You cant just passively get it back. height: 100%; } Its your job to stop the illegal dumpers, drug dealers, and sex traffickers from preying on us. width: 90%; We need to implement Accela. Write yours. background-color: #ccc; BondGraham's work has also appeared with KQED, ProPublica and other leading national and local outlets. display: inline-block; Counties | "My concern is the efficiency of which we're spending that money and the priorities," Scott said. Czstochowa (/ t n s t k o v / CHEN-st-KOH-v, Polish: [tstxva] (); German: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; Latin: Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. .rcvrace_header { } Im a worker advocate. .results_row td:first-child { Because as youve seen, people die when [the police] follow people. Please try again later. height: 50px; } Residents have noted the lack of large grocery stores with fresh produce in Oakland, particularly in West and East Oakland. I said, Can you just not take their advice and use them and do whats right? He said, I guess., [Editors note: in February the City Council approved using surveillance cameras to catch illegal dumpers, but the program is limited to a few specific areas. 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.]. So those are the things Im focused on. left: 0px; .clearfix { 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. (And note that we made the decision not to interview candidate Peter Liu so as not to provide another platform for his dangerous and hateful rhetoric. City Hall & Policing Oakland mayor's race: an interview with candidate Seneca Scott The neighborhood organizer said he'll restore rule of law in Oakland and make the city more economically resilient. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update. The ghost guns completely changed the game. .mw-body #mw-content-text h5.rcvrace_header { @SenecaSpeaks21. Endorse Seneca - Seneca Scott for Oakland Mayor 2022 Endorsements. Youre going to have to get money from the county and the state. RELATED: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf wins re-election. 63% of Oaklanders are unhappy with city government, to attract a womens basketball team to Oakland, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Theres a law enforcement angle to this. color: #fff; There are encampments at every single one of those areas. display: inline-block; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { 100% remote. Which brings me back to Seneca Scott. That goes from being a sanctimonious bully all the way to being able to take your life or your property or liberty. .rcvresults_table_container { padding-left: 0; The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. .rcvvotebox-results-cell--check { margin: 0px 10px; The issue is, are you a good neighbor, or are you not? I dont want to make too many assumptions about why people think there is an adversarial relationship. Were journalists for Oakland. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} } In a phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter Wednesday, Scott said he would not wear the sandwich board again. 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. Thats not how thats supposed to be used. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { $('#candidate-connection-email-150698').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); border-radius: 50%; width: 50px; .inner_percentage { .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { } } [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 number by formula is 1100. Most observers have current District 6 City Councilmember Loren Taylor and Thao as the leading candidates in the mayor's race. padding-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 5px; Her grandfather's brother was Coretta's father. background-color: #ccc; His donors include developers, architecture companies, realtors and real estate brokers. How to run for office | If somehow by insurmountable odds I win, Oakland is going to hit the reset button. position: relative; But I think that may be excessive considering we have a MACRO program that can help supplement [and] could help pick up a big load off the police officers. Weve shown that. } He says he'll be tackling issues like homelessness and crime. Many of our neighbors are frightened to leave their own homes after dark. font-weight: 300; Heres the problem. display: inline-block; } 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. Are we kidding ourselves now? 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. .inner_percentage.Democratic { 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. vertical-align: top; } width: 250px; But its obvious. 20 percent of the time, no one picks up the phone. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} 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. Im a renter; I dont own any property, contrary to popular belief and rumors. var t = '125522'; .race_header.green { Let me be very clear about that. Do you know how many hits those things get on Youtube? padding-top: 3px; $('#candidate-connection-email-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Why? Los Angeles doesnt deal with that. display: table; } State legislature | vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; top: -5px; 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. 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? } .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} 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. [Scott subsequently deleted the tweet.] The neighborhood organizer said hell restore rule of law in Oakland and make the city more economically resilient. The average perpetrator of violent crime is under thirty now. font-size: .9em; .inner_percentage.Democratic { .votebox_legend .non_result_row { } I negotiated contracts with the city of Oakland and every city in the East Bay during 2012, which is the last time we changed our pension plan with the PEPRA change. padding-left: 16px; If I get elected mayor were getting that charter amendment passed. As mayor, how do you get around that? ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } Theyve been edited for length and clarity, with added fact-checking from us in some places. letter-spacing: .03em; .votebox-results-metadata { width: 100%; 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. All they do is prey on poor people for their licenses [and] tags to keep the cycle of poverty going. Encourage candidate to share their information on Voter's Edge. 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. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-92743').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf, a Democrat,. Scott allegedly used a gun to confront two people in 2021. $('#' + this.value + s).show(); .votebox-scroll-container { We need to build, baby, build. Dear friends and neighbors please help elect Seneca Scott as Oakland's new mayor, Seneca is the strong, tough on crime and lawlessness leader Oakland needs right now. Explain your thinking on the issue of police staffing. border-bottom: 1px solid grey; At recent mayoral forums, Scott has said that the citys crime rate is at unacceptable levels and that the police are failing to respond to 911 calls in a timely manner. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} 1 hr 8 min; NOV 1, 2022; Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker. MACRO took a long time to set up and they established it without [taking calls from 911] dispatch. } } Learn more. Regarding the last budget written by the mayor and approved by the City Council with amendments, was there anything in that budget that you objected to or would have cut? 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'; This is the devastating result of the 2021-2022 budget cuts led by the City Council that froze (essentially cut) 48 positions in response to 911 calls. The new Care Court law now says that if someone doesnt want the services but theyve proven to be a danger to themselves or others, they may not have a choice. Because its a very common occurrence. overflow: hidden; }else{ .hideResponses { display: none;} $('.collapse').collapse('show'); You make it a union project, it [a CEQA objection] goes away. What kind of crap is that? .inner_percentage.Libertarian { Sep. 4, 2022 6 UPDATE: Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed have picked a candidate in the Oakland mayor's race. Ten candidates will be on the November ballot for Oakland, California's mayoral race.
.rcv_select { font-size: 20px; } /* Show the tooltip text when you mouse over the tooltip container */ position: relative; Last year, Seneca Scott lost the Oakland mayoral election. margin-bottom: .75em; padding-bottom: 3px; [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. 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? Source. Undeniably. const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); } width: 100% } Oakland only makes us have two police officers there for our permit, and weve had zero acts of violence at any of those events for seven years. font-size: 2em; We need a pre-approval process for people who are developing. She better get us off that NSA, which she didnt for eight years. } But we need business improvement districts that will support these things. It also helps your family, friends and Oakland neighbors have access to reliable, independent reporting. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } The garden. 279 likes. But heres the reason why you need so many. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { Are you this candidate? } } 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. We want to ask you about gun violence. $(".results_table640055b707964").hide(); This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. .election_results_text { margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; Now, he is running for mayor. position: absolute; But at the end of the day, these are private investments. We need to follow that encampment policy. } Liu immigrated to the United States when he was seven years old. vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 3px; background-color: #f9f9f9; The results of Round are displayed below. } Seneca Scott. background-color: #db0000; Look at not just the audit but the Alameda County grand jury report for the citys building department showing chronic underbilling and excessive overtime. font-weight: bold; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { max-width: 75px; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} Reporters asked the FBI and the police department. } Thats the official Oakland.gov website. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} width: 50%; Your support is powering our newsroom! Thats why I joined the Oakland Builders Alliance. .election_results_text { font-size:0.58em; So again, we need more officers. Something went wrong. He says residents in the unhoused community cannot be evicted without offers of housing. Scott isnt the only mayoral candidate who has been recently arrested on a firearms charge. You have to start confiscating vehicles. width: 43%; How do you stop people from killing each other with ghost guns? So if I didnt get it from an LEO [law enforcement officer], I wouldnt have passed it forward. Scott faces these charges while campaigning on the need to improve public safety in Oakland. And I give most of my time back to my community. a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } It has to be about things connecting us, and I think an investment in that is paramount right now. Its proof of concept that these things bring neighbors together in ways that matter. Youve got to get it back. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { Far too many Oakland neighbors fear for their safety on a daily basis. We should do the same thing with the sideshows. 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Can Oakland become a filmmaking hub? clear: both; Her donors include general contractors, non-profit workers, pastors, attorneys, Blue Shield workers and AB&I Foundry workers. overflow-y: auto; One of the unsuccessful mayoral candidates, Seneca Scott, said it's not about who won, but about how the process worked. } } if (this.value == '9'){ } ), 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), and co-founder of Bottoms Up Community Garden. display: inline-block; if (window.jQuery) { Beasley, who set down roots in The Lower Bottoms 60 years ago, creates massive, abstract metallic sculptures of majesty and soaring dignity; it was, I thought, a fitting location for . Municipal elections in Oakland are nonpartisan. Scott has raised $49,674 with 56 % of his contributions from donors in Oakland. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } And morale [within OPD] is paramount. })(); Seneca Scott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey. .votebox_legend { .indicate_scroll { } Theyre not mutually exclusive. 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. goto senecascottforoaklandmayor2022.com 12 months ago . That transfer here is easy because we can grow food with our weather. As far as the homeless camps, the neighbors themselves have said that on record. 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. When people cant compete financially, they compete for moral superiority. Along the way, hes gained endorsement from pro-police groups like the Coalition for Better Oakland. Im in danger. text-align: center; I went to the garden and cautiously approached them. We need to be able to build ADUs. If youre not at the farmers market, you lose up to 30% of the nutritionin even the highest quality produce you buy in a Whole Foods or Berkeley Bowljust due to the time that [produce has] been off the vine or uprooted. padding-bottom: 8px; top: 2px; 19. color: #888; People are getting arrested from many different geographic locations, not just in Oakland. display: block; .rcvrace_header.Democratic { He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. } height: 22px; So, is a controller needed in addition to the existing auditor? Im not talking about expired tags. 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