Seattle clamps down on UberX, Lyft, Sidecar – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Seattle’s city council on Thursday night took steps to limit how many cars UberX, Lyft and Sidecar…
At Council Hearing, Calls for New York to Offer Homeless Children and Families … – New York Times
At Council Hearing, Calls for New York to Offer Homeless Children and Families …New York TimesMembers of the City Council…
New York City Council Swiftly Passes Bill to Extend Paid Sick Days – New York Times
New York TimesThe new, more emphatically liberal City Council was in full swing on Wednesday, expanding New York’s law on…
Could Gun Tracing Reduce Violent Crime in Oakland? – NBC Bay Area
Could Gun Tracing Reduce Violent Crime in Oakland?NBC Bay Area“The proliferation of guns on Oakland streets is a terror,” Libby…
Courtney Ruby: Oakland Auditor Quit Running For Mayor After Racism Claims, Back In
Courtney Ruby, the Oakland Auditor, likes punishment; that’s the only logical reason available for why she elected (no pun intended)…
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Committees, Feb. 25, 2014 – Oakland Local
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Committees, Feb. 25, 2014Oakland LocalBE AWARE An additional item offered by Councilmember Libby Schaaf seeks…
Rawlings says Dallas hasn’t given up on notion of tearing out downtown freeway – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsThe state wants to rebuild Interstate 345, a 1.7-mile stretch of concrete linking Interstate 30 with Woodall Rodgers…
Denver considers expanding minority-contracting program – Denver Post
Denver considers expanding minority-contracting programDenver PostDenver would seek to nearly double the percentage of its construction spending that goes to…
Urban beekeeping generates buzz in Los Angeles – The Columbian
The ColumbianLOS ANGELES — For three years, Rob McFarland has kept 25,000 illegal bees on the roof of his West…
Oil and gas company sues city of Dallas over right to drill on leases – Dallas Morning News
Oil and gas company sues city of Dallas over right to drill on leasesDallas Morning NewsTrinity East Energy sued the…
Joe Tuman Aims At Libby Schaaf, Jean Quan In Oakland Mayor’s Race Video
Joe Tuman has fired the first official shot in the unfolding 2014 Oakland Mayor’s Race. In a new YouTube video…
Oakland: Police probe Schaaf swastika fliers – Contra Costa Times
Oakland: Police probe Schaaf swastika fliersContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — Fliers depicting a swastika on Libby Schaaf’s forehead were plastered throughout…
Pat Kernighan: Oakland Councilmember Will Not Seek Reelection In 2014
Pat Kernighan, current Oakland Councilmember and President Of The Oakland City Council, has issued a note to her constituents that…
Oakland News: City Council And Police Radio: Will They Pick Alameda JPA Over Staff Ire?
This bit of Oakland News is, a more disturbing continuation of my Oakland Police Radio blog post of last week.…
Rob Ford: Toronto City Council Strips Mayor Of Some Powers
Rob Ford, in delivering a rather vulgar response to allegations of misconduct that were floated by the Toronto Police, angered…
Oakland News: Schaaf, Kaplan For Mayor Of Oakland? Tagami Wants Oakland Trib
There’s a lot of Oakland News out there, so let’s get to it. First, I have it from several sources…
Oakland City Council Approves McElhaney Redistricting Plan
The Oakland City Council approved a redistricting plan that calls for the adoption of “Map 26,” a new map that…
Oakland City Council Redistricting Hearing Now: Maps 18, 21-28
The Oakland City Council is to take up the annually thorny issue of city council district boundary changes, or what’s…
Oakland Coliseum City ENA Approved By Oakland City Council
The Oakland Coliseum City ENA, or “Exclusive Negotiating Agreement” was unanimously approved by the Oakland City Council Tuesday night. (FYI:…
Deanna Santana: Oakland City Administrator Wants To Hide In Closed Session
The Finance Committee of Oakland’s City Council is scheduled to consider the job classification of personnel who will intake complaints…
Pat Kernighan: Oakland Council President Continues Racist Agenda v. Councilmember Desley Brooks
UPDATE: Oakland’s Kernighan Ignores Info Exonerating Desley Brooks From Censure Oakland Councilmember Pat Kernighan (District Two) has elected to push…
City Council to Consider Adopting Budget and Amendments Tonight
Tonight, beginning sometime after 6:30pm, the Oakland City Council is expected to adopt the fiscal year 2013-2015 budget (item #9). …
Make Oakland Better Now! Mayor’s Budget: Two Proposed Amendments – Part 2
Make Oakland Better Now! will be present at the next Oakland City Council Meeting on June 13th at 6:30pm to urge…
Make Oakland Better Now! : The Mayor’s Budget And Two Proposed Amendments – Part 1
On June 13, Make Oakland Better Now! will be present at the Oakland City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m., urging…
Oakland City Auditor Wrong: Staff Asked Black Local Firm To Front For White Livermore Company
A key part of the “non-interference” report issued by Courtney Ruby, the Oakland City Auditor, and that blamed Councilmember Larry…
Oakland City Council Approves Bratton Contract At 2:17 AM
Arlington, VA – Thanks to Sean Maher, from the City Of Oakland’s press information office, this media release has the…
Come to Tonight’s City Council Meeting – Make Oakland Better Now!
Oaklanders who follow City Hall know that four public safety proposals are coming before the City Council tonight at its…
Oakland Mayor Quan Supports William Bratton OPD Contract
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan issued a letter than may or may not bee seen or cared about as Oakland ponders…
Is Chief William Bratton The Answer For Oakland’s Police? MOBN
Oakland is bringing in William Bratton as a public safety consultant. Bratton made his name nationally as New York City police commissioner.…
Kansas City Uses AutoReturn: New Municipal Towing Management Solution
Say, if you hate going to tow yards in seedy parts of the city you live in (assuming you have…
Oakland News: Oakland City Council Races 48-hrs Before Election Day
In this Oakland News you know it’s just 48 hours before election day when on Saturday night, you see Nyesha…
Four Years From Now In Oakland – Mario Juarez
At the end of my first term I ,Mario Juarez, running for Oakland District Five Councilmember,hope we have a safer…
Talking About Education In Oakland – by Sean Sullivan
TownPAC’s Executive Director Sean Ebon Glenn asks me, Sean Sullivan, about Education, Community Schools and how it relates to my…
Ranked Choice Voting Elections, 2012: Making Your Vote Count
Want to know about ranked choice voting? Read on. It’s a big election year. Those of you who vote by…
Sean Sullivan For Oakland City Council: Why I’m Running. What I’ll Do For District 3
I have been running for Oakland City Council since May 23, 2011 when I had my first house party in…