Rejuvenating West Oakland’s 7th Street as a Black arts, business, & cultural district.
For Oakland, by Oakland
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For Oakland, by Oakland 〰️
CALL TO ACTION:
PROTECT OUR TREES
Credit: Azucena Rasilla/The Oaklandside
On Oakland’s Earth Day, approximately 72 trees were red tagged along 7th Street and around the West Oakland BART station. The response from across the West Oakland community has been immediate and unified: the scale and approach of this tree removal is unacceptable and unnecessary.
The core problem is not that the community disagrees with the approved plan. The core problem is that the red tags on the ground do not match the approved plan.
We thank the City of Oakland for promptly pausing permits for this tree removal, and are calling on the City and BART to:
Correct specific mismatches between the red-tagged trees and the approved Preliminary Development Plan, and
To convene the formal joint community meeting before any additional work proceeds.
Please sign our open letter below to support.
7th Street Thrives
7th Street Thrives is an initiative supporting residents, businesses, and community-partnerships to collectively steward and revive West Oakland’s historic Black business corridor, 7th Street.
Stewarded by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Bay Area & East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC), our work builds upon decades of commitment by legacy residents, Black solidarity movements, cultural activism, and political resistance.
What's Your Vision for 7th Street?
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What's Your Vision for 7th Street? -
