Posts Tagged ‘city government’
City develops study of race and gender disparities in government contracting
Small business owners speak out about their efforts in obtaining government contracts in the council chambers at the Oakland City Hall. The city government was holding an event to discuss a new government study on race and gender disparities that evaluates the government’s contracting with small, minority-owned businesses.
Read MoreOakland and the limits of rent control: Confronting a crisis
With a battle at the ballot looming over rent control in Oakland, more changes to local housing laws are already in motion at City Hall.
Read MoreOakland struggles to keep pace with growth
From controversy over contractors to dwindling single-room occupancy hotels, Oakland’s economic development department has an increasingly full plate.
Read MoreMayor Libby Schaaf delivers her first State of the City address
The mayor covered inequity, policing and housing in the address.
Read MoreOakland businesses oppose compost rate hike
The rates rose this summer after the city council granted the national company Waste Management (WM) the city’s sole contract for the collection of organic waste and trash.
Read MoreOakland City Council lays off 80 cops to balance budget
The Oakland City Council voted Thursday night to lay off 80 police officers to help close the city’s $30.5 million budget gap. Various city government departments—including the City Administrator’s office, City Council, the Fire Department, and Information Technology Department also had their budgets cut, by a total of $18.7 million, as part of the fix.
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