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Thank you for advocating and participating in Oakland's budget process. Together, we won new investments in the budget to address homelessness, housing, and displacement and provide quality services for all residents, as well as investments specific to District 2.
See Councilmember Bas' joint op-ed in the East Bay Express with Oakland Community Land Trust and ACCE on the City's new municipal fund aimed at taking housing off the speculative market and providing affordable ownership for Oakland tenants facing threat of displacement.
"The Kaiser Auditorium could once again be a cultural gem for all of Oakland, serving and benefiting Oakland's arts and culture organizations and becoming a place for local residents to gather and build community. Deep appreciation to the Community Coalition for Equitable Development for raising issues of cultural equity, and to the Coalition and Orton Development for negotiating a community benefits agreement."
For two decades, Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas been an advocate for working people, leading the passage of policies in Oakland to create the building blocks for regional, state, and national change.
A resident of District 2 for over 20 years and a lifelong community organizer, Councilmember Bas started out in Chinatown organizing Chinese immigrant garment workers to win their wages back. She also worked in coalitions to raise Oakland's minimum wage with paid sick leave, create living wage jobs on the old Oakland Army Base, and reduce diesel truck pollution at the Port of Oakland. Click here to learn more.
Councilmember Bas and her team are focusing on three themes in the first 100 days and first year. These priority areas were developed over the past year by engaging thousands of Oaklanders, and will continue to be informed by community leadership and input.
1. Housing is a human right. A key function of our city government is to make sure that everyone has shelter. We must provide essential services and shelter for our homeless neighbors, treating people with compassion and keeping families and communities together. We must create more affordable housing to keep working and middle class Oaklanders here. We must protect renters who are the majority of Oaklanders. And, we must create long-term stability for Oakland's homeowners so they and future generations can stay here.
2. A city budget that meets our community's needs. One driven by community values of inclusion, equity, and transparency. This means prioritizing our human needs -- housing, job training, public safety that focuses on prevention. We must ensure that funds that we as voters approved are spent responsibly.
3. Services for each and every neighborhood. Our city must provide equitable services that create healthy, clean, safe environments for all of our kids to play and walk to school.
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9/10/19: Newsletter #9
8/15/19: Chinese Newsletter (Jul - Aug 2019)
7/26/19: Newsletter #8
7/5/19: Newsletter #7
7/1/19: Chinese Newsletter (May - Jun 2019)
5/20/19: Newsletter #6
5/5/19: Newsletter #5
5/1/19: Chinese Newsletter (Mar - Apr 2019)
3/29/19: Newsletter #4
3/11/19: Newsletter #3
2/28/19: Chinese Newsletter (Jan - Feb 2019)
2/24/19: Newsletter #2
2/11/19: Newsletter #1
See media coverage & news updates from our office.
7/26/19: Updates on enjoyment & activities at Lake Merritt
7/15/19: Oakland Police Commission rejects 2nd BearCat
7/10/19: Kaiser Auditorium proceeds with 'permanent affordability'
7/3/19: OP-ED -- Oakland's Bold Investment to Address Displacement
7/2/19: Bas wins $12M in budget for community land trusts
6/28/19: Council Adopts Kaplan's $3.2 billion budget
5/8/19: Urging for pardons of Bay Area Cambodians facing deportation
5/8/19: On racially offensive card from Alameda County Fire Station
4/29/19: Oakland man turns hate into positivity after hate crime
4/17/19: Council Votes To Give $1.2M To School District To Save Programs
4/17/19: Council postpones AA tax collection amid concerns of voter trust
4/10/19: Update on Parkway theater project
4/7/19: Bas introduces resolution on police use of force
3/22/19: Councilmember Bas shares budget priorities for FY 2019-21
3/22/19: Updates on Kaiser Auditorium Redevelopment Project
3/8/19: Arts-Centered Plan for Kaiser Auditorium Draws Praise and Doubt
2/23/19: Our first ordinance to protect renters from displacement
2/20/19: Bas becomes first Filipina on Oakland City Council
2/15/19: Community Forum on Kaiser Convention Center Redevelopment
2/15/19: Bas' Statement on Lakeside Park Encampment Closures
2/13/19: Lake Merritt homeless encampments will be removed, city says
1/31/19: Oakland city workers rally outside City Hall, with council members
1/6/19: What did neighbors share at our first community meeting?
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