City Council / Mayor

Oakland approved $61 million in contracts with no council vote or prior public review

Oakland delayed the required public reports on these contracts for three years. The report was finally issued this week — and it shows hundreds of…

Oct 30 • Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland’s 911 system was offline for nearly 36 hours: “I got 5” top headlines

Also: City council could get $108,000 pay raises; Disgraced mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged corruption revealed — and more local headlines

Oct 25 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

City council could get raises of up to $108,000 more per year: Oakland’s Measure EE

Oakland already pays its council more per resident than other big cities. The Yes on EE campaign doesn't mention this.

Oct 23 • Alex Montana

Measure EE: In Oakland, accountability is on the ballot

Across our city, Oaklanders want services they can count on, clear answers when something goes wrong, and leaders who take responsibility for fixing…

Oct 21

Measure EE: Oakland voters should reject the “strong-mayor” proposal

It risks corruption and mismanagement, it makes it harder to hold elected leaders accountable, and it doesn’t reflect Oakland’s diverse community…

Oct 18

I got 5: Oakland city public union votes to strike

Also: Reality star Kash (Mackayla Paige) was accidentally killed by her half-sister; Costco moves closer to opening its first warehouse in Oakland — and…

Oct 17 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

I got 5: Oakland mayor Barbara Lee on the hot seat as city unions picket her speech and threaten to strike

Also: BART’s “manufactured” crisis; Oakland is far behind on maintaining storm drain system; judge denies Sheng Thao co-defendant’s request to see…

Oct 10 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

City unions threaten strike, plan to picket mayor Barbara Lee's state of city speech

The two unions, which represent the city's technical and service workers, have been locked in contentious contract negotiations with the city for…

Oct 6 • Oakland Report

I got 5: Wealthy couple shot dead on Oakland’s Panoramic Way

Also: Oakland teachers union rep caught posting political attack flyers at school; Oakland exits 23 years of federal police oversight — and more local…

Oct 4 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

I got 5: Sheng Thao "catch and kill" story allegations admissible in trial, judge rules

City drops another $3+ million to clear sunken boats from Oakland estuary; Oakland city workers prepare for a strike at union-led “strike school” — and…

Sep 27 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

Oaklandside again checked one candidate's claims but not the other's — and the same side came out ahead.

It gave Nate Adams the benefit of evidence, but not council member Charlene Wang. Its previous school board profile gave it to Jennifer Brouhard. The…

Sep 25 • Alex Montana

Carroll Fife said Oakland data center “is not the large-scale mega facility that people have expressed.”

Four weeks later, Fife has proposed a moratorium citing data centers using 5 million gallons of water per day. We estimate this one as using only 5,000…

Sep 21 • Alex Montana

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