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--it isn't easy putting this preview together every week without fail, but OO is the only publication even trying to keep you informed about what Council gets up to before the legislation hits the full meetings. In five years of doing this work, it's never been

1) Council Approves Local Citation/Administrative Fines for Sex Work Solicitation City Council unanimously approved new legislation last week that will create an “administrative” process akin to illegal dumping citations for “loitering” with intent to purchase sexual services on Oakland’s infamous, but ever-shifting, “Blade”. The new law will

On Non-Consent, Wang's Legislation on Commercial Sex Solicitation There’s only one item on the non-consent calendar this week, CM Charlene Wang’s legislation that would rewrite some of Oakland’s existing commercial sex work laws to align with a new state law. That law, AB

1) A Public Records Request Reveals Only 2 Complete Applications for Oakland Police Commission Since October Council Decision to Deny Appointments Two weeks ago, the Oakland City Council again voted to deny the appointments of Police Commission Chair Ricardo Garcia Acosta and Omar Farmer, after the Selection Panel met in

This Tuesday, it's another short regular meeting–there's one public hearing, and only one item on the Non-Consent Calendar, with 12 on the bulk-vote Non Consent Calendar. This will be the second meeting with the new rules that have Public Hearing and Non-Consent

After Council antagonism toward Selection Panel appointments in December, the Rules Committee praised the Mayor’s picks and forwarded them to the Consent Calendar, though they lack Charter-mandated background checks. Meanwhile, OPOA confirmed it has exerted pressure on appointments.