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“Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18
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59th Year, No. 21
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Karen Myles Inspired the Thru Random Acts Homeless Feeding Volunteers With Jehovah Jireh — R. L. Rogers Outreach Ministries at Cooper AME Zion Church By Karen Myles
Although we became a nonprofit in October 2017, this ministry began Nov. 18, 2000 as a Thanksgiving Holiday effort by the Glad Tidings Community Church in Oakland, California, pastored by Rev. Ronald L. Rogers, Sr., to bless the homeless and those less fortunate than ourselves, with a Thanksgiving meal, and clothing. We distributed 100 meals on our first outreach! We were so excited after that experience we wanted to continue in this effort and received guidance, encouragement and much wisdom from Rev. Rogers to preContinued on Page 10
Derreck Johnson, Richard Johnson and Marcus Washington at Culinary Employment for Formerly Incarcerated. Photo by JonathanFitnessJones.
Voting and Jobs for Formerly Incarcerated are Connected
Left to right at the bottom: Dr. Ronald L. Rogers, Pastor of Greater Cooper AME Zion Church and Presiding Elder of The Bay Cities District, Betty Moorer, Karen Myles, and Richard Johnson ; Left to right top: Rhonda Edwards, Mimi Pappaly, Joe Pappaly, Oscar Russell, Rolanda Rogers, Westley Myles, Emily Green, and Angela Williams. Photo by JonathanFitnessJones.
Loren Taylor, Sheng Thao in Front to Become Mayor of Oakland, 70,000 Votes Left to Count
Progressive/Liberal Coalition Leads in City Council Races Results for District Attorney, Board of Supervisors and State Assembly Contests
Loren Taylor By Ken Epstein
With thousands of votes remaining to be counted, Councilmember Loren Taylor is ahead of Councilmember Sheng Thao in what has shaped up as a two-candidate race for mayor of Oakland. Final vote counts are sure to change as more mail-in ballots and other votes are counted over the next week, though it is unlikely that frontrunners will change in races in which a candidate is far ahead.
Sheng Thao
Here are the results for the first-choice votes that were counted by Nov. 9 the day after the election: • Loren Taylor 34.19% • Sheng Thao 28.73% • Ignacio De La Fuente 12.89% • Allyssa Victory Villanueva 6.93% • Treva Reid 5.93% • Gregory Hodge 4.27% • Seneca Scott 3.81% • John Reimann 1.17 % • Peter Y. Liu 1.14 % • Tyron Jordan 0.95%
From left to right: Nikki Bas, Janani Ramachandran, Kevin Jenkins.
In a statement released Wednesday, Sheng Thao said, “We are so proud of the campaign we have run and want to thank all of our supporters and volunteers for their dedication to our great city. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has so far only counted 37,000 votes, and there are 70,000 ballots that remain to be counted. We remain optimistic about the final outcome. Every vote deserves to be counted.” The liberal/progressive City
Council majority will likely be stronger as a result of this election. Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas is far ahead in her reelection bid with 60.42% of the votes in the first round of counting, beating opponent Harold Lowe who has 39.58% of the vote. In District 4, Janani Ramachandran is leading with 64.26% of the vote and Nenna Joiner with 35.74% of the vote. To read the full story, go to postnewsgroup.com
Schaaf Proposes $260 Million Grab From the Port for Howard Terminal
By Post Staff
Community advocates and organizations are calling on members of the public to show up Monday morning at a Special Public Works Committee hearing to oppose City Administration’s attempt to divert a state grant of $260 million from port-related projects and redirect them to nonpriority projects, specifically infrastructure for John Fisher’s Howard Terminal private real estate deal. With a lack of transparency and minimal public notice, Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration is proposing resolutions that ignore usual due process, seeking to commit public funds to the Howard Terminal project before any City Council approvals have been granted, say activists. According to the activists, these funds were intended to
By Richard Johnson
I am happy to report that I have spent the last month of this election season attending candidate forums, talking to all politicians, encouraging my family and friends to vote
and participate with me and the Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) organization in our efforts to put an end to the violence and illegal guns that has gripped our communities Continued on Page 10
Candidates Against School Closures Poised to Win School Board Elections
Jennifer Brouhard
Valarie Bachelor
By Ken Epstein
Oakland school board candidates seeking to halt the annual ritual of closing neighborhood schools and years of cutting budgets for classroom programs are leading in two of three board races, potentially poised to join several other board members in a new progressive majority. With many thousands of votes left to count, in District 2, award-winning educator and progressive Jennifer Brouhard leads with 52.91% of the vote. Former school board member David Kakishiba is coming in second with 34.21% of the vote, and progressive construction worker Max Orozco is third with 12.89%.
Nick Resnick
In District 4, Nick Resnick, backed by charter groups and pro-charter politicians, leads with 41.98% of the vote. Progressive incumbent Mike Hutchinson is in second place with 33.6% percent, and progressive community leader Pecolia Manigo is coming in third with 24.42%. In District 6, progressive union organizer Valarie Bachelor leads with 46.46% of the vote. Running in second place is Kyra Mungia, backed by pro-charter politicians Mayor Libby Schaaf and former Gov. Jerry Brown, with 40.94% of the vote. Progressive parent and community activist Joel Velasquez is running third with 12.60%.
Sarah Syed Rides to Victory for ACTransit Ward#3
By Sarah Syed Rally of teachers (Oakland Education Association) and longshore workers (ILWU Local 10) against Howard Terminal real estate project. Photo courtesy of Indybay.
benefit the Port of Oakland’s supply chain, safety, and critical infrastructure needs — not a billionaire’s private real estate development.
The meeting is Monday, Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m. To participate, go to the agenda at https://tinyurl.com/p8ev2t5b If you are reading this on-
line, you can go to the Virtual Tele-Conference Via Zoom, and view the Staff Report and the Committee Agenda .
After voting in the rain I celebrated my election night party with my parents Munis Syed and Mary Hickok. I talked with Councilmember-Elect Kevin Jenkins and Teva Reid who has committed to joining me for a Transit Listening Tour in early 2023 to center bus riders and strengthen cross-agency partnerships to drive system changes to tackle the root causes of transportation inequity. I confirmed with AC Transit staff they will help me organize it so I mentioned that I will invite other electeds too to join us on busrides to end inequities.