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Live Reporting: City Council Vote Ties Over Changes That Would Have Curtailed Evening Meetings

Live Reporting: City Council Vote Ties Over Changes That Would Have Curtailed Evening Meetings

Live reporting yesterday's Council meeting often felt more like announcing an unhinged sports event than the typical council meeting. After Ramachandran stalled CM Fife's amendments to the Jenkins/Ramachandran Rules of Procedure update with an unheard of three substitute motions—the Council finally took a vote

At Council This Week, 11/4/2025

At Council This Week, 11/4/2025

News Analysis: Public Participation–And Avoiding It–Becomes Major Theme at Oakland City Council

News Analysis: Public Participation–And Avoiding It–Becomes Major Theme at Oakland City Council

At Committees This Week, 10/28/2025

At Committees This Week, 10/28/2025

Week in Review [while Trump invaded Oakland, a lot of other stuff happened]

Week in Review [while Trump invaded Oakland, a lot of other stuff happened]

At Council This Week, 10/21/2025

At Council This Week, 10/21/2025

Reporter's Notebook: Committees Review, 10/14/2025; 10/16/2025

Reporter's Notebook: Committees Review, 10/14/2025; 10/16/2025

Observer_Archive

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/25/2023: Calls for Resignation Met with Controversial Statements from Chair at Police Commission

Calls for Resignation Met with Inflammatory Statements from Police Commission Chair Police Commission Chair Tyfarah Milele responded to calls for her resignation by the Coalition for Police Accountability [CPA] and at least two fellow Commissioners with a 15 minute prepared statement in which she called out members of the public

FY 23-25 Budget Amendments to be Heard, Budget Potentially Voted on at Special Monday Afternoon Meeting

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/18/2023: Council President Budget Amendments Restore Some DVP, OFD and Democracy Dollars Funding, but Pushback on Department Mergers Arises...

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/11/2023: Ramachandran Misses Vote for Just Cause Amendment; Becker Boards Agreement Passed Without Council Scrutiny; ALCO BOS Creates Election Advisory Commission; Council Committee Roundups Coming this Week

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/4/2023: Two Oaklands Address Public Safety; Department Heads Drill Down on Thao Budget; Substantial Damage Amendment for Just Cause Headed to Council Tuesday...

Oakland Politics Week in Review 5/22/2023:

Oakland Politics Week in Review 5/15/2023