Posts Tagged ‘Oakland city council’
City council unanimously passes ordinance declaring a shelter crisis in Oakland
During the City Council meeting, the council members discussed Oakland’s shelter crisis, the federal legislation of California firearms laws and the state of the city address.
Read MoreAs Oakland’s homelessness crisis worsens, city council to vote on shelter ordinance
The city of Oakland will pass an ordinance declaring a two-year emergency shelter crisis as a response to the high number of Oakland residents that are unable to obtain shelter.
Read MoreOakland city workers threaten to strike at council meeting
City of Oakland workers threatened to strike at Tuesday’s meeting of the Oakland City Council.
Read MoreOakland moves toward Trump wall boycott
Oakland may become the first city in the nation to use its purchasing power against President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
Read MoreCity council expands relocation payments in wake of Ghost Ship fire
Over 60 community members including artists and performers affected by the December 2, 2016 Ghost Ship fire gathered at Oakland City Hall Monday night for a special meeting of the city council to discuss tenant issues in the wake of the tragedy.
Read MoreHow much did Oakland’s city council campaigns spend to win each vote?
For most of the candidates in the 2016 race for Oakland’s city council seats, in which all of the incumbents successfully re-secured their positions, their major challengers spent more to win each vote, yet went home with nothing.
Read MoreIncumbents sweep Oakland City Council and school board elections
Sitting Oakland city council and school board members won’t have to get out of their chairs; incumbents swept the seven combined seats up for re-election Tuesday. Still, many candidates say their victors were soured by the outcome of the presidential election. District 1 councilmember Dan Kalb, who represents North Oakland, took 80 percent of the vote…
Read MoreNurses hold town hall to oppose closure of Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley
Sutter Health, which runs the campus as part of its Alta Bates Summit Medical Center based in Oakland, announced last October that it intends to close the campus between 2018 and 2030 and consolidate all services in its Oakland campus. Nurses rallied to keep it open.
Read MoreSmall businesses call for better communication with Oakland City Council
Next spring, Spoiled Boutique owner Mika McCants’ lease will be up for renewal. She’s already paying $2,000 a month for her 400-square-foot storefront in Uptown Oakland, and she’s unsure how her shop will be affected if her landlord raises the rent. “I have seen the city change significantly in both positive and negative ways,” said…
Read MoreOakland city councilmembers propose soda tax for November ballot
The proposed tax would charge an extra 1 cent per fluid ounce of sugary beverages, just like the one approved in Berkeley in 2014. The revenues from the tax would go to the city’s General Purpose Fund and are estimated to range from $6-12 million annually.
Read MoreOPD chief points to reduction in police uses of force
At a meeting of the Oakland City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday night, Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent pointed to a “very significant” reduction in uses of force by police. He said new policies, training and body cameras all contributed to the reduction.
Read MoreOakland Public Safety Committee discusses how to spend its $1 million gun tracing budget
Department officials believe that, with more personnel and better equipment, they will be able to streamline their workflow and stay on top of which guns need to be traced.
Read MoreOakland council votes to roll back compost collection rates after restauranteurs protest
Oakland’s highly controversial composting collection rates have now dropped thanks to a city council vote Tuesday night to amend the $1 billion waste collection contract signed earlier this summer with Waste Management and California Waste Solutions.
Read MoreCity council votes to regulate clothing donation boxes, recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month
The Oakland City Council voted to regulate unattended donation boxes across the city, frustrating the companies and organizations that operate the boxes.
Read MoreCity Council approves plan to prevent displacement of residents, increase affordable housing
Oakland’s City Council took steps Wednesday night to address the city’s current housing problem by unanimously approving the “Housing Action Plan and Policy Framework” set out in the “Oakland Housing Equity Roadmap.” The policy seeks to prevent the displacement of long-time residents, build new affordable housing, and improve housing habitability and tenant health while maintaining affordability.
Read MoreCommunity mourns loss of Oakland artist, shot dead while painting a peace mural
Around 200 people gathered at a vigil Wednesday morning to honor the life of Antonio Ramos. Ramos, a West Oakland-based artist employed by the nonprofit Attitudinal Healing Connection (AHC), was shot and killed Tuesday while working on a mural on West Street between 35th and 36th Streets, under the 580 freeway.
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