OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLater this month, three Oakland councilmembers will introduce a resolution offering the city’s support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that was rescinded Tuesday by the Trump administration. The executive order issued under President Barack… Read More ›
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Nancy Skinner wants crimes committed by white supremacists groups to be treated as terrorism
Protesters in Berkeley last April. 9TH STATE SENATE DISTRICTBefore the events last week in Charlottesville brought national focus to skirmishes between white supremacists groups and counter-protesters, East Bay State Sen. Nancy Skinner‘s district, which prominently includes Berkeley, was the epicenter… Read More ›
Oakland City Council backs inquiry, Trump impeachment: ‘I hope God blesses us with a miracle and gets rid of both Trump and Pence’
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL“I can’t think of any of my colleagues on this council that voted for Donald Trump,” said Oakland Council President Larry Reid before a number of public speakers lined up to urge the City Council to support a… Read More ›
BART approves ‘safe transit policy,’ its version of sanctuary for undocumented immigrants
BART Board Director Lateefah Simon first proposed the transit agency become a sanctuary for riders in March. BART BOARD OF DIRECTORSA resolution that falls short of declaring BART a so-called sanctuary for undocumented riders, but is instead labeled a “safety… Read More ›
Hayward finally becomes a sanctuary city
HAYWARD CITY COUNCILIt took awhile, but the Hayward City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to join eight other East Bay cities by becoming a sanctuary city. “We started talking about this just after the election,” said Hayward Councilmember Al Mendall. “It’s taken us… Read More ›
Hayward school board applies pressure on City Council to become sanctuary city
HAYWARDThe Hayward school board, and one pesky board member in particular, is adding pressure on the Hayward City Council to become a sanctuary ahead of their June 6 meeting on the subject. The school board unanimously approved a resolution last… Read More ›
Oakland City Council may hear resolution in June seeking possible impeachment of Trump
OAKLAND CITY COUNCILThree Oakland elected officials introduced a resolution Thursday calling for Congress to investigate all impeachable offense alleged of President Donald Trump.The symbolic resolution, authored by Oakalnd Councilmember Dan Kalb, Abel Guillen, was presented to the Oakland City Council… Read More ›
With ‘lightning speed’ Fremont moves to district elections, may expand council to seven
FREMONT CITY COUNCILFremont’s potential move from at-large to district-based elections represents the most stunning change to how the city chooses its elected leaders since its founding, said Fremont City Attorney Harvey Levine. The switch is also occurring at “lightning speed,”… Read More ›
Oakland approves city ban on companies hoping to build Trump’s wall
Oakland Councilmember Abel Guillen’s legislation rebuking the building of Trump’s wall was approved Tuesday night. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILIf a business specializing on a gamut of services from construction to internet services to public relations wants to help build President’s Trump… Read More ›
Alameda approves resolution urging investigation of Trump, possible impeachment
A resident offers support Tuesday night for the Alameda City Council’s resolution to impeach President Trump. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda’s sharp left turn on the political spectrum continued late Tuesday night with a resolution giving support to Rep. Barbara Lee for… Read More ›
Alameda City Council to take up resolution calling for Trump’s impeachment
Rosemary Jordan, a member of Alameda4Impeachment, addressing the Alameda City Council last Tuesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWhen a few members of the public this week pressed the Alameda City Council to pass a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Trump,… Read More ›
Barbara Lee wants Steve Bannon off National Security Council
Rep. Barbara Lee voiced displeasure with Steve Bannon’s appointment at a town hall Saturday. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTEast Bay Rep. Barbara introduced a House bill Tuesday that seeks to remove Steve Bannon, President Trump’s chief political strategist, from his position on… Read More ›
Kaplan to CalPERS: Divest from Dakota and Keystone XL pipelines
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at Standing Rock in late November. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLast November, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan braved blisteringly cold weather to protest the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The project along with the Keystone XL pipeline, another project strongly… Read More ›
‘We have your back’: Alameda becomes a sanctuary city
A rally outside Alameda City Hall Tuesday in support of sanctuary city status attracted one protester displaying the photo of Kate Steinle, who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant last year in San Francisco. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |Alameda is now a sanctuary city after… Read More ›
Oakland reaffirms sanctuary city status; urges for statewide designation
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | A sense of dread over the incoming presidency of Donald Trump may have been alleviated at least for a few hours Tuesday after the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming its status as a… Read More ›
Rebecca Kaplan participated in Standing Rock protests over Thanksgiving
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at the Standing Rock Native American Reservation in the Dakotas last week. PHOTO/Kaplan’s office. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |Last September, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan proposed a resolution to formally oppose the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)… Read More ›
Oakland eyes creating public bank to help city’s underserved, cannabis industry
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | A proposed resolution setting the stage for Oakland to begin studying the feasibility of a public bank was approved Tuesday by the Oakland City Council Finance and Management Committee. The idea of a city-owned public bank,… Read More ›
Glazer’s Port Chicago 50 resolution unanimously approved by state Senate
State Sen. Steve Glazer’s resolution asks President Obama for an executive order exonerating the Port Chicago 50 of their convictions in 1944 for mutiny. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT |The state Senate voted Thursday to urge President Obama to fully… Read More ›
Oakland City Council will offer resolution opposing Indiana’s religious freedom law
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has already banned city government travel to Indiana over passage of its controversial new religious freedom law, which critics say will foster discrimination against members of the LGBT community and other minority… Read More ›
Supervisor Nate Miley wants anti-vaxxers to have a choice
Alameda County supervisors approved a resolution favoring a controversial state senate bill opposed by anti-vaxxers. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | If you squinted your eyes at Tuesday’s Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, you just might have mistaken Supervisor Nate… Read More ›
San Leandro takes stand against crude oil rail deliveries, but wavers over process
Some railway tanker lines are up to 1.5 miles long and carry 2.5 million gallons of crude. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Elected officials in San Leandro have often been reticent about making public stands on somewhat ancillary issues. Four… Read More ›
Desley Brooks’ amazing speech on race in Oakland; need for civil disobedience
Desley Brooks: “Our city has been torn upby angry, young white people, but that’s not the perception that goes out.“ OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Councilmember Desley Brooks can sometimes confound even her strongest supporters with a propensity toward inflammatory and… Read More ›
Oakland City Council Not On Board with Fossil Fuels Rolling Through
Activist before Tuesday’s Oakland City Council meeting in support of a resolution against transport of fossil fuels. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | The Oakland City Council is thinking globally and acting locally. On Tuesday, it passed two resolutions hoping… Read More ›
Oakland Urges Sens. Feinstein, Boxer to Support Postal Service Legislation
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |The state of the U.S. Postal Service is a touchy subject to many in the East Bay. Threats by the federal government to shutter some post offices have ignited strong protests, along with potential cuts nationwide to… Read More ›
Oakland City Council to Commemorate Founding of Historic East Bay Biker Club
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | The East Bay Dragons will go from a bad-ass black biker club to respected community leaders Tuesday night when the Oakland City Council presents the group with a resolution commemorating their founding 55 years ago. Councilmembers… Read More ›
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Meeting, Jan. 7, 2014
Oakland City Council Preview1 Frank Ogawa PlazaTuesday, Jan. 7, 5:30 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE] >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARD First #oakmtg of 2014 this Tuesday. LATHAM SQUARE (Item 14) The City Council will hear both side of a slowly-building… Read More ›
Specter Of Wall Street Waters Down Oakland’s Anti-Foreclosure Resolution
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | FORECLOSURES | What began as two competing resolution designed to show support for Richmond’s audacious plan to help underwater mortgage holders reduce principal and potentially by use of eminent domain, took pains Tuesday night to avoid… Read More ›
Petition Asks Oakland City Council To Send Message To Russia Without Love
Nakhodka, Russia looks a bit like the Port of Oakland. OAKLAND//CIVIL RIGHTS | An online petition is urging the City of Oakland to end a sister city relationship with its Russian counterpart in protest of the country’s anti-gay laws. The petition… Read More ›
Joel Young To Receive His Fate This Week; Likely Censure
AC TRANSIT | AC Transit At-Large Board Director Joel Young will receive his fate this week when the entire board deliberates over a resolution to censure him for misuse of district property for his own personal gain. The resolution posted in… Read More ›
Wieckowski Helping Students Do Their Financial Homework With Bill Of Rights
ASSEMBLY//LEGISLATIVE UPDATE | College graduates saddled with enormous debt following is a growing problem in an economy with little remorse for their inability to find suitable employment to pay back creditors. Alleviating this seemingly perverse divestment in young people’s future continues… Read More ›
