[May Newsletter] May is for Budgets, Affordable Housing, AAPI Heritage, CalFresh Awareness, Wildfire Awareness and more

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BoS D5 newsletter header 2026

Message from Supervisor Fortunato Bas

Dear Friend,

May is bustling as we connect with our communities, strategize to balance our budget and deliver safety net services, and commemorate: AAPI Heritage, Affordable Housing, CalFresh Awareness, and Wildfire Awareness. And, Election Day is around the corner! VOTE by June 2 in the primary election!

Balancing our County Budget 

Alameda County is in our budget process for the next fiscal year (July 2026 – June 2027). The County’s $6.1 billion budget funds critical services that residents rely on every day, including healthcare and behavioral health services, homelessness response and affordable housing, social services, and public safety.

The budget is also highly dependent on state and federal funding and policies, with 66% of County funding coming from state and federal sources. This makes Alameda County especially vulnerable to state and federal budget cuts and policy changes. This year, the County is facing a projected $91 million budget gap and difficult decisions ahead.

In April, my office hosted a community budget forum to help residents better understand the County budget and the budget process. You can access the materials here: 

The proposed budget will be published on May 28. This is two weeks earlier than in past years thanks to our advocacy. This means the Board and community members will have more time to review the budget, understand its impacts, and advocate for community priorities.

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

  • June 11, 5:30–7:00 PM: District 5 Virtual Budget Forum - Join our office for a deeper dive into the proposed FY 2026–27 budget and opportunities for public input. Register here: bit.ly/alco2026budget. Background information here.  

BoS D5 June budget forum

AANHPI Heritage Month

As the County’s first Filipino American Supervisor, I was proud to recognize Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, together with Supervisor Lena Tam. This year’s theme is “Power in Unity: Strengthening Communities Together,” highlighting the importance of leveraging collective power, telling our stories, and serving as bridge builders across communities. My Office and I honored Sakhone Lasaphangthong who exemplifies the spirit of “Power in Unity” through his lifelong commitment to healing communities, building bridges across cultures and systems, and uplifting low-income, immigrant, refugee, justice-impacted, and unhoused residents throughout Oakland and Alameda County. Over the last seven years, I have worked with Sakhone and witnessed his leadership supporting unhoused community members and creating safer, cleaner neighborhoods. Thank you for your tireless and steadfast service to our communities, Sakhone. 

AAPI Month Sakhone 2026

Affordable Housing Month

May is Affordable Housing Month, a time to raise awareness about the urgent need for affordable housing in Alameda County and uplift the community-driven solutions making a difference. In Alameda County alone, we need more than 37,000 affordable homes for low-income and extremely low-income families. 

Alameda County is committed to expanding affordable housing. Measure A1 dedicated $580 million to create and preserve more than 4,100 affordable housing units and 262 homeownership opportunities. More recently, the Measure W Home Together Fund awarded $53 million to support nearly 950 affordable housing units, including 310 permanent supportive housing units for people exiting homelessness.

Affordable housing depends on strong partnerships among community organizations, resident advocates, service providers, nonprofit developers, and funders. East Bay Housing Organization helps bring this coalition together here in Alameda County. I’m honored to be recognized by East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO) as a 2026 Affordable Housing Hero. This recognition means a lot to me because I ran for office to ensure housing is a human right and public land is used for the public good. I’m proud of what we are accomplishing now for housing affordability on the Board of Supervisors, and the impact we had on the Oakland City Council.  

Affordable Housing Month collage

Appreciations

As we mark CalFresh Awareness Month, I want to thank all the organizations and leaders who are participating in our Food Sovereignty Roundtable and advocating together to ensure our communities are healthy and nourished. As federal policy changes and budget cuts reduce food assistance to those in need, we are building a stronger food system and securing resources to weather this crisis. Read more below. 

May is Wildfire Awareness Month and I am deeply grateful for the 30 community groups and agencies who partnered with my Office, Alameda County Fire Department, and the City of Emeryville to host our annual District 5 Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Emeryville Center of Community Life! Read below for more information and check out helpful resources from  Listos California, Oakland FireSafe Council and Berkeley FireSafe Council. And check out this great video about the fair!

D5 Staff Collage May 2026

In April, our staff team bid farewell to Nickan Fayyazi who served as our first Office & Communications Manager. We appreciate her hard work setting up our new office and communications systems, supporting our advocacy behind the scenes and promoting our work and wins through our communications channels. We wish her the very best in her next journey. And in May, we marked the one-year anniversary of having a full staff team to serve District 5. We look forward to continuing to partner with all of you. 

Warmly,

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Nikki Fortunato Bas  勵琪 (she/her)
Supervisor
Alameda County, District 5

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Housing Justice & Homelessness Solutions

2026 PIT Count

Homeless Point in Time Count

We’re making progress on homelessness solutions. In January, I joined 1,300 other volunteers for Alameda County’s homeless Point in Time (PIT) Count and talked with our unhoused neighbors about their personal experiences of homelessness. Today, we received the results from the 2026 PIT Count, and we have encouraging news. 

Homelessness in Alameda County decreased by 13% compared to 2024, including a 20% decline in homelessness in the City of Oakland.  The share of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness fell by 18%, as more unhoused residents moved into shelters. We also saw a decline in homeless youth (9%) and families (13%). The positive trend of decreasing homelessness is reflected in other data - last year, more people exited homelessness than became homeless, and more people moved into permanent housing than in previous years. 

At the same time, 8,201 people are still experiencing homelessness on any given night, and more than 25,000 people touch the homelessness response system each year. This is still a crisis that requires urgent action. However, this progress shows that our investments in homelessness solutions are making a difference. We know what works: Housing, Shelter, Prevention, and Access. These are the pillars of the Home Together Plan and they create a holistic approach to reducing homelessness. 

PIT Collage 2026 D5

Measure W Home Together 

At the April 28 Board Work Session, we received a comprehensive update on the implementation of the Measure W Home Together Fund. As a reminder, last July the Board of Supervisors dedicated $1.4 billion in Measure W funding toward homelessness solutions. We are working hard to ensure these funds are deployed effectively and quickly to meet the urgent needs of our unhoused neighbors.

Key updates from the Home Together Fund presentation include:

  • The Board has approved $116 million in Home Together Fund allocations to date to expand permanent housing, shelters, and rental assistance programs.
  • Housing and Homelessness funding sources total $449.4 million in FY 2026–27, with the Home Together Fund making up 64% of the funding managed by the County’s Housing and Homelessness Department. This represents a significant local investment in homelessness solutions.
  • Over the next year, we expect to see major County investments launched, including a new round of capital funding, a countywide homelessness prevention program, and expanded support for shelters through increased bed-night reimbursement rates.

If you’d like to learn more about how Alameda County is investing Measure W funds to address homelessness, check out my April conversation with Street Spirit Director Alastair Boone. You can read the Street Spirit article online here.


Alameda County Food Sovereignty Roundtable

Food RT Collage May 2026

With the skyrocketing cost of living, federal policy changes, and illegal war on Iran impacting the global food supply chain: food access, food sovereignty and food justice are more crucial than ever. We know that food is a matter of public health, and food security helps people stay housed.

My Office convened our fourth and fifth in person meetings of the County Food Sovereignty Roundtable, which includes 100+ local food system nonprofits and County agency staff from the Social Services Agency, Health, Planning and the Office of Education. About 50 people attended each of the meetings: at the faith and food justice-grounded Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in my district in April, and at the Castro Valley Library in May. 

The group continued to raise questions and strategize about federal impacts to keep navigating together: as we strive to support the categories of noncitizens who are losing CalFresh, and people who are Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents who will soon need to demonstrate that they are meeting work requirements.  Social Services Agency staff shared what we know at this point about how these federal changes impact our community, and Working Groups discussed how to engage farmers, growers, food distributors and other employers and entities to start to connect as many people to work and volunteer opportunities as possible. 

Nonprofit partners also continued to flesh out “SMARTIE” goals, including around a replicable home delivery model that the Emergency Rapid Response Working Group is developing to be better prepared in the event of a mass-scale food emergency; such as what we responded to last November with $1M in rapid response grants from from my Office, the County Office of Education, Oakland Thrives and  a private funder. Another Working Group outlined an Education and Advocacy toolkit to help more, diverse partners engage in food funding advocacy. 

In our most recent meeting this week, the Roundtable began sorting partners into tentative or committed roles in terms of issue area focuses:

  • Public-Private Budget Advocacy Working Group,
  • Emergency Rapid Response Home Delivery Working Group,
  • Workforce Development Working Group

My staff is also working with different Roundtable partners to explore cross-County Zoom or hybrid farmer and community convenings to amplify hunger and our region-wide food sovereignty vision.

Making an Impact

Our collective advocacy is making an impact. Last year, we successfully advocated for an additional $16.5 million in the current budget for food security. This year, we have advocated for at least the same amount. I’ve carried this message at our Board meetings, and I am pleased to share that at our May 19 Board of Supervisors meeting, we affirmed allocating $17 million towards food security in each of the next two fiscal years. I look forward to ongoing discussions and input around the urgency to fully fund these services from Measure W’s Essential Services Fund as we finalize our County Budget.

CalFresh Presser 4-1-26

Finally, this month is CalFresh Awareness Month! CalFresh is one of the most effective tools at helping fight hunger in our community. For every meal a food pantry provides, CalFresh provides nine. Eligibility for CalFresh is determined by household size and income. Receiving CalFresh does not hurt chances of getting or renewing a green card, or becoming a citizen. Amidst federal policy changes which are impacting noncitizens and Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents, County staff are working with state government and nonprofit partners to keep our community fed. In spite of these changes, all of our state benefits-eligible neighbors should check whether they qualify by going to FoodNow.net and clicking “CalFresh Assistance” or visiting healthyac.org.  Also check out our County Social Services Agency’s CalFresh Awareness Month page for more details. 

CalFresh collage 2026

Should any organization be interested in being added to the email list of the Roundtable to learn more and get involved, please email our Director of Community Partnerships Aliza Kazmi at aliza.kazmi@acgov.org. Click to edit this placeholder text.


Healthcare is a Human Right

Alameda County FQHCs

Alameda County is facing unprecedented challenges to our healthcare system that threaten healthcare access for our most vulnerable residents and the financial stability of our safety-net providers, including public hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). I outlined many of these state and federal policy changes in my last newsletter. Some of these challenges include: 

  • Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for people with unsatisfactory immigration status, meaning undocumented immigrants are no longer able to enroll in full-scope Medi-Cal.
  • Reduced state reimbursements for community clinics (federally qualified health centers) providing care to undocumented residents, resulting in at least $14 million in annual losses due to uncompensated care.
  • Financial strain on our public hospitals - Alameda Health System (AHS) - who are looking to balance their budget while preserving patient care and supporting their workforce.
  • Proposition 1 / Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) transition, which shifts mental health funding from prevention, early intervention, and broad treatment services to a narrower focus on individuals with the most severe mental illness. Alameda County providers are facing an estimated $52.7 million reduction in behavioral health funding, including $6 million in cuts to prevention programs serving more than 13,000 residents countywide. To learn more about the BHSA transition, check out the presentation to the May 11 Health Committee

These challenges require urgent action. At our Board’s April 28 budget work session, County staff recommended using the Measure W Essential County Services Fund to help stabilize critical healthcare services. At our May 19 Board of Supervisors meeting, we affirmed the staff’s proposal for providing $45.7 million as bridge funding for behavioral health providers and community clinics to ensure continuity of care. This will come to the Board for approval on June 2.  

We know we cannot backfill all these cuts with Measure W and our General Fund. We must continue advocating for additional local and state resources to protect healthcare and mental healthcare access for Alameda County residents.


ACT for All: Protecting our communities, Advancing an Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs

ACT OIRA meeting April 2026

Last year, the Alameda County Together for All (ACT for All) Ad Hoc Committee successfully advanced and secured over $7 million in County funding to support immigrant and refugee families facing attacks and threats from the current federal administration. This year, we have continued advancing work to protect immigrant and refugee communities, strengthen public accountability, and ensure Alameda County policies reflect our shared values of safety, dignity, and transparency.

At our April 30 ACT for All meeting, we received an important update on the work Supervisor Elisa Márquez has been leading to advance a study about establishing an Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs in Alameda County. Rooted in years of community advocacy and the leadership of the late Supervisors Wilma Chan and Richard Valle, this effort builds on the 2021 recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Guided by a nine-member community advisory body representing all supervisorial districts and key immigrant justice coalitions, the study examined successful models across California and the nation to identify ways Alameda County can better connect, coordinate, and strengthen services for immigrant and refugee communities. You may watch the meeting here and read about the study here

Board Updates

FCI Dublin

At the recommendation of ACT for All, President David Haubert and Supervisor Elisa Márquez partnered with community organizations to bring forth a resolution opposing harmful uses of the FCI Dublin facility. On April 8, our Board passed a resolution opposing the reopening or repurposing of FCI Dublin for immigration detention or corrections operations. The documented history of abuse, neglect, and systemic failures at the facility, in addition to the many stories of mistreatment and neglect in immigrant detention, informed our stance that reopening the former prison for any purpose would undermine years of organizing and advocacy by formerly incarcerated women, as well as the safety and well-being of our communities.

FCI Dublin meeting

Technology and accountability

On April 21 (Item 55) and May 12 (Item 78), our Board took up critical discussions about how technology, AI, and data aggregation can risk the safety and well-being of our communities.  We examined two contracts our Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has with Flock Safety and Peregrine Technologies. Many community members raised important concerns regarding surveillance technologies and public accountability. These contract extensions were for Flock Safety automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in unincorporated cities through June 30, 2026 and Peregrine Technologies data integration platform  through March 14, 2028. While I appreciate the intent behind these items to improve coordination and support public safety, I did not support them given the scope and sensitivity of the data involved and the need to clearly and proactively uphold our County’s commitments to privacy, civil rights, and equity.

As technology and data systems rapidly evolve, our communities and elected leaders deserve transparency and meaningful public dialogue. We must better understand what safeguards and accountability measures are currently in place, and where stronger protections are needed for privacy, cybersecurity, data ownership, public oversight, and enforceable accountability.

At our May 12 Board meeting, I raised the importance of the County Administrator, County Counsel and relevant departments answering these questions and developing a framework and standard services agreement that protects the civil rights of our residents and aligns with modern public sector privacy, cybersecurity, civil liberties and surveillance governance standards. The Board supported this direction, and the Procurement & Contracting Policy Committee will follow up the direction for an updated standard services agreement. 

At an upcoming ACT for All Committee meeting, we plan to hold a hearing about current data, privacy, use and AI policies and discuss best practices. We must work toward ensuring that public trust, democratic oversight, and community safety remain central as new technologies expand. For background information, see our March 6, 2025 ACT for All meeting on data privacy. 

My office remains vigilant and committed to protecting our communities and working with our systems to ensure unintended consequences do not result in family separation or civil rights violations. I am deeply grateful to the thousands of residents organizing every day to keep one another safe through the many spaces in which we show up, whether through our caring community presence at schools and work sites, the emails alerting us to concerns, or public testimony before our Board. This is a time when we must all do everything we can to ensure our communities’ safety and well-being. Thank you.

For information about the Alameda County Together for All (ACT for All) Committee, click here.


Emergency Preparedness Fair Update

D5 Preparedness Fair 2026

Thank you to nearly 30 community groups and agencies who partnered with my Office, Alameda County Fire Department, and the City of Emeryville to host our annual District 5 Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Emeryville Center of Community Life! Local government, nonprofit and grassroots groups gathered early on the chilly but clear morning of Saturday, May 2 to host workshops and tables chock-full of simple, practical preparedness tools, information and resources: including for Spanish and other language speakers, disabled people, and elders. About 200 people attended from all over the East Bay, bringing their questions and ideas about how to keep our community safe in the event of an emergency. 

I was grateful to see the diverse expertise of government and community leaders. So many neighbors showed selfless commitment to connecting with each other to ensure everyone is supported before, during, and after any disaster. As Oakland Fire Department says: “Prepared together, stronger together.

D5 Preparedness Fair Collage 1

Special thanks to the dedicated staff of the City of Emeryville for not only offering us space, but also staffing, tables, chairs, canopies, signage and more. Oakland Firesafe Council was also essential to helping connect my staff with many of the partners who tabled, and Oakland Civicorps youth and staff volunteered to support the set up and duration of the event. I especially appreciate ACFD’s team - including Chief William McDonald - for taking the time to advertise and delegate crew and resources for the Fair through workshops, a table, and the Show and Tell display of Fire Engines 34 and 35 for families. In addition, I would like to sincerely thank municipal and state government colleagues for helping advertise and co-develop the Fair.

D5 Preparedness Fair Collage 2

Also: May is Wildfire Awareness Month! Check out these helpful resources from Listos California to learn more and keep getting prepared together. And if you can also connect with your neighbors via Oakland FireSafe Council and Berkeley FireSafe Council.


Protecting our Kids: Child Welfare Update

Alameda County must protect our children, support families, and maintain public trust. A recent state audit of the County's Department of Children and Family Services revealed systemic problems. We are taking responsibility and implementing the recommendations in the audit, as well as addressing concerns from the broader community. As a member of the Social Services Committee, I am very engaged and fully committed to ensuring improvement and quality services so that our children are safe. That means that all cases of abuse and neglect are investigated in a timely fashion, that we have adequate staff - and reasonable caseloads - to do this important work, and that we have safe homes to place children, with family members as well as foster families.

This audit was made by a request from State Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab who continues to convene a task force to monitor and support progress toward the 15 recommendations of the audit. 

The full Board is focused on meeting the audit recommendations and making improvements as quickly as possible. We continue to discuss progress and challenges monthly at Social Services Committee meetings and Board work sessions. Our last report was on April 27, 2026 (view meeting here and presentation here) and our next discussion is scheduled for the June 2 Board meeting. More information is available on the Department web page and Audit dashboard to ensure transparency.


Boards and Commissions Openings - Apply!

ALCO Boards + Comms

Serving on a County Board or Commission is an important way for Alameda County residents to be civically engaged and impact our local decision making process. Our nearly 100 Boards, Commissions, and Committees span a wide range of topics and objectives. We welcome applications from District 5 residents representing diverse backgrounds and interests.

Our district has the following vacancies:


Events & Announcements

District 5 Alameda County Budget Forum - June 11

BoS D5 June budget forum

Join us for a second Community Budget Forum on June 11. Alameda County faces a challenging budget year, including a $91 million budget deficit, and pressures from federal cuts to our social safety net. This webinar will provide an overview of the proposed FY 2026–27 County budget, including:

  • Federal and state budget impacts on Alameda County
  • How the County will address a $91 million budget deficit
  • Our policy and budget priorities
  • Budget timeline and how you can participate

🗓️ Thursday, June 11, 5:30 - 7:00 PM

🔗 Register: bit.ly/alco2026budget 

View our April Budget Forum here.

Public Defenders Community Block Party – May 30

PD Block Party 2026

Lakeshore Spring Festival – May 30

Lakeshore Spring Festival 2026

39th Annual Berkeley Juneteenth Festival – June 21

Berkeley Juneteenth 2026

St. Mary’s Center Neighbor to Neighbor Meetings – May 31 + more

St. Mary's meetings

Free Port Harbor Tours are back – June 12 + more

Port Tours 2026

Take a free 90-minute narrated Harbor tour from the Oakland estuary to the San Francisco Bay and learn about the Port, its operations, and economic impact on the region. Reserve your spot at portofoakland.com

Alameda County Fair – June 19 to July 12

Free Admission Opportunities at the Alameda County Fair

The Alameda County Fair is once again offering opportunities for free admission tickets in 2026! The Fair will run from June 19 to July 12.

Free Admission for SeniorsAlameda County seniors may attend the Fair for free. To qualify, individuals must be 62 years or older (ID required) and reside in Alameda County. Complimentary tickets are limited to one per person and must be picked up in person; tickets cannot be collected on behalf of others. Tickets are available at any Age Well Center while supplies last.For more information, visit alamedacountyfair.com

Free Tickets for Elementary School StudentsA free ticket program is also available for elementary-aged students in Alameda County. Watch the video below to learn more.

Free Fair Ticket Video

New Sensory Morning ExperienceThe Fair will also be introducing a Sensory Morning experience designed to create a more comfortable and inclusive environment for guests with sensory needs. Watch the video below to learn more.

Sensory Morning Video


Around the District

Spotlight on Piedmont

  • The Piedmont High School Peer Wellness Club works with students, staff and the community to help normalize accessing mental health and wellness. On May 3, my staff and I recognized these youth leaders for their hard work and dedication to making their school community one where everyone feels heard and valued.
  • Piedmont Pool Re-Opening Celebration 4/10 -- I joined the Mayor and other City of Piedmont leaders to celebrate the culmination of a decades-long community effort to upgrade the Piedmont Pool such that it produces no carbon emissions. See pool info here. 
  • Piedmont Food Fest 4/25 -- I tried tasty foods with community members, where I shared about our County work to keep our neighbors fed, housed, safe, and healthy.
Piedmont HS Peer Wellness Club
Piedmont Pool 2026Piedmont Food Fest 2026

Housing for All

CTE Tay Hub collage 2026

CTE TAY Hub, Oakland 5/18

Nellie Hannon Gateway 2026

Nellie Hannon Gateway opening (RCD), Emeryville 3/25

BCHO Housing 2026

Building Bridges: Hospital to Home (BCHO, OHA, AA), Oakland 4/21

Oakland Rooted 2026

Rooted, Educator Housing (Oakland Fund), Oakland 4/2

EBALDC Ctown LM 2026

Clara E. Chan Lee Residences at Lake Merritt/Chinatown BART (EBALDC) 3/26

RO Housing for All TH May 2026

Housing for All Town Hall, Restore Oakland 5/3

Ppls Housing Crisis Forum 2026

People’s Housing Crisis Forum 5/8

NPH 2026

NPH Affordable Housing Leadership Awards 4/30

EBHO Proclamation 2026

EBHO Affordable Housing Month Proclamation 5/12


Community Advocacy

CalFresh Presser 4-1-26

4/1 With our partners, we denouced the changes to CalFresh eligibility for 5,400 of our Alameda County noncitizens. I uplifted BenefitsCal.com for noncitizens to determine whether they are still eligible, at their next CalFresh recertification date.

Funder briefing 2026

5/7 Together with our foundation and community partners, we are taking action to raise resources to organize and meet the needs of our communities.

Labor Day 2026

5/1 Labor Day in Berkeley

Bike to Wherever 2026

5/14 Bike to Wherever Day in Oakland

WOCAN Port mtg 2026

5/11 My staff and I were glad to join West Oakland Cultural Action Network (WOCAN), the Port of Oakland, and St. Mary’s Seniors for a Community Engagement meeting for the EPA Clean Ports Program. Photo credits: West Oakland Cultural Action Network

Berk Flock 2026

5/7 I joined Berkeley leaders and community members to express concerns about Flock Safety. More in Berkeleyside and KQED

Arms Embargo Meeting 2026

4/19 I joined a mass meeting with 600 community members to support the Oakland People's Arms Embargo campaign.

SEMA Week 2026

4/21 Proclamation for Sexually Exploited Minors Awareness Week


Community Celebrations & Events

Berk Public Schools Fund 2026

5/8 Berkeley Public Schools Fund 

WHOF 2026

3/28 Women's Hall of Fame

COSW 50th

4/19 50th Anniversary of the Commission on the Status of Women

MCJW 2026

4/10 Madame C.J. Walker Luncheon & Empowerment Forum

Delta Days 2026Delta Days Lead Team 2026

5/2 Delta Days Alameda County with Berkeley Bay Area, Hayward Tri-City and Kappa chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

AHS 2026

4/25 Alameda Health System Soul of Spring

ALC 2026

4/10 Asian Law Caucus with Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Centro Legal 2026

4/16 Centro Legal de la Raza

La Familia 2026

4/23 La Familia 50th Anniversary

Aztec Run 2026

5/3 Aztec Run / Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation

Roots + Trybe 2026

5/9 Oakland Roots AAPI Night with Trybe

Passover Seder 2026

3/29 Passover Solidarity Seder

Go Fresh 2026

5/8 Go Fresh Grand Opening in North Oakland

Fairyland 2026

5/20 Once Upon a Time at Fairyland

Oakland Symphony collage 2026

Oakland Symphony Gala 4/30 and Season Finale 5/15

Oakland Ballet 2026

5/8 Oakland Ballet's Angel Island


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