I will be doing a two-part series on why to vote NO on Prop. 36. Part one is a quick share on some upcoming opportunities to learn about Prop. 36 from reputable criminal justice organizations.

Wednesday, September 25th at 5:30pm PST (virtual) - Initiate Justice's No on Prop. 36 Workshop

Thursday, October 3rd at 6pm PST (in-person in Oakland) - Ella Baker Center and Urban Peace Movement Prop. 36 Town Hall

Stay tuned for part two!

With the November election coming up soon, it's time to get out the vote! In this episode, I share some ways you can help boost voter turnout.

• register to vote
• check your voter registration status
• save the Election Protection Hotline number to your phone: 866-687-8683
• Vote Save America's Empower GOTV initiative - get paid to get out of the vote in swing states
• North Carolina - register to vote by mail. To learn about what's been going on in NC on the voting front, check out this article.
• Neighbor2Neighbor initiative by Indivisible
• Postcards to Voters
• sign up for voting rights news from Democracy Docket

As part of my election series, today's episode is about why I am voting for Nikki Bas for Alameda County Supervisor, District 5.

To hear directly from the candidates, check out the ⁠candidate forum on zoom⁠ on September 5th from 4-5:30pm.

I discuss the ⁠Oakland Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Report⁠ that Nikki was highly involved in and why that's a great thing.

I talk about the MACRO program, which Nikki was instrumental in making a reality.

I also discuss why Nikki is more likely to implement the ⁠Care First, Jails Last Taskforce⁠ Final Report, which is one of Supervisor Carson's legacies and critical to public safety.

A couple of articles on some recent scandals with the Alameda County sheriff's office and why we need county supervisors who will provide oversight of the sheriff.