Bay Area
Kaplan’s 13-Point Agenda for a ‘Just Recovery Plan’
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan, who serves as Oakland’s Council Member At-Large, announced a bold, 13-point, “Agenda for Healthy Transition and a Just Recovery Plan.”
Kaplan’s proposals are designed to address the disparities in experiences and treatment, and the negative economic impacts of its residents.
“We have seen disproportionate deaths in the African American community, along with frequent denial of healthcare, and our Latinx community is also disproportionately impacted, including many who have been ordered to show up at work, often without adequate protections,” Kaplan said. “We must acknowledge that economic suffering will not heal itself — we must take action to ensure a just recovery so that those who have suffered the most do not continue to be left behind.”
Kaplan is urging the council to take immediate action to ensure the timely launch and revised safe programming for Oakland’s summer jobs and summer food programs, stating: “We must ensure health protections for workers (which also prevents community spread among the public) including the provision of adequate protective equipment and protection from being forced to come to work when sick.
The plan calls on the council to:
1. Improve community access to testing and treatment, especially for those disproportionately impacted, including our Latinx and African-American communities.
2. Provide expanded economic opportunity with safe health guidelines in our Youth Summer Jobs Programs and commit to youth involvement in a healthier future, including with the right to vote and civic engagement.
3. Support food programs, including the summer food programs.
4. Expand public access to hand-washing stations and toilets.
5. Provide library programs, such as book delivery and expanded internet access.
6 Allow RVs on private lots with sanitation solutions.
7. Provide support to small businesses by making it easier to make changes to layout and systems and online permitting
8. Provide expanded uses for hotels
9. Streamline processes for affordable housing construction
10. Strengthen jobs training to careers in the construction trades and related industries.
11. Expand access to community health clinics and job training in health care.
12. Take illegal guns off the streets with gun tracing and a crackdown on illegal gun dealing.
On May 19. the Oakland City Council addressed the issues of Youth Summer Jobs Programs and Food Service Programs.
The Jobs Training Pipeline, funding for the installation of hand-washing stations and toilets, authorization to use hotels for housing, and funding for improved gun tracing, have already been previously adopted by the council, and supporters continue to advocate for the administration to fully implement them.
Activism
Oakland Post: Week of January 8 – 14, 2025
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 8 – 14, 2025
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Activism
Barbara Lee Launches Campaign for Mayor of Oakland
“At this critical moment, we must not be a city divided, but a community united,” she Lee. “If elected I will bring my hands-on leadership, new ideas and decades of experience in identifying billions in resources for our great city, so all residents and businesses are stronger and safer and our community has optimism and confidence in Oakland’s future.”
By Post Staff
Barbara Lee on Wednesday morning formally announced her candidacy for Mayor in Oakland’s April 15 special election.
“Time and time again, Oaklanders have faced our toughest obstacles by uniting to meet our challenges,” said Lee.
“At this critical moment, we must not be a city divided but a community united,” she said. “If elected, I will bring my hands-on leadership, new ideas, and decades of experience in identifying billions in resources for our great city so all residents and businesses are stronger and safer and our community has optimism and confidence in Oakland’s future.”
“As Mayor, I’ll address our homelessness crisis, prioritize comprehensive public safety and mental health services, and lead with fiscal responsibility to deliver the core City services residents and business owners deserve. Let’s do this – together.”
“I’ve never shied away from a challenge,” said Lee. “I’m always ready to fight for Oakland.”
Watch her campaign video here, which is online at BarbaraLee4Oakland.com
Activism
Who Wants to Be the Next Elected Mayor of Oakland?
The Oakland Post is issuing a CALL to all candidates to present their answers, plans, or solutions in response to our list of questions.
By Paul Cobb
Many of you probably recall the oft-repeated expression when describing leadership that “many are called but few are chosen.” We will be inundated during January with many claims of qualifications by those who want to lead Oakland.
As of Jan. 1, 2025, we have heard the names of 14 potential candidates who might become Oakland’s next Mayor.
The Oakland Post is issuing a CALL to all candidates to present their answers, plans, or solutions in response to our list of questions.
Any candidate who wishes to receive a free announcement, publicity or space in the paper must submit solutions.
- The first questions we propose are 1) What is your budget balancing plan?
- What is your position on requiring all city employees to work full-time in their designated offices rather than remotely from their homes?
- What is your plan to provide open-access opportunities to all police officers for overtime pay?
- Since many businesses, especially downtown, have closed, what is your plan to attract and increase revenues?
Please send your submissions of 300 words or less to each question to Social@postnewsgroup.com or visit www.postnewsgroup.com
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