What do Oakland youth have to say to Mayor Quan? Check out high school students talking with mayor

Susan Mernit Mon, 2 May at 5:00am
Ask the Mayor kicks off; check out the video

Ask the Mayor kicks off; check out the video

Although Mayor Jean Quan's been going around the city talking to local residents in town hall forums, she's been just as deliberate about talking to youth. 

Check out the discussion in this video where Quan speaks with a range of students from across the city as part of a program called "Ask the Mayor."

According to MEA, organizations that participated in the forum included: Youth Radio (Youth Media International), Bay Area Video Coalition/The Factory, Youth Roots/Oakland Leaf, Youth Uprising, Youth Speaks, East Bay Asian Youth Center, Eastside Arts Alliance, United Roots/Green Youth Arts & Media Center, Youth Movement Records/Oakland School of the Arts, Media Academy at Fremont High, Media Enterprise Alliance at KDOL-TV, All-City Council and the Oakland Youth Advisory Commission.

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner, her housemate, a rescue dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.