Three Speakers Representing District 6 Solutions to Crime Spikes
City of Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor
Maxwell Park Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Chair, Beat 28, Jose Dorado
Melrose Community NCPC Chair, Beat 27X, Stephanie Hayden
Oakland neighborhoods have been experiencing more frequent Sideshows and we all have different perspectives on what could or should be done to reduce risk that comes when many cars and people intersect.
A group of East Oakland neighbors started talking on the Nextdoor app and many people in Community Councils have considered starting or already have started Action Committees to co-create solutions that include and work for everyone.
We thought it may be a good idea to have one event per month in 2019 in order to get people outside and connecting regularly to share food, drinks, news, ideas and time.
The key changes here are that we want to re-engage residents who used to come out and share open spaces and build new reasons to get out of the house or work and connect in many locations in Melrose.
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