Oakland Politics
Oakland Unified School District On Trump “Public Charge Rule Change” And Immigrant Families
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Informs Families of Possible Challenges They Could Face Because of Public Charge Rule Change Proposed by Trump Administration Oakland (press release from OUSD) – At a time when immigrants are increasingly feeling threatened by the U.S. government, now comes word that the Trump administration wants to make becoming permanent residents … Read more
Oakland City Council Approves First Reading Of 2018 Oakland Police Union Contract
The Oakland Police Union AKA Oakland Police Officers Association and City of Oakland’s proposed contract cleared its first review by the Oakland City Council at last night’s meeting (save a “no” vote by Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan), but not without some concerns. Oakland District Two Councilmember Abel Guillen expressed his approval with the agreement … Read more
Oakland Councilmember Kaplan: In Memory Of Harvey Milk On The 40th Anniversary Of His Assassination
Oakland, CA – Today, November 27, 2018, is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, a leader in the LGBT movement and and first openly-gay American be elected to public office. At tonight’s City Council meeting, Oakland’s at-large Council member Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland’s first openly-lesbian Council member, will offer an … Read more
Jill Butler: Oakland City Attorney Appoints Public Ethics Commissioner
OAKLAND – Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker has appointed Oakland resident Jill Butler as the newest member of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission (PEC). Ms. Butler was sworn in on November 13, 2018 at Oakland City Hall. She will fill a vacant seat on the Public Ethics Commission for the remainder of the current … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan Welcomes New Oakland City Council Members
Oakland, CA – Following the elections, the Oakland City Council will have three new members. Rebecca Kaplan, the only city-wide elected member of the Oakland City Council (At-Large), reached out to all three Councilmembers-elect, and welcomed them all to the Oakland City Council. Kaplan, who was re-elected city-wide in 2016, was not on the ballot … Read more
Steph Curry’s Car Accident Points To Warriors Need To Transport Players
Steph Curry was in a car accident where he emerged without an injury – by accounts, not a scratch. It could have been worse: the Golden State Warriors Star could have been killed. Steph Curry is arguably worth $500 million to the Warriors – about one-quarter or one-sixth of the organization’s franchise value. To one … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving Day 2018 In Oakland, California – Where’s Dinner?
Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone! Here are some notes to help you through this Thanksgiving Day 2018 in Oakland, California. Today Is A SF BART Train and Parking Holiday The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System (Notice the new, snark-oriented Twitter account?) informs us that today parking permits and fees will not be enforced at BART … Read more
City Of Oakland Hosts 27th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner And Coat Giveaway
Oakland –– The City of Oakland’s Human Services Department is preparing for the winter and holiday seasons with key events that serve the community – the 27th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, and the 27th Annual Coat Giveaway. Thanksgiving Dinner Partnering with Community Action Partnership, Communities United Committee, and the Emergency Food Providers Advisory Committee, 2018 marks … Read more
Raiders Lawsuit: Why Is Oakland Planning Oakland Raiders, NFL Lawsuit ?
Oakland’s much-talked about lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football League itself is set to be ready by December according to its lawyers. But why is Oakland even planning legal action against its beloved team? There has been a ton of misinformation distributed about the environment that created the lawsuit, and what it’s … Read more
City Of Oakland: Shelter Beds Available In West And East Oakland
Shelter Beds in West and East Oakland St. Vincent de Paul Open Again Sunday, Providing Respite for Unsheltered Residents Oakland, CA – Air quality remains at “unhealthy” levels in Oakland, impacting sensitive and vulnerable populations, including our unsheltered residents. Shelter beds are available at two shelters—one in West Oakland and the other in East Oakland. … Read more
City Of Oakland Update On Unhealthy Air Quality, Resources For The Public
Oakland, CA — Our hearts go out to the victims and families of the Camp Fire in Butte County, which continues to burn, and the impacts are being felt across the region as air quality has worsened, fluctuating between “unhealthy” and “very unhealthy.” As of 10 am, the Air Quality Index is in the “very … Read more
On Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Homeless Issue, And Regionalism: Steve Lowe
Steve Lowe, the developer of Old Oakland in Downtown Oakland, wrote this response to Oakland News Now creator and Zennie62Media Founder and CEO Zennie Abraham’s post on what Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf should do to get the County of Alameda to give it’s host city a necessary level of funding to cope with the homeless … Read more
Oakland Host City For President Obama’s Inaugural MBK Rising!
Oakland’s My Brother’s Keeper Coalition Touted as National Model OAKLAND, CA – Today, the My Brother Keeper Alliance (MBK Alliance) announced that Oakland will be the host city for MBK Rising!, its first national convening in February 2019. MBK Rising! will bring together the growing network of MBK Communities and boys and young men of … Read more
Oakland Mayor Schaaf Can Rip Homeless Funds From Alameda County, Here’s How
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has earned her place as the landslide-reelected 50th Mayor of Oakland. But rather than celebrate the occasion with a bold move to end Oakland’s homeless crisis, she takes to social media to whine about, of all things, the County of Alameda not providing enough money for Oakland’s needs. UPDATE: Steve Lowe, … Read more
Ahead Of Las Vegas Stadium Authority Meeting, Problems With Labor, Hotel Tax Revenue
Las Vegas Stadium is said by some publications to be ahead of schedule, but that view is suspect, at best. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority (LVSA) Meeting for November 14th 2018 is less than a day away, and the page presenting its agenda and background information point to problems, on-going and new. Finally, and for … Read more
Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris Interview On 2018 Oakland Elections
ONN – Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris Interview On 2018 Oakland Elections. A wide-ranging livestream interview with the 46th Mayor of Oakland on the 2018 Oakland City Council races. The future of Libby Schaaf, the 50th Mayor of Oakland who won re-election. Desley Brooks and her election challenge from Loren Taylor, who’s the new District 6 … Read more
Mandatory Seismic Retrofit For Oakland Residential Buildings At City Council
Dan Kalb, Oakland’s District One Councilmember, along with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, have drafted a proposed ordinance called “Mandatory Seismic Retrofit For Soft Story Residential Buildings.” I’m proud to author this important public safety and anti-displacement Ordinance for #Oakland. #Oakmtg #seismicsafety #seismicretrofit #haywardfault #EastBay https://t.co/A2sWXQl8Gj — Dan KALB (@DanKalb) November 12, 2018 Right now, the … Read more
Phil Tagami City of Oakland Coal Lease Lawsuit – Interview With His Lawyer
ONN – Phil Tagami City of Oakland Coal Lease Lawsuit – Interview With His Lawyer David Smith of Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips. This is an edited version of the full transcript of our talk, today. Where there were words that were not correctly recorded by the YouTube system, I didn’t make the effort to … Read more
Does Gavin Newsom Know Or Care About Oakland? Steve Lowe Blog
While I too spent a bunch of time in San Francisco’s Marina District, Union Street and Cow Hollow – my family lived just three or so blocks up from the Balboa Cafe on Fillmore – I never got to know California Governor Gavin Newsom or “GovGav” at all, having moved on to Marin back in … Read more
Nikki Bas: Get To Know New Oakland City Council District Two Representative
Nikki Bas, or Nikki Fortunato Bas, is the new Oakland City Council District Two Representative, having defeated incumbent Abel Guillen and challenger Kenzie Donte Smith. Bas becomes the first Filipino Oaklander to serve as Councilmember for District Two. In the case of now former Councilmember Guillen, Bas scored 51.45 percent of the vote, versus 42.30 … Read more
President Trump Shown Being Disrespectful To Black Female Reporters
ONN – President Trump Shown Being Disrespectful To Black Female Reporters Yamiche Alcindor, Abby Phillip, and April Ryan are three top White House television news reporters for The PBS NewsHour, CNN, and American Urban Radio Networks, respectively. They’re all, also black women. For reasons best known to himself at this point, President Donald Trump elected … Read more
White Oakland Celebrates Loren Taylor Win Over Desley Brooks – Postscript
Just after I wrote the Oakland News Now blog post “White Oakland Celebrates Loren Taylor Win Over Desley Brooks,” I received this text message from a friend of mine who I will not name so I can maintain our friendship. But this person wrote something I had to publicly present, respond to, and build a … Read more
Maria Ayerdi Kaplan As TJPA Boss Got Northern California Carpenters Award In 2016
In 2016, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan was celebrated by the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council for her work as Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Executive Director and in developing what is now called Salesforce Transit Center. The NCCRC award was a plaque that read as follows: To Maria Ayerdi Kaplan, Executive Director Transbay Joint Powers Authority … Read more