Petition To REJECT The Proposed Building At 1431 Franklin Ave In The Black Business District

The African American community in Oakland has been seriously damaged by developers and public officials who are willing and sometimes eager to see African Americans disappear from the city. Black people were 47% of the population in 1980; now they make up only 20% of the population. In response to this crisis the 14th Street Corridor from Oak to the 880 Frontage Road was established as the Black Arts Movement and Business District by the City Council on Jan 7, 2016, in Resolution 85958.

TIDEWATER, an out-of-town developer, is proposing to build a high rise building at 1431 Franklin which will damage the Black Business District and the businesses in the area including the iconic business of Geoffrey's Inner Circle at 410 - 14 th Street.

We demand that the Planning Commission and the City Council reject this predatory building proposal and proceed with plans to fund and enhance the Black Business District