{"id":261864,"date":"2026-04-10T23:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/261864\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:55:08","slug":"labor-and-community-leaders-kick-off-oaklands-yes-on-measure-e-campaign-to-protect-essential-services-keep-fire-stations-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/261864\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor and Community Leaders Kick-Off Oakland&#8217;s Yes on Measure E Campaign to Protect Essential Services &#038; Keep Fire Stations Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OAKLAND, Calif., April 10, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Oakland labor including IFPTE Local 21, Oakland Firefighters, SEIU Local 1021, Alameda Labor Council and community leaders will kick-off the Yes on Measure E campaign this Saturday with a citywide canvassing launch to keep fire stations open and protect our essential services.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 30,000 Oakland voters signed petitions in just eleven weeks to place the citizen-led Measure E \u2013\u00a0the Oakland Public Safety, Cleanliness, and Community Accountability Act of 2026 \u2013\u00a0on the June ballot.<\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"#\" class=\"tabfocus\" role=\"button\"><img title=\"Yes on E\" data-getimg=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2954288\/Yes_on_E.jpg?w=500\" id=\"imageid_2\" alt=\"Yes on E\" class=\"gallery-thumb img-responsive\" rel=\"newsImage\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Yes on E<\/p>\n<p>Jose Sanchez, an Oakland Firefighter said, &#8220;Oakland Firefighters proudly support Measure E because it will keep our fire stations open and prevent 911 emergency response times from increasing, while lowering taxes for a majority of Oakland homeowners. When an emergency happens, seconds matter. Measure E protects our critical community and fire services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Measure E is on the ballot because tens of thousands of Oaklanders came together around a simple truth: our community relies on our essential services to keep neighborhoods safe and address our quality of life,&#8221; said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. &#8220;I&#8217;m proud to stand with our labor, business, and community leaders in support of Measure E to ensure consistent funding for services that keep our city safe, clean, and healthy, while keeping Oakland on the move!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a 911 dispatcher, I see how much Oaklanders are counting on us in an emergency. Measure E will help maintain emergency response, while being accountable to Oaklanders with strong accountability provisions, including public spending disclosure, independent audits, and citizen oversight. We&#8217;ll be out in the community talking to Oaklanders about what&#8217;s at stake,&#8221; said Antoinette Blue, an Oakland 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatcher. <\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml40\">What: YES on Measure E Canvassing Kickoff<br class=\"dnr\"\/>When: Saturday, April 11 at 9:00 AM<br class=\"dnr\"\/>Where: Outside of Jack London Fire Station No. 2 &#8211; 47 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94607<br class=\"dnr\"\/>Who: Local elected officials, community members, and the union members of Oakland Firefighters &#8211; IAF Local 55, IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and Alameda Labor Council.<br class=\"dnr\"\/>Visuals: Coalition members with signs, in union shirts<br class=\"dnr\"\/>Speakers will be available for interviews before and after the program. <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE IFPTE Local 21<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=SF32113&amp;Transmission_Id=202604101919PR_NEWS_USPR_____SF32113&amp;DateId=20260410\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKLAND, Calif., April 10, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Oakland labor including IFPTE Local 21, Oakland Firefighters, SEIU Local 1021,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[96488,143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-261864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-ifpte-local-21","9":"tag-oakland","10":"tag-oakland-headlines","11":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}