Youth Beat's DISPLACED
Documentary Film Premiere
Youth Beat presents DISPLACED, a short documentary examining the rampant gentrification taking place in Oakland, and the displacement crisis that is reshaping our city.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Studiotobe
906 Washington Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Following the documentary screening will be a Q&A panel featuring the youth filmmakers of the documentary. We will also be opening up the panel for a community forum where audience members will exchange dialogue, discuss solutions, and implement strategies to resolve Oakland’s gentrification crisis.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Event is FREE.
Youth Beat is a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit that partners with KDOL-TV to provide high-quality media arts training to over 400 Oakland students each year -- mostly low-income students growing up in East and West Oakland.
Click here for tickets.
Carbon-Free Workshop: Electrification & 2020 Carbon-Free Albany Challenge
Want to make an impact on climate change in 2020? Learn how! Join the City of Albany for a workshop to learn easy steps you can take toward electrifying your home and going carbon-free.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Albany Community Center - Main Hall
1249 Marin Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
You can also learn more about the 2020 Carbon-Free Albany Challenge and how you can connect with your friends and neighbors and win cool prizes, all while reducing your carbon footprint.
A light lunch will be provided.
For more information and to register, click here.
Tenant and Landlord Just Cause
Eviction Ordinance Workshop
 Join ECHO Housing for a Tenant and Landlord Just Cause Eviction Ordinance Workshop. Landlords and tenants are invited to come out and learn about the City's Just Cause Ordinance and eviction procedures, as well as the relation to the new Just Cause state law AB-1482.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Emeryville Center of Community Life
4727 San Pablo Avenue
Multipurpose Room A1
Emeryville, CA 94608
For more information, contact:
Valerie Bernardo: vbernardo@emeryville.org
Jonathan Torres:jonathan@echofairhousing.org
Lunar New Year 2020
Please join the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Alameda County students, and the community in celebrating Lunar New Year 2020!
Thursday, January 30, 2020
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Lincoln Recreation Center
250 10th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Our annual celebration will include local entertainment of traditional lion dancing, zither music, cultural performances & more!
Emcee: “Mayor of Chinatown” Carl Chan
Performers:
- Leung’s White Crane Lion Dancers
- Laney College Dance Group
- Winnie Wong/China Spirit Music Ensemble
- Ger Youth Center
- Magical Nathaniel
Refreshments served at 12:00 PM while supplies last.
Event is FREE - space for the general public is extremely limited!
For questions, email Emma.Ishii@acgov.org or call (510) 272-6695.
Sponsored by BART, Alameda County Transportation Commission, Whole Foods Market, and California Waste Solutions.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Critical Conversations: An Advanced Care Planning Summit For Advocates
You are invited to the 3rd Annual Advance Care Planning Summit, sponsored by the East Bay Conversation Project (EBCP) and the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association (ACCMA). The goal of the Summit is to support advance care planning advocates in any capacity, provide opportunities to connect with one another, and to inspire us to continue changing the end-of-life experience for the better.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Pleasant Hill Community Center
320 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
This year’s featured speaker is Steven Pantilat, MD, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, who is a renowned international expert in hospice and palliative care.
Panel discussions will focus on working with dementia patients and the disability community, honoring cultural considerations, and providing enhanced tools to have “the conversation.”
Registration: $75 Regular - $50 Non Profit. Lunch Provided!
REGISTER HERE
Free Tax Assistance
The Alameda County Social Services Agency’s annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is now underway - through April 15, 2020!
The VITA program provides IRS certified tax preparation services at no cost to low-and moderate-income tax filers.
Appointments are REQUIRED at all sites!
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Saturdays, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Eden Area Multi-Service Center
24100 Amador St
Hayward, CA 94544
- Enterprise Office
8477 Enterprise Way
Oakland, CA 94621
- Thomas L. Berkley Self-Sufficiency Center
2000 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA 94612
Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Saturdays, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- San Lorenzo Office of Supervisor Wilma Chan
15903 Hesperian Blvd
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
For more information and to schedule an appointment, click here.
HOW TO BECOME A GRAND JUROR
Applications for Grand Jury service are accepted throughout the year. Official recruitment begins in January and final selection of the jury takes place at a public hearing shortly before July 1st of each year. Grand Jurors serve for one fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
The qualifications to become a grand juror require:
- US citizenship
- Residence in Alameda County for at least one year
- At least 18 years of age
- Sufficient knowledge of the English language
Grand Jury Application Details
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY ELECTION
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020
Check your registration status or register by visiting www.acvote.org.
Last day to register in order to vote in the March 3rd, 2020 Presidential Primary Election: February 17, 2020.
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 The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting is on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 beginning at 11:00 AM.
Meeting will take place in Board Chambers:
Administration Building
Room 512 - 5th Floor
1221 Oak Street Room
Oakland , CA 94612
Can't make it in person? Watch online!
District 5 Boards & Commissions
Vacancy Announcement
UPDATED LIST AS OF JANUARY 2020
Supervisor Carson needs District 5 Representatives in the following boards & commissions:
- Alameda County Fair Association Board of Directors (1)
- Consumer Affairs Commission (2)
- Human Relations Commission (1)
- Mental Health Advisory Board (1)
This is an opportunity to serve your community and represent District 5! Please note the eligibility requirements and commitments associated with each position.
For more information and to apply, visit the Boards and Commissions site: https://acgov.org/bc/
Our Early Childhood Mental Health Community:
A Family-Driven Team Approach
 This training will provide participants with knowledge of early childhood mental health (ECMH) services in Alameda County. The presenters will describe ECMH therapy, support services, including the role of Family Partners, and a description of mental health consultation in child care programs. Participants will learn about signs that a referral to ECMH services may be needed and current resources available.
Friday, February 7, 2020
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
First 5 Alameda County Conference Center
1115 Atlantic Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
PRESENTERS:
Toby Eastman
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Center for the Vulnerable Child
Marcia Headley
Independent Consultant, certified Parent Café Hostess, certified Parent Tools to Thrive (PT3) facilitator
Register by January 31, 2020.
Click here to register.
Census 2020 Town Hall at Cal
 Join Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson and the Associated Students of the University of California for a special discussion about Census 2020 for the UC Berkeley Community.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
6:00 - 8:00 PM
ASUC Student Union: Eshleman Hall
2465 Bancroft Way - 5th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP: census2020atcal.eventbrite.com
Opioid Overdose Responder & Naloxone Training
YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE!
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless is providing opioid overdose responder and naloxone training. This training will prepare individual participants with the knowledge to comfortably assess and respond to an opioid overdose including the use of naloxone, an opioid overdose rescue medication.
REGISTER FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH DATES:
February 11, 2020, 4:00 PM
February 26, 2020, 4:00 PM
March 10, 2020, 4:00 PM
March 25, 2020, 4:00 PM
Location
ACHCH Offices
1404 Franklin Street
Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612
*Free naloxone kits will be provided while supplies last.
*Registration is required. Space is limited.
Census 2020 Student Video PSA Contest
 The Alameda County Office of Education wants student-created public service announcements (PSAs) that help our community understand the importance of being counted in 2020.
1st Place = $1,500
2nd Place = $1,000
3rd Place = $500
Top entries will be posted all over social media, and shared with news media and the Alameda County education community. The winner will be shown at the Chase Center and an Alameda County Board of Education meeting.
- Videos must promote participation in the 2020 Census with the theme of You Count - Be Counted
- Videos must be made by K-12 student(s) in Alameda County, individually or on a team
- Videos can be in ANY language
- Videos must be 60 seconds or shorter
Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 16, 2020 - no exceptions!
Visit acoe.org/census for full details.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!
Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame 2020
Do you know an outstanding woman who is making a difference in our community? Now accepting nominations for the Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame 2020!
Nomination Categories
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Business and Professions: Women creating economic development opportunities in business
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Community Service: Women whose work helps to improve the overall quality of the community
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Culture and Art: Women making outstanding contributions in the performing, visual & media arts
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Education: Women promoting success and contributing to the progress and growth of education
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Emerging Leader: Young women representing a new generation of leaders
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Environment: Women supporting and advocating the preservation of our environment
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Health: Women improving access to health care services and medical advancement
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Justice: Women reforming and expanding legal advocacy in the justice system
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Non-Traditional Careers: Women succeeding in and/or promoting the advancement of women in non-traditional careers
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Philanthropy: Women increasing the well-being of humankind by promoting and championing charitable aid
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Science, Technology, Engineering: Women pioneering the advancement of scientific research and technology
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Sports and Athletics: Women promoting and encouraging leadership in sports and athletics
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Youth: High school females in the 11th and 12th grades demonstrating leadership and making a difference in the community
The Women's Hall of Fame is open to women who currently live or work in Alameda County regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, disability (mental or physical), medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status, religious or political affiliation. Posthumous honors are not awarded.
For more information and to submit a nomination, click here.
Civicorps Learning Academy and
Job Training Center
Civicorps fosters a supportive environment, where students LEARN, EARN and GROW
As of January 2020, each student can design a schedule that meets their portfolio and academic needs, and aligns with their commitments outside of Civicorps. Students will be allowed to move into paid Job Training upon completion of a baseline of onboarding activities.
Each student can now select from:
- Part-time or full-time academic options
- Morning, afternoon, evening or full day options
- 3-day and 5-day per week options
And remember, we’re now opening our doors every week to new enrollees. Every Tuesday at 10AM, new students can get started on the path to earning a high school diploma. Must be 18-26 years old to enroll.
For more information: cvcorps.org/join-us/enroll/
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