Supervisor Keith Carson

Alameda County District 5 June 2012 News and Updates

1221 Oak St., Ste 536 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel. 510-272-6695 Fax 510-271-5151 dist5@acgov.org

The Fifth District includes the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Piedmont; the West Oakland, North Oakland and Rockridge communities and portions of the Grand Lake, Manzanita, Dimond District and Fruitvale neighborhoods.

Remembering Our Past, Moving Toward Our Futures

The culmination of the Youth Ancestry Project for Spring 2012 featured a lively youthled showcase of stories, pictures and artistic expressions chronicling the family history of West Oakland youth. The event took place on Wednesday, May 23 from 123 pm at McClymonds High School. More than 100 youth and community members attended. Participants included youth from the Alternatives in Action Culture Keepers, a cascading mentorship program that pairs student leaders
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Alameda County Budget Hearings

All meetings located at: Board Chambers 1221 Oak Street, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Monday, June 18, 1:30 pm

Opening Comments Health Care Public Assistance Public Protection General Government Other Issues/Final Adjustments Final Deliberations Final Budget Adoption

Tuesday, June 19, 1:30 pm

WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS AND FORKLIFT TRAINING PROGRAM

Mandatory Orientation @ 1433 Webster Street, Suite 100 (Oakland) Tuesday, June 12th or Wednesday, June 13th (10am-Noon) Click here for a flyer: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/96343545

Wednesday, June 20, 1:30 pm

Friday, June 22, 11 am

Click here for the Proposed 2012-13 Budget Citizens Guide: http://www.acgov.org/government/ documents/budgets/201213ProposedBudget_CitizenGuideV2.p df
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Sunday, July 8th, 2012, 12 PM6 PM Telegraph Avenue, between 42nd and 51st, Oakland Come visit our office at our booth! Enjoy Music, Activities, Crafts, Food and Drink! Click here for the flyer:
http://www.acgov.org/board/ district5/pdf/ Temescal2012.pdf

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from McClymonds High School with youth from Hoover Elementary School who are experiencing personal, academic, and behavioral difficulties. Youth from the Alameda County Probation Department Weekend Training Academy (WETA) also researched their genealogy and participated in the project. The high school youth were trained by the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California to use genealogical search tools during visits to the Family History Center at the Mormon Temple in Oakland. Many traced their ancestors back into the 1800s through census, birth and death records. Some have also learned about their ancestry through DNA testing provided by 23andme.com They have also forged new bonds. Says youth participant Dontarion Layne, this project helped me talk to and build relationships with family members I didnt even know. The last time I talked to my Nana, I was five years old, Khristan Antoine said. I was nervous to call her and ask her [about our family], but it built a strong relationship between me and her. Now I can call her and basically ask her about anything. Asked if the experience of researching her family history changed her, Kailah Johnson-Black responded, I am still the same person I was before the project. But now I know more about my family and I had fun discovering all of the places they had lived in the United States. For more information about the Youth Ancestry Project, please visit: http://keithcarson.org/Education

Berkeley Juneteenth Festival Sunday, June 24, 2012 from 10 AM6 PM Alcatraz at Adeline Street http://www.berkeleyjunteenth.org
Oakland Freedom School Summer 2012 Program Register today! Program operates Monday - Friday June 18th - July 20th, 8:30am - 3:00pm Click here for the Flyer: http://www.scribd.com/ fullscreen/96333607 Click here for Registration forms: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/96333682 Click here for scholarship information: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/96333760

Apprentice Electrician Application Day

You must apply in person on Wednesday, June 18, 2012 Alameda County Electrical JATC 3033 Alvarado St., San Leandro, CA 94577 Click here for a flyer: http://www.acgov.org/board/district5/pdf/ Electrician2012.pdf

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