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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

At Council, 7/21/2026

At Council, 7/21/2026

It’s a dense agenda for the last meeting of the legislative session, but also a fairly light one in terms of controversial issues. The Non-Consent calendar has only three items, and almost half of the items on the Consent Calendar are second readings. Here’s the rundown of

In the Details, Week Ending 7/19/2026 (4): Coliseum Deal Amendment Brings Deal Closer; OPD Bunts on Flock Expansion; CED Forwards $4.5 MM Loan Forgiveness with Little Commentary

In the Details, Week Ending 7/19/2026 (4): Coliseum Deal Amendment Brings Deal Closer; OPD Bunts on Flock Expansion; CED Forwards $4.5 MM Loan Forgiveness with Little Commentary

1) OPD Bunts on ALPR Expansion At Public Safety Tuesday, OPD withdrew proposed changes to its Flock use policy embedded in its 2025 annual report. OPD generally presents all of the annual technology reports required by the City’s Surveillance Ordinance as a package to Council for block approval. During

At Committees This Week, 7/14/2026

At Committees This Week, 7/14/2026

Pressed for time on this preview, unfortunately, so I will keep it to the items of most importance tomorrow. I’ll observe all of the meetings [except for Life Enrichment] tomorrow and will have live reports. Community and Economic Development Committee Seminary Point Loan Forgiveness, Line of Credit Forgiveness, Rent

Special Meeting on Coliseum/Arena Sale Amendment Monday 10:30am

Special Meeting on Coliseum/Arena Sale Amendment Monday 10:30am

The City and Council are fast-tracking authorization of a second amendment to the Coliseum sale to Oakland Acquisition Company [OAC], the collective corporation of financing behemoth Loop Capital and local developer AASEG at a special meeting Monday morning. The new amendment would bring the deal in line with the

As Some CMs Push Back on Lake Interim Appointment, Public Records Reveal OakDOT Director’s Month of Complaints Against Lake and Others

As Some CMs Push Back on Lake Interim Appointment, Public Records Reveal OakDOT Director’s Month of Complaints Against Lake and Others

An unprecedented Council push back against an Interim City Administrator [CA] appointment Tuesday night appears to be only the beginning of a still unfolding saga, records released to the public last week now confirm. A Mayor’s appointment of an Interim CA is not unusual in times when the position

At Council, 7/7/2026

At Council, 7/7/2026

It’s a pretty packed agenda at Council in what will likely be the second to the last Council meeting before the end of the legislative cycle in late July. Because last Thursday's Rules Committee meeting was cancelled, a few issues will land on the agenda in a

In the Details, Week Ending 6/28/2026 (2): Jenkins Appears to Leverage Bonds for Interim City Administrator Appointment; Wang's Foreclosure Transfer Tax Measure Held in Rules

In the Details, Week Ending 6/28/2026 (2): Jenkins Appears to Leverage Bonds for Interim City Administrator Appointment; Wang's Foreclosure Transfer Tax Measure Held in Rules

1) Jenkins Appears to Leverage $5 MM Bond Deadline for Interim CAO Appointment In a surprise dispute in the regular scheduling calendar last Thursday, CM Janani Ramachandran and Rules Chair Kevin Jenkins sought to prevent the scheduling of the Mayor’s interim City Administrator appointment of Elizabeth "Betsy"