Former chief of staff to Supervisor Wilma Chan to complete her term on the board By Post Staff The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted this week to appoint Dave Brown as District 3 supervisor to replace longtime Supervisor Wilma Chan, who was killed in an accident two weeks ago. Brown, who previously served as Chan’s chief of staff, will […]| Former chief of staff to Supervisor Wilma Chan to complete her term on the board By Post Staff The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted this week to appoint Dave Brown as District 3 supervisor to replace longtime Supervisor Wilma Chan, who was killed in an accident two weeks ago. Brown, who previously served as Chan’s chief of staff, will […]
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said last week that county participation in the ballpark development is necessary for the city to move forward with it. But supervisors were reluctant Tuesday afternoon to decide without more information.
Following the reflection, the board heard from Colleen Chawla, director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, who provided some reasons for more optimism.
Nearly 15 percent of the Alameda County population has been fully vaccinated from COVID-19 and daily case rates are going down, she said.
Over the past 10 days, 60 to 130 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. That s down from the peak of 1,275 cases reported on Jan. 7.
About 2 million tests for the coronavirus have been completed and nearly 600,000 doses of the vaccine administered, Chawla said. But more work is needed in the Black community around vaccinations, according to Chawla.
A screening of the documentary Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is set for next Wednesday (Feb. 24). According to the library s website, the film takes a close look at the educational, judicial and societal disparities facing Black girls.
Throughout the entire month, the library is also offering a Black Lives Matter sign-making activity for youth and teens. We re definitely going to be doing more programs for racial justice and Black history throughout the year, Sevilla said. Equity and diversity and inclusion is something that the library is committed to year-round, so that s something that s definitely on the horizon.