District 5 - Spring News & Updates Release Date: April 2015

1221 Oak St., Suite 536 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel. (510) 272-6695 Fax (510) 271-5151

dist5@acgov.org The Fifth District includes the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Piedmont; the West Oakland, North Oakland and Rockridge

communities and portions of the Grand Lake, Manzanita, Dimond District and Fruitvale neighborhoods.

Dear Friends,

In this issue we share highlights from our “Planning

and Caring for Aging Loved Ones” Forum, which pro-

vided resources to the public about methods to care

for the growing elderly population in Alameda Coun-

ty.

For Women’s History Month we hosted the Women’s

History Trailblazer Awards at the Joyce Gordon Gal-

lery in Oakland where three social justice trailblazers

were honored with awards acknowledging their con-

tributions to their communities.

I also had the opportunity to speak to Kindergarten

students and concerned community members at the

Berkeley Arts Magnet for Zachary Cruz Pedestrian

Safety Month as well as hosting a community dinner

as part of our on going “Year of the African American

Male” initative.

Check out the photos from our community activities

and please share the highlights with your family,

friends, and networks. I welcome your thoughts and

feedback. You can reach us at (510) 272-6695 or

dist5@acgov.org.

Sincerely yours,

Keith Carson

Supervisor, District 5

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Over 200 residents attended the fifth “Planning & Car-ing for Aging Loved Ones” Forum, which took place on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Ed Roberts Campus located in Berkeley, CA. Event goers gained knowledge about a myriad of re-sources available to support elders with the aging pro-cess. The Forum featured keynote speaker Dr. David Lindeman of the Center for Technology and Aging at UC Berkeley who spoke about developing technologies which will assist with home care, transportation and medical support for care givers of the aging population. The opening discussion on “Healthy Living and Self Care” featured a healthy cooking demonstration by Chef Angela Johnson of Blackberry Soul where attendees learned how to make simple, nutritional meals and about crucial dietary needs for elders. The afternoon workshop sessions included “Aging in Place,” “Planning Your Legal Future,” and “Planning Your Best Financial Future.” Audience members were informed about the process for applying for senior hous-ing, the need for Power of Attorney documents, as well as preparing for the financial needs associated with get-ting older.

For additional resources visit: http://www.acgov.org/board/district5/caring/

PLANNING AND CARING FOR

AGING LOVED ONES

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Planning and Caring for Aging Loved Ones (Continued)

BOARDS/ COMMISSIONS VACANCIES

Human Relations Commission - Vacancy: 2 seats

The mission of this Commission is to preserve human rights and work to foster mutual respect for all people who live or work in Alameda County.

Consumer Affairs Commission - Vacancy: 1 seat The purpose of this commission is to promote and protect the best interests of the consumer public, to encourage the highest standards in the business community and to develop a high level of consumer awareness. Advisory Commission on Aging - Vacancy: 1 seat

This commission takes positions on matters pertaining to federal, state and local policies, programs and proce-dures, and any legislation affecting older persons. Arts Commission - Vacancy: 1 seat

The Arts Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors concerning the arts and cultural environment in the County For complete listings please visit http://www.acgov.org/bc/

Or call (510) 272-6695

Berkeley, CA. Alameda County Supervisor Keith Car -son spoke to a group of kindergarteners and parent cham-pions at the “It’s Up to All of Us” Campaign Kick-off in honor of Zachary Cruz Pedestrian Safety Month, which took place at the Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary School. “Life in Berkeley has changed,” Supervisor Car-son commented in his address. “There are more walkers and bikers than ever. We need to share the road and share the responsibility.”

Alameda County is active in addressing public safety is-sues that impact the lives of young children, such as the tragic loss of young Zachary. “Drivers need to slow down. A car can become a moving weapon and the faster you go, the higher the chance of serious injury or killing someone on impact,” says Supervisor Carson. “We are excited to be launching this important campaign and encourage Berke-ley residents to get involved. This month is special, known as Zachary Cruz Pedestrian Safety month. We should hon-or his memory and his courage by getting involved.”

The “It’s Up to All of Us” Campaign is supported by Ala-meda County, the California Department of Public Health, the Berkeley Police Department, the Community Pedestri-an Safety Training of the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), California Walks, the Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Trans-portation Safety Administration. For more information about the “It’s Up to All of Us Berkeley” campaign and related events, visit uptoallofus.weebly.com.

“Healthy Living and Self Care” discussion and demonstration

Photos by Idris Hassan

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YEAR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN

MALE COMMUNITY DINNER

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson addressed a packed room at the West Oakland Youth Center at the first community dinner for “Year of The African Ameri-can Male” initative, which was launched in January of 2015. The initative is de-signed to strengthen positive outcomes for African Ameri-can Males in several key are-as including: Health, Father-hood, Mentoring, Employ-ment, Education, Counseling, Youth, Criminal Justice and Re-Entry.

“This is really a volunteer effort to improve, touch, and max-imize the lives of African American males in the East Bay,” commented the Supervisor. Attendees took part in break-out sessions led by expert volun-teers. These session helped to gather ideas and commentary on issues facing African American men in the Bay Area and focused on creating solutions to support Black men in over-coming some of the extreme challenges they face in society. Destiny Iwuoma, a senior at UC Berkeley, during his report back from the education break-out session discussed the low enrollment of African American students at UC Berkeley. “We talked about legislation in the state of California that is affecting Black people from getting into higher education, and one piece of legislation that came up was Proposition 209,” said Iwuoma. “After 1996, the Black population at U.C. Berkeley went down from 8% to 3% and it has remained at 3% for the past twenty years.” Many of the attendees left feeling inspired and empowered to do the hard work necessary to make critical changes in their communities. One of the central components of this initative is to avoid “re-inventing the wheel” and instead focuses on bringing together organizations currently engaged in the key areas in order to create supportive networks that increase ac-cess to existing services, in addition to generating the infor-mation and momentum necessary to create concrete change.

BUDGET WORK GROUP

(BWG) Key Dates

open to the public

(All dates are public meetings unless otherwise noted)

BWG FY 15-16 Funding Gap April 15, 2015

BWG – Options for Closing the Gap April 21, 2015

Governor’s Revised Budget May 14, 2015 (Online Report)

BWG -Reduction Plans May 18, 2015

Proposed Budget Submitted Early June 2015 (TBD)

Budget Hearings and Adoption Late June 2015 (TBD)

For more information please visit: http://budget.acgov.org

Photos by Idris Hassan

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In honor of Wom-en’s History Month, proclaimed by Congress in March 1987, County Supervisor Keith Carson ad-dressed a packed room at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in downtown Oak-

land to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of Fania Davis, Josie Camacho and Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont.

Each year Supervisor Carson hosts the Women’s History Trailblazer Awards to pay tribute to the work of women in the Bay Area. This year’s theme was “Honoring Social Justice Trailblazers.” The event honored three powerful women who have uplifted their communities through restorative justice for youth, labor organizing, and voter engagement.

“I am very proud of the three women that we are recognizing tonight,” stated Keith Carson at the event, “Who have, throughout their entire lives been contributing in some form or fashion to our community and helped make our community what it is today.” The women honored by Carson’s office all have expansive and long histories of dedicated service to social justice. Fania Davis practiced as a civil r ights lawyer for almost 27 years before entering the restorative justice movement as a founder and Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY). Josie Camacho, an SEIU organizer for 15 years and founder of the national Asian Pacific Islander con-stituency group (APALA), worked for Oakland Mayor Del-lums from 2007-09 prior to joining the staff of the Alameda County Labor Council. Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, who has worked for almost a decade doing labor, community, polit-ical, and electoral organizing, is the Executive Director of Oakland Rising, a multiracial, multilingual collaborative that educates and mobilizes voters in Oakland's flatland neighbor-hoods.

“I’m really honored to have grown up in a family with incredi-bly strong matriarchal leadership,” commented Tervalon-Daumont. “These are women who believe that our place is in the struggle, at the front lines of our labor unions, in the streets, and at the voting booth. Women in my family have changed the world, and it’s an honor to come from that lega-cy.”

SUPERVISOR CARSON CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Award Winners (l to r): Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Destiny Shabazz for Fania Davis, and Josie Camacho

Support The East Side Arts Alliance in Celebrating The 15th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Festival

SAN ANTONIO PARK—1701 E 19th St, Oakland, CA

For More Information Visit http://www.eastsideartsalliance.com/

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