CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
ENGINEERING DIVISION
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FOR
FIXED FILM REACTOR REMOVAL
PROJECT NO. 2026.6010
BID NO. 26-27.003
BID OPENING: The bidder shall complete the “Proposal to the City of San Leandro” form contained in the Contract Book. The proposal shall be submitted in its entirety.
Incomplete proposals will be considered non-responsive. Sealed bids containing the completed Proposal Section subject to the conditions named herein and in the specifications for Fixed Film Reactor Removal, Project No. 2026.6010 addressed to the City of San Leandro will be received at City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, 2nd Floor San Leandro at the office of the City Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. If the city issues any material changes, additions, or deletions to the Project later than 72 hours prior to the bid opening, the date and time for the bid opening will be extended by no less than 72 hours.
1. WORK DESCRIPTION: The work to be done includes, but not limited to, dismantling of existing fixed film reactors (trickling filter). All steel and concrete elements need to be removed and transported for recycling. Plastic filter media (testing positive for lead) – approximately 4,900 cubic yards shall be removed and stacked on site for removal under separate contract, within a double-lined storage area of not less than 22,000 square feet, including cover liner and perimeter erosion controls, constructed by the Contractor and left in place at completion of the work. Regrade area of fixed film reactor, plus an additional 50’ radius to leave the area flat and place a 3-inch lift of ¾ grey rock of uniform color.
2. OBTAINING THE PROJECT PLANS AND CONTRACT BOOK: The project plans and Contract Book may be obtained free of charge from the City’s website at: https:// www.sanleandro.org/Bids.aspx Bidders who download the plans are encouraged to contact the City of San Leandro Public Works Department, Engineering Division at 510-577-3428 to be placed on the project plan holder’s list to receive courtesy notifications of addenda and other project information. Project addenda, if any, will be posted on the website. A bidder who fails to address all project addenda in its proposal may be deemed non-responsive.
Bidders may also purchase the Project Plans and Contract Book from East Bay Blueprint & Supply Co., at 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606; Phone Number (510) 261-2990 or email: [email protected].
3. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the City’s Water Pollution Control Plant, 3000 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. Contractors will be allowed to tour the plant during this time. A bidder who fails to attend a pre-bid conference will be held responsible for any information that could have been reasonably deduced from said attendance.
Attendance is strongly encouraged.
Questions regarding the plans and specifications may be submitted in writing to the project manager until 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
4. SAN LEANDRO BUSINESS PREFERENCE AND PARTICIPATION GOALS: The work performed under this contract is subject to Section 1-6-225 of the San Leandro Municipal Code regarding local business preference and participation. A list of companies that hold a San Leandro business license is located on the City webpage under the finance department, here: https://www.sanleandro.org/340/BusinessLicense The City reserves the right to waive any bid irregularities not affecting the amount of the bid, except where such waivers would give the low bidder an advantage or benefit not allowed by other bidders.
Dated: October 2, 2026
Sarah K. Bunting
City Clerk
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By Antoinette Stewart-Eneh
Special to California
Black Media Partners
Note: Client A, B & C, names
are withheld for privacy; these accounts reflect my recollections as their doula.
Client A rocked her hips on a
birthing ball, surrounded by pale
wood and warm textiles in a softly
lit Scandinavian-style office. I was
her doula through a Southern California maternal health company combining nurse-led care, technology, and wraparound support.
She was a healthy Black woman
in her thirties. Her baby girl was doing well; her partner took notes as we discussed labor and advocacy.
Then we turned to their chosen
hospital. I knew it well—and remembered a phrase from another client’s experience: “Policy of Sovereignty.”
Client B had been told she needed a repeat cesarean as a precaution, though the reasoning was unclear.
Her obstetrician, who performed
her first cesarean two years earlier,
had assured her throughout pregnancy that she was healthy, healed, and ready for a vaginal birth. We
asked staff to review her chart, consult her obstetrician, and reconsider immediate surgery. Instead, they invoked the “Policy of Sovereignty.” The physician on duty, we were
told, had final authority, regardless
of her established care plan. I asked
whether an ultrasound or reassessing the baby’s position could offer clarity. Cesareans can be lifesaving. But were Client B’s history, informed consent, and circumstances guiding this decision—or was routine overriding individualized care? We kept asking for her obstetrician.
Beneath every request was a deeper
question: Was she being heard?
The Numbers Behind the
Stories
Statistics arrive in clean columns. The experiences behind them do not.
Maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality use different time frames and methods and are not interchangeable. Finalized
2024 CDC data recorded 649 maternal deaths nationally. The overall rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, but for non-Hispanic Black women it was 44.8, compared with 14.2 for white women and 12.1 for Hispanic women.
In California, Black birthing
people experienced 56.5 pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births during 2020–2022—3.8
times the white rate and four times
the Asian rate.
As a doula serving Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, I see faces behind those numbers.
I remember concerns raised softly,
then firmly, then desperately. I am
tired of watching Black families enter spaces meant to protect them, only to discover they must defend
themselves while laboring, bleeding, trembling, or recovering.
Returning to Client A
Client A’s labor stretched nearly 48 hours. As her condition worsened, she, her partner, and I asked whether a cesarean should happen
sooner. A provider questioned my
By Tanya Dennis
Elder justice took center stage
Friday, Sept. 25, as community
advocates, attorneys, healthcare
professionals, financial experts,
government representatives and
Oakland residents gathered at
City Hall for the Elder Justice
Symposium, a full-day event
focused on protecting older adults
from financial exploitation,
probate abuse, healthcare neglect
and housing loss.
Hosted by the Post Newspaper
Group, Post Impact Foundation
and National Probate Reform
Coalition (NPRC), the
symposium brought together
speakers and panelists to examine where existing systems are failing seniors and their
families, and what can be done
to create greater transparency,
accountability and protection.
The event was held at Oakland
City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.
The day opened with a video
welcome from Oakland Mayor
Barbara Lee, setting a tone for
a day that was both serious and
highly engaging.
Among the presenters were
Jennifer Euler of the California
Attorney General’s Office; Gigi
Crowder of NAMI; Tanya Dennis
of the National Probate Reform
Coalition; Rev. Sophie DeWitt
of East Bay Housing Justice;
attorney Verlena D. Green of
VDG Law Group; Erin Morasch,
vice president of Fraud Prevention at Patelco Credit Union; Uche Wahemu of the Center for Elder
Independence; Zakiya Jendayi,
NPRC advocate; and Vincent
Gordon of the Social Security
Administration (SSA).
The panels addressed
the intersection of financial
exploitation, probate, healthcare,
housing and public policy.
Participants examined issues
involving county recorders, title
protection, lending practices,
foreclosure prevention,
inheritance and senior housing,
recognizing that elder justice
extends well beyond the
courtroom.
One of the day's most moving
moments came from Oakland
District 7 Councilmember Ken
Houston, who shared a heartfelt
personal account that connected
the policy discussions to the lived
experiences of Oakland families.
Panel Five, “Public Policy &
Legislative Reform,” asked some
of the day's most consequential
questions: Where is the system
failing? What legislation should
be demanded? And who should
be held responsible? Vincent
Gordon from the SSA gave an
amazing presentation appreciated
by the attendees for his honest and
frank assessment.
The discussion called for
specific recommendations to
California and federal lawmakers, including measurable protections for seniors and
their families. It also examined
the responsibilities of courts,
government agencies, financial
institutions, healthcare systems,
legislators and community
organizations.
The symposium then opened
the microphone to the public
during “The People’s Voice.”
Participants were asked to
describe what happened to them
or their families, what should have
happened differently, and what
changes they wanted included in
an Elder Justice Action Agenda.
For participant Renee Knight,
the importance of the day's
discussion extended far beyond
Oakland. “The information we
received should be heard by every
elder not just in Alameda County,
but throughout California,”
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Elder Justice Symposium Brings
Community Voices, Experts and Calls
for Reform to Oakland City Hall
Listening as a Lifeline: A Doula’s
Witness to Black Maternal Health
Panelists and community members gather Sept. 25 at Oakland City Hall to discuss how to better protect aging citizens. Photo Tanya Dennis.
Antoinette Stewart-Eneh. Courtesy photo.
NOTICE AND DIGEST
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF ORDINANCE NO. 12187 C.M.S. (“SALARY ORDINANCE”) TO:
PROVIDE WAGE INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO
MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
OAKLAND AND THE OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
(RANK AND FILE UNIT), REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES IN
REPRESENTATION UNITS PP1 AND PT1; THE OAKLAND POLICE
OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION (MANAGERS UNIT) REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEES IN REPRESENTATION UNITS UN2; AND FOR
UNREPRESENTED POLICE SWORN PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES IN
CLASSIFICATION IN UNIT UN1
This Ordinance will provide wage increases in the classifications and associated wages listed in the current Memoranda of Understanding between the City of Oakland and the Oakland Police Officers’ Association (Rank and File Unit) and the Oakland Police Officers’ Association (Managers Unit); and for unrepresented employees in representation unit UN1.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday evening, September 15, 2026, and passed to print: 7 Ayes; 1 No: Fife. Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening, October 6, 2026, 3:30 P.M., at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
Publication Date: Friday, October 2, 2026.