes ymwe have an alarm but it wasn't on yet. Should have been.? Greg
Sorry to hear this Greg. This is very frightening and so brazen.. 940pm? Thanks for sharing. I walked out of our house last Sunday and a man was sitting on my bench charging his phone.. I was very startled . ?
Curious if you have an alarm.?
? FYI OGA-ers:? Last night (Friday) around 9:40pm (I wasn't here and my brother was asleep), a man jumped our back gate (I have a ring camera there) and then he smashed the?back French?door glass and came in. At first I didn't think he took anything bc the front ring camera shows him leaving out the front door?and nothing clearly in his hands. But I looked at it a few times and on closer inspection?could see what looked like a laptop under?his arm. And sure enough a loner I had from San Jose State was missing from my office.?
I say all of this to just remind us all to?do whatever?you can to be safe and secure and to know these things are happening on our street.
Fortunately, nothing else was taken and no one was hurt.?
Greg
Gregory J. Feist, PhD
Professor of Psychology President-Elect, Western Psychological Association
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0120
(408) 924-5617
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Really glad to hear you're okay. Extremely disturbing that someone came in while your brother was home and asleep. This is happening all over Rockridge (whether folks have alarms or not). Hard to know exactly what to do. Curious to know if you called Safer Rockridge in addition to the police, and whether they showed up?
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 8:50?PM Gregory Feist via <greg.feist= [email protected]> wrote: Yes ymwe have an alarm but it wasn't on yet. Should have been.? Greg
Sorry to hear this Greg. This is very frightening and so brazen.. 940pm? Thanks for sharing. I walked out of our house last Sunday and a man was sitting on my bench charging his phone.. I was very startled . ?
Curious if you have an alarm.?
? FYI OGA-ers:? Last night (Friday) around 9:40pm (I wasn't here and my brother was asleep), a man jumped our back gate (I have a ring camera there) and then he smashed the?back French?door glass and came in. At first I didn't think he took anything bc the front ring camera shows him leaving out the front door?and nothing clearly in his hands. But I looked at it a few times and on closer inspection?could see what looked like a laptop under?his arm. And sure enough a loner I had from San Jose State was missing from my office.?
I say all of this to just remind us all to?do whatever?you can to be safe and secure and to know these things are happening on our street.
Fortunately, nothing else was taken and no one was hurt.?
Greg
Gregory J. Feist, PhD
Professor of Psychology President-Elect, Western Psychological Association
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0120
(408) 924-5617
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Yes ymwe have an alarm but it wasn't on yet. Should have been.? Greg
Sorry to hear this Greg. This is very frightening and so brazen.. 940pm? Thanks for sharing. I walked out of our house last Sunday and a man was sitting on my bench charging his phone.. I was very startled . ?
Curious if you have an alarm.?
? FYI OGA-ers:? Last night (Friday) around 9:40pm (I wasn't here and my brother was asleep), a man jumped our back gate (I have a ring camera there) and then he smashed the?back French?door glass and came in. At first I didn't think he took anything bc the front ring camera shows him leaving out the front door?and nothing clearly in his hands. But I looked at it a few times and on closer inspection?could see what looked like a laptop under?his arm. And sure enough a loner I had from San Jose State was missing from my office.?
I say all of this to just remind us all to?do whatever?you can to be safe and secure and to know these things are happening on our street.
Fortunately, nothing else was taken and no one was hurt.?
Greg
Gregory J. Feist, PhD
Professor of Psychology President-Elect, Western Psychological Association
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0120
(408) 924-5617
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Sorry to hear this Greg. This is very frightening and so brazen.. 940pm? Thanks for sharing. I walked out of our house last Sunday and a man was sitting on my bench charging his phone.. I was very startled . ?
Curious if you have an alarm.?
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On Mar 22, 2025, at 5:42?PM, Gregory Feist via groups.io <greg.feist@...> wrote:
? FYI OGA-ers:? Last night (Friday) around 9:40pm (I wasn't here and my brother was asleep), a man jumped our back gate (I have a ring camera there) and then he smashed the?back French?door glass and came in. At first I didn't think he took anything bc the front ring camera shows him leaving out the front door?and nothing clearly in his hands. But I looked at it a few times and on closer inspection?could see what looked like a laptop under?his arm. And sure enough a loner I had from San Jose State was missing from my office.?
I say all of this to just remind us all to?do whatever?you can to be safe and secure and to know these things are happening on our street.
Fortunately, nothing else was taken and no one was hurt.?
Greg
Gregory J. Feist, PhD
Professor of Psychology President-Elect, Western Psychological Association
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0120
(408) 924-5617
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has broken in to last night
FYI OGA-ers:? Last night (Friday) around 9:40pm (I wasn't here and my brother was asleep), a man jumped our back gate (I have a ring camera there) and then he smashed the?back French?door glass and came in. At first I didn't think he took anything bc the front ring camera shows him leaving out the front door?and nothing clearly in his hands. But I looked at it a few times and on closer inspection?could see what looked like a laptop under?his arm. And sure enough a loner I had from San Jose State was missing from my office.?
I say all of this to just remind us all to?do whatever?you can to be safe and secure and to know these things are happening on our street.
Fortunately, nothing else was taken and no one was hurt.?
Greg
Gregory J. Feist, PhD
Professor of Psychology President-Elect, Western Psychological Association
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0120
(408) 924-5617
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Re: Why I'm voting for Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor
Hi Friends,
I appreciate the openness in sharing our thoughts on the upcoming mayoral election. Oakland is in a trying situation and definitely needs strong and decisive leadership, not only to navigate us through our local challenges, but also to demonstrate progressive competence on a state and national level.
I would count myself as a casual observer of local politics so I don’t have a strong understanding of the various dynamics inside city hall, nor what the key levers of power are that a mayor must wield in order to successfully roll out their agenda. Obviously the city council adopts the budget, so that’s probably the most important relationship. With that said, there are issues that I care strongly about. The two at the top are Transparency and Accountability, especially when it comes to lobbying and city contracts. This is an absolute must given our current budget challenges.
I have recently started doing some research into both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor as it seems this is likely where things are going. In the spirit of transparency, Loren Taylor is much closer to my network, and I strongly believe the party needs to get younger across all levels (local, state, national). So on the surface, I am naturally more inclined towards supporting Loren. However, a candidate's priorities, and their ability to deliver on them have to be the deciding factor, and Barbara Lee definitely has respect and experience.
One red flag I have found from Barbara Lee is on she chose to list endorsements and news ahead of her priorities. This to me shouts politics versus policy. Loren on the other hand lists his priorities ahead of his endorsements on . Maybe this speaks to their relative strengths, maybe it speaks to something deeper, maybe nothing at all.
In any case, I think either candidate will be an upgrade, and I am open to learning more about both of them over the coming weeks.
Best, Abe
On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:20?PM carojuarez637 via <carojuarez637= [email protected]> wrote: Thank you Jennifer for the thoughtful email about the support for Barbara Lee. ? ? Your reminder that she will have the short period in which to show us all what direction she is taking in working with others, will help us all to decide if we want to anchor her in the mayoral position! ? ?Here’s hoping, ? ? Carolina ? Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I’m voting for Barbara Lee because she is the only candidate who has the respect of all the different constituencies in Oakland that will need to work together to solve Oakland’s current challenges. She has the experience, the wisdom, the gravitas, the connections, the ideas, the energy, the optimism and the determination that we need. People love her and admire her so much — and she’s going to need every bit of that social and political capital that she has built up over the decades, because Oakland, like many other cities, is facing a big budget crisis and thorny problems.?
At a rally for her at the Grand Lake Theatre a couple of Saturdays ago, I got to hear from so many people at different levels of government who are excited about her campaign and are eager to work with her:
- Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas - Assemblymember Mia Bonta - Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins, who said he gets calls from Barbara Lee at all hours with ideas and questions — he marveled at her energy and the depth of her knowledge of how Oakland works?
Her list of??is very long and comprehensive, but what I think is remarkable that she is endorsed by every member of the Oakland City Council but one (whom she says is an old friend and she wouldn’t name them!) Her main opponent professes to be proud that he is not endorsed by the City Council members, because he claims it makes him “independent” — but he should know that isn’t how things work. He served one four-year term on the City Council, with very little to show for it beyond obstruction and burnt bridges. The reality is that the mayor HAS to work with the City Council and can’t go it alone. I personally feel that a guy with an MBA and so little political experience has no business running the City of Oakland, when we have a candidate with the integrity and proven leadership of Barbara Lee.?
I met her at a house party where she refused to take a seat and remained standing even though it was her 5th event of the day. She told the gathering about all the different sources of revenue she’s working on securing - from the County, the State, from grants, from collecting fees through offices that have been deprioritized and understaffed since the pandemic -- “to get Oakland the money it’s due.” ?I got to shake her hand and talk to her one-on-one, and I expressed my surprise that she was willing to take on this job, and she said she has done many hard things in her life and she’s ready to take on this challenge. She also told me that now that she isn’t flying back and forth between Washington DC and Oakland every week the way she did for so many years (three or four days in DC; three or four days in Oakland each week), she has lots more free time to throw into this.?
People who say she’s too old are thinking about other politicians and have not seen her in action right here and right now. She is a dynamo! Furthermore, this is only to finish out the current term. In November 2026, only 1 1/2 years from now, she will decide if she wants to keep going and we can vote on whether we want to keep her in the job. We should be so lucky!
Sincerely,
Jen V
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Re: Why I'm voting for Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor
Thank you Jennifer for the thoughtful email about the support for Barbara Lee. ? ? Your reminder that she will have the short period in which to show us all what direction she is taking in working with others, will help us all to decide if we want to anchor her in the mayoral position! ? ?Here’s hoping,
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On Mar 20, 2025, at 8:30?PM, Jennifer Vetter via groups.io <jrvetter@...> wrote:
? Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I’m voting for Barbara Lee because she is the only candidate who has the respect of all the different constituencies in Oakland that will need to work together to solve Oakland’s current challenges. She has the experience, the wisdom, the gravitas, the connections, the ideas, the energy, the optimism and the determination that we need. People love her and admire her so much — and she’s going to need every bit of that social and political capital that she has built up over the decades, because Oakland, like many other cities, is facing a big budget crisis and thorny problems.?
At a rally for her at the Grand Lake Theatre a couple of Saturdays ago, I got to hear from so many people at different levels of government who are excited about her campaign and are eager to work with her:
- Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas - Assemblymember Mia Bonta - Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins, who said he gets calls from Barbara Lee at all hours with ideas and questions — he marveled at her energy and the depth of her knowledge of how Oakland works?
Her list of??is very long and comprehensive, but what I think is remarkable that she is endorsed by every member of the Oakland City Council but one (whom she says is an old friend and she wouldn’t name them!) Her main opponent professes to be proud that he is not endorsed by the City Council members, because he claims it makes him “independent” — but he should know that isn’t how things work. He served one four-year term on the City Council, with very little to show for it beyond obstruction and burnt bridges. The reality is that the mayor HAS to work with the City Council and can’t go it alone. I personally feel that a guy with an MBA and so little political experience has no business running the City of Oakland, when we have a candidate with the integrity and proven leadership of Barbara Lee.?
I met her at a house party where she refused to take a seat and remained standing even though it was her 5th event of the day. She told the gathering about all the different sources of revenue she’s working on securing - from the County, the State, from grants, from collecting fees through offices that have been deprioritized and understaffed since the pandemic -- “to get Oakland the money it’s due.” ?I got to shake her hand and talk to her one-on-one, and I expressed my surprise that she was willing to take on this job, and she said she has done many hard things in her life and she’s ready to take on this challenge. She also told me that now that she isn’t flying back and forth between Washington DC and Oakland every week the way she did for so many years (three or four days in DC; three or four days in Oakland each week), she has lots more free time to throw into this.?
People who say she’s too old are thinking about other politicians and have not seen her in action right here and right now. She is a dynamo! Furthermore, this is only to finish out the current term. In November 2026, only 1 1/2 years from now, she will decide if she wants to keep going and we can vote on whether we want to keep her in the job. We should be so lucky!
Sincerely,
Jen V
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Why I'm voting for Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I’m voting for Barbara Lee because she is the only candidate who has the respect of all the different constituencies in Oakland that will need to work together to solve Oakland’s current challenges. She has the experience, the wisdom, the gravitas, the connections, the ideas, the energy, the optimism and the determination that we need. People love her and admire her so much — and she’s going to need every bit of that social and political capital that she has built up over the decades, because Oakland, like many other cities, is facing a big budget crisis and thorny problems.?
At a rally for her at the Grand Lake Theatre a couple of Saturdays ago, I got to hear from so many people at different levels of government who are excited about her campaign and are eager to work with her:
- Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas - Assemblymember Mia Bonta - Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins, who said he gets calls from Barbara Lee at all hours with ideas and questions — he marveled at her energy and the depth of her knowledge of how Oakland works?
Her list of??is very long and comprehensive, but what I think is remarkable that she is endorsed by every member of the Oakland City Council but one (whom she says is an old friend and she wouldn’t name them!) Her main opponent professes to be proud that he is not endorsed by the City Council members, because he claims it makes him “independent” — but he should know that isn’t how things work. He served one four-year term on the City Council, with very little to show for it beyond obstruction and burnt bridges. The reality is that the mayor HAS to work with the City Council and can’t go it alone. I personally feel that a guy with an MBA and so little political experience has no business running the City of Oakland, when we have a candidate with the integrity and proven leadership of Barbara Lee.?
I met her at a house party where she refused to take a seat and remained standing even though it was her 5th event of the day. She told the gathering about all the different sources of revenue she’s working on securing - from the County, the State, from grants, from collecting fees through offices that have been deprioritized and understaffed since the pandemic -- “to get Oakland the money it’s due.” ?I got to shake her hand and talk to her one-on-one, and I expressed my surprise that she was willing to take on this job, and she said she has done many hard things in her life and she’s ready to take on this challenge. She also told me that now that she isn’t flying back and forth between Washington DC and Oakland every week the way she did for so many years (three or four days in DC; three or four days in Oakland each week), she has lots more free time to throw into this.?
People who say she’s too old are thinking about other politicians and have not seen her in action right here and right now. She is a dynamo! Furthermore, this is only to finish out the current term. In November 2026, only 1 1/2 years from now, she will decide if she wants to keep going and we can vote on whether we want to keep her in the job. We should be so lucky!
Sincerely,
Jen V
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Re: Anyone want a lawn sign for Loren Taylor?
Off topic but does anyone have a handyman they can refer? ?Looking to have some Ikea furniture assembled.
Tx? Emma?
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Hi folks, I am going to pick up a lawn sign for mayoral candidate Loren Taylor within the next day or two for our house. If you would like one, email me at: melissamednick@... and I will drop it off on your front porch later this week. Thanks for
being a voter in the upcoming April 15th election! Best wishes to you and yours, Melissa?
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Anyone want a lawn sign for Loren Taylor?
Hi folks, I am going to pick up a lawn sign for mayoral candidate Loren Taylor within the next day or two for our house. If you would like one, email me at: melissamednick@... and I will drop it off on your front porch later this week. Thanks for
being a voter in the upcoming April 15th election! Best wishes to you and yours, Melissa?
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Fw: Your weekly Oakland news
Hi neighbors, Oaklandside put together a questionnaire for the mayoral candidates and you can find their responses below (see subheading, "Candidate questionnaires" below.) And PLEASE vote on April 15th!!!! Best to you and yours, Melissa
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Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 7:15 AM
To: Oakland neighbor <melissamednick@...>
Subject: Your weekly Oakland news
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See how candidates present their ideas, in their own words.
Oakland neighbor,
With exactly one month left until Oakland’s special election, our newsroom is in full swing, interviewing candidates, digging through campaign finance reports and watching forums. One of my favorite regular features of our election coverage is our candidate
questionnaires. We have each person running fill out a form with pointed questions about their background and the city’s most pressing issues. And we publish them in full.
Nothing beats live conversations with the people seeking powerful audiences — and we have plenty of those — but it’s also instructive to see how candidates present themselves in their own words. Check out the questionnaire posts for the mayoral and District
2 races, where you can compare the candidates’ points of view and plans, side by side. They're linked in the special election section of this newsletter.
And don’t forget to vote!
Sincerely,
Natalie Orenstein, senior reporter
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Campaign finance report: Mayoral candidates?former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Councilmember Loren Taylor?have raised $293,000 and $253,000, respectively.?The other seven candidates have raised next to nothing.
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And in the race for the D2 City Council seat,?Charlene Wang has raised approximately $75,000 while Kara Murray-Badal has received $62,000. Murray-Badal is also getting a big lift from a labor-backed independent expenditure committee that is
buying thousands of dollars of online ads. .
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The debate about the debate:?Tuesday’s mayoral debate was hosted by Empower Oakland and a new group called Black Action Alliance. A few other groups were also advertised as co-sponsors, including Black Women Organized for Political Action?and
the Brotherhood of Elders Network.?But in the runup to and after the event, several co-sponsors voiced complaints about how the debate was organized and raised questions about the Black Action Alliance.
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Candidate questionnaires:?To help voters get to know those running for mayor and the D2 city council seat, The Oaklandside created a form that asks?candidates to spell out their plans for homelessness, city finances and public safety. Read
their answers, in their own words.??|?.
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Coliseum sale drags?on:?The transfer of the property to the African American Sports Entertainment Group would unlock millions of dollars for Oakland but a deal is?still yet to be?inked.?.
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Public safety and road safety
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Recalled DA Pamela Price's new podcast: We?sat down with Price to ask her what she aims to accomplish with her new podcast —?“Pamela Price Unfiltered” —?her reflections on the recall election, and her hopes for the new Alameda County District
Attorney.?.
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20% bus fare hike: The AC Transit Board of Directors voted Wednesday to approve the rise of fares this summer. The new price for cash fares will be $2.75 starting July 1 with an expected additional raise to $3 on July 1, 2026.?.
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Oakland?events this weekend:
- Temescal Bar Crawl?—?Saturday, March 15, 6 p.m., 21 and up,
for a list of all participating bars
- Premiere Screening: ‘The Class’ Feat. Daveed Diggs, filmmaker, and other guests?—?Sunday, March 16, 11 a.m.,?, The Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Ave.?
- A Creative Sunday Afternoon at Gold Palm?—?Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,??donation
scale, 1900 Telegraph Ave.
Check out the??of things to do by
Arts and Community reporter?Azucena Rasilla for more?details.
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Mills campus police department:?Northeastern University leaders are distancing the school from a plan circulated last month by a university employee and a group of Oakland residents advocating for a new police department in East Oakland.?.
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County throws charter school?a lifeline:?In an unusual move, the Alameda County Board of Education declined to stop the closure of American Indian Public Charter School II, or AIMS K-8, but trustees will reconsider their decision if the school
can come to an agreement with the county by June to address concerns they have raised.?.
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Power outages at East Oakland schools:?Oakland Academy of Knowledge, Elmhurst United, Brookfield Elementary, and Madison Park Primary?lost power Friday morning due to high winds.?Power was restored so the school district didn't?send?students
home early.?.
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New restaurants:?Known for its BBQ, latkes and, of course, eccentric cheesecakes, local pop-up and farmers market staple Crazy Block Cheesecakes is opening in a new brick and mortar?on?Lakeshore Ave.?.
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Restaurant closures:?Prima Materia’s Temescal Alley tasting room is closing on March 16.?.
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A look back at February openings and closings:?Last month delivered new
to the East Bay food scene but Monkey King, Sweet July and C Casa were among notable closures.?.
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let me know if you need a printed copy of the updated OG list
I have a copier here at home and can make copies for folks who need them. Ping me directly if you need one (melissamednick@...) and remind me of your house address (or duh, I can find it on the brand new roster!!? A HUGE shout out to Kelly M for doing
all of the leg and finger work to get the roster updated!!) Best, M'lis
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Thanks Kelly for putting this list together!
OG neighbors please write in that my email (Terry Boero @ 485 Predestrian Way) is - terryboero@...
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