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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

Shotspotter Middle Path; Thao Speech; Council Committees Roundup

Shotspotter Middle Path; Thao Speech; Council Committees Roundup

Acknowledging Weak Data, Council Approves Modified Shotspotter Contract for 1.25 Years As an acknowledgement of conflicting narratives of Shotspotter data and efficacy, City Council members voted 7 to 1 on a motion to renew Shotspotter’s contract—but over a modified contract timeline and other requirements from Soundthinking, the

Shotspotter's Moment of Truth at Council; Q4 Report; OPD Academy on Pause as Recruitment Fails; Schaaf Settlements Pass, Apportion Penalties and Document Malfeasance

Shotspotter's Moment of Truth at Council; Q4 Report; OPD Academy on Pause as Recruitment Fails; Schaaf Settlements Pass, Apportion Penalties and Document Malfeasance

Shotspotter's Moment of Truth Finally Arrives at Council A delayed struggle over renewing the City’s Shotspotter* contract is finally arriving at City Council Tuesday. What will likely be a difficult, and possibly emotionally charged, deliberation for both council members and public should have occurred months ago, as

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

Mayor's Executive Order Allows for Encampment Evictions on Short Timeline, w/out Shelter Availability for "Emergency" Situations Mayor Sheng Thao announced an executive order this week on the heels of a large scale eviction of a nearly decade old encampment at the border of West Oakland.

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

Settlements for Schaaf Campaign Finance Violations Go Back to Negotiation After PEC Insists on Stricter Penalties In a night of confused deliberation and voting, the Public Ethics Commission ultimately voted to send back two unprecedented former Mayor Libby Schaaf-linked campaign finance settlements for stricter penalty revisions. The votes prompted Gary

PLA Amendment Roundly Opposed; Council Preview

PLA Amendment Roundly Opposed; Council Preview

Proposed PLA Amendment Roundly Rejected A proposed amendment to Measure U [MU] funding legislation that could have impacted affordable housing development brought out almost 60 speakers who opposed it at Tuesday’s Community and Economic Development Committee meeting. By the end of the meeting, no speaker, city staffer or council

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

PEC Settlements Show Pattern of Campaign Violations by Former Mayor Schaaf Involving Millions in Contributions A set of draft settlements that will be presented to the Public Ethics Commission next week for final approval detail a "pattern" of unlawful behavior on the part of former Mayor Libby Schaaf.