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03.04.24 Monday Meals: GOTV
https://youtu.be/lTTnTXsh6dQ Pecolia Manigo, Political Director of Oakland Rising spoke with Jose Bernal of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Saabir Lockett of East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) on the latest get out the vote efforts just in time...
02.26.24 Monday Meals: We Are California
https://youtu.be/O0ZqAiS9TcE For our first Monday Meals of 2024, we had Pecolia Manigo, Political Director of Oakland Rising and Vernetta Woods, IVE Team Leader of Oakland Rising share about our crucial work with the We Are California campaign surveying Alameda County...
Building Local Power!
Get ready to come to your door and answer your phone! With the Primary less than a month away, we are running a winter Civic Engagement Program to reach voters on the most pressing issues impacting our communities this year. Our mission is clear – to ensure that every resident of Oakland and Alameda County has access to affordable housing, quality education, and essential city services.
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SLUDGE: Los Angeles Considers ‘Democracy Vouchers’ to Expand Engagement in City Elections
“If we have democracy vouchers, people will have a stake in the system and an incentive to say, ‘I have $100—who is the candidate who is going to come speak with me, hear my concerns, and include me in the process.'” — Aura Vasquez, advisor, Los Angeles for Democracy Vouchers
Letter to Presiding Judge Smiley on Alameda County’s Eviction Crisis
November 7, 2023 Hon. Charles A. Smiley III, Presiding JudgeDepartment 1Alameda Superior CourtRene C. Davison Courthouse1225 Fallon StreetOakland, CA 94612 Dear Presiding Judge Smiley: As tenant organizations and legal services providers, we write because of concerns...
Press Release: Oakland City Council Passes Urgently-Needed Public Financing Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 8 MEDIA CONTACT: Jocelyn Cansino [email protected] 510-712-4339 Oakland City Council Passes Urgently-Needed Public Financing Reform Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council took important steps forward to phase in the...
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