Inside Oakland Featuring Oakland
City Attorney John Russo Oct. 16
Oakland City Attorney John Russo
will join us on Oct. 16th to discuss
a major, new initiative: the Special
Prosecution Team, a new criminal law
unit created in partnership with the
District Attorney. Three criminal
attorneys in the City Attorney's
Office will focus on misdemeanor
quality-of-life crimes, which have
not always been prosecuted in
Oakland in the past. It's based on
the Broken Windows theory - that
small crimes bring down the quality
of life of the community and
invariably contribute to more
serious crime.
Russo will also outline the Annual
Report for the City Attorney's
Office which he likens to a
shareholders report for taxpayers
and businesses in the city - review
and analysis of litigation trends,
financial results and new
initiatives.
Learn more and RSVP.
A Special October Mixer Oct. 22
October's Chamber
Mixer will be something special
indeed. Hosted by Chiodo Art
Development at 1933 Peralta Street
in West Oakland, the monthly event
will feature a look at the newly
unveiled portion of the "Remember
Them: Champions for Humanity"
monument depicting Maya Angelou and
Ruby Bridges, and will give
attendees an inside look into the
rest of the monument being created
by local sculptor and Chamber Board
member Mario Chiodo.
When complete, the monument will be
the largest bronze sculpture west of
the Mississippi and is earmarked for
Fox Square Park in the newly
developed Uptown section of Oakland.
You can learn more about the
monument
here.
Join us & be a part of history in
the making!
Learn more and RSVP here.
OUSD Superintendent Tony Smith to
speak Nov. 4
Oakland
Unified School District
Superintendent Dr. Tony Smith will
be the featured speaker at a
Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast
on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Dr. Smith will discuss priority
goals for Oakland students and
schools, district-wide strategies
for meeting those goals, and the
importance of support from students,
parents, government, business
partners and the community at large.
7:30 to 9 a.m., Wednesday, November
4th, Waterfront Hotel in Jack London
Square.
Learn more and RSVP.
