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Oakland Council Meeting Digest 9/19/2023

Oakland Council Meeting Digest 9/19/2023

Top Story Council Passes DVP Budget/Employment Funding, Amended Public Safety Proposals The Two-Minute Takeaway In a long night of legislative deliberations that ended after 2 am, Council passed several public safety related pieces of legislation Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Public commentary on the legislation was fluid, and bridged

Oakland City Council Meeting Preview, 9/19/23

Oakland City Council Meeting Preview, 9/19/23

A Quick and Dirty Preview of What to Expect at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting including: Kalb's public safety plan proposal, Head Royce Expansion Showdown, DVP workforce grant restoration; Roots/Soul ENA for Malibu Site; and more...

Council Committees Round Up, Week 9/11/23

Council Committees Round Up, Week 9/11/23

Coming to Council Committees, Week of September 11, 2023 Finance Committee, Tuesday 9:30 am: –A Report of City Contracts with Non-Profit organizations…was on the agenda for this week's Finance Committee, but it was pulled by Rule 28. It was a continued item, however, and has been

Disciplinary Outcome for OPD Officers in Soakai Death Could Come This Week: Updated 9/6/23

Disciplinary Outcome for OPD Officers in Soakai Death Could Come This Week: Updated 9/6/23

The discipline process for OPD officers who engaged a vehicle pursuit that led to the death of Lolomania Soakai last June may have a resolution as soon as this week, according to statements and actions by the Oakland Police Commission at last Thursday’s meeting. At the start of the

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/23/23: Protracted Mayor's Salary Spectacle Nearly Cost Quorum Necessary for Coliseum Connections Aid; Tenants Round 199th Day of Displacement with No End in Sight, Resources and Patience Dwindling

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/23/23: Protracted Mayor's Salary Spectacle Nearly Cost Quorum Necessary for Coliseum Connections Aid; Tenants Round 199th Day of Displacement with No End in Sight, Resources and Patience Dwindling

Protracted Wrestling Over Mayor’s Salary Ordinance Puts Coliseum Connections Aid at Risk Within minutes of the introduction of the Mayoral salary issue Tuesday night, Council Member Carroll Fife presented a quick resolution–give the lowest possible raise, move forward on shifting the charter-mandated process out of Council's

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/16/2023: Chair and Vice Chair of Police Commission Sue Selection Panel, Chanin as Fractures Deepen; Last Council Meeting Before Summer Recess Has Likely Record of over 60 Consent Calendar Items

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/16/2023: Chair and Vice Chair of Police Commission Sue Selection Panel, Chanin as Fractures Deepen; Last Council Meeting Before Summer Recess Has Likely Record of over 60 Consent Calendar Items

Oakland Police Commission Tension Continues in Fraught Process at Selection Panel; Milele, Jordan Sue Selection Panel Interpersonal tensions and accusations continued to be a contemporary defining feature of the Oakland Police Commission [OPC] in a selection panel interview process Wednesday that often resembled a tribunal of inquiry. Rather than simmering

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/9/2023: OPD's License Plate Readers Went Down During Ransomware Attack, Then Stayed Down Due to OPD Decision to Keep Them Offline; Last Committees Before Summer Recess: Update 7/27/2023

Oakland Observer Week Ending 7/9/2023: OPD's License Plate Readers Went Down During Ransomware Attack, Then Stayed Down Due to OPD Decision to Keep Them Offline; Last Committees Before Summer Recess: Update 7/27/2023

OPD License Plate Reader System Has Been Inactive Since February Oakland Police representatives revealed that the OPD's license plate reader system has been offline since February’s ransomware attack at a Privacy Advisory Commission [PAC] meeting Thursday. The February ransomware attack was responsible for shutting down the department&