.contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} border-radius: 50%; $('.collapse').collapse('show'); } Ill speak specifically to the police. .inner_percentage.Democratic { The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. } San Francisco doesnt deal with that. Thats not just wasted food, its wasted energy used to produce that food and ship that food and wasted fertilizer thats often petroleum-based. } 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. True, he'd run for City Council two years previously, but lost, and in the intervening period Seneca had very little public visibility. Round 7 He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. } The results of Round are displayed below. Please, Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2022), City elections in Oakland, California (2020), https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Seneca_Scott_(California)&oldid=8901894, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. Im not in those minutiae of conversations right now. .race_footer { .infobox p { If you go back to that report, the footage of people shooting up vehicles with assault rifles and setting them on fire, my neighbors sent me that. word-wrap: break-word; .votebox { We need 900. Its like a simple thing. }.votebox_legend { text-align: left; Most observers have current District 6 City Councilmember Loren Taylor and Thao as the leading candidates in the mayor's race. .race_header { Were journalists for Oakland. $('.hideResponses').hide(); Elections in 2023 | width: 43%; The 10 contenders who have qualified to run for mayor this year include experienced politicians like current and former city councilmembers and . .rcvvotebox, h5.rcvrace_header, .rcvresults_text, .rcvresults_table_container, .rcvvotebox_legend { }); function defer() { And morale [within OPD] is paramount. I cant get hurt on the campaign trail if I want to win, Ill be laid up in the hospital. 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. 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]. } The Oaklandside relies on reader support to remain free for everyone in our community. } var s = "640055b6cc5e4"; But at the end of the day, these are private investments. text-align: center; padding-bottom: 3px; Strong doesnt appear in any legislative charter. 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. }) font-size: 5px; We could not only reclaim lots of properties that arent being used or are being dumped on, but we could also provide a sense of pride and meaningfulness to the community, jobs, and nutritious food. Im a union man. Here's how under the radar the race for Oakland mayor has been just two. background-color: #003388; So heres the thing. padding-bottom: 8px; } And this is what were talking about? margin-bottom: 4px; The views in this article are the writer's own.. Weve got some City of Dodge stuff going on in Oakland and once again theres escape-avoidance behavior and normalcy bias. width: 350px; .inner_percentage.Republican { Weve crossed that rubicon now. The amount of footage and stuff I get from neighbors would shock you. font-weight: 100; He has reported on gun violence for The Guardian, and was an enterprise reporter for the East Bay Express. 1 hr 8 min; NOV 1, 2022; Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker. How to run for office | 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'; .electionsectionheading { $("#round640055b707964").val($("#round640055b707964").children('option').length).change(); Why is the City Council voting against the use of license plate readers? [I use] accessible housing because what will a homeless person with a drug or mental health problem be able to afford? }, 100); So I want it to. Im the only candidate pushing aggressively for a charter amendment for an accountable Oakland. Right now, you cant not have rule of law. goto senecascottforoaklandmayor2022.com 12 months ago . What are you going to do as mayor if the next council passes a budget that pulls another $18 million out of OPD to fund non-police violent prevention programs? defer(); See also:City elections in Oakland, California (2020). He holds a doctorate in sociology from UC Santa Barbara and was the co-recipient of the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017. 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. if (window.jQuery) { Scott says Oakland has an encampment management policy that was previously passed meant to balance the interest of the housed and unhoused community. For people who can helpfully make a choice, there are many options. .race_header.green { Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced a new bill on Friday to increase funding for Social Security and Medicare and institute a higher standard for making cuts to the entitlement programs, following President Biden's pointed accusations during his annual address before Congress on Tuesday. We have people out there like the Urban Compassion Project who have already shown proof of concept in their ability to holistically abate camps and get the large majority of people to actually accept the services offered. padding-bottom: 8px; Now, he is running for mayor. His donors include developers, architecture companies, realtors and real estate brokers. Check the latest city audit that shows $69 million was spent on housing people, and [the city didnt] track any of that. background-color: #db0000; Municipal elections in Oakland are nonpartisan. Read my statement here. setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); visibility: visible; U.S. President | margin: 0px 10px; The Alameda County Sheriff still owes me an apology.. font-size: 12px; Monetize it! margin: 8px auto; vertical-align: top; .clearfix { Too few. left: 0px; .votebox_bp_logo { 4. One of the squatters had a baby in a crib and the rest of the squatters accused me of child endangerment and the Alameda County Sheriff claimed they cant verify me to be owner at the time and told me they have to take someone into jail and theyve decided to take me instead for child endangerment. Fortson addressed some key issues, starting with homelessness and housing in Oakland. Her grandfather's brother was Coretta's father. font-weight: 300; color: #888; And I give most of my time back to my community. width: 100%; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { How would they fix Oaklands potholes? }) .race_footer { Thats not how thats supposed to be used. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } position: relative; Learn more. (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. Every other major city in California doesnt deal with that. I actually have plans. .race_header.democratic { color: white; That does harm to both the housed who are expecting the problem to go away and the unhoused people who are in fear of eviction and losing their stuff every single month. But he didnt do it until there was public will and pressure. The city of Oakland, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. But that absolutely should end. We have an expert and we pay him: the police chief. if (this.value == '3'){ } margin: 0px 10px; } Its showing that people like it. Or are there bigger priorities? "We need better-trained police and we need more of them," said Seneca Scott. padding:7px 8px 8px; .election_results_text { .votebox-results-cell--number { The charges are still pending, and Scott is scheduled to appear in court in November. Can you detail exactly what your alternative plan would look like? 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. } Thank you for supporting The Oaklandside and being a part of our community. OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's City Attorney has given the approval to add a 10th person to the November ballot for Mayor. ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } We did not find any criminal cases involving any other candidates running for mayor this year. I use public transportation. } Last year, he founded Neighbors Together Oakland, a nonprofit describing itself as a post-partisan organization of solutionaries who are active in being the change we want to see in our world, which filed a lawsuit against the city to try to force it to carry out its Encampment Management Policy, which determines how services are provided to homeless camps while also banning camping in most parts of Oakland. . max-width: 600px; [Editors note: we asked Scott to email us studies showing the effectiveness of license plate readers in stopping crime, and well post them here if he responds.]. The Oaklandside was unable to independently verify Scotts statement that someone brandished a knife at him or that property was stolen from the garden. z-index:1; I saw that as a failure. color:white; } var l = '3' border-bottom: 1px solid grey; .rcvresults_text { 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. If youre going to keep disrespecting the person you pay, youre going to keep an adversarial relationship with law enforcement. Neighborhood activist Seneca Scott faces misdemeanor charges after he was arrested in October 2021 for allegedly pulling a gun on two people who were outside a community garden he runs in West. padding-left: 8px; a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } In Oakland, heres how you stop it. As a result, there will also be a 2nd random drawing to determine the . Oakland right now is not a place where businesses want to come and invest anything. So I think its worth the investment. let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); background-color: #6db24f; It takes 20 minutes to get 911 on the phone. This is doubled up on the last audit that also showed abysmal failure in that department, no accountability, no work plan, no structure, and nothing that would fly in any other organization but the city of Oakland. Thats important to me. } You need to go there and talk to people, clean up the trash, just the trash, not the belongings. overflow-y: auto; 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. } font-style: italic; Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf wins re-election. .outer_percentage { All types of housing. display:inline-block; display: inline-block; margin: auto; left: 0; $(".results_table640055b6cc5e4").hide(); width: 100%; [Regarding the Wood Street homeless camp] if the activists were smart, theyd use the Encampment Management Policy to say, Hey, [the city] told us to come here. I believe that we need to build a parallel system thats localized and decentralized at the same time that our current systems economy is decaying. [But sometimes] you cant pull people over, so were going to have to use drones, were going to have to use cameras, were going to have to just follow people passively, and then when they park, go and confiscate the vehicle. Forston also asked Scott about public safety, and says crime is another major issue in Oakland. padding-left: 0; } } Ive been trying to bring a grocery store to the Lower Bottoms in the 99 Cent location. 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'; Apply today! Round 5 $('#emessage640055b707964').html(' through round ' + this.value + ': ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); $('#candidate-connection-twitter-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Loren Taylor. }) display: inline-block; .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} background-color: #003388; var nTimer = setInterval(function() { width: 215px !important; font-style: italic; .infobox { border-radius: 6px; The officer was flagged down, and the man who pulled the knife fled the scene with our stolen property before the officers could stop him. $('.pastResponses').show(); 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. We need earmarked funds for Oakland so that people want to invest here. letter-spacing: .03em; background-color: #f9d334; Ive seen the conversations. background-color: #f9f9f9; Were going to move on to questions about the economy. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-150698').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); He moved to Oakland in 2012 while working for the labor union SEIU 1021 and lives in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood. 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? Can we ask you a quick question about license plate readers? font-size: 0.9em; Traffic violence is a very passionate issue of mine. .mw-body #mw-content-text h5.rcvrace_header { font-size: 12px; Despite the Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic . Especially if you look at the wealth disparity. A political nonconformist, Scott is attracting attention in a race dominated by radical progressives and old-school Democrats. When the deputies arrived, two people on the property said Liu had pointed the gun at them and an infant child in a stroller. The children are being violent because youve lost them. If you were elected mayor, how would you repair this relationship? } And how would market-rate development and or social housing fit into this plan? Something went wrong. max-height: 580px; font-size: 1.2em; font-size: 12px; position: relative; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em; $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { In recent years there have been several examples of tension between the City Council and city administrator. People are coming from around our state and our geographic region to rob Oaklanders. We also need to sustain that departments budget. Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente, fmr Oakland councilmember Gregory Hodge, attorney Tyron Jordan, fmr library commissioner Peter Liu Treva Reid, councilmember, Oakland John Reimann Seneca Scott Loren Taylor, councilmember, Oakland Sheng Thao, councilmember, Oakland Allyssa Victory Villanueva, attorney. $('#selected_round' +s).html("3"); When contacted by The Oaklandside today, Scott provided the following written statement: Early evening on October 30, 2021, just hours after one of my immediate neighbors was shot in the face in his home while holding his infant, and still processing those emotions, I had received a report that two men were inside our community garden attempting to steal our water heater. We amplify community voices, share information resources, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. padding-bottom: 0px; Let me be very clear about that. 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