Oakland moves to restore arts leadership position after community outcry
Council Member Carroll Fife said art “is economic development. It’s more butts in seats at shows." Photo: Oakland District 3 Council Member Carroll Fife gives remarks during a city council meeting at the Oakland City Hall Council Chambers in Oakland in January. Fife and Mayor Barbara Lee are proposing to restore the city’s cultural affairs manager position, which was eliminated last month.
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Tara Lynn Gray, Director of Office of the Small Business Advocate, reports on the 2023 California Economic Summit panel with State Senator Anthony Portantino (25th District), Julie Baker, CEO of Californians for the Arts, Kristen Dolan, executive director of the California Desert Arts Council and Yaya Ortiz, co-founder of Culturas Music and Arts.
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