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Who Made the List? See Housing & Climate Progressive Democratic Endorsements for AD-18 ADEM Elections

Organized as the “Housing & Climate Progressive Democratic Slate,” the team of 13 is running in an election happening right now that often flies under the radar – the California Democratic Party’s Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs). Normally ignored by most voters, this year’s ADEM election might carry additional weight with President Trump in the Oval Office.

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5 months ago

January 1, 2025

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Organized as the “Housing & Climate Progressive Democratic Slate,” the team of 13 is running in an election happening right now that often flies under the radar – the California Democratic Party’s Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs).

By Oakland Post Staff

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 31 at Noon

OAKLAND, CA — A diverse group of progressive, results-driven candidates running to represent Assembly District 18 in the California Democratic Party announced endorsements from a slate of local elected and community leaders, including Oakland Councilmembers Zac Unger and Noel Gallo, BART Director Victor Flores, former Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, and former Emeryville Mayor and candidate for Alameda County Supervisor John Bauters.

“November’s election showed that the Democratic Party has been on the wrong track,” said Ben Gould, a candidate and organizer with the slate. “California has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to show the country what Democrats can achieve. It’s time for a change in leadership and a new approach to ensuring the Democratic Party can meet the needs of working families.”

The ADEM elections are grassroots elections where Democrats from each Assembly District vote for their local representatives to the state party. These ADEM representatives help shape the party platform, endorse candidates, and influence the policy direction of Democrats throughout California.

However, this election is often missed by most voters because of an elaborate registration and voting process. Unlike normal elections, in order to vote for ADEMS, registered Democrats must go online to www.ademelections.com to register for a ballot before January 31st at noon. Then, CADEM will send a special PIN via traditional paper mail, delivered by USPS, with instructions for how to go online to vote. Anyone who requests a ballot, and receives the mailed instructions, will then be able to cast their vote online before Feb. 23.

Here in AD-18, those incumbents include Kalimah Priforce, an Emeryville councilmember who was notably recently censured by his peers for ethics violations, failing to comply with campaign finance laws, and violating confidentiality. Priforce was elected in 2023, when less than 600 votes were cast despite 172,000 Democrats being eligible to vote.

The Housing & Climate Progressive Democratic Slate includes a mix of both notable community leaders, and some new names that offer a fresh perspective for the California Democratic Party. The slate members are:

Sam Davis (former Oakland School Board Director)
Nate Hanson (affordable housing developer)
Regina Chagolla (Emery Unified School District Board Member)
Cathy Adams (President of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce)
Genice Jacobs (anti-trafficking activist)
Ben Gould (environmental policy consultant)
Sam Gould (former candidate for Emeryville City Council and housing & safe streets advocate)
Lauren Wilson (transportation and urban planning advocate)
Zac Bowling (housing activist)
Bobbi Lopez (victim services deputy)
Shawn Danino (former candidate for Oakland City Council At-Large and housing/mobility policymaker)
Ashlee Jemmott (deputy policy analyst)
Arielle Fleisher (transportation policy advisor)

Democrats can vote in the ADEM election by visiting www.ademelections.com to register before Friday, Jan. 31 at noon. After registering online, voters will receive a code via USPS mail from CADEMS, which can be used to vote before Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.

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Oakland Post: Week of June 4 – 10, 2025

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 4-10, 2025

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Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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June 2, 2025

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

By April Ryan
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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.