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Oakland Observer Will Be Back Next Week

The Oakland Observer is on a short hiatus. We'll be back next week with a drill down on Oakland's budget, and what Newsom's License Plate reader claim really means for Oakland. Council is also on Spring recess, OO will be back with a preview

Council Committee Preview, 3/26/2024

Council Committee Preview, 3/26/2024

Finance, Tuesday 9:30am $177 MM Budget Shortfall Looms for End FY23-24 on Projections of Lower Real Estate Transfer Tax, OPD Overspending The Finance Committee will review the 2nd Quarter Revenue and Expenditure report’s ominous findings of the budget deficit in the current 2023-24 fiscal year. Several months ago,

Source: Large Number of Price Recall Signatures Failing on Occupation Info; Thao Names Chief as 2 Police Commissioners Resign

Source: Large Number of Price Recall Signatures Failing on Occupation Info; Thao Names Chief as 2 Police Commissioners Resign

Significant Number of Price Recall Signatures Failing on Occupation, Registration Status but Ultimate Outcome Still Unknown The Oakland Observer has obtained credible information on the current DA Pamela Price recall count from a source with direct knowledge. According to the source, with less than half of the signatures verified, the

City Council Preview, 3/19/2024

City Council Preview, 3/19/2024

The lede for this Council preview—an increasing number of legislative items go straight to Council meetings and bypass committee review with Rule 24 designations that claims urgency. Council members have argued in the past that committee review allows items to proceed directly to Council consent agenda, where they’ll

Price Recall Signatures to be Hand Verified as Local Process Moves into “Uncharted Territory”; Big Money Comes for DCC AD18 Election

Price Recall Signatures to be Hand Verified as Local Process Moves into “Uncharted Territory”; Big Money Comes for DCC AD18 Election

Price Recall Signatures Move to Hand Count/Verification as Local Process Moves into “Uncharted Territory” Though the Price Recall group SAFE turned in what proponents have claimed is 123,374 signatures nearly two weeks ago—nearly double the 73,195 needed to trigger an Alameda County [ALCO] District Attorney recall

Oakland City Council Committees Preview 3/12/2024

Oakland City Council Committees Preview 3/12/2024

Committees have gone from being fairly low bandwidth in the past weeks to having pretty dense and important reports and resolutions to review this week. It's too much to go through before hand, but I will be doing live reporting on day of as usual. In the meantime,

Grisham Bills Recall Campaign for Security Firm She Founded in January; 3/5 Election Still Counting Votes, But Some Races Clear

Grisham Bills Recall Campaign for Security Firm She Founded in January; 3/5 Election Still Counting Votes, But Some Races Clear

Grisham Bills Recall Campaign for Security Firm She Founded in January Price-Recall Campaign head Brenda Grisham expensed payments to the campaign for a security firm she herself founded in late January, a new campaign finance report reveals. Grisham appears to own the company—Efficient Private Protection and Security, LLC [EPPS]