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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

At Council [and Privacy Advisory Commission], Week of 5/4/2026

At Council [and Privacy Advisory Commission], Week of 5/4/2026

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

In the Details, Week Ending 5/2/2026: New Ethics Complaint Against CM Houston Alleges Retaliation and Hostility; Mayoral Commission Appointment Pulled Again; Rules Chair Hits Pause on Anti-Iran War Resolution

In the Details, Week Ending 5/2/2026: New Ethics Complaint Against CM Houston Alleges Retaliation and Hostility; Mayoral Commission Appointment Pulled Again; Rules Chair Hits Pause on Anti-Iran War Resolution

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

No Council Meetings, Committee Besides Rules, Week of 4/27/2026

The joint Public Safety Planning meeting scheduled for this week was cancelled several weeks ago. It's a surprising move that leaves a week fallow just after a prolonged Spring break, and an unnecessarily impacted EAP/Special City Council meeting. Rules as scheduled on Thursday, however.

In the Details (3): Week Ending 4/26/2026, a Very Oakland Police Commission Themed Edition

In the Details (3): Week Ending 4/26/2026, a Very Oakland Police Commission Themed Edition

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

At Committees this Week, 4/21/2026

At Committees this Week, 4/21/2026

This week, the Finance Committee meeting was moved up to 9am, but the rest of the meetings are scheduled at their normal times. As usual, this guide is by no means an exhaustive list of what’s on the agendas, just some things that OO believes will be especially noteworthy

In the Details: happenings, findings, discoveries and observations at City Hall, Week Ending 4/19/2026 (2)

In the Details: happenings, findings, discoveries and observations at City Hall, Week Ending 4/19/2026 (2)

1) Four Months after Authorization, OPD Still Hasn't Executed a Contract with Flock, Has no Additional Video Surveillance Inquiries by the Oakland Observer confirmed this month that the City of Oakland has still not signed a contract with Flock, over four months after the City Council initially authorized

At Council This Week, 4/14/2026

At Council This Week, 4/14/2026

A note on publishing timelines. Over the past several weeks OO got a little behind keeping up with city happenings and did not publish an “In the Details”. The ITD will be back in the coming weeks, hopefully with some catch up. Two Back to Back Council Meetings In keeping