Oakland center co-founders honored

Oakland City Councilman Abel Guillen, left, and Mayor Libby Schaaf, right, honored Oakland LGBTQ Community Center co-founders Jeff Myers, second from left, and Joe Hawkins for their service to the Oakland LGBTQ community. Myers serves as board president and Hawkins is executive director of the center, which opened last fall. The ceremony was part of the city's celebration of Black History Month.