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DESCRIPTION:Toxic Triangle - Public Hearing at the Oakland City Hall City Council 
 Chambers on justice, environmental justice, housing and land justice (Or 
 the lacks thereof) for black, brown, and poor communities in the regional 
 Bay Area. Bring your experiences and demands to join with the activists of 
 Bayview, Oakland, Richmond and other local communities. Stop the pollution, 
 brutality, evictions and land thefts. FREE and PUBLIC. See press release 
 below.\n\nPress Release and Invitation\nfrom: Black Elected Officials and 
 Faith based leaders of the East Bay\ndated:13 August, 2008\n\nThe Black 
 Elected Officials and Faith Based Leaders of the East Bay, an organization 
 comprised of city, county, state, and federal African American leaders, are 
 responding to concerns raised by residents of West Oakland, the City of 
 Richmond and the Bayview Hunters Point area of San Francisco. These 
 communities are experiencing high rates of asthma, cancer, diabetes, and 
 other health concerns that many residents believe to be a result of 
 environmental\nhazards that include: exposure to various toxins in West 
 Oakland; asbestos exposures from the Lennar shipyard development in Bayview 
 Hunters Point; as well as ongoing toxic exposures from the Chevron refinery 
 in Richmond.\n\nIn response to these troubling issues, our organization has 
 agreed to host Preliminary Fact-Finding Hearings into these complaints. 
 Therefore we are requesting that you or a representative from your agency 
 come to this hearing\nto provide us with any information your agency may 
 have regarding these concerns to make our Fact-Finding effort substantive. 
 Please be prepared to answer questions from the members of our organization 
 as well as members of the community.\n\nThis Preliminary Hearing will be 
 held on Tuesday, August 19th, 6:00pm at the Oakland City Hall in the City 
 Council Chambers.\nThank you in advance for your response to our invitation 
 to improve our collective service to the community. We will follow-up this 
 letter with a phone call and we look forward to seeing you or a 
 representative from your agency.\n\nPlease confirm your participation by 
 contacting Oakland City Councilperson Desley Brooks at (510) 238-7006 or 
 via email at dbrooks@oaklandnet.com\n\nRespectfully,\nKeith Carson, Alameda 
 County Supervisor, Fifth District \nSandre Swanson, State Assemblymember, 
 16th District\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/19/18527730.php
SUMMARY:Toxic Triangle - preliminary fact finding hearing on environmental justice in the Bay Area
LOCATION:Oakland City Hall, City Council Chambers\n14th and Broadway, Oakland 
 CA\n(near the Oakland City Center Bart Station)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/19/18527730.php
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