New signs were unveiled Monday morning by Mayor Sheng Thao and members of the City Council and OakDOT.
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An unfamiliar feeling at Oakland City Hall these days: harmony
For the first time in years, there’s significant accord between Oakland’s City Council and mayor. Is that a good thing?
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Under a new Oakland law, there could be fewer ‘trivial’ evictions
Landlords trying to evict over a lease violation will have to prove that it caused them “substantial actual injury.”
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Thao’s budget would give road safety a small boost
OakDOT’s budget takes a slight cut, but investments in traffic safety programs grow.
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Residents of tiny-home village by Lake Merritt told shelter will close in June
An affordable housing project is planned for the E. 12th Street parcel, which is currently the site of a city-run homeless shelter.
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The beginning of the end of Oakland’s eviction moratorium?
Councilmembers say the eviction ban should be phased out while new tenant protections are created.
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The entire Oakland City Council is making road safety a budget priority this year
In their budget memos, each councilmember prioritized infrastructure investments that could save lives by preventing “traffic violence.”
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Nikki Fortunato Bas is re-elected Oakland City Council president
The City Council also plans to return to in-person meetings by March.
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To raise city revenue, a plan to change how Oakland taxes big businesses
Small businesses and big corporations currently pay city taxes at basically the same rate. Once more, some councilmembers want to change that.
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After a fire, more problems for city’s Eastlake tiny-home village
Dewey Academy, the OUSD school next to Lakeview Village, sent a letter to the city demanding changes.
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Oakland mayor and councilmembers offer plan to increase police staffing
Libby Schaaf and Councilmembers Loren Taylor and Treva Reid want to reverse City Council budget decisions, adding another police academy and unfreezing police positions.
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Tiny-home shelter to open on a contentious Eastlake development site
Dozens of people will soon get access to heating and privacy through the temporary program. What happens next is less clear.
