Jaime Omar Yassin

1) Fife Takes Solo Stand Against Cellebrite and Peregrine, but Council Votes Up Contracts for Both CM Carroll Fife took a lone stand against two controversial proposed OPD contracts Tuesday night, as nearly two dozen residents voiced similar concerns about the contractors, Cellebrite and Peregrine. Though the two technology platforms

Surveillance is a theme this week at City Hall. At Council, CMs will take up OPD’s proposed contracts with Peregrine and Cellebrite, two companies with links to troubling political actors. Often, and especially with this council, procurement for the OPD goes to Consent and is rarely disputed. But given

1) A New Public Ethics Complaint Alleges CM Houston Retaliated Against a District Resident with Intimidation and Disparagement Over Traffic Safety Advocacy A D7 resident has filed a public ethics complaint against D7 Council Member Ken Houston, alleging that the council member reacted with hostility and tried to intimidate him

Oakland Police Commission [OPC] was on various policy makers' minds this week, so that’s why it is a bit more represented than normal in this week’s In the Details. Oakland’s Mayor re-introduced the alternate Commissioner appointment of Doug Wong; the City Auditor recommended strengthening the independence