background-color: #f4f4f4; Do you know how many hits those things get on Youtube? Oakland right now is not a place where businesses want to come and invest anything. font-size: 12px; }) color:#888; And morale [within OPD] is paramount. display: block; height: 56px; He officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Oakland yesterday, at the Bruce Beasley Sculpture Center on Lewis Street. padding-top: 8px; This was night time, I held multiple squatters at gunpoint, called 911. Im a rather poor person, actually. if (this.value == '9'){ $('#emessage' +s).html(' Total : ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); Info. } margin-bottom: 4px; The charges are still pending, and Scott is scheduled to appear in court in November. width: 100% !important; } OAKLAND, CALIF.Gov.That was the year Gerald Ford was president, Steve Jobs helped found Apple and the original "Rocky" movie was playing in theaters.of 10 during the 6A swimming and diving championship meet at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the . I think that would remove a great deal of confusion and a lack of accountability thats not just cultural but systemic because of that structure, which is terribly confusing and unique to Oakland. position: absolute; Fortson addressed some key issues, starting with homelessness and housing in Oakland. The city auditors budget is like $3 or $4 million for a city with a $3 billion budget over two years. The fact that OUSD district teachers get paid 35% less than teachers in surrounding areas leads to a high level of attrition and a low talent pool. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} border-bottom: 1px solid grey; div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } And a third space. padding-bottom: 3px; $('#emessage640055b707964').html(' through round ' + this.value + ': ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); var s = "640055b707964"; $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); It actually takes power away from the mayor. Seneca Scott speaking at a mayoral candidates forum at Laney College. DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump, Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody'. Strong doesnt appear in any legislative charter. .hideResponses { display: none;} When the deputies arrived, two people on the property said Liu had pointed the gun at them and an infant child in a stroller. font-size: 12px; He moved to Oakland in 2012 while working for the labor union SEIU 1021 and lives in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood. position: relative; This is an illegal encampment under the Encampment Management Policy. word-wrap: break-word; color: #fff; }) Oakland mayoral candidate: Seneca Scott. letter-spacing: .04em; } How to vote | How would they help the City Council and the city administration work together better? We need to attract more soccer. DONATIONS BY CHECK CAN BE MADE OUT TO: "SENECA SCOTT FOR MAYOR" AND MAILED TO: SENECA SCOTT FOR MAYOR 1114 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND, CA 94606 This interview is with Seneca Scott, the founder of the nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland, co-founder of the entertainment company Oakhella (which recently distanced itself from the candidate . font-weight: bold; Courtney [Oaklands current city auditor] is trying her best and her office is doing their best, and I have a lot of confidence in them, but theyre always 8 or 10 months too late. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Along the way, hes gained endorsement from pro-police groups like the Coalition for Better Oakland. .inner_percentage { Long Beach doesnt deal with that. const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); The neighborhood organizer said hell restore rule of law in Oakland and make the city more economically resilient. Second choice: Loren Taylor. Im talking about reckless driving, the unsafe traffic violence that were seeing frequently through the streets of Oakland. On the other hand, the city administrations staff often feels like the City Council is overstepping or loading up their plate with too much work. Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott was arrested last year near a community garden he co-founded in West Oakland for allegedly brandishing a firearm at two people, according to police records. position: relative; Round 4 People are getting arrested from many different geographic locations, not just in Oakland. font-size: 12px; padding:7px 8px 8px; Credit: Amir Aziz Co-founder of OAKHELLA and Bottoms Up Community Garden. We had to actually organize for that, which is what Im trying to represent as a mayoral candidate: the interests of neighbors and local businesses. color: #888; padding-bottom: 8px; } Its about whether the mayor has the accountability and ability to implement the policies they were elected on. } .indicate_scroll { OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's mayoral candidates will spar Tuesday evening in a live forum. font-size: 2em; background-color: green; Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. } Sheng Thao is a daughter of refugees who has lived in Oakland her entire adult life. font-weight: bold; let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; Those were incredibly complex negotiations. We amplify community voices, share the power of real information, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. margin-top: 0px; letter-spacing: .03em; $('#' + this.value + s).show(); } font-weight: bold; .race_header.democratic { We must be able to rely on our public safety officers to deter crime and enforce the law, so that I and other neighbors do not feel the weight of violence day in and day out. People keep acting like morale doesnt matter for some reason. color:white; $('#emessage640055b6cc5e4').empty(); .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { So far in 2022, there have been 82 homicides in Oakland, nearly the same level as this same time last year, which was Oaklands deadliest year since 2006. } The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. RELATED: Activist Seneca Scott announces run for Oakland mayor. Why are they mutually exclusive? Once they get removed from the continuity of wealth they unfairly gained, theyre suffering too. We need an independent office of the controller and we need an economist to help us prioritize our budget, to figure out what were going to do about our unfunded liabilities, considering 20% of Oaklands budget comes from COVID relief funds and we were bailed out essentially from those. You have to pull people over who are reckless driving. color: white; When people cant compete financially, they compete for moral superiority. Most observers have current District 6 City Councilmember Loren Taylor and Thao as the leading candidates in the mayor's race. Her donors include general contractors, non-profit workers, pastors, attorneys, Blue Shield workers and AB&I Foundry workers. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Its not safe. As a community activist, Scott has criticized the city for proliferating homeless . Seneca Scott is a member of the NAACP and was a candidate for mayor who didn't make it past the third round of vote tabulations. .rcvclassic { padding: 0.8em 1em; border: 1px solid #999; .mw-body #mw-content-text .rcvvotebox h3.votebox-header-office-name { According to a 2020 USA Today analysis of U.S. cities with a population of 65,000 and above, Oakland has 235 law enforcement employees (officers and civilian staff) per every 100,000 residents (ranking it 176th highest out of 634 cities), and Oaklands violent crime rate was 19th highest out of all these cities.]. If he can't control himself well enough to avoid dumb-ass comments like that, he's too undisciplined to be mayor. It was due to a lack of traffic-calming measures as well as a lack of community support because we had options in Emeryville. margin-bottom:0px; Thao ran for election for Mayor of Oakland in California. I cant stand LAPD for that. The amount of footage and stuff I get from neighbors would shock you. Or is it a faith community? Its tantamount to union extortion at this point. .results_table { We amplify community voices, share information resources, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { Should the city be funding the arts directly? color: #888; .inner_percentage.Republican { Care Court may change that. You need to go there and talk to people, clean up the trash, just the trash, not the belongings. }else{ padding-top: 3px; (function() { Round 8 $(window).unload(function(){$("#round640055b707964").val($("#round640055b707964").children('option').length).change(); margin-bottom: .75em; width: 50%; } 100% remote. Its like a simple thing. I am running for mayor because no one should have to risk their lives and freedom protecting themselves to be safe in their own neighborhoods. So we could take advantage of that and, at the same time, keep a part of Oaklands culture that is controversial, but it shouldnt be so controversial when its just human nature. Im in danger. He graduated from Oakland High in 1998. Im a long-shot candidate and everyone knows it. font-style: italic; A bunch of squatters broke into a commercial building I own in San Lorenzo, not the commercial building I own in Oakland. .widget-img { The following Monday, the clerk's office told her that her signatures were insufficient. background-color: #6db24f; (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. font-size: 20px; We like to take our toys and drive em around real fast, right? Theyve been edited for length and clarity, with added fact-checking from us in some places. indicateScroll(); He earned his B.A. There doesnt need to be an adversarial relationship. $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); "We need to end this war between the moderates and progressives that our citizens suffer in activity around policing. } $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { border:1px solid #FFB81F; background-color: #003388; His donors include developers, architecture companies, realtors and real estate brokers. Weve shown that. opacity:1 !important; .inner_percentage { [Editors note: the Care Court could compel people with untreated and severe mental illnesses into housing and treatment.]. } } margin: 0; } We dont report on that, though. top: 0px; Youre referring to the rental registry thats being set up by the city? } 63% of Oaklanders are unhappy with city government, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. } Sheng Thao is the Mayor of Oakland in California.
, Select round: } A controller tells you where money is going, they dont tell you how to spend it. font-weight: bold; At that very moment an OPD officer happened to be driving by. font-weight: bold; width: 50%; color: white; $('.collapse').collapse('show'); Both the Coliseum and the Arena are huge entertainment hubs for the city. .results_table_container { 3,716 votes (2.98%) My choice. color: #888; Youve got to get it back. Which brings me back to Seneca Scott. People want to pick and choose what types of surveillance or information they think are relevant depending on what their ideology is. In the election, voters were asked to list their top five choices in. } We also need to sustain that departments budget. .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { }) As mayor, youd be a trusted source of information for the city. .votebox { background: #4c4c4c; His Neighbors Together movement has since exploded across the city, demanding accountability from its Mayor and City . text-align: center; } Its [the citys] job to provide services that are not arbitrary and capricious. Thank you. This was obviously a struggle: did they defund, did they not defund? } Yeah. As far as the homeless camps, the neighbors themselves have said that on record. var nTimer = setInterval(function() { $('#selected_round640055b6cc5e4').html(this.value); font-weight: 100; According to a sheriffs report, Liu called 911 and complained that there were trespassers on property he said he owned. Were journalists for Oakland. } Often the City Council doesnt feel like the city administrator is enacting the policies and laws theyve approved. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} text-align: center; Loren Taylor. .percentage_number { Arts is the fabric of quality of life. display: inline-block; var x = '%7B%229%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A113735%7D%2C%228%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A120047%7D%2C%227%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A122551%7D%2C%226%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A123918%7D%2C%225%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A124878%7D%2C%224%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125590%7D%2C%223%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125814%7D%2C%222%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A126044%7D%2C%221%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125522%7D%7D'; Theres got to be some budget reconciliation there. As we explained at the start of this series, weve invited nine of the 10 people running to be the next mayor of Oakland to sit down with us for in-depth interviews, asking them mostly the same questions, such as, how many police officers does the Oakland Police Department need? margin-bottom: -2px !important; The ranked-choice voting election was won by Carroll Fife in round 3 . Just after 10 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2021, Oakland police officers were flagged down by a man at the corner of Peralta and 8th streets in West Oakland. width: 43%; As mayor, how do you get around that? Nutrition is just as important as the item itself and the nutrition density is significantly increased when you grow food locally. Theres just no comparison to other cities. width: 250px; We know that public schools in Oakland are run by the Oakland Unified School District and charter school organizations, but Mayor Libby Schaaf has made education a big component of her tenure, spearheading efforts like Oakland Undivided, Oakland Promise, and the Oakland Teacher Residency Program. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} We need to implement Accela. } People crash into people at taco trucks and stuff. Seneca Scott, a cousin of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, Coretta Scott King, criticized the newly unveiled statue of her family members in Boston. } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { Again, do you spend that money on OPD or do you let it go to the Department of Violence Prevention? We need to follow that same thing here and be serious about that. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} } The Oaklandside relies on reader support to remain free for everyone in our community. I would say dark horse, its more apropos. We need to build. So just to be clear, are you saying you feel like the police department financially hasnt been supported enough, and you would provide more support? .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} | } .rcvtooltip:hover span { width: 100%; Those sideshows you see, how is it any different than in the rural places where people are riding big old pickup trucks around pissing off their neighbors? overflow-y: hidden; Cities | var l = '9' He also says there needs to be a focus on drug access and addiction within Oakland's unhoused community. It's just another example of Seneca Scott being completely unfit for office. | 63% of Oaklanders are unhappy with city government | | Get tickets to Culture Makers, {{#label}}{{label}}: {{/label}}{{message}}. If you value what you get from The Oaklandside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you. People travel from states over to come to Oakland sideshows to document it, for Youtube documentaries that get tens of millions of hits. } I chatted with Seneca, who's 42 years old, recently. They live the lifestyle they want to live. Any rock you turn over in Oakland, theres missing money and a lack of accountability. Can Oakland become a filmmaking hub? } A search of court records shows that the district attorney did not file charges against Liu, who in past campaigns for mayor has advocated that concealed carry gun permits be allowed for Oakland residents. left: 0; 279 likes. When I asked Barry Donelan from the Oakland Police Officers Association about this, he tells me we have scores of 911 beats that dont have officers to cover them. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. } width: 250px; Ballot measures, Who represents me? The fact that weve given people passes on that is not only contemptuous of the unhoused but also the housed. Seneca Scott Scott is the founder of Oakhella, an entertainment company that organizes cultural events, and a co-founder of Bottoms Up Community Gardens in West Oakland. In 2020, Seneca ran for City Council to bring a voice to his neighbors that he felt was being ignored. margin: 0; 00:00. I am running for mayor to restore accountability and trust in our city to protect our citizens safety and wellbeing. } .votebox-scroll-container { None of these City Council people have a law enforcement background, and all of a sudden, theyre experts on law enforcement? } margin-right: 12px; . .rcvtooltip span { .votebox_legend { Monetize it! So were going to do that across the city. Before joining The Oaklandside as News Editor, Darwin BondGraham worked with The Appeal, where he was an investigative reporter covering police and prosecutorial misconduct. But at the end of the day, these are private investments. font-size: 0.9em; The two most pressing issues facing Oakland (and the reasons why we started the Coalition) are homelessness and an underfunded, harassed Oakland . } $('.hideResponses').hide(); Learn more. Thats why theyre always so late to report. clearInterval(nTimer); If you were elected mayor, how would you repair this relationship? He went on to earn a diploma in journalism from the United States Defense . People love that stuff. Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott was arrested last year and is currently facing charges for brandishing a firearm. So right in there, theres no political delineation of power because if the mayor has an agenda and that agenda is opposed by the majority of the City Council, then they can thwart the mayors agenda. Oakland activist Seneca Scott announces he is entering the race for mayor. In phase two, its, Ok, were gonna abate this encampment in 60 days. Here are the services we will be offering, and we will go to each person to figure out what you need so we can get you help or whatever you want. display: inline-block; Right? .votebox-covid-disclaimer { }, 100); }else{ Add more info. padding-top: 8px; And when it was being weaponized against Black developers in West Oakland, who were building affordable housing, until it blew up politically and they had to recuse themselves, all of a sudden, those CEQA violations went away. } Here is an edited version of our conversation. And theyre just going to antagonize the [police chief], the guy we pay to be an expert? And the face of the people who were importing is white males on average. Its not ok. And we deserve better, an ability to walk and bike across our streets. font-size: .9em; Scott faces these charges while campaigning on the need to improve public safety in Oakland. The results of Round are displayed below. $('.showResponses').hide(); $('#emessage'+s).empty(); Its not a business-friendly environment. width: 95% !important; top: -120px; } p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} State and local courts | background: #4c4c4c; $('#emessage'+s).empty(); position: relative; If I get elected mayor were getting that charter amendment passed. .votebox_bp_logo { He says residents in the unhoused community cannot be evicted without offers of housing. So I would have to get in there and see the data and see what kinds of conversations are going on in closed sessions that neighbors arent privy to, before I could weigh in on that. And we need to stop playing games with the CEQA. Its all in the SPUR report that was released in November of last year. var s = "640055b707964"; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} .hideResponses { display: none;} .votebox-results-metadata-p { We need to follow that encampment policy. padding-left: 16px; .inner_percentage.Libertarian { if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { 4. padding-bottom: 7px; .results_row td:first-child { max-width: 75px; var x = '%7B%223%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30194%7D%2C%222%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30489%7D%2C%221%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30408%7D%7D'; In January 2021, Peter Liu, who recently made antisemitic comments in a mass email, was arrested in San Lorenzo by Alameda County sheriffs deputies for allegedly carrying a loaded 9mm pistol. width: 100% !important; var l = '3' Seneca Scott, executive director of Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) and a member of the Coalition for a Better Oakland, is running for Mayor of Oakland. var s = "640055b6cc5e4"; Learn more. The city government of Oakland combines a council-manager system with a strong mayor system. border-radius: 50%; background-color: grey; Or are there bigger priorities? You cant just passively get it back. He says the city has allocated $3.5 billion over the next years with a focus on housing, but has one concern. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { Now its being weaponized against developers. float: left; Please try again later. Right, were going to have to have further pension reform. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live. I dont want to make too many assumptions about why people think there is an adversarial relationship. BondGraham's work has also appeared with KQED, ProPublica and other leading national and local outlets. } Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. Many of our neighbors are frightened to leave their own homes after dark. position: absolute; One of the biggest challenges business owners say they are dealing with is the rising cost of goods due to global supply chain issues. .non_result_row div { jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { background-color: #f9d334; City Council District 2 *Nikki Fortunato Bas . } To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update. Seneca Scott moved to West Oakland a decade ago and became the East Bay Director for Labor Union SEIU 1021. You need to actually have a 30-to-60-day approach. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. } z-index:1; Right now, we need to use every asset. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } The policy makes it illegal to have an encampments 50 feet from parks, residents and business, unless it's attached to a nonprofit or city service. Were going to need to be mindful not to waste opportunities. We amplify community voices, share the power of real information, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. background-color: #003388; var s = "640055b6cc5e4"; color: #0645ad; font-size:0.68em; Scott says Oakland has an encampment management policy that was previously passed meant to balance the interest of the housed and unhoused community. But its obvious. }); .widget-row.value-only.white { Cutting the arts to Oaklands high schools is a reason why youre creating a new root cause every day, where you lose your children, right, who dont have anything to do to express themselves, and they start to express themselves in ways that are unhealthy and desperate cries for help. You have to let the Department of Violence Prevention show that theyre not wasting the money. Oakland has the benefit of having both a port, a perfect Mediterranean climate, and a year-round growing season. Following the arrest, the Alameda County District Attorney filed charges against Scott in December 2021 for carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle and on his person and brandishing the weapon, all misdemeanors. font-size: 12px; padding-left: 8px; When you look at the proliferation of ghost gunsyou may know more than I do, but its a healthy chunk. What role should the mayor play in public education issues? We didnt support it as a community and it failed, even though its needed. }) } 3 talking about this. We have an expert and we pay him: the police chief. Im not talking about expired tags. The garden. .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } I believe that we can change ourselves but the victimhood has got to stop. $('.showResponses').show(); .widget-row.Democratic { .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} So those are the things Im focused on. Theres nothing wrong with that if youre being a good neighbor. Market rate. letter-spacing: 0.03em; font-weight: 300; display: table; color: #000000; outline: none; The officers made contact with Scott and noticed the handle of a firearm sticking out of his vest pocket. } We have a need for community centers. We need to figure out ways to catch people doing this and use all available tools to send a clear message that youre not going to drive like that. And there are some other reasons too that I believe are speculative that I wont mention. We have a need for third spaces. } Thats not just wasted food, its wasted energy used to produce that food and ship that food and wasted fertilizer thats often petroleum-based. var t = '125522'; margin-bottom: 0; Tasneem Raja, editor-in-chief, The Oaklandside. to continue reforming our Police Department by instilling a culture of integrity and fairness at every level and achieve constitutional policing without federal oversight. @nikki4oakland. OPD also already uses license plate reader cameras, although the Privacy Commission has expressed concerns about the departments failure to hand over records showing how theyve used this technology.]. $('.showResponses').hide(); var ex_votes = t - abcde[this.value].votes; In public and on social media hes faulted the citys leadership for not giving OPD enough resources, and hes called for the city to grow OPDs ranks to 900 officers from the existing 683. The Oaklandside ran a search of court records related to all current candidates for Oakland mayor. You can go this many miles over the speed limit, we will take your vehicles. Round 7 So again, we need more officers. Scott isnt the only mayoral candidate who has been recently arrested on a firearms charge. Were journalists for Oakland. Explaining our support for Seneca Scott. } letter-spacing: 0.03em; margin-top: 1px; True, he'd run for City Council two years previously, but lost, and in the intervening period Seneca had very little public visibility. if (this.value == '3'){ clearInterval(nTimer); Municipal elections in Oakland are nonpartisan. For people who can helpfully make a choice, there are many options. Its been how many years and $5 million [spent by the city] and they still havent on-boarded fire or the department of transportation [data into Accela]. And I can go on. !" .rcvrace_header { font-style: italic; Ultimately we elect a figurehead as the mayor, and the mayor that we elect needs to have the accountability to implement the policies that theyre elected on without being usurped by the councils legislative power. Thao is our first choice for Oakland mayor, and we think that she would move the city forward. During that campaign, he told The Oaklandside he felt OPDs budget was too bloated and that some neighborhoods are over-policed, but he also said he feels there isnt enough enforcement of laws in the city. Are we kidding ourselves now? width: 150px; } Union organizer and negotiator. .rcvrace_header.Democratic { We speak now. OAKLAND, CALIF. (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. Seneca Scott | Oakland Mayoral Candidate 2022 Town Interviews 117 subscribers Subscribe 536 views 3 months ago BOTTOMS UP WEST OAKLAND Seneca's interview was recorded in Bottoms Up. Im a union man.
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