- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Haubert does not want the county to give out contracts to meet quotas, he said. Rather he wants the county to give contracts in a fair way to the best contractors.
He wants to avoid the reality of implicit bias. He said people need to be trained to look past implicit bias.
His main objective, he said, is to avoid discriminating based on the color of someone’s skin.
Black contractors have felt discriminated against in Oakland and by other area agencies, they said.
Laura Lloyd, who is the project manager for the study and works for the county’s Auditor-Controller’s Agency, said Wednesday, “There has not been allegations of discrimination” in Alameda County contracting.
The study is being done to underscore the county’s commitment to leveling the playing field, Lloyd said.
The disparity study will provide results that if statistically significant would constitute discrimination as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in the City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson…
