Tag: Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Nate Miley Runs for Re-election
On Saturday, March 23, 2019, Supervisor Nate Miley held his Campaign Kick-Off Event at Everett & Jones BBQ in Oakland, California. Supervisor Miley has...
Supervisor Wilma Chan and Colleagues Condemn Trump Border Policy
From left to right: Gregory C. Garrett, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, Alameda Health Consortium; OUSD Board of Education Director Shanthi Gonzales, District...
Open Letter: County Board of Supervisors Should Reject Transfer of Youth Center...
By Chris Iglesias and Joe BrooksLet’s not play politics with our youth. The school to prison pipeline is a reality for many Black and...
Oaklanders March for Immigrant and Worker Rights
Bay Area residents and advocacy groups began amassing at Fruitvale Plaza shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday for the May Day protest for workers’...
Community Forum to Expunge Marijuana Convictions, April 12
In order to help create opportunities for those directly impacted by the War on Drugs, Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan is hosting a community forum...
Open Letter by Black and Latino Leaders to Local Elected Officials
The following is an open letter describing the platform of the African American Latino Action Alliance (AALAA) for the 2016 election cycle: We are African,...
Alameda County First in State to Repeal Juvenile Justice Fees
Thousands of low-income Alameda County families will no longer pay juvenile probation and public defender fees. On July 12, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors...
A Push for Alameda County to Fund Re-entry Programs
Alameda County and other California counties have begun receiving millions of dollars a year to partially offset the state decision to save money by...
Protesters Disrupt Board of Supervisors Meeting, Demanding Services for Formerly Incarcerated
After months of rallying the community in the Jobs Not Jails campaign, organizers with the Ella Baker Center in Oakland and nearly 100 community...
Public Defender Brendon Woods Receives Gideon Award
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors this honored Public Defender Brendon Woods this week as the recipient of the Santa Clara County Black Lawyers...
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