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BBBON Demands to Solve the Housing Crisis

March 28, 2016

The Council Has Passed the “Housing Roadmap” – Now What?   Declare Housing State of Emergency and Immediate Moratorium on Approval of New Projects To meet the crisis that is upon us and to stabilize the housing market in this moment, we call on city government to declare a Housing State of Emergency and a […]

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Call to Action on the Housing Crisis

March 28, 2016

Join BBBON and other organizations (Wellstone Democratic Club, Oakland Alliance, John George Democratic Club, Oakland Tenants Union, Post Salon & other Housing Activists) Mobilize to tell the City Council on April 5th @5:30 Declare a Housing State of Emergency Declare a Moratorium on No Cause Evictions Also Declare a Moratorium on Rent Increases Pass or place […]

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February GA Minutes

March 27, 2016

Thursday, February 11, 2016 Approval of Agenda and Minutes The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.  The minutes of the January meeting were not available, so approval was deferred Announcements Friday at 30th & Broadway at 1 pm there will be a demonstration for return of bus stop sponsored by ACCE. Valentines will be delivered […]

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D7 MLK Day of Service Results

February 18, 2016

Every year Block by Block Organizing Network District 7 (BBBON D7) holds a service event in District 7 to commemorate Martin Luther King Day. In 2016, BBBON D7 continued this tradition by hosting a planting and cleaning event on G-Street (between 85th and 92nd Avenues). For over the past two years, BBBON D7 and HOPE […]

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Community Forum on Police Accountability

February 8, 2016

The Coalition for Police Accountability announced a community forum with the Federal monitor of the now 13 year old consent decree that was imposed after the Rider’s scandal. Testimony at this forum will provide more public awareness of the drive to establish a Police Commission with a charter amendment. Text of the measure

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Building Community Trust

January 13, 2016

If you’re interested in public safety, here is an opportunity to learn and weigh in.

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D7 MLK Day of Service

January 13, 2016

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Wellstone DRC Meeting to Endorse CA Assembly and Senate Candidates

January 13, 2016

BBBON has endorsed Sandre Swanson for California State Senate, 9th District (which includes Oakland).  Now those of us who are also members of the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club will have another chance to vote to support him.  With the endorsement in hand, the Club’s delegates to the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee will be able […]

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Oakland Police Commission Fundraiser

January 13, 2016

The Coalition for Police Accountability has been working for months to craft a ballot initiative to create an oversight body to step in when Federal oversight of the OPD ends.  BBBON is part of the coalition and our lead representative is Allene Warren.  While the preferred course to the ballot is to convince the City […]

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Peace Ambassador Training

January 13, 2016

BBBON member Jennae Wallach has been working on peace building and peace education in Oakland for the past several years. As part of that work, she learned about the Global Peace Ambassador Training sponsored by the Shift Network (TSN). Jennae writes, “It is an amazing but expensive course. For the last five years, TSN has […]

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