Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf delivered her final state of the city speech, not at city hall, but in the Fruitvale District, where she said she began her political service in 1999.
delivered her final state of the city speech, not at city hall, but in the Fruitvale District, where she said she began her political service in 1999.
"What an honor it's been to be your mayor for eight...and I'll be honest, eight long years," said Schaaf.She spoke at the new Casa Arabella housing development on the site of a former BART parking lot and gave a key to the city to the namesake, community leader Arabella Martinez.The mayor said building partnerships has been a key part of her goal as mayor.
She says she has confidence Oakland's ceasefire strategy will help reduce crime, but did not address police staffing shortages."In the last five years, we have quadrupled Oakland's homeless shelter capacity. And we've added more dignified options. THe cabin community model," said Schaaf."In the last eight years we've created almost 20,000 new homes in Oakland," said Schaaf.
The mayor also pointed to public private partnerships such as Oakland Promise and the Generation Fund to provide scholarships to low income students.
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