WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT “OAKLAND PROMISE” AND THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 BALLOT MEASURE AA

1. AS NOTED BY THE ATTACHED PETITION RECEIPT FOR THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE OF 2018 , MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED THE PETITION RECEIPT ON  06-14-2018 . THE NUMBER OF BOXES SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK WAS 13.​​
2. ALSO SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK WERE THE PROPONENTS OF “THE CHILDREN’S  INITIATIVE OF 2018 WHICH INCLUDES THE SIGNATURE OF MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF, GEORGE HOLLAND , PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP OAKLAND AND JORGE LERMA, CO-FOUNDER, LATINO EDUCATION NETWORK.
3.  THE ABOVE  CLEARLY INDICATES, THAT  MEASURE AA IS SPONSORED BY MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF AND NOT DRIVEN BY A CITIZENS INITIATIVE.
4. THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE OF 2018 IS A CAMOUFLAGE FOR “OAKLAND PROMISE
5. MEASURE AA CALLS FOR A  $198 PARCEL TAX FOR THIRTY YEARS WHERE 62% OF THESE FUNDS WOULD  GO TO THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE AND 32% WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO “OAKLAND PROMISE” THIS TAX WOULD RAISE OVER $900,000,000.00(MILLION) IN REVENUES FOR 30 YEARS OF WHICH $288,000,000.00(MILLION) WILL GO DIRECTLY TO “OAKLAND PROMISE”
6. *****OAKLAND PROMISE IS NOT A 501(C) 3 NOT FOR PROFIT ENTITY/NOR IS IT A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION.  HOWEVER, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE $33,000,000.00 THAT “OAKLAND PROMISE” HAS CURRENTLY RECEIVED IS ADMINISTERED BY A FISCAL AGENT(?) WHO RECEIVES AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE (?)FOR MANAGING THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF “OAKLAND PROMISE”
7. “OAKLAND PROMISE IS A NON ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE EARLY PART OF 2016 AND HAS BEEN COLLECTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DURING THIS PERIOD.
8. “OAKLAND PROMISE IS OPERATED OUT OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL AND ON THE 11th FLOOR OF CITY HALL WHICH IS A SECURED FLOOR. [CALL (510) 238-4524 AMANDA FEINSTEIN IS THE STAFF PERSON FOR OAKLAND PROMISE
9. “OAKLAND PROMISE” IS NOT A CITY ACTIVITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
10. WHO THEN AUTHORIZED A NON-ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING ‘ITSELF’ AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT ENTITY FOR A PUBLIC GOOD (e.g. education and collecting money in a tax-exempt status) ; “OAKLAND PROMISE”  TO BE ABLE TO USE A PUBLIC FACILITY AT CITY HALL TO CARRY OUT THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF IT’S MISSION/ACTIVITIES.


11. ARE THE STAFF OF “OAKLAND PROMISE BEING PAID FROM THE CITY PAYROLL OR FROM BOTH? AND HOW MUCH!

THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HAS A PROMINENT ROLE IN OAKLAND PROMISE:  SECTION 1602(A) ESTABLISHMENT. A POSITION THAT SERVES AS ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER FOR THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE IS HERBY ESTABLISHED AT A CLASSIFICATION AND AT A SALARY SCALE COMMENSURATE WITH THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION, AS **DETERMINED BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR. THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE SHALL HIRE FOR THE POSITION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SHALL OVERSEE THE WORK OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER FOR THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE.  THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR MAY APPOINT AN INTERIM CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION(B) UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT IS MADE OR IF THE POSITION IS VACANT; SEC. 1605 (C) TERM OF THE EARLY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER (C) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EARLY EDUCATION IMPLENTATION PARTNER. ****THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER. THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER THAT INCLUDES LEGALLY REQUIRED TERMS DEEMED TO BE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THIS ACT;SEC. 1608  OAKLAND PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER 3(C)REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OAKLAND PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATON PARTNER. ****THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER THAT INCLUDES A LEGALLY REQUIRED TERMS AND TERMS DEEMED TO BE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT…****

12. *****CITY COUNCIL HAS A LEGISLATIVE AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO REIGN IN THE ILLEGAL GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF’S “OAKLAND PROMISE”

MEASURE AA  “FAILED”

.13.  *****THE CITY  COUNCIL MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO RESCIND THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION OF DECEMBER 14, 2018 WHEN RESOLUTION 87485 “CERTIFYING MEASURE AA, A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OAKLAND CITY CHRTER CREATING THE “CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE OF 2018 AND APPROVING A PARCEL TAX TO FUND EARLY CHILDOOD EDUCATION AND COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAMS, ON THE NOVEMBE 6, 2018 OAKLAND GENERAL ELECTION AS****PASSING***AND DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY TO BRING A VALIDATION ACTION FOR THE RESOLUTION

14.  ***THE ALAMEDA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTER’S OFFICE CERTIFIED THAT THE ELECTION RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 BALLOT MEASURE AA HAD FAILED.  THE ACTION PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RESOLUTION 87485 OF DECEMBER 14, 2018 ALTERED THE FINDINGS  OF THE CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRAR.                     MEASURE AA “FAILED”

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