SF adds 50 officers via $6.25M federal grant, OKs four-year MOUs
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Four-year MOUs for SFPD and SFFD advanced 3-0 with 14% wage growth through 2030. Plus a $6.25M federal grant funding 50 new SFPD officers.
SF eyes $2M cut to Youth Works (+ 80% of teen internships at risk)
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: HRC's proposed $2M cut to SF Youth Works would eliminate about 80% of paid teen internships. MOHCD absorbs an $8.5M cut. OEWD laid off 13.
SF Board pulls airport rideshare surveillance after driver concerns
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Airport rideshare surveillance policy sent back to committee after Supervisor Melgar reversed course. Plus 14 new landmarks.
Oakland pauses contract waivers; summer jobs plan heads to council
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: The committee pulled a $500K apparel deal off the agenda and backed over $3.1M for summer youth jobs. City administration paused local-business waivers.
San Jose hears two hours of pushback on data center plans (+ fixes living wage)
San Jose City Council: Council accepted a data center status report after two hours of public pushback and replaced a living wage formula that delivered a $0 raise last year.
12 of Oakland's 13 flusher trucks are down. Contracts head to council.
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: $16,815,000 in equipment contracts cleared on a 3-1 vote amid a fleet crisis. New FEMA flood rules also advanced to council May 5.
Four San Jose council members move to streamline housing approvals
San Jose City Council: Study session on permitting. Four council members filed a memo to expand rules-based housing approvals citywide. No votes.
SF protects industrial land from SB 79 upzoning; sunset fails 1-2
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: SF's SB 79 Alternative Plan advanced with permanent industrial-zone exemptions intact after sunset amendment failed 1-2. Plus 13 D3 landmarks.
San Jose police overtime hits $72M; response times still missing goal
San Jose Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee: Police audit shows Priority 1 response times averaging 8.1 minutes against a 6-minute goal and $72M in overtime last year.
SF extends green stormwater grants 5 years, $30M already out
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: SFPUC's $30M green stormwater grant program extended, plus a Caltrain pension backstop and an $11.6M Hetch Hetchy compliance contract.