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1 min read 2023-05-25 05:51:08

Fierce competition among billboard firms boils over at Oakland council meeting

Fierce competition among billboard firms boils over at Oakland council meeting Accusations of monopoly and deceit flew at a council committee

4 min read 2023-05-23 05:32:17

On April 18, Karen Bass released her first budget as mayor. The $13 billion spending plan, approved by the City Council last week, earmarked $1.3

3 min read 2023-05-22 20:00:00

Santa Monica’s upcoming budget picture moves from barely in the black to slightly in the red over the next five years, call it an ash grey to

1 min read 2023-05-12 05:32:11

Oakland ethics commission reckons with “devastating” budget proposal Oakland’s ethics watchdog might scale back the “Democracy Dollars”

1 min read 2023-05-10 23:15:00

Oakland Public Ethics Commission hires new executive director The city’s political watchdog agency hired Nicolas Heidorn, a leader in the popular

16 min read 2023-05-02 14:00:00

Steph and Carl, from the UK, were originally due to get married back in 2020 in London but due to various setbacks including the pandemic, their

1 min read 2023-04-29 02:00:00

Oakland City Council in conversation: Kevin Jenkins talks District 6 Jenkins, who took the seat after Loren Taylor, is excited about economic

2 min read 2023-04-26 04:32:30

Downtown Plano has served as a community hub for small business owners, City Hall workers and local patrons since the first rail stop opened in

1 min read 2023-04-26 01:15:55

This post originally appeared in the April 25 Morning Report. The City Council voted 8-1 Monday to proceed with a plan to redevelop six blocks in

1 min read 2023-04-21 06:00:00

Eli Wolfe joins The Oaklandside to cover City Hall Wolfe, who previously covered local government in San Jose, shares his vision for the beat and

1 min read 2023-04-20 06:06:54

Traffic safety advocates deliver Oakland budget petition to City Council Bike and pedestrian activists want the council to increase spending on road

5 min read 2023-04-18 05:02:10

On April 9, City Controller Kenneth Mejia felt the first droplets in what became a political tsunami over the following week. On Monday, tweets by

5 min read 2023-04-18 05:02:10

On April 9, City Controller Kenneth Mejia felt the first droplets in what became a political tsunami over the following week. On Monday, tweets by

1 min read 2023-04-01 00:33:40

Trials, lawsuits, plea deals and coffee — a peek into Alameda County courts Ten stories across three days show the judicial system at work.

2 min read 2023-03-31 02:04:42

Suspended Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas was convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, along with mail and wire fraud,