U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, met with small business leaders last week to discuss the importance of economic growth not only for their own businesses but for the communities they serve, and how legislators can support them.State gives El Cerrito $39.1 million to build housing at BART stop
“As a former small business owner, I know that women, minority, and LGBT-owned businesses are critical assets to our economic growth and empowerment of our community,” Lee said at the small business roundtable. At the panel discussion titled “Together We Rise: Advocating for Black Women and Girls,” Lee commented on the advancements Black women and girls have made in recent decades but said more needs to be done.
Lee represents more than 750,000 people across Alameda County in the state’s Congressional 12th District, which includes sections of Berkeley, Albany, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, Emeryville and San Leandro.At his 11th annual Women of the Year event, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Richmond, on Oct.