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OO Special Report: Misunderstood Timelines and Contingency Triggers on AASEG Deal Propagated at Council Meeting

OO Special Report: Misunderstood Timelines and Contingency Triggers on AASEG Deal Propagated at Council Meeting

Council Members Feign Ignorance of Documents CM’s Treva Reid and Janani Ramachandran caused a firestorm last Tuesday when they questioned the payments of the Coliseum sale from AASEG in full council. Few questions could be answered at the time, because neither the sale nor budget were agendized and the

Mayor's Order On Homelessness; Public Ethics Chief Resignation; at Council Tuesday; OPC Changing of Guard Will Create Freshman Body; Ransomware Class Action Suit

Mayor's Order On Homelessness; Public Ethics Chief Resignation; at Council Tuesday; OPC Changing of Guard Will Create Freshman Body; Ransomware Class Action Suit

PEC Sends Schaaf Settlements Back for Sharper Penalty Stipulation; Campaign Finance Increase Meets Tepid Response; OPC Recommends No Changes to OPD Pursuit Policy; Security Guard Cuts, Potential Armed Guards New Focus After Tie-Vote Melodrama Subsides

PEC Sends Schaaf Settlements Back for Sharper Penalty Stipulation; Campaign Finance Increase Meets Tepid Response; OPC Recommends No Changes to OPD Pursuit Policy; Security Guard Cuts, Potential Armed Guards New Focus After Tie-Vote Melodrama Subsides

PLA Amendment Roundly Opposed; Council Preview

PLA Amendment Roundly Opposed; Council Preview

Schaaf's Pattern of Campaign Violations; Judge Orders Chief's Direct Supervision of IAD; Press Event Celebrates Coliseum Sale; Thao Confronts Recall Proponents at Endorsement Meeting

Schaaf's Pattern of Campaign Violations; Judge Orders Chief's Direct Supervision of IAD; Press Event Celebrates Coliseum Sale; Thao Confronts Recall Proponents at Endorsement Meeting

City Sells Coliseum; FPPC Fines Dreyfuss Recall Group; Controversial Landlord Group Backs Backs Bauters; Love Suit Fails for D7 Candidacy; Attrition Increase at OPD

City Sells Coliseum; FPPC Fines Dreyfuss Recall Group; Controversial Landlord Group Backs Backs Bauters; Love Suit Fails for D7 Candidacy; Attrition Increase at OPD

Election '24 Candidate and Finance Overview: Season Begins with Abrupt Changes in D7 Landscape; Houston's Long History of Local Gov Connections; NSA Backsliding on Armstrong's IAD Management Could Affect Campaign

Election '24 Candidate and Finance Overview: Season Begins with Abrupt Changes in D7 Landscape; Houston's Long History of Local Gov Connections; NSA Backsliding on Armstrong's IAD Management Could Affect Campaign

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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