"The students said the Muwekma Ohlone tribe was wrongfully denied equal protections under the law after its members were declared extinct and lost their federal recognition and land rights. Federal recognition would give them access to educational and political opportunities and land equity, they said. The tribe has about 600 members who descended from the Verona Band of Alameda County, a tribe that gained federal recognition in the early 1900s but lost it in 1927."
"Saratoga will be using a grant from Silicon Valley Clean Energy to aid in their transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2040. SVCE awarded the $184,537 grant on Nov. 10 to support the first phase of the Corporation Yard Electrification Project, which involves installing four dual-port chargers and preparing make-ready infrastructure for future dual-port chargers. The full cost of this phase is $196,500. The city will use funds from its Capital Improvement Program budget to cover the remaining cost."
Four students on Feb. 4 asked the Saratoga City Council to formally recognize the Muwekma Ohlone tribe. The students belonged to the Indigenous Justice Coalition, a student-run nonprofit founded in 2023 to support local indigenous tribes. They said the tribe was wrongfully declared extinct, lost federal recognition and land rights, and that federal recognition would provide educational and political opportunities and land equity. The tribe has about 600 members descended from the Verona Band of Alameda County, which gained recognition in the early 1900s and lost it in 1927. The students noted Saratoga sits on ancestral homelands and said other cities have recognized the tribe. The council took no action. Saratoga approved use of a $184,537 SVCE grant to support the first phase of the Corporation Yard Electrification Project; the city will fund the remaining cost from its Capital Improvement Program.
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