Posted on November 8, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 9th – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Urban Planning | Tagged: Anthony Batts, Central Estuary Plan, Debra Bowen, Democracy for America, Estuary Art Attack, Loni Hancock, Mayor Dellums, Mix It Up East Bay, Wellstone Democratic Club, zoning update | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 1, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 2nd – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, Art Murmur, BART Police Review Committee, Bay Area Toll Authority, instant runoff voting, Keeping the Faith for Equality, NWPC, Pro Arts, zoning update | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2009 by Becks
This guest post was written by John Gatewood, one of the co-founders of ULTRA (Urbanists for a Livable Temescal Rockridge Area), which supports higher density mixed-use development along the major transit corridors of north Oakland. John works in the Graphic Arts Industry and is a resident of Temescal.
Oakland is a rust belt city that just [...]
Filed under: Guest Posts, Oakland, Urban Planning | Tagged: General Plan, John Gatewood, zoning update | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, October 27th – Walk Oakland Bike Oakland Meeting
You may not have thought about it this way, but walking and biking are climate action! Attend WOBO’s October Volunteer Meeting this Tuesday night to discuss opportunities for advancing walking and biking within Oakland’s Energy and Climate Action Plan. The discussion will be led by WOBO Board [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, Entertainment, Environmentalism, Food, Music, Oakland, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: BRT, Climate Action Plan, Dia De Los Muertos, Fox Theater, Fruitvale, Halloween, Piedmont, San Leandro, Sierra Club, Uptown Masquerade Bash, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 19, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, October 20th – Oakland City Council Meeting
Woo! The Council has been having a series of long and intense meetings since recess, and this week’s meeting looks like it will follow in that pattern. First, the Council will swear in Police Chief Anthony Batts. Then, among other items, they’ll be receiving an update on the [...]
Filed under: Activism, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Environmentalism, Food, Music, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: 40th Street bikeway, AC Transit, Anthony Batts, BEAST Bloggers Camp, BRT, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, municipal ID cards, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Oakland Civic Orchestra, Oakland Food Connection, parking, San Leandro | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 11, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, October 13th – Final Vote on EBMUD Water Supply Management Plan 2040
Via EBMUD Director Andy Katz: “The EBMUD Board of Directors will consider adopting the Water Supply Management Plan 2040 to meet our water needs over the next 30 years on Tuesday afternoon, October 13. While the Plan includes increased water conservation programs, recycled [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2009 by Becks
Note: I am no longer working for TransForm, and as always, the thoughts below are my own.
Tuesday night was a bit devastating for me. I’ve been working with so many others since February to defeat the OAC, and I had always hoped that if all else failed, the Oakland City Council would come through for [...]
Filed under: Activism, City Council, Community, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: blogging, Oakland Airport connecter, Rebecca Kaplan, V Smoothe | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Becks
Disclosure: I am working on a part-time, short term basis for TransForm on the Oakland Airport Connector campaign. However, the thoughts expressed in my posts on this subject are my own and should not be construed to be those of TransForm.
So I really didn’t think I’d get to this today, but I have a few [...]
Filed under: Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Oakland Airport connecter, Oakland Chamber of Commerce | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 4, 2009 by Becks
Monday, October 5th – Commercial/Corridors Technical Advisory Group Meeting
Thus far, the TAG has reviewed a framework for ten new zoning districts for the City’s corridors and commercial. The TAG has also reviewed detailed activity tables and design regulations for each of the proposed zones and a framework for appropriate height limits. At this TAG meeting, [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2009 by Becks
UPDATE: Please call and email the Council today! Contact info, phone scripts, and email templates can be found here.
Disclosure: I am working on a part-time, short term basis for TransForm on the Oakland Airport Connector campaign. However, the thoughts expressed in my posts on this subject are my own and should not be construed to [...]
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