Hillary talks gentrification and urban policy at Oakland diner
It's called Home of Chicken and Waffles:
Hillary Clinton, center, meets with from left, Regina Jackson, CEO of East Oakland Youth Development Center; Derreck Johnson, owner of Home of Chicken and Waffles; Mayor Libby Schaa; OSUSD Superintendent Antwan Wilson; and Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan at the Home of Chicken and Waffles Friday, May 27, 2016, in Oakland, Calif
05/27/2016
OAKLAND -- Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign took on a local flavor Friday morning as she held court inside an Oakland diner, discussing everything from gentrification to helping ex-felons get jobs.
"That's why I'm here," she told her select group of breakfast-mates, who included Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland schools Superintendent Antwan Wilson. "I want to be a champion for Oakland and all the Oaklands of America -- places that have challenges ... but places that are coming together."
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Friday's event in Oakland stood in sharp contrast to her rallies the day before in San Jose and San Francisco, where she spoke in bellowing tones attacking presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump to throngs of cheering supporters.
Clinton has held numerous local "roundtables" while campaigning this year, a format her campaign officials say provides a more natural setting for a candidate who prefers one-on-one interactions and is well versed in the minutia of public policy.
It also gave her an opportunity to speak to issues that resonate particularly in Oakland, an overwhelmingly Democratic city that will be crucial for her in defeating rival Bernie Sanders in the June 7 primary.
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By John Wildermuth Updated 6:21 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016
Oakland moved into the national spotlight Friday morning when Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, dropped by a Jack London Square restaurant to hear from local leaders about what the city is doing right.
The hour-long discussion focused not only on the type of long-term troubles that plague cities, including soaring housing costs, crime, education concerns and lack of economic opportunity, but also on what Oakland is doing to deal with those problems.
“I want to know how the federal government and me, particularly, can be a better partner,” Clinton said. “I want to be a champion for Oakland and all the other Oaklands in the country,” hardscrabble cities scrambling to come up with innovative solutions to their problems.
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