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Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club April 11, 2023 Program Announcement: Updates from Oakland City Council District 4 Councilmember Janani Ramachandran

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Dear MGO Members and Friends:

Join us on Tuesday, April 11 at 8:15pm for updates from Oakland City Council District 4’s new councilmember, Janani Ramachandran.

Janani Ramachandran is a public interest attorney who has dedicated her life to empowering communities and fighting for responsive government institutions. A graduate of Stanford University and Berkeley Law, she has worked at various legal nonprofits, and served on the board of violence prevention nonprofits across Oakland. She is a Commissioner on the California Commission for API American Affairs, and previously served on the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission. She is an East Bay native, and a former professional musician. Janani is the youngest person elected to Oakland’s City Council, as well as the first South Asian and first LGBTQ woman of color to serve on Oakland City Council. In the MGO tradition, there will be time for questions and answers.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 8:15pm – Note the later start time
Register/Join the Zoom Meeting at
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdemgqTgrGtHA34Afy6CQbVwhk_VSEqoq#/registration

Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Presenting Local Government–Keeping It Accountable–Promoting Democratic Values

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MGO Holiday Party December 13

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[Pics] from [COMMUNITY EVENT] MGO Partners with Make Oakland Better Now! For Oakland Mayoral Candidate Debate on Public Safety

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MGO Presents:

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 REALIGNMENT:
THE EXODUS FROM STATE PRISON TO COUNTY JAIL- WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR OAKLAND?

Thursday, March 14, 2013  8 PM

Stern Hall, Temple Sinai, 2823 Webster Street, Oakland

On October 1, 2011, California’s corrections realignment plan, one of the most significant changes to California’s criminal justice system in decades, went into effect. The plan shifts responsibility from the state to counties for the custody, treatment, and supervision of individuals convicted of specified nonviolent, non-serious, non-sex crimes.

The MGO Democratic Club is proud to announce a panel presentation featuring representatives from the agencies charged with carrying out the realignment plan: John Keene from the Probation Department, Karen Meredith from the District Attorney’s Office, Carla Kennedy from the Sheriff’s Department, and Brandon Woods from the Public Defender’s Office.

This is the third in a monthly series on Perspectives on Crime in Oakland presented by the Metropolitan–Greater Oakland Democratic Club. Future programs include:

  • Can New York City’s Crime-Fighting Techniques Work in Oakland?
  • Oakland Police Department and the Compliance Directorship: What Will the Compliance Director Do to OPD?
  • Operation Ceasefire: What Will It Take to Make It Work?
  • Measure Y: Should It Be Renewed?

Attendance at an MGO Democratic club meeting is free and members of the public are welcome.

The Metropolitan -Greater Oakland Democratic Club is a grassroots Democratic organization that has been involved in Oakland and Alameda County policy and political issues for over 50 years.  Further information is available on our website, www.mgoclub.org and on Facebook.

 

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How is the Press Reporting on Crime?

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THE PRESS’ VIEW OF CRIME IN OAKLAND:
HOW IS THE PRESS REPORTING ON CRIME IN OAKLAND AND HOW WELL IS IT DOING IT?

Thursday, January 10, 2013   8 PM

Stern Hall, Temple Sinai, 2823 Webster Street, Oakland

 

The MGO Democratic Club is proud to announce a panel presentation featuringChip Johnson from the San Francisco Chronicle, Tammerlin Drummond from the Oakland Tribune and Bob Gammon from The East Bay Express. They will present some of the press’ views on the critical issue of crime in Oakland and also offer comments on the way the press covers these stories.

This is the first in a monthly series on Perspectives on Crime in Oakland presented by the Metropolitan–Greater Oakland Democratic Club. Future programs include:

  • Interagency Cooperation and Coordination between City and County Criminal Justice Agencies: Is It Working?
  • Can New York City’s Crime-Fighting Techniques Work in Oakland?
  • Oakland Police Department and the Compliance Directorship: What Will the Compliance Director Do to OPD?
  • Operation Ceasefire: What Will It Take to Make It Work?
  • Measure Y: Should It Be Renewed?
  • Realignment: What Is California’s New County Jail Realignment Doing to Alameda County?

Attendance at an MGO Democratic club meeting is free and members of the public are welcome.

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