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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...

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

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 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

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&

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