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Mediator Harold “Peter” Smith served on the Oakland Planning Commission for six years, an experience where he said it was critical to make sure people felt they were heard.
“It really helped me to ask questions that demonstrated I understood what people were saying, and I understood it on their terms — even if I disagreed with them,” Smith explained, noting he sat on the commission and took part in public hearings from 1991 to ... (continued)
