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Alameda County Community Briefs
Please join Supervisor Carson & Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services – Health Equity Division for a virtual kick-off listening session providing key updates regarding the search and purchase of an African American Wellness Hub Facility.
Developing an African American Wellness Hub in Alameda County
Monday, April 17, 2023
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Please join Supervisor Carson & Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services – Health Equity Division for a virtual kick-off listening session providing key updates regarding the search and purchase of an African American Wellness Hub Facility.
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArfuqtqzIpH91LVytVY1FGH3jNM9XGRmg2?fbclid=IwAR2cu01JhyO40sfks_AchadAgfs-wTZmW-Wv1RQjwSGeF3XpfLge6WLEA6Y#/registrationFor more information, email: Janice.Adam@acgov.org
*Additional listening sessions will be held for each of the supervisorial districts
Mental Health Services Act 3-Year Plan
Help shape mental health services in Alameda County! The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Plan (Draft) for Fiscal Years 2023-2026 is available for review and the public comment period is open now through April 30, 2023.
Read the draft plan and submit your comments to https://acmhsa.org/reports-data/#2023-2026plancomments
You may also submit your comments via email to: mhsa@acgov.org
Annual Fair Chance Job and Resource Fair
In recognition of National Reentry Month, the Alameda County Social Services Agency, in partnership with the Oakland Private Industry Council, Alameda County Probation Department, and the Alameda County Workforce Development Board, is hosting a Fair Chance Job and Resource Fair.
Employers seeking workers include SAV MART, Chick Fil A, Tesla, Pacific States Petroleum, Marriott Hotels, Southwest Airlines and more.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
RingCentral Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA 94621
The event aims to provide local businesses the opportunity to meet highly skilled, but often overlooked, candidates face-to-face and offer them jobs on the spot. Representatives on-site will be offering drug screening, assistance with California ID applications, live scan fingerprinting, music, stylist and barber services, and more. This event is open to all job seekers.
Job seekers, please register in advance at: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=LP_9Mm74o0ukfWpEp_RaZOQhMwjjYrVCryHjxWsX6jJUMUZMOEVQNzJCOENJT05FUVFWQlNIVFVNTS4u
West Oakland Spring Nonprofit Mixer
Calling community leaders, foundations, business leaders and community members across Oakland and the East Bay to join Capacity for Equity and Success (C4ES) for our West Oakland Spring Nonprofit Mixer.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Preservation Park – Nile Hall
668 13th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
This mixer will feature the current C4ES Cohort of 15 West Oakland based Nonprofits alongside some of the amazing organizations that are supporting them and this C4ES pilot.
The West Oakland Nonprofit Mixer intends to provide an introduction and networking space for service providers who are located across three zip codes (94607, 94608, 94612) to meet, network, and share resources and enhance the fabric of nonprofit community connections.
We are all excited about warmer weather and more opportunities to gather in person. We are suggesting you come in your Spring Festive Attire (we will leave it up to you to interpret that as you wish).
Heavy appetizers and wine will be provided. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-oakland-spring-nonprofit-mixer-tickets-591831492927
Alameda County Assessor’s Office Annual Homeowners Resource Fair
Join Alameda County Assessor Phong La at the 4th Annual Homeowners Fair!
Saturday, May 6, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School
1701 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
This year’s topic is accessory dwelling units (ADUs) – also known as granny flats, in-law units, backyard cottages and secondary units!
Come join us to:
- Learn the steps to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit from Berkeley City Staff
- Get information from local utility companies about Accessory Dwelling Units
- Visit our community resource fair and enter raffles for fun prizes
Have any questions? Need special accommodations? 2023Fair@acgov.org
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V.P. Kamala Harris: Americans With Criminal Records Will Soon Be Eligible for SBA Loans
Speaking in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a forthcoming federal rule that will extend access to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to Americans who have been convicted of felonies but have served their time. Small business owners typically apply for the SBA loans to start or sustain their businesses.
By California Black Media
Speaking in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a forthcoming federal rule that will extend access to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to Americans who have been convicted of felonies but have served their time.
Small business owners typically apply for the SBA loans to start or sustain their businesses.
Harris thanked U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, for the work he has done in Washington to support small businesses and to invest in people.
“He and I spent some time this afternoon with business leaders and small business leaders here in Nevada. The work you have been doing to invest in community and to invest in the ambition and natural capacity of communities has been exceptional,” Harris said, speaking to a crowd of a few hundred people at the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall in East Las Vegas.
On her daylong trip, Harris was joined by Horford, SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, Interim Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Eric Morrissette, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev).
“Formerly incarcerated individuals face significant barriers to economic opportunity once they leave prison and return to the community, with an unemployment rate among the population of more than 27%,” the White House press release continued. “Today’s announcement builds on the Vice President’s work to increase access to capital. Research finds that entrepreneurship can reduce recidivism for unemployed formerly incarcerated individuals by as much as 30%.”
Business
G.O.P. Lawmakers: Repeal AB 5 and Resist Nationalization of “Disastrous” Contractor Law
Republican lawmakers gathered outside of the Employee Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 23 to call for the repeal of AB5, the five-year old California law that reclassified gig workers and other independent contractors as W-2 employees under the state’s labor code.
By California Black Media
Republican lawmakers gathered outside of the Employee Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 23 to call for the repeal of AB5, the five-year old California law that reclassified gig workers and other independent contractors as W-2 employees under the state’s labor code.
Organizers said they also held the rally to push back against current efforts in Washington to pass a similar federal law.
“We are here to talk about this very important issue – a battle we have fought for many years – to stop this disastrous AB 5 policy,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City).
Now, that threat has gone national as we have seen this new rule being pushed out of the Biden administration,” Gallagher continued.
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule providing guidance on “on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).”
“This final rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), that was published on January 7, 2021, and replaces it with an analysis for determining employee or independent contractor status that is more consistent with the FLSA as interpreted by longstanding judicial precedent,” a Department of Labor statement reads.
U.S. Congressmember Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3), who is a former California Assemblymember, spoke at the rally.
“We are here today to warn against the nationalization of one of the worst laws that has ever been passed in California, which has devastated the livelihoods of folks in over 600 professions,” said Kiley, adding that the law has led to a 10.5% decline in self-employment in California.
Kiley blamed U.S Acting Secretary of Labor, July Su, who was the former secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for leading the effort to redefine “contract workers” at the federal level.
Kiley said two separate lawsuits have been filed against Su’s Rule – its constitutionality and the way it was enacted, respectively. He said he is also working on legislation in Congress that puts restrictions on the creation and implementation of executive branch decisions like Su’s.
Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita) announced that she plans to introduce legislation to repeal AB 5 during the current legislative session.
“So many working moms like myself, who are also raising kids, managing households, were devastated by the effects of AB 5 because they lost access to hundreds of flexible professions,” Sanchez continued. “I’ve been told by many of these women that they have lost their livelihoods as bookkeepers, artists, family caregivers, designers, and hairstylists because of this destructive law.”
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