Dear Neighbor,
Thank you for supporting Measure Y, Oakland's violence prevention and public safety initiative. We'd like to let you know how the funds raised through your generosity are being used to create a Safe Oakland. If you know others who are interested in this information, please forward it to a neighbor. |
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Get to Know a Measure Y Police Officer:
Sgt. LeRonne Armstrong 
"Sometimes police officers, too, are victims of violence," tells Sergeant LeRonne Armstrong of the Oakland Police Department (OPD). "I grew up in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland, and had to deal with my brother being murdered at school when I was 13 years old. The tragedy of my brother helped me see more clearly the path I was to follow."
Sgt. Armstrong is now a ten year veteran of the OPD, and continues working hard to prevent senseless violence in his native city.
Learn more about Sgt.Armstrong... |
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Reclaiming A Neighborhood
For more than ten years, the 900-1000 Center Street neighborhood in West Oakland was overrun with drug dealers and their customers. Burglaries, assaults, and even shootings were common. Law-abiding residents felt like prisoners in their own homes.
Problem Solving Officer Brad Young and his partner, Officer A.C. Smith, were determined to make the neighborhood safe again. And they knew it wasn't going to be easy.
Learn how Measure Y funded Problem Solving Officers helped residents reclaim a neighborhood... | |
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Oakland to Host National Transitional Jobs Conference 
The City of Oakland is pleased to announce that it will host the 2008 National Transitional Jobs Conference early next month at the Marriott Oakland City Center. The event, held on April 1st and 2nd, is a forum for employers, policy-makers, and advocates from across the country to share ideas about how to effectively find jobs for the "hard to employ," including ex-offenders, at-risk youth, the homeless, and welfare recipients.
The conference will include presentations by City of Oakland staff and service providers to discuss how Transitional Job programs came to be funded through the Measure Y. For more information, or to register for the 2008 National Transitional Jobs Conference, follow this link. |
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Questions? Comments? Have a story to share about your neighborhood? For more information, please visit us at www.MeasureY.org. |
Sincerely,
The Measure Y Team
We are: Police, Fire, and Community Programs for a Safe Oakland |
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Get Involved!
Catholic Charities of the East Bay is
For more information on how to become a part of this meaningful program, contact Millie Burns at millie@cceb.org or (510) 768-3188.
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Join a Neighborhood Watch group
or (510) 238-6372.
Next Measure Y Oversight Committee Meeting
Monday, March 25th
6:30-9:00pm
Hearing Room 1
City Hall, Oakland
or (510) 238-3671. |
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