After Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin announced that effective mid-July she would leave her seat to focus on her campaign for lieutenant governor, last week the Richmond City...
On Tuesday, September 12th the Oakland City Council Finance Committee to discuss a proposal, that if approved, would establish Oakland’s first public access television station. While the City...
Mayor Michael Tubbs, the youngest and first African-American mayor of Stockton, has facilitated a relationship that will benefit local business owners and entrepreneurs. Partnering with Kiva,...
By Mayor Tom Butt Applications to replace Gayle McLaughlin closed today with 13 applicants who will make a pitch at the September 12 City Council meeting....
Marin County residents will have the opportunity on November 7 to vote on local measures that include school, municipal and special district measures. A special tax...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Tuesday announced her choices for the new independent Police Commission established by the passage of Measure LL. Voters approved the initiative...
The Oakland Public Ethics Commission decided to hire an independent hearing officer to determine whether Councilmember Lynette McElhaney used her elected position to “interfere” with the...
By R.M. Arnold, The Public Ethics Commission (PEC) staff released a report Monday accusing Councilmember McElhaney of violating the city’s ethics rules when seeking to get an out...
At a meeting that went into the early morning hours, the Oakland City Council adopted three pieces of equity legislation sponsored by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, cutting...
Gay Plair Cobb, Oakland Private Industry Council CEO, speaks Tuesday at Community and Economic Development Committee meeting. Photo by Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic...
As city meetings to discuss approvals for the Oak Knoll project near, criticism of the developer by some bay area anti-growth activists have suggested that this...
Oakland City Council members are moving forward with a proposal that would close a loophole in the rent law that allows unlawful evictions. The Community and...
Oakland City Council meeting in June 26. Photo on Facebook by Cat Brooks. In an act of civil disobedience, Oakland residents, city workers and community shut...
The Oakland City Council voted this week to establish a Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) as hundreds of Oaklanders came to City Hall to support the...
The City Council’s Finance Committee voted Tuesday to approve Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s request to fund a feasibility study for a Public Bank of Oakland and the...
The Oakland City Council this week approved a contract to complete a “Race and Gender Disparity Study for the City of Oakland,” a decision for which...
Members of the City Council and community leaders are joining forces to push the City of Oakland to respond to the rapid rise in commercial rents...
Oak Knoll will contribute $20 Million for affordable housing The Oakland City Council’s ongoing budget discussion reveals how the loss of redevelopment funding makes it more...
By Darwin BondGraham, East Bay Express At the end of a nine-hour meeting that went until 2 a.m. this morning, the Oakland City Council approved a...
Almost all the housing that is being built in Oakland is at high-end market rates, and nothing is under construction for those who are moderate-,...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week passed a motion calling for immediate relief to Oakland’s homeless crisis. The motion, proposed by Councilmember Rebecca...
By Post Staff and Kaiser Health News Oakland City Councilmembers Annie Campbell Washington and Larry Reid, backed by a coalition of health groups, announced this week...
The Oakland Unified School District and AC Transit came to an agreement Wednesday afternoon – with the help of the City of Oakland – to save...
Caption: Chris Jackson, a member of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE Action), was one of the speakers at a press conference Tuesday at...
Calling for a new “Department of Violence Prevention (DVP),” City Councilmember Lynette Gibson blasted Mayor Libby Schaaf”s budget for proposing millions in additional spending on enforcement...