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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.
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Life Enrichment Committee
February 10, 2026

TL;DR

  • A city study found Oakland gave minority and women-owned firms far less work than expected. The committee forwarded it to the full council, 4-0, for a Feb 17 hearing.
  • Grant money for senior groceries and home meals, cut in December 2024, would come back. The committee's 4-0 vote sends it to the council's Feb 17 consent calendar.
  • The committee approved about $1.6 million a year in general-fund grants to ten local nonprofits and cultural groups, 4-0.

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