border-bottom: 1px solid grey; The Oaklandside ran a search of court records related to all current candidates for Oakland mayor. $('#emessage' +s).html(' Total : ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); .hideResponses { display: none;} I do not own a car. background-color: #003388; When you have an independent office of the controller has a say in how the city is spending money. True, he'd run for City Council two years previously, but lost, and in the intervening period Seneca had very little public visibility. Its low vibrations. She also taught at Edna Brewer Middle School this summer, and the food was consistent there as it was at the middle school I went to, I forget its name, where I made a big noise about the food quality. Round 2 Were going to move on to questions about the economy. Its your job to stop the illegal dumpers, drug dealers, and sex traffickers from preying on us. .race_header.republican { var l = '3' } Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. } margin-top: 1em; [Scott subsequently deleted the tweet.] Or is it a faith community? Seneca Scott, the West Oakland Community Activist who ran for the Oakland City Council District Three seat won by Carroll Fife, has thrown his hat into the r. .widget-row.heading { text-align: center; He went on to earn a diploma in journalism from the United States Defense . We should renew that investment.
, See also:Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2022), 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. background-color: white; 279 likes. Where will the funding come from? text-align: left !important; margin-bottom: 0; } The neighbors speak. $('.hideResponses').show(); G-1, Oakland, CA 94612 TEL (510) 272-6973 FAX (510) 272-6982 TDD (510) 208-4967 } We waste money in Oakland. border: 1px solid #999; Despite the Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic . margin-top: 0px; } left: 0; | We speak now. } $('#emessage640055b707964').html(' through round ' + this.value + ': ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); 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 $('#emessage' +s).html(' Total : ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); Experts say they constitute mass surveillance and that typically less than 1% of scans by law enforcement lead to an arrest and conviction. 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. Thats not how thats supposed to be used. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); Are we kidding ourselves now? }); .survey-result {padding:10px;} font-weight: bold; } Thats not just wasted food, its wasted energy used to produce that food and ship that food and wasted fertilizer thats often petroleum-based. 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. }) Many of our neighbors are frightened to leave their own homes after dark. Round 8 } Cities | .votebox-results-metadata-p { When people cant compete financially, they compete for moral superiority. @nikki4oakland. $('#emessage640055b707964').empty(); Why is the City Council voting against the use of license plate readers? He says residents in the unhoused community cannot be evicted without offers of housing. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } BondGraham's work has also appeared with KQED, ProPublica and other leading national and local outlets. 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. } $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Thats not something Im about. Round 5 Candidate Seneca Scott criticized for suggesting a protest at the temple The first response to Liu's email on Sunday was from Seneca Scott, a West Oakland resident and founder of the entertainment company Oakhella who is also running for mayor. .results_row td { .votebox-covid-disclaimer { Im talking about reckless driving, the unsafe traffic violence that were seeing frequently through the streets of Oakland. $("#round640055b707964").val($("#round640055b707964").children('option').length).change(); top: 0px; display: inline-block; Oakland should be a soccer destination, or footballfutbal!destination. var s = "640055b6cc5e4"; } Its bringing neighbors together and increasing community safety. And if housing is not something that you want, you just should know youre not going to be here in 60 days. Consequently I received two misdemeanor gun charges. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { [I use] accessible housing because what will a homeless person with a drug or mental health problem be able to afford? OAKLAND, CALIF. (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. Thats something that I would own, to make sure that [OUSDs] $70 million central kitchen is getting used to provide healthy food to Oakland students. 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. My experience on Oct 30, 2021 is one of the reasons I decided to run for mayor and completely integral to our campaigns message. Are there work plans involved? .outer_percentage { margin-top: 1em;} State legislature | 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. } else { 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. font-size: 5px; } Is that an alley-oop for me? .inner_percentage.Green { font-weight: bold; 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. And I thought that was a bad deal for her because she didnt get it done. U.S. Congress | and some people would say those things are incompatible. Two of the candidates for Oakland mayor were arrested on gun-related charges in separate occasions last year. if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { 18. Sounds like you would continue that involvement that Mayor Schaaf has shown in public schools. Those were incredibly complex negotiations. } According to Scott, they were attempting to steal a water heater from a community garden he manages. Were journalists for Oakland. So regulate it. I believe that we can change ourselves but the victimhood has got to stop. Because thats criminal. .race_header { margin-top: 1px; .inner_percentage.Republican { div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } How safe is your neighborhood? State executives | 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. I believe a Black entertainment group supposedly got the contract for that. I was heavily involved with helping him, introducing him to the neighborhood, making sure he could put up surveillancethink about it, thats what we did, we surveilled peopleand we used that data to make the case that people were driving at excessive speeds through residential neighborhoods, and we got traffic calming measures to 8th Street. position: absolute; Its very important that people have a third space to go that is not work or a place where theyre spending money. One of the unsuccessful mayoral candidates, Seneca Scott, said it's not about who won, but about how the process worked. The neighborhood organizer said hell restore rule of law in Oakland and make the city more economically resilient. overflow-y: auto; Along the way, hes gained endorsement from pro-police groups like the Coalition for Better Oakland. A bunch of squatters broke into a commercial building I own in San Lorenzo, not the commercial building I own in Oakland. DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump, Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody'. border-bottom: 1px solid grey; display:none; Seneca Scott is the founder and CEO of Bay Area Nonprofit, Neighbors Together Oakland and is currently a candidate for Oakland Mayor. 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 . Despite the posters in this subreddit, I don't think that's going to fly in IRL Oakland, even in 2022. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } margin-bottom: 4px; We need to attract more soccer. Undeniably. ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } .non_result_row th { var nTimer = setInterval(function() { } If somehow by insurmountable odds I win, Oakland is going to hit the reset button. Why? } Heres the big issue in Oaklands city structureand its been this way since 1998 with the passing of Measure X, which created a hybrid system of government where the mayor has the power to hire the [city administrator] while the city council maintains power to pass legislation and ultimately the budget. .non_result_row { I want to have a department of agriculture. According to him, her grandfather was one of the 25 children of Jeff Scott, one of . if (l > 1){ padding-top: 3px; } We need to build, baby, build. }else{ | The Oaklandside was unable to independently verify Scotts statement that someone brandished a knife at him or that property was stolen from the garden. top: -120px; We amplify community voices, share the power of real information, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. position: absolute; .rcvvotebox, h5.rcvrace_header, .rcvresults_text, .rcvresults_table_container, .rcvvotebox_legend { jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { And we need to stop playing games with the CEQA. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { More than 35% of her contributions are from Oakland. position: relative; As mayor, I plan to get my Michelle Obama on and make sure that no children are eating the food Ive seen them eating this summer. But also, when you say mass surveillance, at the same time, you push for laws where you want to know each and every facet of someones relationship with their tenant, the financial relationship between a property owner and their tenant, right? Seneca Scott ran for election for Mayor of Oakland in California. Scott, who's the executive director of Neighbors Together Oakland, spoke to ABC7's Jobina Fortson on our digital-only newscast, "ABC7@7" on Friday. color: black; There are several cases that have been solved very recently that I can point you to, including as recently as this week due to the use of license plate readers. .non_result_row div { And the face of the people who were importing is white males on average. (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. } indicateScroll(); top: 2px; .results_row.winner { Until someone gives me another idea here, Im gonna roll with more officers. color: white; .widget-row.value-only.black { var ex_votes = t - abcde[l].votes; .votebox_bp_logo { If youre going to keep disrespecting the person you pay, youre going to keep an adversarial relationship with law enforcement. How will you improve street conditions in Oakland? } Registrar of Voters 1225 Fallon Street, Rm. } The Alameda County Sheriff still owes me an apology.. Weve had public engagements with the unhoused community, the activist community, shelters, and developers who were all on the same platform. So we need to be honest. } Mayoral candidate Seneca Scott believes voters were once again misinformed when they went to the polls and that should be enough to . You cant just passively get it back. $('#' + "9" + s).show(); clear: both; So I think its worth the investment. height: 22px; Im a member of Safe 8th Street, where we used speed trap cameras to get roundabouts, which everyone thought was impossible, but Tim Courtney [an 8th Street resident] is such a badass; he made it happen because he was relentless in his advocacy for traffic calming measures. overflow-y: hidden; They live the lifestyle they want to live. Youre going to have to get money from the county and the state. [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 officers arrested him for carrying a concealed gun and exhibiting the weapon in a threatening manner. He blasted the city's election system at Tuesday's news conference. It was a unanimous vote from City Council. The previous incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was term-limited. Thats the official Oakland.gov website. Weve had that average for two years. margin-bottom: .75em; I was part of discussions with councilperson Noel Gallo, who chairs the Public Works Committee, and we were after them, as part of my Neighbors Together nonprofit, as to why they werent using cameras, and he just kept pointing to the police commissions advice. All types of housing. position: absolute; }else{ const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); Seneca invites you to be a part of his campaign. We got the Roots. height: 50px; 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. He said he was backstage at last Sunday's Oakland Pride festival and didn't hear anything about it. This isnt about strong or not strong. Photo: Courtesy the candidate. Round 9 } Scott isnt the only mayoral candidate who has been recently arrested on a firearms charge. Second, we need more California Highway Patrol. } I also like soccer. Thank you for supporting The Oaklandside and being a part of our community. .votebox_legend { Were hearing that you would address root causes, but you also just spent a long time talking about allowing the police to use surveillance and arrest a bunch of people. You need to actually have a 30-to-60-day approach. 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. There doesnt need to be an adversarial relationship. We need to follow that encampment policy. [Editors note: There is no objective number for how many officers a city should have, but policymakers often aim to provide a certain number of officers per every 100,000 people, and they adjust this further based on a citys rate of crime, assuming that more officers are needed to respond to more crime. max-height: 355px; 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. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. All they do is prey on poor people for their licenses [and] tags to keep the cycle of poverty going. padding-left: 0; border-radius: 50%; letter-spacing: .03em; In Oakland, heres how you stop it. font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; 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 other day you also connected the first fire on 35th Avenue to homeless camps within minutes of the fire. padding-bottom: 8px; display: inline-block; Oakland mayoral candidate: Ignacio De La Fuente. Explaining our support for Seneca Scott. }); if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { font-size: 12px; background-color: #db0000; width: 100% !important; 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. 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