Oakland City Council

Fired top-level city official alleges gender discrimination, harassment

Sarai Crain, who was fired as Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention deputy chief in January, alleges discrimination and harassment.

2 years ago

Oakland takes first step to ban ghost guns via city ordinance

Three Oakland city councilmembers introduced an ordinance Tuesday to ban ghost guns.

2 years ago

Oakland City Council votes 6-1 to add 60 police officers to force

Oakland will have two more police academies over the next two fiscal years to hire more sworn officers.

2 years ago

Lake Merritt tiny home village construction begins

Construction began this week on a tiny home village city officials intend for homeless people on city-owned land at Lake…

3 years ago

Amended budget carves out big gains for East Oakland

Oakland city councilmembers on Monday revised the adopted city budget to deliver more resources to East Oakland, Councilmember Treva Reid's…

3 years ago

Council redirects $18 million in police spending to alternative violence protection

Oakland city councilmembers redirected $18 million from proposed police spending to alternative methods of violence prevention when the council passed…

3 years ago

Schaaf proposes two-year budget with $41 million to address homelessness

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her 2021-23 budget Friday, a $3.85 billion plan that includes $41 million for homelessness. The…

3 years ago

Oakland City Council appoints Asha Reed on as permanent city clerk

The Oakland City Council has appointed as city clerk the person who has filled the role the past eight months.…

3 years ago

Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’

Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, which was…

3 years ago

Challenger concedes race to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan

The main challenger to Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan's next term on the council has conceded the election, Kaplan's…

3 years ago

Incumbent concedes Oakland District 3 seat to housing activist Carroll Fife

Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney has conceded the District 3 council race to Carroll Fife, who was leading by…

3 years ago

Cross-bay voters split on measures to lower voting age

Sixteen and 17-year-old students in Oakland schools will have a voice when it comes time to elect school board members,…

4 years ago

Oakland’s independent Redistricting Commission holds first meeting

Oakland's inaugural Redistricting Commission will meet for the first time Wednesday evening to start the process for changing the City…

4 years ago

Oakland considers requiring some employers prioritize laid off workers in rehiring

Laid off employees in the hospitality, restaurant, stadium and travel-related industries will get first dibs at jobs at their former…

4 years ago

City Council proposal aims to soften pandemic blow to small business with revised tax code

Three members of the Oakland City Council and a coalition of small business owners and labor union officials on Thursday…

4 years ago

Oakland considers dropping voting age in school board elections

Oakland City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to allow 16 and 17-year-old residents to vote in the Oakland School…

4 years ago

Defying mayor, POA, council considers police commission independence ballot measure

The Oakland City Council began the process this week of placing a ballot measure on the November ballot that, if…

4 years ago

Oakland passes Covid-19 paid sick leave ordinance for all full-time essential workers

The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of…

4 years ago

Oakland honors black history, passes ordinance to protect black resident futures

The Oakland City Council ratified regulations making it more difficult for landlords to convert rental properties into condominiums in a…

4 years ago

Moms 4 Housing among Oakland’s Black History Month honorees

The activist women known as Moms 4 Housing will be among those recognized as Black History Month honorees when the…

4 years ago

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