Madison Park has been renamed to be Wilma Chan Park. The park is an Oakland Chinatown park across the street from the Lake Merrit Bart Station.
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Wilma Chan was an American politician in California serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. A Democrat, she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 before being termed out, representing the 16th District, which at the time included Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont. She served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and from 2002 to 2004 as Assembly Majority Leader, the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. In 2008, Chan lost a Democratic Party primary election for the California State Senate District 9 seat.
On November 3, 2021, while walking her dog, Chan was struck and killed by a vehicle in the City of Alameda, California. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Chan
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8th Street and Madison Street, Oakland, CA
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