#LeaveMeALoan is trending. The PPP program has been reopened for actual small businesses to apply.
Big banks have often ignored small businesses throughout the process, but small community banks have stepped up. It may be a good time to #breakupwithyourbank
Look for CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) in your area, approved by SBA for lending.
When looking up the bank you're hoping to work with, consider its values. Big banks use investor deposits to underwrite loans for private prisons, fracking, and other projects that harm us socially and environmentally. #LeaveMeALoan
It's heartbreaking to still see small business owners saying they've had their loan applications denied in the same tweet as seeing the 1% get that money. It's wrong. I hope the above resources can help you if you still haven't gotten the relief you need. #LeaveMeALoan
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At Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce. On mobile so my tweets will be more sporadic. We have 2 #oakmtg (Appreciation) Club members on Advisory boards. But there are also 120 people on the Advisory Boards.
Aman Sebahtu says they are extending the timeline, but advisory boards are meeting 3x in 2020 & 1x in 2021. Still concerning. Rocky start to this meeting included not having enough space for all AB members as panelists & approval of mtg notes misinterpreted as roll call. #oakmtg
Ok, I was wrong. It's 130 advisory board members. #oakmtg
Ok, signing in to live tweet the Police Commission meeting. Public comment, Bruce S complains about Manheimer showing up to City Council meeting with that training video and last-minute showing up with a new Use of Force policy. #oakmtg
Rashida Grinage thanks Anderson and Jackson for their presentation at the City Council meeting. @meganasteffen asks about stop data that should have been released Sept 30th and should be in Attachment 6. @UCBRachelB comments and I'm so sorry I couldn't capture it in time #oakmtg
A caller asks to prioritize missing victims unit, gives examples of failures in the missing persons cases. #oakmtg
We've updated the voter guide to reflect this latest change, but Johnson’s candidate profile needs to be rewritten to incorporate this news. Thanks for your patience while we make our updates.
Mariano Contreras of the Latino Task Force makes comments on the CPA propsed changes to use of force policy: 1. must be clear that racial disparities impacts use of force and police must be clear on this 2. Must be a commitment to de-escalation
3. Encouraging officers to walk away instead of escalating 4. Officer can only use a proportional amount of force to a situation and cannot use vague language to wave it away 5. Less lethal weapons can only be used for immediate danger of serious injury
6. Violations of use of force will not be protected by qualified immunity" 7. No distinction between use of "objectively reasonable" force, just "necessary" force 8. Specialty impact weapons like wooden bullets to be recategorized as lethal use of force
Is everyone ready for a good ol' fashioned #oakmtg? Time for the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force. Let's see how this 19-person committee goes...
CM Bas kicks it off with a grand speech about redefining success, CM Taylor gives a slightly less grand speech, introduces Ed Reiskin, who hopes that between all 19 people, the task force can find common ground. I'm glad we can see everyone's faces.
Seems the City Administrator's office is providing resources to the task force. This is interesting since that office seems somewhat stretched thin and disorganized already? #oakmtg