‘Mega-crematorium’ still sparking controversy
Community activists and environmentalists want the City of Oakland to permanently block a proposed giant crematory proposed near the airport.
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Newly sworn-in Oakland City Council says resources should be shifted to public safety
Oakland’s new city council members, who were inaugurated at a ceremony at City Hall Monday, set the stage for the elected body’s biggest policy focus of the next four years—public safety. While it’s no secret...
After room reaches capacity, Blueford protestors shut out of city council meeting
About 100 people packed in to Oakland City Hall during Tuesday night’s council meeting before police temporarily barricaded the doors to prevent the possibility of a raucous protest, similar to the one that shut down...
City council postpones voting on contentious items with two councilmembers absent
With two councilmembers absent, Tuesday night’s Oakland City Council meeting was brief, and much of the agenda was postponed.
Mourners gather to commemorate victims of Oikos University shooting
Over 800 people gathered Tuesday night at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland to commemorate the seven killed in Monday’s shooting at Oikos University. The diversity of the victims, who included immigrants from Korea,...
Councilmembers, Occupy Oakland protesters spar over port policing resolution
After waiting for more than five hours for their chance to voice their opposition to a resolution intended to prevent another shutdown of the Port of Oakland, a large contingent of Occupy Oakland supporters weren’t...
Despite promises, the $484 million Oakland Airport Connector yields few local jobs
One year after construction began, has the controversial, $484 million Oakland Airport Connector project created the jobs it promised? “It requires a lot of physical strength and it wears on the body,” said Tiffany West,...
In tense press conference, resigning Batts calls bureaucracy “an obstacle to do my job”
At a tense press conference at City Hall shortly after delivering his letter of resignation to the City Council, Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts criticized a bureaucracy that he said failed to “let the Chief...
Oakland residents propose initiative to implement term limits for councilmembers
A coalition of Oakland residents is pushing for an initiative that would impose term limits on the city council. Under the proposal, councilmembers could serve up to three four-year terms and then would be forced...
Hotly debated proposal for teen curfew to be voted on by City Council
Forget about being grounded. Beginning next week, Oakland’s young people could be violating city laws if they’re not home on time. In response to the spike in violence by and against youth, the city council...
Oakland City Council reconvenes, hears complaints
One after another, Oakland residents approached the City Council podium Tuesday night to share their horror stories in dealing with the Building Services Department, part of the city’s Community and Economic Development Agency.
Proposal to double medical marijuana dispensaries passes city committee
The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee passed an ordinance by consensus Tuesday evening that will double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, if approved by the city council.
At the last moment, Oakland City Council votes in new budget
Three hours ahead of the new fiscal year, Oakland's city council finally voted in a budget. The council, by a narrow vote, approved the biennial budget resolution during a special council meeting on Thursday evening.
After five-hour meeting, still no council vote on Oakland city budget
On Tuesday night the Oakland City Council once again postponed a vote to adopt a biennial budget, pushing the decision back until this Thursday, hours before the new fiscal year begins on July 1. With...
Council hears two differing appeals for police tactics in Fruitvale
Two public safety debates dominated the Oakland City Council meeting on Tuesday: local merchants pleaded for increased policing and other neighbors turned out to oppose the planned Fruitvale gang injunction. The two discussions bookended a...
Oakland City Attorney John Russo takes job as Alameda City Manager
It is official—Oakland City Attorney John Russo will be the new City Manager of Alameda. In a letter of resignation sent this morning to City Council President Larry Reid, Russo said he will end his...
