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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

In the Details, Week Ending 5/24/2026 (2): Becker Boards Rushes Community Grant Reductions at Rules; Lee Introduces "Strong Mayor" Proposal to Little Notice or Debate

In the Details, Week Ending 5/24/2026 (2): Becker Boards Rushes Community Grant Reductions at Rules; Lee Introduces "Strong Mayor" Proposal to Little Notice or Debate

1) Low Key Introduction of Lee’s “Strong Mayor” Ballot Measure at Rules Leaves Few Clues About How CMs will Vote Mayor Barbara Lee officially introduced her “strong mayor” ballot measure proposal for deliberation and scheduling at Rules, Thursday. But the occasion was strangely muted, with a small crowd of

In the Details: Over 2K BLT Payments Altered by Non-Supervisory Staff; City Unions Criticize Lack of Rigor on OPD Funding; Late Budget Release; Sunday Morning CAO Resignation Announcement

In the Details: Over 2K BLT Payments Altered by Non-Supervisory Staff; City Unions Criticize Lack of Rigor on OPD Funding; Late Budget Release; Sunday Morning CAO Resignation Announcement

Auditor: During Revenue Department Crisis, Over 2K Business License Payment Status Entries Were Manually Altered Without Supervisory Approval In a startling admission to the Finance Committee Tuesday, the City Auditor’s office revealed that during tenuous years at the Revenue Department, any staff member could alter the status of a

At Committees This Week, 5/12/2026

At Committees This Week, 5/12/2026

OO ran out of time to do focused analysis on what's coming to committees this week, but it's also a good thing that there's not much here tomorrow of controversial interest. It also doesn't help that the City's legislative database

In the Details Week Ending 5/10/2026; Fife Takes Stand on Human Rights; Houston Pulls OPC Ballot Measure In Mid-Presentation

In the Details Week Ending 5/10/2026; Fife Takes Stand on Human Rights; Houston Pulls OPC Ballot Measure In Mid-Presentation

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

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.