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Administration's Layoffs Contested, Eviction Defense Grant in Limbo, as Council Slow to Agendize Growing Budget Problems

Administration's Layoffs Contested, Eviction Defense Grant in Limbo, as Council Slow to Agendize Growing Budget Problems

In December, Oakland's City Administrator’s Office [CAO] asked the City Council to affirm a plan to lay off 91 city workers in February as a necessary tool for closing Oakland’s sizable budget deficit. The layoffs would follow already brutal cuts to city services and programs, including

City Administrator’s Office Announces Layoffs and $2.6 MM Grant Cuts While Pared Down Council Meetings Continue Amid Other CAO Spending Requests; Judge Ursula Jones-Dickson Chosen as Interim District Attorney Appointee in Split Vote

City Administrator’s Office Announces Layoffs and $2.6 MM Grant Cuts While Pared Down Council Meetings Continue Amid Other CAO Spending Requests; Judge Ursula Jones-Dickson Chosen as Interim District Attorney Appointee in Split Vote

CAO Announces Layoffs and $2.6 MM Grant Cuts; Pared Down Council Meetings Continue Amid Other CAO Requests for Increased Spending Oakland's City Administrator Jestin Johnson announced long-anticipated layoffs in an email to staff this week, according to sources and an internal memo sent Thursday, viewed by this

Council Meetings Short on Duration and Legislation Under Gallo's Leadership; City Vehicular Homeless Evictions Increasingly Led by OPD; Mitchell Details Possible Pursuit Changes, Describes Lengthy Timeline

Council Meetings Short on Duration and Legislation Under Gallo's Leadership; City Vehicular Homeless Evictions Increasingly Led by OPD; Mitchell Details Possible Pursuit Changes, Describes Lengthy Timeline

Short Meetings with Few Items Typify Gallo's Council as He Struggles to Fill President Role; Homeless Advocates Speak Out Against Increasing Camp Evictions Oakland’s City Council continues to have a light legislative load as the body's latest meeting last Tuesday came in at 55 minutes,

AASEG Deal Closer to Finish Line; Police Commission Goes on Offense at Town Hall Meeting; Thao Indictment Relies Heavily on Juarez Claims/Texts

AASEG Deal Closer to Finish Line; Police Commission Goes on Offense at Town Hall Meeting; Thao Indictment Relies Heavily on Juarez Claims/Texts

ALCO BOS Passes Non-Binding Term Sheet/ Commitment to Closing Coliseum DA Transfer, Clearing One of the Last Hurdles for AASEG’s Historic Coliseum Purchase Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors passed legislation on Tuesday to trigger key steps in closing the last chapters in AASEG’s now-odyssean Coliseum deal saga.

New Council Off to Cacophonous & Unsteady Start

New Council Off to Cacophonous & Unsteady Start

On Tuesday, Oakland’s new City Council took impactful decisions. The Council– with three new members and a vacancy—elected its new President, and in essence, chose an interim Mayor who will preside over Oakland’s biggest budget challenges in years. The Council also elected a President Pro Tempore who

First Council Meetings of 2025 Will Introduce 3 New Members, Seat Mayoral Interim, Consider D2 Vacancy Role & Consider .5% Sales Tax Increase

First Council Meetings of 2025 Will Introduce 3 New Members, Seat Mayoral Interim, Consider D2 Vacancy Role & Consider .5% Sales Tax Increase

Two meetings on Monday and Thursday this coming week will start a front-loaded year of critical political processes for the City of Oakland. A strikingly different Council will be seated on Monday as current interim Mayor Nikki Fortunato Bas resigns her term at the City and takes up her seat

Council Affirms Cuts, Approves Funds, & Transfers Mayoral Seat, As Half of Council Body Bid Colleagues and Public Farewell at Last Meeting of 2024

Council Affirms Cuts, Approves Funds, & Transfers Mayoral Seat, As Half of Council Body Bid Colleagues and Public Farewell at Last Meeting of 2024

In a rare night of legislative gravitas and personal farewells, Council affirmed a difficult menu of budget choices that could see severe cuts in Oakland Fire [OFD] services and Culture and Arts funding, and an emergency-brake reining in of OPD overspending. The meeting also took an unexpected twist when two