More than 35% of her contributions are from Oakland. Seneca Scott | Oakland Mayoral Candidate 2022 Town Interviews 117 subscribers Subscribe 536 views 3 months ago BOTTOMS UP WEST OAKLAND Seneca's interview was recorded in Bottoms Up. All they do is prey on poor people for their licenses [and] tags to keep the cycle of poverty going. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { background-color: #dac113; You need to actually have a 30-to-60-day approach. .inner_percentage.Green { padding-left: 10px; .race_header.green { font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; } .results_table_container { We need to finish the job on that. max-width: 75px; 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. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } 279 likes. But the problems are back. (KGO) -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies. We need to figure out ways to catch people doing this and use all available tools to send a clear message that youre not going to drive like that. background-color: #db0000; Small Business Owner. } 00:00. }); .survey-result {padding:10px;} if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { $('.pastResponses').show(); max-width: 75px; .votebox_legend { Please try again later. background-color: #6db24f; .rcvtooltip:hover span { a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } I dont want to make too many assumptions about why people think there is an adversarial relationship. .electionsectionheading { } What I felt was left out was accountability. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. var nTimer = setInterval(function() { $('.hideResponses').show(); Before joining The Oaklandside as News Editor, Darwin BondGraham worked with The Appeal, where he was an investigative reporter covering police and prosecutorial misconduct. const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); We had to actually organize for that, which is what Im trying to represent as a mayoral candidate: the interests of neighbors and local businesses. So we could take advantage of that and, at the same time, keep a part of Oaklands culture that is controversial, but it shouldnt be so controversial when its just human nature. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} Weve shown that. } The results have been certified. font-size: 0.9em; I believe a Black entertainment group supposedly got the contract for that. 4. We amplify community voices, share information resources, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. Scott faces these charges while campaigning on the need to improve public safety in Oakland. State executives | (function() { display: block; } Seneca Scott speaking at a mayoral candidates forum at Laney College. His donors include developers, architecture companies, realtors and real estate brokers. Monetize it! padding:7px 8px 8px; Thats the official Oakland.gov website. margin-top: 1em; max-height: 355px; So they dont seem effective. I went to the garden and cautiously approached them. Again, do you spend that money on OPD or do you let it go to the Department of Violence Prevention? }else if (this.value > 1){ If he can't control himself well enough to avoid dumb-ass comments like that, he's too undisciplined to be mayor. Ranked choice voting has been debated in Oakland for years. And the face of the people who were importing is white males on average. One of my best friends has had untraditional housing on the street since Ive known him. I chatted with Seneca, who's 42 years old, recently. padding-top: 3px; Oakland mayoral candidate Seneca Scott was arrested last year and is currently facing charges for brandishing a firearm. } Liu immigrated to the United States when he was seven years old. Were going to have to figure out how to be resilient as a community in how we utilize our port, which I believe is another underutilized asset, to help enrich all of Oakland, to figure out what we can start to produce here. That transfer here is easy because we can grow food with our weather. 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. Because I havent heard another idea. } A co-founder of local entertainment company OakHella, which distanced itself from Scott this past weekend, and co-founder of Bottoms Up community garden, which is where the alleged incident with the gun occurred, Scott ran for the District 3 City Council seat in 2020 and came in third with 7% of the vote. width: 43%; margin-bottom: -2px !important; font-size: .9em; height: 50px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; color: white; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { I actually have plans. I dont think its served us well. Its part of our culture. Thats not how thats supposed to be used. In phase one, we send the Urban Compassion Project and other light-hearted organizations that arent going to waste money and know how to account for it, who have a work plan and accountability structures with the city with the money were paying them. The fact that weve given people passes on that is not only contemptuous of the unhoused but also the housed. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} .inner_percentage.Republican { clearInterval(nTimer); Consequently I received two misdemeanor gun charges. | 63% of Oaklanders are unhappy with city government | | Get tickets to Culture Makers, {{#label}}{{label}}: {{/label}}{{message}}. The officers made contact with Scott and noticed the handle of a firearm sticking out of his vest pocket. 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. } There doesnt need to be an adversarial relationship. 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. Please join him for his Mayoral announcement at 11 am on Mon., Feb. 14, 2022, at the Bruce Beasley Sculpture Center (located at 323 Lewis Street. . border: 1px solid #888; ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} Scott was previously the East Bay director for SEIU Local 1021 and he ran for the District 3 City Council seat in 2020, finishing fourth in a field of six contenders. background-color: #f9f9f9; var x = '%7B%229%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A113735%7D%2C%228%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A120047%7D%2C%227%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A122551%7D%2C%226%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A123918%7D%2C%225%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A124878%7D%2C%224%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125590%7D%2C%223%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125814%7D%2C%222%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A126044%7D%2C%221%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125522%7D%7D'; Where will the funding come from? } margin-right: 10px; .votebox-scroll-container { Learn more. What role should the mayor play in public education issues? Recently it was made law that you need to give at least 30-days notice [to clean or close an encampment], thankfully, because it was inhumane to keep giving people short notice and then not following through like the MLK and Grand encampment, where theyve told them every day for the last six months theyre going to evict them and it never actually happens. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} color: #888; color:#888; Every other major city in California doesnt deal with that. Los Angeles doesnt deal with that. Round 2 font-weight: bold; Because as youve seen, people die when [the police] follow people. const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); Seneca Scott, the cousin of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, Coretta Scott King, has slammed the newly unveiled statue of his family members in Boston. I dont think Ive gotten nearly enough credit for that. I dont use affordable as many of you know because [that term has] been weaponized and politicized. San Francisco doesnt deal with that. Why are they mutually exclusive? clear: both; font-size: 2em; We have hundreds of tax-abated properties in Oakland. Seneca Scott is a member of the NAACP and was a candidate for mayor who didn't make it past the third round of vote tabulations. Oakland spends a few million dollars a year on arts and culture through the city budget. .votebox_legend { Sheng Thao is the Mayor of Oakland in California. } (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. top: 2px; .hideResponses { display: none;} } 18. in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998. }); function defer() { Now, he is running for mayor. Socialist John Reimann says the. } overflow-y: hidden; Were going to have to do that again. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Its like a simple thing. Oakland activist Seneca Scott announces he is entering the race for mayor. 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. He went on to earn a diploma in journalism from the United States Defense . Incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf, a Democrat,. color: white; Whats your plan? OAKLAND, CALIF.Gov.That was the year Gerald Ford was president, Steve Jobs helped found Apple and the original "Rocky" movie was playing in theaters.of 10 during the 6A swimming and diving championship meet at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the . background-color: white; Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. .results_row td { .widget-row.heading { Im not in those minutiae of conversations right now. Despite the posters in this subreddit, I don't think that's going to fly in IRL Oakland, even in 2022. Nutrition is just as important as the item itself and the nutrition density is significantly increased when you grow food locally. I am running for mayor because no one should have to risk their lives and freedom protecting themselves to be safe in their own neighborhoods. and some people would say those things are incompatible. height: 22px; Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province [3] ( Polish: wojewdztwo lskie [vjvutstf lsk]) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ( Grny lsk ), with Katowice serving as its capital. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { } People love that stuff. var t = '30408'; The results have been certified. Here's how under the radar the race for Oakland mayor has been just two. I am running for mayor to restore accountability and trust in our city to protect our citizens safety and wellbeing. }) You want to stop it? .outer_percentage { } Candidate Peter Liu was also arrested on a gun charge last year. } Scott allegedly used a gun to confront two people in 2021. Residents have noted the lack of large grocery stores with fresh produce in Oakland, particularly in West and East Oakland. It also helps your family, friends and Oakland neighbors have access to reliable, independent reporting. width: 350px; She assumed office on January 2, 2023. display: inline; Thank you for supporting The Oaklandside and being a part of our community. float: right; We waste money in Oakland. The number by formula is 1100. So those are the things Im focused on. "We need to end this war between the moderates and progressives that our citizens suffer in activity around policing. float: left; }) } We should do the same thing with the sideshows. color: #6db24f; padding-top: 3px; Community activist, Seneca Scott, is throwing his name in the hat in the race for mayor of Oakland. background: #4c4c4c; padding:7px 8px 8px; Youre going to have to get money from the county and the state. Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. I do not own a car. Oakland mayoral candidate: Seneca Scott. text-align: center; So again, we need more officers. I think its going to end in a couple of months if we keep our noses clean. Scott has raised $49,674 with 56 % of his contributions from donors in Oakland. top: 0px; position: relative; But that absolutely should end. } Yeah. So I think its worth the investment. margin: 0; After a fire on Wood Street, you tweeted that you were told the FBI had discovered 10 dead bodies in cars at the camp, a number that law enforcement has discredited. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } The Oaklandside ran a search of court records related to all current candidates for Oakland mayor. display:inline-block; } Seneca Scott faces unresolved criminal charges, reported by The Oaklandside, for carrying a concealed gun and exhibiting the weapon in a threatening manner. background-color: #ccc; } else { And this is what were talking about? This isnt about strong or not strong. } Seneca Scott for Oakland City Council District 3 | Oakland CA var x = '%7B%229%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A113735%7D%2C%228%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A120047%7D%2C%227%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A122551%7D%2C%226%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A123918%7D%2C%225%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A124878%7D%2C%224%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125590%7D%2C%223%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125814%7D%2C%222%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A126044%7D%2C%221%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A125522%7D%7D'; The public. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced a new bill on Friday to increase funding for Social Security and Medicare and institute a higher standard for making cuts to the entitlement programs, following President Biden's pointed accusations during his annual address before Congress on Tuesday. Theres got to be some budget reconciliation there. left: 0; MACRO took a long time to set up and they established it without [taking calls from 911] dispatch. We need to set things up so we can have healthy communications between these departments. } letter-spacing: .03em; Far too many Oakland neighbors fear for their safety on a daily basis. } $('.hideResponses').show(); } color: #6db24f; .percentage_number { Seneca Scott ran for election for Mayor of Oakland in California. } .rcvrace_header.Green { if (l > 1){ Thats not something Im about. Do you know how many hits those things get on Youtube? font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; $(window).unload(function(){$("#round640055b707964").val($("#round640055b707964").children('option').length).change(); Current mayor Elizabeth Schaaf is terming out. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} overflow: hidden; No one wants to do a study on this and I dont have any numbers to back it up, but I can show you lots of pictures, lots of videos, and my own personal experiences that you guys have reported on that I can speak of were white males. color:white; $('#selected_round' +s).html("3"); .race_header { So I would have to get in there and see the data and see what kinds of conversations are going on in closed sessions that neighbors arent privy to, before I could weigh in on that. Now were not talking about a total replacement of our supply chain, were talking about supplementing things that are high cost. color: #888; It's just another example of Seneca Scott being completely unfit for office. This interview is with Seneca Scott, the founder of the nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland, co-founder of the entertainment company Oakhella (which recently distanced itself from the candidate . I think its going to take a sophisticated leader who understands that but also has the common sense to know, ok, we dont have enough cops to staff 911 beats right now so you better hire some more cops to cover the citys 911 beats. height: 56px; Currently in Oakland, the average 911 response time is 18.5 minutes. $('.pastResponses').hide(); That boogeyman, that victimhood mentality, its defeatist. We could not only reclaim lots of properties that arent being used or are being dumped on, but we could also provide a sense of pride and meaningfulness to the community, jobs, and nutritious food. And thats confusing sometimes because special interestscommercial real estate, or nonprofits, or the labor unionseem to dominate our political discussion, and the neighbors and the local businesses get left out. Oakland right now is not a place where businesses want to come and invest anything.
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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. Seneca Scott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. color: #fff; background-color: #6db24f; $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { } } } .results_row td:first-child { Look at East Oakland and Coach Drew. } Your support is powering our newsroom! overflow: hidden; According to The Oaklandside, Seneca Scott was arrested in October of last year and was charged with a misdemeanor after pulling a gun on two individuals.. You have to let the Department of Violence Prevention show that theyre not wasting the money. } OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's City Attorney has given the approval to add a 10th person to the November ballot for Mayor. padding-top: 8px; And this is complicated because Libby spent her first day with OPD. According to a 2020 USA Today analysis of U.S. cities with a population of 65,000 and above, Oakland has 235 law enforcement employees (officers and civilian staff) per every 100,000 residents (ranking it 176th highest out of 634 cities), and Oaklands violent crime rate was 19th highest out of all these cities.]. top: -120px; Theres just no comparison to other cities. | 63% of Oaklanders are unhappy with city government | | Get tickets to Culture Makers, {{#label}}{{label}}: {{/label}}{{message}}. }) We need a pre-approval process for people who are developing. padding-left: 10px; We amplify community voices, share information resources, and investigate systems, not just symptoms. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. font-size: 16px; Something went wrong. This was night time, I held multiple squatters at gunpoint, called 911. $('#emessage640055b6cc5e4').empty(); } It also helps your family, friends and Oakland neighbors have access to reliable, independent reporting. When you have an independent office of the controller has a say in how the city is spending money. When contacted by The Oaklandside today, Scott provided the following written statement: Early evening on October 30, 2021, just hours after one of my immediate neighbors was shot in the face in his home while holding his infant, and still processing those emotions, I had received a report that two men were inside our community garden attempting to steal our water heater. Where do we go? So we need to stop that. According to him, her grandfather was one of the 25 children of Jeff Scott, one of . }) vertical-align: top; In Oakland, heres how you stop it. Sign up for The Oaklandsides free daily newsletter. } clearInterval(nTimer); .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } Round 8 left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; Because some would argue that since the police department consumes more than 40% of the citys general fund, theres not enough money left over for root-cause programs. background-color: #f9d334; overflow-y: auto; font-weight: 200; position: absolute; Reid has raised $211,560 the third-highest sum of any contestant. color: #0645ad; overflow-y: auto; .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} color: black; }else if (this.value > 1){ .widget-row.Green { position:absolute; } Taylor, elected four years ago, represents much of . $(".results_table640055b707964").hide(); Were going to need to be mindful not to waste opportunities. .results_row.winner { $('#emessage' +s).html(' Total : ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); .results_row td { overflow-y: hidden; If the As move to Howard Terminal, what do you envision for the future of the Coliseum/Arena site? font-size: 20px; Second, we need more California Highway Patrol. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { z-index:1; display: inline-block; .election_results_text { border: 1px solid #999; Round 3 const abcde =JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(x)); display: inline-block; 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. Do I have to spend time explaining it? Something went wrong. "We need better-trained police and we need more of them," said Seneca Scott. background-color: #f9d334; if (l > 1){ } At that very moment an OPD officer happened to be driving by. But to this day the fire department has not determined a cause, and in fact, the second fire was arson unrelated to homeless camps. I want to have a department of agriculture. One of the unsuccessful mayoral candidates, Seneca Scott, said it's not about who won, but about how the process worked. Youve got to get it back. We have the OakHella festival on 8th Street between Campbell Village and Acorn, a street thats been one of the most bloody streets in Oakland when you count just how many people have died on it. .results_row { } } Settle in for a long read; these conversations are weighty, befitting the office these candidates seek. Read my statement here. } .results_row.winner { var s = "640055b6cc5e4"; The officers arrested him for carrying a concealed gun and exhibiting the weapon in a threatening manner. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027. Oakland should be a soccer destination, or footballfutbal!destination. } .widget-row.Republican { Experts say they constitute mass surveillance and that typically less than 1% of scans by law enforcement lead to an arrest and conviction. Many of our neighbors are frightened to leave their own homes after dark. When you look at the proliferation of ghost gunsyou may know more than I do, but its a healthy chunk. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { max-width: 600px; border-radius: 50%; font-size: 1.2em; Thao is a Democrat. People are coming from around our state and our geographic region to rob Oaklanders. font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; } Union organizer and negotiator. We have an expert and we pay him: the police chief. } The children are being violent because youve lost them. .outer_percentage { text-align: left; Are there any accountability measures involved? var x = '%7B%223%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30194%7D%2C%222%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30489%7D%2C%221%22%3A%7B%22votes%22%3A30408%7D%7D'; Your donation makes this and all our other local reporting possible. margin: 8px auto; max-height: 580px; margin: 0px 10px; We need to be able to build ADUs. City Council District 2 *Nikki Fortunato Bas . } Candidate has not provided information. Co-founder of OAKHELLA and Bottoms Up Community Garden. $('#emessage640055b6cc5e4').html(' through round ' + this.value + ': ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Loren Taylor display: block; His Neighbors Together movement has since exploded across the city, demanding accountability from its Mayor and City . padding-top: 8px; Can Oakland become a filmmaking hub? "If you. The 20-foot-high $20 million worth statue . If I get elected mayor were getting that charter amendment passed. vertical-align: middle; Thats the approach. .rcvresults_text { Source. function indicateScroll (){ $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { $('#emessage640055b707964').html(' Total : ' + ex_votes.toLocaleString()); .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { Often the City Council doesnt feel like the city administrator is enacting the policies and laws theyve approved. 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. I believe that we can change ourselves but the victimhood has got to stop. } font-size: .9em; National Night Outmake [it happen on] every corner, not once a year but four times a year. Thats why theyre always so late to report. var t = '30408'; top: 2px; The issue is, are you a good neighbor, or are you not? So I want it to. var l = '9' He officially announced his candidacy for Mayor of Oakland yesterday, at the Bruce Beasley Sculpture Center on Lewis Street. position: relative; } We have to get government bureaucracy out of the way because time . Can we ask you a quick question about license plate readers? I bike. I believe that we need to build a parallel system thats localized and decentralized at the same time that our current systems economy is decaying. setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); Im going to do whatever the heck I want to do because the neighbors have empowered me. Write yours. Seneca Scott. As mayor, youd be a trusted source of information for the city. The root cause is us. RELATED: Activist Seneca Scott announces run for Oakland mayor "We have to be innovative with different designs, different models. Seneca Scott, a cousin of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, Coretta Scott King, criticized the newly unveiled statue of her family members in Boston. 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But heres the reason why you need so many. background-color: #003388; display: block; } .rcvrace_header.Democratic { Reporters asked the FBI and the police department. .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} Its tantamount to union extortion at this point. padding-bottom: 7px; Cutting the arts to Oaklands high schools is a reason why youre creating a new root cause every day, where you lose your children, right, who dont have anything to do to express themselves, and they start to express themselves in ways that are unhealthy and desperate cries for help. 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 records. .non_result_row th { I like to use the word accountable mayor. p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} If we fail [to pass an accountable mayor charter amendment], thats where a controller comes into play. Because thats criminal. 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