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City of Oakland Website needs work! Share your suggestions.

Hunting for information on the city website inhibits transparency. Learn about my recent experience and share any suggestions you have to make Oaklandnet.com easier to navigate!

September 14, 2012
Are you ready for the November 2012 Election?

There are a lot of issues to vote on in November, are you ready? Learn what’s at stake in the fall, why it’s important to vote and how to register!

August 15, 2012
My Rant: #OPD needs to do better.

Howard Jordan and the Oakland Police Department may be trying to reach out the community, but they are losing the PR game. An honest complaint about OPD from a law abiding citizen.

May 25, 2012
Will Trayvon Martin’s death be a moment or a movement? Let’s create a community movement!

I don’t know if we are going to see the kind of political movement like that of the 60’s.. but I think what we can all do is create a movement of community change that can be just as powerful. We’ve lost our village. Lets bring the village back!

April 2, 2012
East Bay Democracy for America chooses an AD18 candidate!

Joel Young, Rob Bonta and Abel Guillen were slated to duke it out for East Bay’s Democracy for America! Find out what happened at the DFA forum and learn more about the #AD18 candidates here..

March 10, 2012
A new understanding of violence and nonviolence as a tactic.

Destruction of property and other violent actions places the focus on the violence, and not on the issue.

February 20, 2012
Learning from “The Interrupters” of Violence in Oakland

“The Interruptors” (@theinterruptors) is a documentary by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz that follows the work of an organization called CeaseFire (@CeaseFire_IL) and it’s efforts to fight violence on the streets of Chicago.

February 11, 2012
Similarities between Occupy Oakland and Stand for Oakland

Both organizations are working to have a better Oakland. I think everyone needs to take to the time to listen to each other, respectfully, and figure out a way to work together to make it happen.

February 8, 2012
Bay Area minorities “Get Active”

If you are a frequent reader of my blog (or have spoken to me for a couple of minutes) you would know that my goal is to see more of my peers, young minorities, participate in local politics or have a more active interest in making Oakland a better place. But don’t think that there…

January 22, 2012
Oakland residents honor MLK by gathering to stop the violence.

Regeneration Church and Reverend Harry Louis Williams II, hosted “Stop the Gunfire- MLK Day Gathering” a grassroots program hoping to find a solution towards reducing the violent crimes in Oakland.

January 16, 2012

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