At Council Tuesday, 1/6/2026
The first meeting of 2026 has new controversial rules that may diminish public participation. It's a light agenda, but there's a potentially weighty issue on the Consent Calendar
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Council Vote for Flock Took Center Stage, But Coupled with Houston’s Classroom Antics, Distracted from Significant Legislation That's Escaped Public Notice
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Significant legislation affecting Oakland’s tax base, fire code, campaign finance rules and legislative process were already spilling over the top of Council’s
At Committees This Week, 12/09/2025
OO will be live reporting committees on Tuesday, these are the highlights, and most critical items the public should be aware of going into the meetings, but by no means exhaustive list.
Community and Economic Development Committee
—Fife’s Direction to Begin to Negotiate Terms for a Future ENA with
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Reporter's Notebook: EAP Pulled as ICH Critiques Persist and $ Millions Remain at Risk, While Dozens of Opponents Stay to Condemn Policy[/] Plus, Attempt to Suspend Council Rules to Vote on Changes to Council Rules Lathers Irony On An Already Ironic Arc
EAP Pulled Again Tuesday As ICH Pans Confused High/Low Sensitivity Plan, But Dozens of Public Speakers Stay to Denounce It Anyway
After months of on/off scheduling that often seemed designed to evade public scrutiny, a freshly amended EAP proposal was pulled at the start of Tuesday’s City
At Council Tuesday, 12/2/2025
Not a lot of time this week, but some highlights with links to OO reporting or more info from the legislative record. Expect this meeting to be very long:
On Non Consent
—Mayoral Tie Breaker on New Council Rules of Procedure
When last we left this item several weeks ago,