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"Are Oakland community ambassadors making a difference?" (oaklandside.org)

submitted 1 year ago by AbouBenAdhem to c/oakland

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I've seen them in JLS many times they were always in a group talking to themselves.

[–] AbouBenAdhem 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve seen them quite a bit around downtown and uptown, generally doing positive things—cleanup, homeless wellness checks, conflict de-escalation, etc.

On the other hand, they’re ultimately beholden to the businesses, not to elected officials—ideally I'd like to see the city adopt a similar program.