The Jack London District Association (JLDA) is about neighbors working with neighbors to ensure a safe and vibrant place to live, work, eat, shop, and enjoy the fantastic diversity of Jack London District.
JLDA works with the City of Oakland, property owners, renters, local nonprofits, and area business to promote beneficial planning and development activities as well as positive social relationships within the Jack London District, to educate the community-at-large about the Jack London District’s heritage, and to ensure the district’s ongoing improvement, preservation, maintenance, and beautification.
The first of several scheduled cleanings of the Waterfront Warehouse District trashcans has been completed. We hope you'll agree the removal of grime and grafitti is a big improvement!
Oakland Police Emergency: 911*
BART Police: 510-464-7000
* Note: If you call 911 while on a cell phone it automatically goes to the California Highway Patrol. Instead dial 510-777-3211 on your cell phone. Better yet, program it into your cell phone.
Next Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 pm Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Egghouse, 229 Harrison Street.
Jack London CPC September 10th Meeting Minutes
* Note: If you call 911 while on a cell phone it automatically goes to the California Highway Patrol.
I wanted to give everyone an update on the upcoming officer elections for Jack London District Crime Prevention Council (not to be confused with the officer elections for JLDA). At the JLDCPC meeting in January, we opened nominations for the March 2009 - March 2010 term. Unfortunately, we only received a nomination for Secretary which leaves us with no nominations for Chair and Treasurer (all of the current Officers have announced they are not interested in being nominated for a further term).
That is where you come in. We are looking for 2 people who would be willing to step up and take on those positions for the next year.
Just what does the JLDCPC do?
- We meet every other month
- We act as a bridge between the Beat 1X (Jack London District) area and the Oakland Police Department
- We help the police in our area prioritize resources to address community needs
- We organize community events such as National Night Out and CORE training
- We help make the Jack London District a better place to live and work
What do the Chair and Treasurer do (taken from our bylaws)?
Chair. The Chair shall preside at all JLDCPC Meetings and any Board of Officer meetings, supervise the execution of Officer orders and resolutions, sign legal instruments if necessary, and will represent the JLDCPC in other community meetings.
Treasurer. The treasurer will collect and record money due and received by the organization, and will be custodian of its funds. If necessary, the Treasurer will maintain a bank account associated with the Council.
The Treasurer job is currently pretty easy since JLDCPC doesn't have any funds or a bank account. :) The Chair position primarily works with our Neighborhood Services Coordinator to set meeting agenda and represents JLDCPC at events when possible.
How can I get involved?
If you would be willing to be nominated to serve as Chair or Treasurer of JLDCPC at our next meeting on March 12th, please send me an email at bill@jldcpc.org or call me at 510-289-8956. It's a great way for you to get involved in the community. Please let me know of you interest by Thursday, March 5th.
Bill Dailey
JLDCPC Chair
Monday March 16th is the date for the 2009 JLDA Board of Directors and Officers elections. JLDA bylaws state that all seats and officer positions are for a one year term therefore all eleven seats on the board are up for re-election in March. The current board votes on the new board for 2009 so there are always opportunities for new members to join - after the new board is elected it will then vote on who will serve in the officer roles for the next year.
If you are interested in serving on our board please send your candidate statement to secretary@JLDA.org. Your statement should containing a brief bio and state why you want to be on the board, relevant experience and what benefits you will bring the organization. JLDA is a California non-profit corporation with Federal 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, candidates are recommend to familiarize themselves with our mission statement, bylaws and should they be elected are required to sign and abide by our adopted Conflict of Interest Policy.
Please note that the JLDA board is an all volunteer board and members are expected to take an active role in the organization, attend monthly board meetings and be available by email between meetings. For example candidate statements and information about the duties of board members please see our current Board of Directors information page.
The deadline for nominations is Monday March 2nd and the election will be held at the March 16th Board meeting which will start at 7pm and be held at 229 Harrison St.
Those who would like to participating in JLDA's activities but not take a seat on the board are encouraged to join one of our advisory committees that address land-use, communications, social and community building.
Early on the morning of Sunday, February 15 three taggers were nabbed by the Oakland Police Department thanks to the diligence of two residents of 428 Alice St. About 2 AM, the residents saw four people spray painting the messages on the roof of the building across the street. Unlike many of the many gang tags we see (including the ubiquitous "Kakes") one of the tags read "John 3:16" and "Christ is our King!!" The residents called the Oakland Police Department which responded by about 2:45 AM when the taggers were almost finished with their work, but three of the four were caught. Because of the action of of the residents, maybe the taggers will think twice about coming back to the neighborhood.
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