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Reparations commission sets community feedback session, weighs timing amid local rally
Summary
The commission scheduled an in-person feedback session to gather community input on its priorities and timelines, discussed virtual alternatives and volunteers to present, and debated whether meeting the same day as a large local rally could reduce attendance.
The Alameda County Reparations Commission confirmed an in-person community feedback session (location referenced as 23 Broadway, across from the YMCA) to collect public input on the draft recommendations and timeframes it approved.
Commissioners discussed logistics and turnout concerns. One commissioner noted community events taking place that same day — referred to in the meeting as a "no kings" rally — and urged commissioners to consider whether the in-person session should be moved to avoid conflict. The chair stressed the need to hold at least one in-person session and proposed supplementing it with virtual listening sessions, saying the commission should "put our flag down" and then continue to gather feedback virtually.
Informing Change staff and commissioners discussed facilitation and technology options, including sticker-based dot voting (priority weighting and time-frame stickers) and livestreaming/breakout capabilities. Commissioners volunteered to present different recommendation buckets at the session; the meeting concluded with staff assigned to finalize posters and to share event details.
Public-facing details: Commissioners spoke of having breakout tables, post-it notes and dots for voting, and of combining the in-person feedback with virtual sessions to broaden access. Several commissioners agreed to attend and present; staff will circulate a calendar invite and finalize logistics.
Next step: The commission will collect feedback from the session and use it to inform the final report draft to be returned by Informing Change to the commission for review.
