max-width: 600px; So if I didnt get it from an LEO [law enforcement officer], I wouldnt have passed it forward. width: 100%; position:absolute; $(document).ready(function(){ vertical-align: top; Loren Taylor Im talking about reckless driving, the unsafe traffic violence that were seeing frequently through the streets of Oakland. top: 0px; text-align: center; Second choice: Loren Taylor. Have you thought about any local solutions to remedying this national problem? Polls closed in the state at 8 p.m. local time, or 11 p.m. EST. Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. 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. position: relative; As a city we must overcome our monumental crises of violent crime and lawlessness. It was performative. $('#selected_round640055b707964').html(this.value); padding-left: 10px; Im going to do whatever the heck I want to do because the neighbors have empowered me. color: #0645ad; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; } .results_text { 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. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} } This is just not an honest conversation [happening currently] about the nuances of homelessness, about the new face of homelessness, [the] 24% growth during an eviction moratorium [from 2019 to 2022], that suggests that now youre importing people. Candidate Peter Liu was also arrested on a gun charge last year. Thao ran for election for Mayor of Oakland in California. And there are some other reasons too that I believe are speculative that I wont mention. Were going to have to figure out how to be resilient as a community in how we utilize our port, which I believe is another underutilized asset, to help enrich all of Oakland, to figure out what we can start to produce here. .race_footer { There are studies that show the opposite. I could email you. ", You can watch the full interview in the video player above, Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. $("#round640055b6cc5e4").val($("#round640055b6cc5e4").children('option').length).change(); We dont report on that, though. display:inline-block; U.S. Congress | Official website. $('#emessage640055b707964').html(' through round ' + this.value + ': ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); We want to ask about some statements youve made online, including some that appear to be misinformation. .survey-result {padding:10px;} It will actually help other problems like crime and lack of community ownership. } [Editors note: according to Edsource, The cost of housing in Oakland and the Bay Area is among the highest in the state, and Oaklands salary scale, as of 2020-21, was among the lowest in Alameda County, from $50,600 for new teachers to $95,000 for the highest-paid veterans.] How do you fix that? } Im a self-determined person. His Neighbors Together movement has since exploded across the city, demanding accountability from its Mayor and City . Were going to have to deal with issues of major lawsuits on the horizon that can impact the citys budget and ability to do business. 50:59. 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. top: 0px; And this is what were talking about? padding-bottom: 3px; } width: 100%; Or are there bigger priorities? I would challenge that. When I demanded they return our property, one of them brandished a large knife at me. Thats the official Oakland.gov website. } Oakland activist Seneca Scott announces he is entering the race for mayor. Because thats criminal. What role should the mayor play in public education issues? Round 7 } .non_result_row { .non_result_row th { Strong doesnt appear in any legislative charter. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); .top_disclaimer { margin-right: 12px; .rcvvotebox-results-cell--check { Can Oakland become a filmmaking hub? .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { Why are they mutually exclusive? overflow-y: auto; text-align: center; Its all in the SPUR report that was released in November of last year. All they do is prey on poor people for their licenses [and] tags to keep the cycle of poverty going. } .electionsectionheading { Ten candidates will be on the November ballot for Oakland, California's mayoral race. padding-bottom: 8px;
@media screen and (max-width: 411px) { var l = '9' And I love that we now have grants for people to have block parties. 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? 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. .inner_percentage { | And I give most of my time back to my community. 18. It essentially created a two-tier workforce. We need to follow that same thing here and be serious about that. 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 Yes, Im the only person with an outside-the-box plan for addressing these issues, at least when it comes to our food supply constraints, which not only affect local restaurants but our children, who have shown an inability to access healthy and nutritious food in Oakland due to food deserts and the lack of nutritious food provided to schools. Seneca Scott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. You have to let the Department of Violence Prevention show that theyre not wasting the money. 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. It has to be about things connecting us, and I think an investment in that is paramount right now. That goes from being a sanctimonious bully all the way to being able to take your life or your property or liberty. Ill speak specifically to the police. What I felt was left out was accountability. .widget-img { But that doesn't mean he was inactive. So its just dangerous. I do not own a car. Housing projects and socialized housing absolutely positively need to be on the books soon, considering we have the great unwashed 2.0 playing out before our very eyes. } The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022. Nutrition is just as important as the item itself and the nutrition density is significantly increased when you grow food locally. padding:7px 8px 8px; .rcvtooltip { , See also:Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2022), Registrar of Voters 1225 Fallon Street, Rm. .results_row.winner { .results_row td:first-child { z-index:1; Co-founder of OAKHELLA and Bottoms Up Community Garden. font-size: 2em; background-color: #f9d334; width: 350px; [Editors note: In May, a federal judge ruled that OPD could exit the Negotiated Settlement Agreement by January of next year.]. } . He denied being transphobic. color: #fff; Round 2 } The officers arrested him for carrying a concealed gun and exhibiting the weapon in a threatening manner. !" Elections Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics. We can now make [guns] like Legos in the trailers and encampments. In 2020, Seneca ran for City Council to bring a voice to his neighbors that he felt was being ignored. Because some would argue that since the police department consumes more than 40% of the citys general fund, theres not enough money left over for root-cause programs. function indicateScroll (){ padding-bottom: 8px; (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. Many of our neighbors are frightened to leave their own homes after dark. position: absolute; margin-bottom: 4px; He negotiated contracts for city . letter-spacing: 0.03em; He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. Right? jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { We have hundreds of tax-abated properties in Oakland. } Seneca Scott, another mayoral candidate who recently came under fire after news emerged he was arrested last year for allegedly brandishing a gun, said he "chose to focus on talking with as. font-size: 12px; var ex_votes = t - abcde[this.value].votes; 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? Seneca Scott moved to West Oakland a decade ago and became the East Bay Director for Labor Union SEIU 1021. } Seneca Scott for Oakland City Council District 3 | Oakland CA But he didnt do it until there was public will and pressure. } div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } When it goes back to City Hall being closed and were not open for business and the derivative effects of that are now being seen as Oakland is closed for business on so many levels, including our ability for people to actually build any type of housing or ADUs in any efficient manner, that leads to the divestment of real estate. display: table; var ex_votes = t - abcde[this.value].votes; $('#emessage'+s).empty(); top: -5px; If youre going to keep disrespecting the person you pay, youre going to keep an adversarial relationship with law enforcement. The neighbors speak. float: left; display: block; Can you detail exactly what your alternative plan would look like? font-weight: bold; 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. } width: 250px; margin: 0; } background-color: white; .rcvtooltip:hover span { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { A political nonconformist, Scott is attracting attention in a race dominated by radical progressives and old-school Democrats. 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'; I am running for mayor to restore accountability and trust in our city to protect our citizens safety and wellbeing. letter-spacing: .04em; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { We want to ask you about gun violence. position: relative; color: white; .election_results_text { color: #6db24f; }) background-color: #ccc; } [Editors note: The Oaklandside asked Scott for more information about what he views as examples of unions and the City Council using the California Environmental Quality Act to interfere with development projects. If the As move to Howard Terminal, what do you envision for the future of the Coliseum/Arena site? 1 hr 8 min; NOV 1, 2022; Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker. color: #888; Despite the Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic . height: 22px; .votebox_legend { Thats not just wasted food, its wasted energy used to produce that food and ship that food and wasted fertilizer thats often petroleum-based. Its like a simple thing. .widget-row.Democratic { } For people who can helpfully make a choice, there are many options. } Long Beach doesnt deal with that. a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } 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. text-align: center; I dont think Ive gotten nearly enough credit for that. height: 56px; She better get us off that NSA, which she didnt for eight years. margin-bottom: .75em; } Scott was previously the East Bay director for SEIU Local 1021 and he ran for the District 3 City Council seat in 2020, finishing fourth in a field of six contenders. Its a combination of waste and corruption if you ask me. } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { .votebox_legend .non_result_row { The ghost guns completely changed the game. padding-top: 3px; } I bike. The reporters and editors on The Oaklandside are dedicated to sharing the mic, reporting on systems, not symptoms, and providing you with the information you need to be an informed resident of our city. RELATED: Activist Seneca Scott announces run for Oakland mayor. The citys website itself says that the budget was cut. Just cause theyre Black, they dont get a pass. Thats all marketing. Well send a clear message that youre not going to be driving like a crazy person through the streets of Oakland. The words were used. Are you this candidate? Thats not excessive? A donation to The Oaklandside goes beyond the newsroom. I think its going to end in a couple of months if we keep our noses clean. 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 . }); function defer() { max-height: 580px; Thats why I joined the Oakland Builders Alliance. The numbers are always changing and I dont want to use outdated numbers, but a good chunk of [weapons] now are found to be ghost guns. .rcvrace_header.Libertarian { max-height: 355px; z-index:1; Oakland mayoral candidates, from left to right: Ignacio De La Fuente, Treva Reid, Gregory Hodge, Loren Taylor, Allyssa Victory Villanueva, Sheng Thao, Seneca Scott, and Peter Liu. Seneca Scott, Oakhella & Bottoms-Up Community Garden Loren Taylor, Oakland City Council, District 6 Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council District 4 All qualified candidates at the close of the City of Oakland filing deadline on August 12 will be invited to participate. padding-bottom: 5px; And right now, unless those policies are supported by a majority of the City Council, the answer is no. Apply today! var s = "640055b707964"; Traffic violence is a very passionate issue of mine. color: #888; margin-right: 10px; Learn more. 279 likes. position: relative; Last year, Seneca Scott lost the Oakland mayoral election. .rcvrace_header.Green { width: 100% } padding-left: 16px; .results_table_container { $('#candidate-connection-twitter-150698').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Which brings me back to Seneca Scott. $('.showResponses').hide(); and some people would say those things are incompatible. We have a need for the arts. Any rock you turn over in Oakland, theres missing money and a lack of accountability. .votebox-results-metadata-p { I would say dark horse, its more apropos. top: -1px;
How safe is your neighborhood? Now its being weaponized against developers. in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998. In phase one, we send the Urban Compassion Project and other light-hearted organizations that arent going to waste money and know how to account for it, who have a work plan and accountability structures with the city with the money were paying them. } It was due to a lack of traffic-calming measures as well as a lack of community support because we had options in Emeryville. } font-size: 1.25em; Weve got some City of Dodge stuff going on in Oakland and once again theres escape-avoidance behavior and normalcy bias. .rcvclassic { padding: 0.8em 1em; }); That shows that the predators are amongst us because they know that we have low response times with our police, and we have to prioritize violence, so you are able to get away with virtually any nonviolent property crimes right now. There are encampments at every single one of those areas. Why not use those physical spaces for that if not anything else? . by The Oaklandside October 5, 2022 Seneca Scott. 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? $('#candidate-connection-twitter-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Where will the funding come from? } 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.]. That transfer here is easy because we can grow food with our weather. .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} We speak now. Source. margin-bottom: 4px; .indicate_scroll { | Thats not how thats supposed to be used. padding-bottom: 7px; overflow-y: auto; 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'; OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's mayoral candidates will spar Tuesday evening in a live forum. We did not find any criminal cases involving any other candidates running for mayor this year. (function() { We have a need for third spaces. How to run for office | Sep. 4, 2022 6 UPDATE: Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed have picked a candidate in the Oakland mayor's race. } } State and local courts | color: white; clear: both; width: 150px; .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: green; As mayor, youd be a trusted source of information for the city. Im a worker advocate. Theres got to be some budget reconciliation there. line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1px; display: inline; What we dont need is doing it in residential neighborhoods when people have guns, shooting them in the air, and then its just a bunch of crazy stuff. We have laws on the books for reckless driving. width: 50px; width: 35px !important; } border-radius: 6px; Its to the point now that studies of Appalachia and poor white areas are showing equal amounts of single parent households and drug addiction. div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Because I havent heard another idea. $('.hideResponses').hide(); $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Or is it a faith community? } According to Scott, they were attempting to steal a water heater from a community garden he manages. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. }, 100); text-align: left !important; width: 50%; Were going to move on to questions about the economy. } Phase one is clean it up and start working with local neighbors and businesses, and the unhoused. They live the lifestyle they want to live. } I'm Seneca Scott, founder of OakHella Music Festival, Neighbors Together Oakland, and 2022 Oakland Mayoral Candidate. The city auditors budget is like $3 or $4 million for a city with a $3 billion budget over two years. He has reported on gun violence for The Guardian, and was an enterprise reporter for the East Bay Express. font-size: 12px; You cant just passively get it back. font-style: italic; font-size: 0.9em; He officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Oakland yesterday, at the Bruce Beasley Sculpture Center on Lewis Street. Its low vibrations. top: -1px; top: 2px; padding-bottom: 3px; When you have an independent office of the controller has a say in how the city is spending money. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { We're back in Jack London Square, this time with Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott, who minces no words about the state of his city and why labor is backing an . You want to stop it? font-size:0.68em; width: 250px; 4. Again, do you spend that money on OPD or do you let it go to the Department of Violence Prevention? 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. Where do we go? Both the Coliseum and the Arena are huge entertainment hubs for the city. But Seneca Scott, who ran and lost in the mayor's race and has become a crusader for the recount, said it's essential that people on any side of the political spectrum can trust that. } Something went wrong. Its proof of concept that these things bring neighbors together in ways that matter. Endorse Seneca - Seneca Scott for Oakland Mayor 2022 Endorsements. .outer_percentage { color: black; Its nice here. Its like were gaslighting. Vote. $('#candidate-connection-email-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); Scott says Oakland has an encampment management policy that was previously passed meant to balance the interest of the housed and unhoused community. } Seneca Scott Interview 2022 Oakland Mayoral Race Campaign Update, Comment On Oakland Post Visit Oakland News Now Blog https://oaklandnewsnowblog.com Read ZENNIE62MEDIA's. }) display: inline-block; And theyre just going to antagonize the [police chief], the guy we pay to be an expert? Its tantamount to union extortion at this point. Due to my role as a community organizer, I am besieged by neighbors with horror stories of being violently assaulted and robbed. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); And the face of the people who were importing is white males on average. We need earmarked funds for Oakland so that people want to invest here. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live. display: inline-block; Seneca Scott - Candidate for Oakland Mayor (@Seneca4Mayor) June 30, 2022 The allegations weren't the topic of public discussion again until Abraham released his video interview with Powell, which was posted to Youtube on Oct. 25. letter-spacing: .03em; Thats important to me. $('#' + "9" + s).show(); 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 . } vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 10px; And a third space. He went on to earn a diploma in journalism from the United States Defense . Let me be very clear about that. I will advocate that we do that every single time. Three fires a day in homeless encampments. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. 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. We have a proof of concept if you look at City Slickers and Bottoms Up Community Garden [which Scott co-founded] and the other few places that are up and running. "We need to end this war between the moderates and progressives that our citizens suffer in activity around policing. } Oakland has the benefit of having both a port, a perfect Mediterranean climate, and a year-round growing season. .race_header { Make sure people can compete. He says residents in the unhoused community cannot be evicted without offers of housing. Round 8 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. } background-color: #6db24f; .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, $('.showResponses').show(); There are absolutely institutional issues of racism and equity, absolutely. width: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; left: 0px; .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} }) I use a bike and public transportation more than Uber now because I dont want to get hit. letter-spacing: .03em; [Editors note: the Care Court could compel people with untreated and severe mental illnesses into housing and treatment.]. position: relative; Oakland mayoral candidate: Ignacio De La Fuente. } Round 4 background-color: #003388; color: white; .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { There have been 320 firearms assaults and just over 1,800 robberies this year. Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. } In Oakland, heres how you stop it. Now, he is running for mayor. display: inline-block; 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. They make a central place where people can drag race and do all the car stuff, honkytonks, and all that good old stuff. The neighborhood organizer said hell restore rule of law in Oakland and make the city more economically resilient. background-color: grey; 00:00. So I want it to. We deserve better. vertical-align: middle; Settle in for a long read; these conversations are weighty, befitting the office these candidates seek. left: 0; .rcvrace_header { So regulate it. 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.]. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Until someone gives me another idea here, Im gonna roll with more officers.
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