Oakland panel backs a $10M ice rink fix and new Sharks lease, 4-0
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A new Sharks Ice lease and up to $10M in bonds to overhaul the downtown rink cleared committee 4-0, heading to Council June 16.
Oakland moves to keep job services funded as housing money runs low
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: Up to $2,650,000 in job-service contracts cleared committee for June 2 council. Staff said new affordable-housing money is nearly gone.
Oakland's plan to reshape industrial land heads to council June 2
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A draft industrial-rezoning plan heads to a June 2 council hearing. $2.65M in job-training contracts failed on two 2-2 votes.
Oakland pulls rent rule changes; park deal moves to council
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A package of proposed rent rule changes was pulled 3-1 for more outreach. A $0 Tyrone Carney Park deal heads to the April 14 council vote.
Renters push Oakland for rental inspections; $4.4M lead grant
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A $4.4M lead-paint grant for low-income homes moved to the full council. The committee also reviewed the city's anti-displacement plan.
Taller buildings near Oakland transit? Council weighs in March 3
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: The committee backed exempting most properties from SB 79 until a local plan, and sent it to Council March 3. Unger's amendment failed 2-2.
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.