At its annual All-City Luncheon on April 27th, the Oakland League of Women Voters honored East Bay Young Democrats and supporters with the prestigious Making Democracy Work award for their blogs illuminating the inner workings of local government and encouraging public participation.
East Bay Young Democrats President Rebecca Saltzman writes Living in the O, EBYD Communications Director Jonathan Bair was honored for his blogs The DTO and FutureOakland, and EBYD member Echa Schneider publishes A Better Oakland. Aimee Allison, a friend of EBYD who did a wonderful job MC’ing our memorial for the victims of the Arizona shootings in January, received the award for her community news hub, OaklandSeen.
In addition to Jonathan Bair of The DTO, Rebecca Saltzman of Living In The O, Echa Schneider of A Better Oakland, and Aimee Allison of OaklandSeen.com, the League of Women Voters also awarded Zennie Abraham of OaklandFocus and Debby Richman of Today in Montclair.
Photo courtesy Lee Aurich.
