San Jose homeless team: 474 contacts, 3 took the ride to services
San Jose Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee: Homeless contact team logged 474 contacts and got 3 to accept a ride to services. ICE-linked review heads to March 10.
Oakland rewrites sex-work law and funds Sausal Creek land return
Oakland City Council: The city's prostitution law now penalizes buyers and creates a survivor support fund. Plus $843,875 in Measure DD funds toward a Sausal Creek land return.
San Jose to weigh childcare as economic policy on March 17
San Jose Neighborhood Services and Education Committee: childcare sent to March 17 budget message as an economic policy goal. FFN caregiver program ends July 1.
SF moves PG&E takeover resolution forward (+ worker protections added)
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: PG&E acquisition resolution cleared 3-0 with new worker protections. Plus a continued hearing on the December 20 outage.
SF extends paratransit contract two more years (+ $18.5M dry dock fix)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Transdev paratransit contract extended two years with $30.8M added, $18.5M pulled to stabilize Port dry docks, plus free Lunar New Year transit.
Oakland revives a trade-zone plan stalled since 2016
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: The committee backed a Foreign Trade Zone change and accepted an impact fee report. The jobs-housing fee brought in nothing this year.
San Jose council pauses fire station, police academy, defunds Med 30
San Jose City Council: $15-20M revenue shortfall confirmed this year, $55-65M forecast deficit ahead; Fire Station 32 and Police Training Center openings paused.
Oakland study: most city contracts went to non-Oakland firms
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: A city study found minority and women-owned firms got far less city work. The committee sent it to council 4-0 and forwarded senior and community grants.
SF approves sobering center as jail alternative (+ $40M hotel tax rebate)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $14,537,426 RESET Center contract approved 9-2 as a jail alternative, plus $40M Hearst Hotel tax rebate and an AT&T cell tower at Diamond Heights.
Oakland firefighters' mental-health contract heads to council
Oakland Public Safety Committee: The committee backed a $700K mental-health contract for firefighters and sent it to the full council for a Feb 17 vote. Ken Houston named vice chair.