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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

Jerusalem Coffee Shop Presser Live Reporting Thread & Reporter's Notebook, July 30, 2025

Jerusalem Coffee Shop Presser Live Reporting Thread & Reporter's Notebook, July 30, 2025

Jerusalem Cofffee House Press Conference_July 30 2025Jerusalem Cofffee House Press Conference_July 30 2025.pdf645 KBdownload-circle Some context and more ample info to add to this live reporting thread: Speakers: Walter Riley: A distinguished bay area lawyer and civil rights activist who has helped defend pro-Palestine activists such as

Live Reporting: City Council Committee Meetings, ALCO BOS Meetings/AASEG-OAC Vote; Measure W Discussion, Public Comment

Live Reporting: City Council Committee Meetings, ALCO BOS Meetings/AASEG-OAC Vote; Measure W Discussion, Public Comment

It was a jumbled week for both City and County processes, and the OO reporting structure. At Council, two committee meetings were cancelled, Finance and Public Works. Life Enrichment was rescheduled for the Finance time slot, Public Safety for that of Public Works. At Life Enrichment, Fife broke the news

OO Newsletter Down Day as Legislative Session Ends

OO Newsletter Down Day as Legislative Session Ends

For various reasons, there won't be a regular format Oakland Observer newsletter this week. For a run down of what happened at the City Council meeting last week and at Rules committee Thursday, please take a look at the PDFs of live reporting linked above, which will tell

Live Reporting: City Council Meeting, Rules Committee Meeting 7/15/25, 7/17/25

Live Reporting: City Council Meeting, Rules Committee Meeting 7/15/25, 7/17/25

Observer Week in Review, 7/11/2025

Observer Week in Review, 7/11/2025

Unclear Path for IAD-CPRA Transition After Transition Feasibility Report A previously promising proposal to transfer a majority of the Internal Affairs Bureau [IAB] responsibilities to the quasi-independent Community Police Review Agency [CPRA], once budgeted to occur within FY 23-25, received a complicated response at a Public Safety Committee meeting. The

Live Reporting: Committee Meetings, Rules Committee, NSA Case Management Conference 7/8/25, 7/10/25

Live Reporting: Committee Meetings, Rules Committee, NSA Case Management Conference 7/8/25, 7/10/25

At Council This Week, 7/8/2025

At Council This Week, 7/8/2025

Issues and legislation coming before Council's subject matter committees Tuesday. Not an exhaustive list, but these are issues and legislation worth taking note of. Often, the Council's Committees are the only place significant deliberation occurs on some legislation. Finance Committee At Finance, the main item of