On Monday, February 1st at 10 am, representatives of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will be in East Oakland to discuss the clean-up of the East Oakland General Electric (GE) Facility site located at 5441 International Blvd. The meeting will be held at the Rainbow Recreation Center, 5800 International Boulevard (off Seminary Ave).

Representatives present for the discussion will include::
- Radihka Majhail, DTSC Public Participation Specialist, Toll Free (866) 495-5651 or (916) 255-6681, rmajhail@dtsc.ca.gov
- Jacinto Soto, DTSC Project Manager, (510) 540-3836, jsoto@dtsc.ca.gov (bilingual Spanish)
- Tracy Craig, Craig Communications, notetaker

The team has a set of questions they would like to discuss with community residents:

History/Involvement
1. How familiar are you with the GE site?
2. Where have you received your information about the GE site?
3. Have you been actively involved with the GE site in any way?
Issues/Concerns
4. Are there any aspects of the environmental investigation and cleanup at the GE site concern you? Please explain

Communication
5. Do you feel you have been adequately informed about contamination and clean-up activities at the GE site? What other kinds of communication would be helpful?
6. What is the best way to provide you with information about the GE site?
- Fact Sheets
- Workshops
- Community Meetings – What day and time is best for meetings?
- Email updates
- Public Notices in Newspaper; if so, which newspaper?
- Other ideas
7. What languages are spoken in your home/neighborhood? If you do mailings to the community , what languages do you use?
8. Are there any local groups, organizations, or individuals that you recommend we talk with?
9. Can you suggest a convenient location for a community public meeting?
10. Are there any other comments, suggestions, or concerns you would like to add?