Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, District 5

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Keeping up with District 5

The Fifth District includes the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville

and Piedmont; the West Oakland, North Oakland and Rockridge

communities and portions of the Grand Lake, Manzanita, Dimond

District and Bella Vista neighborhoods.

In This Edition…

What’s Current in the County

Our Latest Events

Community Announcements

Connect with us! 1221 Oak St., Suite 536

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel. (510) 272-6695

Fax (510) 271-5151

dist5@acgov.org

Website: http://www.acgov.org/carson

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For Immediate Release November 2016

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Get involved in a District 5 Board or Commission:

Assessment Appeals Board - 1 seat

Consumer Affairs Commission - 1 seat

Fire Advisory Commission - 1 seat

Human Relations Commission—1 seat

Mental Health Advisory Board - 1 seat

Public Health Commission - 2 seats

Commission on the Status of Women– 2 seats

For descriptions and complete listings please visit

http://www.acgov.org/bc/

Please send resume and application to dis-

t5@acgov.org to apply.

Diversity in Technology Panel

I had the opportunity to share the County’s ini-tiatives as a part of a larger dialogue on Diversi-ty in Technology as a part of the Black Panther Party 50th Anniversary conference on October 22nd. I spoke alongside a number of distin-guished guests, such as Dr. Uma Jayakumar of UC Riverside, Dr. Elnora Webb of the Peralta Community Colleges, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Lisa Lee of Pandora, Dr. Bryan Brown of Stanford, and our moderator Kevin Nichols of The Social Engineer.

What’s Current in the County?

Spotlight: Alameda County

Arts Commission

The Alameda County Arts Commis-sion identified select individuals who are contributing to the commu-nity through their art as a part of the 2016 Alameda County Arts Leader-ship Award Program. On September 27, we recognized the contributions of Bruce Beasley, who is a sculp-tor, public art artist, and philanthro-pist, and Ayodele Nzinga, Found-ing Artistic Director of Sister Thea Bowman Memorial Theater.

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Our Latest Events

On August 31, we hosted the first of our Community

Empowerment Forums, which aim to engage our com-

munity members on important local issues. Held at the

West Oakland Youth Center, the Community Empow-

erment Forums are a series of conversations to discuss

and find solutions for the issues that influence our daily

lives. In the tradition of the Black Panthers, these fo-

rums are an extension of the Freedom Schools to edu-

cate communities on social justice issues.

We also featured 16 resource tables of county agencies,

faith-based organizations, and community organiza-

tions that provide important resources for community

members. Mrs. Aloysia Fouche of Fouche’s Hudson’s

Funeral Home hosted one of the tables (pictured

above). Our event program included a resource guide

with nearly 80 faith-based organizations providing

services.

On September 29, we hosted nearly 200 community

members and faith leaders for our Power of Faith

event, in which we highlighted the contributions of faith

communities. Hosted at the Ed Roberts Campus in

Berkeley, our attendees participated in panels focused

on different topics, like the challenges of housing and

homelessness, and the role that youth leaders play in

faith organizations. Pictured above was our panel about

funding opportunities for the faith community.

Power of Faith Community Empowerment Forums

Our staff got to enjoy a lovely day meeting with our

constituents at the 2016 Rockridge Out-and-About

Street Fair on October 9.

Rockridge Out-and-About

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Community Announcements

Don’t forget your Property

Taxes!

The 1st installment of the 2016-2017 Secured Property Tax is due on Tues-day, November 1, 2016. If not paid by Monday, December 12, 2016 it will accrue a delinquent 10% penal-ty. You can get information about your tax and whether it has been paid, pay your tax by eCheck or cred-it card, or get answers to Frequently Asked Questions at the Alameda County Tax Payment Web Page or by phone at (510) 272-6800. The Tax-Collector’s office is open Mon-day through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM.

PUBLIC ART – CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Alameda County Arts Commission invites artists to apply for potential inclusion in an Artist Registry, a prequalified list of artists that will be used for upcoming public art opportunities. Open to artists from the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, Santa Clara,

Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stani-slaus, and Yolo. Applications for the Artist Registry must be submitted online

through the CaFÉ™ website. View the complete Call for Artists for details and additional eligibility requirements: http://tinyurl.com/zm57rbh

Deadline: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Sign up for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Earned Income Tax Credit (VITA/EITC) Program!

Since 2002, SSA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) prepar-ers have helped taxpayers to receive larger tax refunds by claiming the credits they have earned. The VITA program se-cured over $5 million in tax refunds last tax season for low and moderate wage earners. We are in need of additional volun-teers this tax season. Please take a moment to consider this valuable and much needed volunteer opportunity. Choose your training dates here: https://alamedasocialservices.org/public/services/community/eitc/volunteer_form/volunteer_form.cfm The program will operate January 18, 2017 through April 17, 2017 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Lorena Briseno at (510) 271-9141 or email vita.eitc@acgov.org.