Emeryville City Council (no district)
National Non-Profit Advisor
Originally from Brooklyn, falling in love with Emeryville was an instantaneous affair, and like any good love story, my commitment to her has grown over the last ten years. Covid hurt us. Our day to day lives were disrupted, local economy harmed, and plenty of our brick and mortar enterprises suffered. In the face of traumatic adversity, do we shrink or grow?
As a candidate for city council, I believe we can grow - together. Since moving to Emeryville in 2012, I earned the Echoing Green prize for leading a tech company to be a pioneer of the learn to code movement for low opportunity youth. Since earning the Champion of Change award from President Obama's administration, I serve on the National Advisory Council for Forward Promise. At home, forming a tenant board with fellow residents brought needed changes to our quality of life.
Black. Socially progressive. Politically moderate. A family friendlier Emeryville is my platform. That means cultivating our small business commerce, fortifying our public safety, and establishing rewarding relationships with capitols: state and national.
My municipal duty will be to deliver transparent, data-informed, empathy-driven solutions that make Emeryville a safer equitable place to live, work, and play.
Equitable Growth & Economic Mobility
Affordable & Accessible Housing
Public Safety & Healthier Living Conditions
I will be revealing endorsements privately on September 15th and publicly on September 30th.
I am endorsing Treva Reid and Greg Hodge for Mayor of Oakland (CA). As Oakland has a ranked-choice voting system then I am endorsing both candidates.
I am planning to raise 20K+ for my campaign. I have not raised and will not raise any funds until my FPPC process is completed and I have submitted my information to ActBlue. I have an organizational deadline of September 1st. I have already exceeded the 2K in promised funds that would require FPPC compliance. I am currently vetting campaign consultants. My campaign will have advisors who will inform me of policy decisions.
Earliest involvement with the Democratic Party was fundraising (through debate watch parties) for the Obama/Biden 2008 race. As the CEO of Qeyno Labs, I received awards from the White House and Rep. Barbara Lee for my work in STEAM education and closing the "Digital Divide" in addition to hosting the first hackathons for Pres. Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative.
As it relates to ballot measures:
YES on Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
YES on Proposition 26: Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
NO on Proposition 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
YES on Proposition 28: Provides Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools. Initiative Statute.
YES on Proposition 29: Requires On-Site Licensed Medical Professional at Kidney Dialysis Clinics and Establishes Other State Requirements. Initiative Statute.
YES on Proposition 30: Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2 Million. Initiative Statute.
YES on Proposition 31: Referendum On 2020 Law That Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products.
YES on Measure O (Emeryville): Shall the measure to fund general City services including fire/emergency response/police; street/sidewalk/park maintenance; water pollution prevention; disaster preparedness; affordable housing; senior/childcare/recreation services, by increasing the City of Emeryville Real Property Transfer Tax to $15 per thousand for property sales between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 and $25 per thousand for property sales above $ 2,000,000, raising $ 5,000,000 annually until ended by voters, with citizen oversight, audits, and public disclosure of all spending be adopted?
Non-cited ballot measures for 2022, I have not thoroughly researched or reviewed their impact.
No
I have not received them and will not accept them or donate them towards other organizations.
Have you ever, at anytime, publicly done any of these things? Select YES or NO for each item. *
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| Voted against or made disparaging remarks about the display of a pride flag. | x | ||
| Voted against or made disparaging remarks about marriage equality. | x | ||
| Voted against or made disparaging remarks about trans-inclusive policies (including bathroom and athlete policies). | x | ||
| Voted against or made disparaging remarks about a queer inclusive curriculum (including anti-bullying curriculums and sex-education). | x | ||
| Voted against or made disparaging remarks about a show of solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community OR publicly took a position in opposition to LGBTQIA+ issues, even if the views expressed were not acted upon. | x | ||
| Voted in favor of or made supportive remarks about a policy which is either harmful or exclusionary to the LGBTQIA+ community OR engaged in an unlisted action which could be construed by a reasonable person to be unsupportive to the LGBTQ community. | x |