Send a text Alan Dones, a revered developer sits with us and tells a story that began fourteen years ago - and hasn't ended yet. His journey developing what is known as Thomas Berkeley Square, the principled and unwavering way he navigates obstacles, the grace with which he speaks truth to racist power, and the eager joy with which he looks at the future is a testament to the best parts of humanity. This is the second half of a two-part series. Support the show

Send a text Alan Dones, a revered developer sits with us and tells a story that began fourteen years ago - and hasn't ended yet. His journey developing what is known as Thomas Berkeley Square, the principled and unwavering way he navigates obstacles, the grace with which he speaks truth to racist power, and the eager joy with which he looks at the future is a testament to the best parts of humanity. This is Part I of a two-part series. Support the show

Send a text We return with this final segment (recorded at the same time as Episodes 16 and 17) which wraps up our three-part interview on Berkeley’s first Affordable Housing Preference Policy. City of Berkeley’s Community Development Project Coordinator Anna Cash, former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law center, Jasmine Poyaoan and our very own Ayanna Davis former Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families discuss: What were some of ...

Send a text In this Part II of our three-part interview, we continue our conversation with Anna Cash (Community Development Project Coordinator at City of Berkeley, Jassmin Poyaoan former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law center and current Program Director at Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco), and Ayanna Davis (Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families). We dive deeper into Berkley’s new ...

Send a text In this Part I of a three-part series we are joined by City of Berkeley’s Anna Cash City of Berkeley’s Community Development Project Coordinator, Jassmin Poyaoan former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law Center and current Program Director at Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco), and Ayanna Davis Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families as we discuss the housing conditions i...

Send a text In this part III (and final) segment of our interview with Friends of Adeline, we speak with Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, and Chris Schildt about their perspective of the initiative known as Equity for Black Berkeley, its funding and thoughts on solidarity. Contact Guests: Phone (510) 338-7843 [email protected] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foaberkeley/ Website https://www.friendsofadeline.org/ab...

Send a text In this Part II of our three-part interview with key members of Friends of Adeline - a local South Berkeley organization, we continue our conversation with Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, Mari Mendonca, and Chris Schildt. How is the endeavor towards equity situated in the current American culture and its systems? Who do we organize - and how? Contact Guests: Phone (510) 338-7843 [email protected] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/ Instagra...

Send a text In this Part I of a three-part interview, we meet some key members of Friends of Adeline - Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, Mari Mendonca, and Chris Schildt. These four neighbors that call South Berkeley home tell us who they are and how they (along with other neighbors) came to be the mighty Friends of Adeline. Contact Guests: Phone (510) 338-7843 [email protected] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foab...

Send a text In this last of a three-part interview with Alan Dones, we discuss where the money comes from in development, how the stark contrast of who has access to it and who doesn’t undergirds the continuity of institutional racism, and how that then, in turn, has robbed Black people of building baseline financial security since the inception of this nation. Truth and Reconciliation Commission https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/36828 Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission? h...

Send a text In this is Part II of a three-part interview with Alan Dones, he breaks down what development is, how the intricacies of community engagement fit into large scale development, and what a healthy relationship between the two might look like. Deepening Knowledge: What Is a Planning Commission? https://www.planetizen.com/definition/planning-commissions Planning Commission 101 https://www.calcities.org/docs/default-source/planning-commissioners-academy---session-materials/planning-com...