The Oakland Observer

If you don't have time to read today or are just in an "at a glance" mood, the headline pretty much says it all oakland-observer.ghost.io/mystery-east-b…

@astro_della It was cancelled in advance, so not required to say. I assume its Jenkins and JR, because they are at a conference this week

@Oak_Observer who didn't show?

Today's Rules Committee meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum. Observers should be on the lookout for untransparent scheduling in the week or so to come.

@stewbie_doobie The BIDs oppose it, because they think it will mismanage parking which is important to biz; city unions say it will create wasteful upper tier management, no problem to fix; putting it in finance puts green shades on, profit-making, not planning/growth.

@Oak_Observer Why is it unpopular?

CMs have a big opportunity to use the power of the purse to stop the very unpopular CAO's parking transition out of OakDOT. The Parking Administrator is a crucial structure in the shift and while the transition itself doesn't require Council approval, the position does.

90% of Oakland police do not live in Oakland, over 75% don't even live in Alameda County. Almost as many live in San Joaquin County as do Oakland

@ijusteatit Just in the course of regular reporting, I've heard a lot of bad things about it. That elevator thing sticks out, because it followed a fire in the building as well.

Not the first time Affordable senior housing "Oakland Station" has been to council and the news--they had inoperable elevators for quite some time in 2024, iirc

meeting adjourned.

Sorry that was Leticia Bobo

Had to rush back from a break to cover today's council meeting, switched from Tuesday to Monday. But there's nothing on the non consent calendar, and literally nothing in non-consent calendar that's of great public interest. Meeting might be over pretty quick.