Residents, businesses, government, service providers, property owners and faith advocates working together to uplift our community, educate, prevent crime and create a better tomorrow for all.
The San Pablo Corridor Coalition is a broad-based and highly committed group of community members composed of service providing agencies, non-profit community groups, faith leaders, Oakland Police Department, food service providers, County and City agencies, and longtime residents and business owners. This group has come together to uplift the lives of people living in West Oakland and to build a healthy community that preserves and increases the number of assets in our neighborhood. Actions for Development without Displacement • Education and knowledge dissemination • Training and employment efforts • Community Outreach • Beautification and Sustainability efforts • Conversion of blight into community catalyst • Expanded community services • Ongoing collaboration with other community serving entities • Community capacity building SPc2 CHAIR: Alex Miller-Cole [email protected] SPc2 TREASURER: Marta Rose SPc2 SECRETARY Erin Wengrofsky SubCommittees: Outreach & Community Relationships Nathan Stalnaker Beautification and Sustainability Alex Miller-Cole Physical and mental Health Committee: Pastor Raymond Lankford External Affairs Chris Alongi Website and Marketing David Stevenson Public Relationships, Colaterals & Development Rajendra Serber Service Providers Coordinator Marta Rose Outreach, Sexually Exploited Monors Pastor Jasper Lowery, Pastor Walter Martin
Mission: Our mission is to decrease violence and health disparities in the community while at the same time identifying and supporting opportunities to build the economy through jobs, training, community action, community development and beautification. We will accomplish this by collaborating with other organizations, churches, local law enforcement, businesses, and individuals. We will engage community and political leadership to engender lasting relationships that build a stronger and safer community.
WON Speaker Series 2014: Mayoral Candidate Courtney Ruby
Courtney is running for mayor because it is time to tell it like it is: the key to fixing Oakland is fixing Oakland’s failing city government.
Thanks to the generosity of Forma Gym and Lucky Strike Lanes in SF SPc2 was able to take West Oakland kids bowling tonight. The restaurant would not let us pay for the lanes or food and barely let us leave a tip. Thank you so much! the kids had a great time and can't wait to come back.
Grand Opening of the California Hotel
About the California HotelBuilt in 1929, the California Hotel is a historic landmark and a symbol of West Oakland's rich cultural history. It was converted from a commercial hotel into affordable housing in the 1980s. The building was abandoned in 2007, and later foreclosed. Existing tenants...
Lynette Gibson McElhaney for Oakland City Council
Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who came out for the Hoover Clean-Up this morning. I was honored to have all of you join me to bring light and love into our community. Although I can not call you all by name, my thanks goes out to everyone who gave of their time and energy. Special thanks to The Movement Church, ILWU Local 6, WOGI, Alameda County, West Oakland Neighbors, True Vine Ministries & SAVE Oakland.
Have you taken your kids to the new and gorgeous Oakland Sports Facility?
It is awesome. I brought my little West Oakland kids to visit the facility and I could not get them off the pool. Super fun!
***** Fridays everyone get in for free *****
***** Great place for a kids party! *****
A big thanks to Forma Gym for their ongoing support of our West Oakland Youth!
Lynette Gibson McElhaney for Oakland City Council
Can you lend three hours to beautify our town? Let’s gather together to pick-up litter, remove graffiti, plant flowers, and send a message that we have pride in Oakland! Join West Oakland Neighbors, West Oakland Green Initiative, TheMovement and ILWU Local 6. For more information call (510)238-7003 or [email protected]
San Pablo Corridor Coalition (SPc2)
Good news neighbors and supporters.
We are going to start the beautification project at St. Andrews Plaza this coming month.
Steps to follow:
1. Execute an intensive community outreach campaign to the neighborhood
2. Prepare site and fence off St. Andrews Plaza Mid-March
3. Begin installing floor mosaic
4. Install new 25' sculpture.
We estimate this project will take about 5 months to complete.
Lynette Gibson McElhaney for Oakland City Council
In response to community concerns about St. Andrews Plaza on 34th and San Pablo Ave, Councilmember Lynette McElhaney’s office is convening a town hall meeting to get community input about its future use. We invite neighbors, property owners, and business owners to share both their concerns and ideas on how to improve and use this community space. October 21, 5:30-7pm, St. Mary's Center.
We are looking for community members who want to help us out. We have a lot of great projects and need more community involvement. Can you help?
Do you need back to school supplies for your kids?
We've got the answer for you!
What's going on at the park on San Pablo and 32nd Street?
-This little park is called St. Andrews Plaza.
-You might have noticed that some of the sick Eucalyptus trees have finally been removed and are no longer a fire hazard
-All,
This is an update on St. Andrews Plaza and tasks agreed upon.
-The locust trees that obstruct visibility and invite illegal activity will be removed at a later date.
-All of the seating in the park will be removed by Public Works. This seating has been a major issue since it is used to hide behind and carry out illegal activity.
-All planters will be removed and the water will be capped at the valves. This will make it easy for the demo crew to remove the broken down floor surface.
-All food distribution will be coordinated with St. Mary's Center and no longer be allowed at the park. The park has no bathroom facilities, thus serving food results in defecation throughout the neighborhood. There are 4 other places along San Pablo Avenue within a 4 block radius where food can be had for free, where there are bathroom facilities.
-Our Beautification plans have been put on hold until all of the work has been completed at the site. See plans in our timeline.
A million thanks to all the volunteers who made the largest community clean up of 2013 possible this past Saturday!
... and a special thanks to Councilmember Lynette McElhaney, her staff and Waste Management of Alameda County for their invaluable support.
We painted over graffiti, picked up random trash and collected large pieces of abandoned furniture. Check out the pictures and give us a LIKE.
Kids literacy:
A former client of mine and good pal forwarded this insightful list of 8 ways to help your kids get ahead or catch up during the summer. Enjoy!
Studies show that children in all grade levels who do not read or have access to books during the summer may lose up to 2 months of reading performance. So how do we prevent the summer slide—or even accelerate reading growth? Here are a few ideas:
Imagination is all we need.
Amazing door painting...
Restorative Justice is a fantastic philosophy for learning to take responsibility of our actions. It is sort of what mom used to do at home when we were kids. let's hope that it will be truly implemented in our schools and back in our lives.
Restorative justice, which encourages young people to develop empathy for one another, is increasingly offered in schools seeking an alternative to “zero tolerance” policies.
Great News! Our renovation plans for St. Andrews Plaza have been approved. We will beging work before next month!!!
Great News! Our renovation plans for St. Andrews Plaza have been approved. We will beging work before next month!!!
Dear Neighbors, Please join us the first Saturday of every month as we help keep one of the most beautiful avenues in our community. See the flyer for details.
Our community. Our City. Our responsibility.
Here is some useful information on local groups. Please make some time to join one. There is something for everyone!
OPD, Mayor Quan, Councilmember Lynette McElhaney and City Staff met with over 150 residents from West Oakland today to collect community input for the Wasserman Group. We have been assured that this input will be the basis for the forthcoming OPD reorganization plan.
Our hope is that Oakland one day will be a truly Community Policing based city.
These are the suggestions that we worked to put together with the West Oakland Neighbors group and the West Oakland Green Initiative. What do you think?
Dear Neighbors. This is our final letter of support submitted to the city of Oakland and to the transportation commission of Alameda County. We hope our elected representative will help us get both these streetscape projects to the next level.
Paw Fund
Our supermodel this month is CURTIS. This little guy came to us from his loving family who couldn't take care of all the pets they have. We helped them spay and neuter and vaccinate all their adult dogs and Curtis recently found himself a brand new place to hang his leash and collar through our adoption program! Yay.
Photo: Danica Suskin
Christohper and I went out today, as we try to do every Sunday to report illegal dumping in our neighborhood. It is not as bad as it has been in the past, but as you will see, it is still pretty bad. Some of these items we had reported in the past.
Christohper and I went out today, as we try to do every Sunday to report illegal dumping in our neighborhood. It is not as bad as it has been in the past, but as you will see, it is still pretty bad. Some of these items we had reported in the past.
Here are some job opportunities for our Oakland Youth:
Parks & Rec is Hiring for Summer Positions
The City of Oakland's Office of Parks and Recreation is accepting applications through Friday, February 22 for these summer positions:
Recreation Leaders
Sports Officials
Recreation Specialists
Lifeguards
Pool Managers
Water Safety Instructors
Applications must be submitted online here by February 22. (Here's the link: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oaklandca/default.cfm)
For those who do not have access to the Internet at home, computer workstations are available at all Oakland Public Library locations and at the main office of Department of Human Resources Management located at 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor.
For more info: Cookie Robles-Wong, Recreation Supervisor, [email protected]
or 238-7275
The San Pablo Corridor Coalition's proposed renovation to St. Andrews Plaza have been approved by the Oakland Public Works Advisory Commission!
We will beging work as soon as next month. First step will be to secure the site so work can be carried out in a safe manner. Big positive changes are coming to our community. Thank you.
We all have the power to take part in the solution against violence and disparity for our innercity kids. This past weekend we took 3 West Oakland families to play in the snow. The trip was as successful as the smiles on the kids faces within these photos. We are planning another trip to Tahoe in March. Help us do this again. Voluynteer or donate today!
We all have the power to take part in the solution against violence and disparity for our innercity kids. This past weekend we took 3 West Oakland families to play in the snow. The trip was as successful as the smiles on the kids faces within these photos. We are planning another trip to Tahoe in March. Help us do this again. Voluynteer or donate today!
Do you like pollinator insects? They needs your help. Without them 2/3 of all of our food is simply gone.
This is why the San Pablo Corridor Coalition is joining forces with the West Oakland Green Initiative and West Oakland Neighbors to create Pollinator friendly gardens all over West Oakland.
Join our efforts as we continue to improve one of the innercity areas with the worst air quality in the entire state.
Despite our best efforts and years of good work this article is proof that we can't ease up yet on our work at Mead Avenue. It is truly a shame that the end of 2012 broke our years of success at Mead Avenue without murders.
The San Pablo Corridor Coalition is ready to re-energize our efforts to help our neighbors have a safe street again.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/12/28/3-killed-in-2-separate-oakland-incidents/
Three people were killed in two separate incidents in Oakland overnight, police said.
After 4 years doing this work, I am always amazed and surprised every weekend when I show up to clean St. Andrews Plaza. Some how I am always ready to have no one show up. It is wonderful to see new faces coming to lend a hand. We are so lucky. Please don't give up. Continue to come give us a hand.
This is the amazing team that showed up this weekend (01/12.13) to pick up the illegal dumping, the scrapped needles and the trash that continues to be a part of this little inner city park in West Oakland.
Would you like a hot cup of coffee?
Please take a moment out of your Saturday morning and come give us a hand - We always have hot coffee!
St. Andrew's weekly park clean up
9am. Every Saturday
32nd and San Pablo Avenue (Oakland)
... It only takes about 30 minutes, but you will feel great all day!
I want to share with you the best news 0f 2013 yet! The Oakland Arts Commission unanimously approved the renovation project the San Pablo Corridor Coalition presented. This arts project aims to address public safety, economic development, blight and crime issues. The first step will be to fence off the park in order to carry out renovations. A towering, colorful sculpture from American Steel will be installed along with a gorgeous mosaic art installation that will tie this project together with the breathtaking mural recently painted along the I-580 underpass that connects Oakland with Emeryville via San Pablo Avenue. Things get better everyday!
I want to share with you the best news 0f 2013 yet! The Oakland Arts Commission unanimously approved the renovation project the San Pablo Corridor Coalition presented. This arts project aims to address public safety, economic development, blight and crime issues. The first step will be to fence off the park in order to carry out renovations. A towering, colorful sculpture from American Steel will be installed along with a gorgeous mosaic art installation that will tie this project together with the breathtaking mural recently painted along the I-580 underpass that connects Oakland with Emeryville via San Pablo Avenue. Things get better everyday!
West Oakland landlords invest in city's most dangerous streets #SanFranciscoCrosscurrents
Mead Avenue is a single block in West Oakland in the triangle where San Pablo Avenue and Market Street meet. Like streets in a lot of low-income co...
The solution is near. St. Andrews Plaza will soon be renovated. We hope that the beautiful art and pouring of energy and good will will help solve the issues that plague our community and specially this little park.
Please request a copy of our full proposal for the arts commission from: [email protected]
Please join us for our weekly park clean up at St. Andrews Plaza every Saturday at 9am. Your help is the only thing that came make a difference until we get this little community space renovated with the help of our NPI Grant.
Dear residents and local artist. The San Pablo Corridor Coalition is looking for artist to participate in the renovation of St. Andrews Plaza. (32nd and Filbert Street).
Our Request for proposal aims at bringing out the creativity of our neighbors in order to address a local blight and nuisance.
The proposals should include a statement as to how your ideas will address the many issues of blight, prostitution, drugs and crime that have taken over this shared space.
Residents and artist please contact our Chair at [email protected]
938 28th St
Oakland, CA
94608
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