Oakland renews phone-cracking contract over fierce public pushback
Oakland City Council: Council renewed a $140,000 Cellebrite phone-cracking contract 6-2, then imposed the full $915,135.40 fine on owners who illegally cut 38 protected trees.
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.
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.
Oakland could double dumping fines and add drone detection
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Backed doubling dumping fines (up to $5,000) and a no-plate offense, plus a $150,000 drone pilot to map dumping. All head to council April 14.
A grocery store may become the library Oakland lost in 1981
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: Members backed buying a $3,495,000 San Pablo Ave grocery store to become the Hoover Branch Library (4-0), and voted 3-1 on continuing kids' food contracts.
Oakland reports 614 officers as rivals offer up to $70K bonuses
Oakland Public Safety Committee: OPD's first vehicle GPS tracker policy, which adds new reporting, heads to a council vote April 14. OPD reported 614 sworn field officers in a recruiting update.
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.
Oakland may move parking out of its transportation department
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A plan to move parking out of OakDOT went to the full council after a packed hearing. Plus state funds for two housing projects.
452 homeless beds at stake as Oakland adds spending rules
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: The committee backed funding to keep 452 shelter beds open, added six-month performance reports, and received the city's five-year homelessness plan.
Oakland backs $900,000 to revive its police cadet program
Oakland Public Safety Committee: Members backed as much as $900,000 to reinstate OPD's cadet program, 4-0, and sent it to the full council for a March 16 vote.