20-year-old Venus Morris, right, help lead a protest against Sexually Exploited Minors last year, along with TiOra Ortiz (left) and Sarai Thoelinda (center).
Our “New Dreams, New Ways” approach is an exciting blueprint for the future of Oakland. Through partnerships with business, labor, government and our citizens we’re connecting our neighborhoods, creating jobs, building economic and cultural bridges to the Far East, creating a greener and more transit accessible city and ensuring the best quality of life for all of our citizens.
Often it is the unsung hero in the neighborhood who is spearheading change in Oakland. Each week we profile one of those heroes in our “Building Oakland” section of the weekly e-newsletter. You can read about them by downloading one of the reprints below.
Reprints of Local Heroes from the Mayor’s weekly enewsletter, A Fresh Look at Oakland
