Posts Tagged ‘Libby Schaaf’
After contentious meeting, Tenant Protection Ordinance will advance
Emotions ran high as tenants, landlords and council members discussed whether or not to pass the Tenant Protection Ordinance during a Special Community and Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The Ordinance was ultimately passed in committee and will now pass to the City Council.
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown endorses Libby Schaaf
The sounds of cheering, clapping, and whistling filled the air outside Oakland mayoral candidate Libby Schaaf’s campaign headquarters Monday as California Governor Jerry Brown was introduced on a small stage in the backyard. “This is so exciting, I may have to run for mayor again,” Brown joked as he took position in front of the…
Read MoreEarly candidates for Oakland’s fall mayoral race outline platforms
Oakland elections occupy a complex political landscape, and the upcoming 2014 mayoral contest is no exception.
Read MoreDAC foes vow to keep ‘watching’ surveillance plan
The Oakland community filled City Hall last week to speak out against the Domain Awareness Center, a surveillance center that has been a source of controversy since July.
Read MoreDAC lives on, restricted to Port
Mayor Jean Quan broke a 4-4 tie at last night’s city council meeting that means Oakland will move forward with a version of its controversial Domain Awareness Center, but it will be limited until the council can gather more information and implement clear privacy and data policies.
Read MoreRent Adjustment Program annual report draws criticism
The number of petitions and applications filed to the Rent Adjustment Program (RAP) rose by less than 6 percent last fiscal year, a steep drop from the year before that drew criticism from community members who said poor outreach is partly to blame.
Read MoreSchaaf, Oakland’s “Girl Scout Barracuda,” to run for mayor
On a rainy Wednesday, Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf rushed into Laurel Elementary School, staving off any signs of exhaustion from the previous night’s late council meeting. There, potential student council members waited to hear her advice regarding their campaigns.
Read MoreCityCamp Oakland bridges the divide between tech and local government
Saturday’s “unconference” at Oakland City Hall featured more than a dozen workshops ranging from the city budget, to neighborhood crime issues, to the digital divide, and open data. Over a hundred technology professionals, city staff, local citizens, and business leaders came together to discuss the often-rocky relationship between technology and local government.
The second annual CityCamp Oakland comes out of a surging tech community in Oakland and a city government looking to become a leader in civic technology. The conference was organized by OpenOakland, a civic hacking group born out of Code for America, the national non-profit that pairs young programmers with local governments.
Read MoreOakland, Code for America unveil public records program
Oakland city officials on Tuesday launched RecordTrac, a new program designed by Code for America that allows users to request public records online.
Read MoreAssembly Bill 180 looks to tighten gun regulation in Oakland
If signed into law, AB 180 would take the historic step of making Oakland the first city in the state to regulate the registration or licensing of firearms on a local level.
Read MoreCouncilmembers, 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 going to go away just because the Oakland City Council decided against even hearing the measure.
Read MoreOakland City Council approves new requirements for Army Base redevelopment project
The Oakland City Council approved new requirements Tuesday night that would grant local businesses exclusive rights to demolition and remediation contracts for the Oakland Army Base redevelopent project.
Read MoreCrime expert Frank Zimring suggests Oakland adopt New York’s crime reduction techniques
On Sunday, Councilmembers Pat Kernighan (District 2) and Libby Schaaf (District 4) hosted a lecture by crime expert Franklin Zimring about New York City’s crime reduction successes and how Oakland could implement the same strategies to tackle crime.
Read MoreCity council defers voting on proposed public safety items at contentious meeting
Dozens of Oakland residents approached the podium at the city council meeting Tuesday night to voice their displeasure with three items on the agenda intended to curb violence in the city – an anti-loitering law, a teen curfew, and more gang injunctions. However, the council deferred voting on these measures by sending them to the…
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreAfter 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 the divergence between councilmembers on the each others’ budget proposals, the timely adoption of a budget resolution remains uncertain.
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