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Committees have gone from being fairly low bandwidth in the past weeks to having pretty dense and important reports and resolutions to review this week. It's too much to go through before hand, but I will be doing live reporting on day of as usual. In the meantime,

Grisham Bills Recall Campaign for Security Firm She Founded in January Price-Recall Campaign head Brenda Grisham expensed payments to the campaign for a security firm she herself founded in late January, a new campaign finance report reveals. Grisham appears to own the company—Efficient Private Protection and Security, LLC [EPPS]

This week’s Council meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday to accommodate March 5th voting. It’s a historically light agenda, regardless that lacks any non-consent items. The meeting starts at 5pm and should be a quick turnaround from start to finish. All of the committee actionable items in this

Audience without Participation A community forum for Police Chief candidates put on by an ad hoc committee within the Oakland Police Commission [OPC] left more questions than it answered Thursday night. The meeting, billed by OPC Chair Marsha Peterson as a “transparent” opportunity for a preliminary round slate of candidates

A non-exhaustive list of notable legislation coming before committees Tuesday Finance Committee Tuesday, 9:30am $1MM State Grant for Uncommon Law for pro bono legal defense for residents navigating the parole process. The money is a state grant intended for the organization which focuses on providing legal services. Enhanced Infrastructure

OPD Use Policy for Israeli Cellphone Cracking Tech Begins Approval Process after Years of Operating Without City-Mandated Policy In November, as anti-genocide protesters began their advocacy at Oakland’s City Council to pass a resolution supporting a Gaza ceasefire, the OPD was quietly introducing a use policy for it’s