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After an all too-short break, the OO will be back early this week. At issue, what appears to be a joint proposal to turn an already questionable rubric that guides the City's actions on homeless dwellings and encampments into a more visibly vituperative policy—the proposal would rename

Jerusalem Cofffee House Press Conference_July 30 2025Jerusalem Cofffee House Press Conference_July 30 2025.pdf645 KBdownload-circle Some context and more ample info to add to this live reporting thread: Speakers: Walter Riley: A distinguished bay area lawyer and civil rights activist who has helped defend pro-Palestine activists such as

For various reasons, there won't be a regular format Oakland Observer newsletter this week. For a run down of what happened at the City Council meeting last week and at Rules committee Thursday, please take a look at the PDFs of live reporting linked above, which will tell

Unclear Path for IAD-CPRA Transition After Transition Feasibility Report A previously promising proposal to transfer a majority of the Internal Affairs Bureau [IAB] responsibilities to the quasi-independent Community Police Review Agency [CPRA], once budgeted to occur within FY 23-25, received a complicated response at a Public Safety Committee meeting. The