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Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/2/2023: Late Night Opposition, but Bas/Thao Budget Passes; CMs Move to Increase Aid to Displaced Coliseum Connections Residents; Harbin-Forte Dismissed by Thao...

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/2/2023: Late Night Opposition, but Bas/Thao Budget Passes; CMs Move to Increase Aid to Displaced Coliseum Connections Residents; Harbin-Forte Dismissed by Thao...

After Late Night Opposition, Bas Team/Thao Budget Passes Narrowly In a contentious budget deliberation that pushed late into a Monday night Special Meeting, CM's Janani Ramachandran, Treva Reid and Noel Gallo pushed back against elements of Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and her budget team's

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/25/2023: Calls for Resignation Met with Controversial Statements from Chair at Police Commission

Calls for Resignation Met with Inflammatory Statements from Police Commission Chair Police Commission Chair Tyfarah Milele responded to calls for her resignation by the Coalition for Police Accountability [CPA] and at least two fellow Commissioners with a 15 minute prepared statement in which she called out members of the public

FY 23-25 Budget Amendments to be Heard, Budget Potentially Voted on at Special Monday Afternoon Meeting

The final version of the amended City of Oakland biennial budget, for the period between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2025, will be heard at a special City Council meeting Monday at 2:30 p.m.* This biennial budget balances the City’s largest ever shortfall of revenue, estimated

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/18/2023: Council President Budget Amendments Restore Some DVP, OFD and Democracy Dollars Funding, but Pushback on Department Mergers Arises...

Council President and Council Members Deliberate Budget Amendments During an atypically mellow special budget deliberation meeting Wednesday, Council members discussed amendments to Mayor Sheng Thao’s proposed budget. The main set of amendments was put forward by Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and a budget team–CMs Rebecca Kaplan, Carroll

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/11/2023: Ramachandran Misses Vote for Just Cause Amendment; Becker Boards Agreement Passed Without Council Scrutiny; ALCO BOS Creates Election Advisory Commission; Council Committee Roundups Coming this Week

Council Votes Unanimously for JCO "Substantial Injury" Amendments with Ramachandran and Gallo Absent; Reid Abstention City Council voted Tuesday for a Just Cause ordinance amendment [JCO] that was a flashpoint for local landlord advocacy and lobbying group East Bay Rental Housing Association [EBRHA] just one month ago. During

Oakland Observer Week Ending 6/4/2023: Two Oaklands Address Public Safety; Department Heads Drill Down on Thao Budget; Substantial Damage Amendment for Just Cause Headed to Council Tuesday...

Two Oaklands Address Public Safety at Venues Separated by More Than Distance Disparate Oakland constituencies addressed public safety at two very different venues last Tuesday. At a special Council meeting on the mayor’s budget, dozens of residents advocating on behalf of organizations that provide services through the Department of

Oakland Politics Week in Review 5/22/2023:

Oakland Politics Week in Review 5/22/2023: Becker Boards Accusations Viewed Skeptically by City Staff as Committee Forwards Legislation to Council; City Staffers Warn a Staffing Crisis Could Cost City Millions in Lost Grants; Mayoral Budget Study Session Coming Tuesday to Council Last-Minute Presentation by Becker Boards for Billboard