Longfellow Community Association
October 2020 Newsletter
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October Meeting
Election 2020: Ballot Measure Rundown
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
(by Zoom video conference - REGISTER NOW)
With so much noise around this Presidential election, you'd be forgiven for not being as up-to-speed on the nuances of the ballot measures up for a vote this year as you might like to be. Don't sweat -- your neighbors have got you covered.
At our October Meeting next week, we'll be joined by a representative from the League of Women Voters who will help us better understand the various ballot measures during our second Election 2020 Forum.
Be sure to register, and you'll receive a personalized link to join the meeting.
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ICYMI
Great Discussion with our Oakland City Council Candidates!
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Thanks to all of the neighbors, including our friends from Santa Fe and Golden Gate, who logged-in to our first Election 2020 Forum last month. We had an insightful conversation with each of the three candidates running to represent our part of Oakland on City Council on hyper-local issues based entirely on questions submitted by neighbors.
If you weren't able to join us, check out the video before you cast your ballot to hear what the candidates had to say.
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Black Lives Matter
Confronting Racial Profiling
On Saturday, September 26, LCA was pleased to partner with Neighbors for Racial Justice (N4RJ) to host their presentation about confronting racial profiling. We are all tremendously grateful to those neighbors who joined us for this presentation and the raw, personal, generous and respectful dialogue that followed.
Confronting racism must be a sustained effort. It's clear from this discussion that our neighbors have a strong desire to dive deeper into confronting racism, and the LCA Board will continue to explore how we can best support neighbors in doing that work. Your thoughts and suggestions are always welcome.
Thanks again to our friends and neighbors with N4RJ for providing this presentation at no cost to our community. Please consider supporting N4RJ's all-volunteer activities.
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Save the Date
West Street Repaving Discussion with OakDOT on Nov. 10
Mark your calendar now to join neighbors and OakDOT for our November Meeting on 11/10 at 7 p.m. (via Zoom). We'll hear more about the City's plans for repaving (and associated reconfiguration) of West Street through our neighborhood and have the opportunity to provide feedback directly to the planning team. Details to follow!
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Join the LCA Board
LCA is led by an all-volunteer Board composed of neighbors who live and/or work in Longfellow. The Board is eager to welcome new perspectives and is actively seeking new members. If you are interested in serving on the Board, let us know!
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Connect with LCA on Slack!
 Though we can't meet in person for the time being, we encourage you to join the LCA Workspace on Slack, where you can collaborate with the LCA Board and other neighbors to keep our organization's community-building initiatives and resources going!
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Your Amazon Shopping Can Support our Neighborhood!
Did you know the Amazon purchases you already may be making could be benefiting our neighborhood? By shopping at smile.amazon.com and selecting Longfellow Community Association as your charity of choice, Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to support our programs, events and engagement -- at no additional cost. Get started today!
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Community Calendar
- October 25 - Picnic on Telegraph, hosted by the Temescal-Telegraph Business Improvement District (on Telegraph Ave.)
- November 14 - Citywide Parks Workshop, hosted by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation (online)
LCA is pleased to provide notice of upcoming events happening in and around Longfellow as a resource to neighbors. These events are neither hosted nor endorsed by LCA.
Have an event to add to an upcoming newsletter? Send us a link to where event details are posted, and we'll include it if the timing is right.
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LCA: For Neighbors, By Neighbors
 Longfellow Community Association is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that's run entirely by volunteers from our neighborhood. Our community programs and events are only possible because so many of you give your time, talent and resources to make our neighborhood great.
Would you consider helping out? Your contribution of any size will go a long way to support our programs, events and engagement.
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As always, the LCA Board welcomes your thoughts, ideas and input. Email us anytime at board@longfellowoakland.org.
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