Oakland City Council
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Oakland extends its pause on new data centers to October 2027
The City Council voted unanimously to stretch a 45-day moratorium by 10 months and 15 days while planners study what large computing facilities would mean for Oakland’s grid, water, air and neighborhoods.
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Oakland’s city administrator replaces three top executives days after Mayor Barbara Lee wins a full term
Transportation Director Josh Rowan, Human Resources Director Mary Hao and Assistant City Administrator Chuck Baker are leaving; the mayor’s office says City Administrator Betsy Lake made the decisions with Ms. Lee’s support, and it has not…
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Oakland’s $30 minimum wage initiative qualifies, putting the next decision before the City Council
County elections officials certified signatures for a measure that would raise Oakland’s minimum wage from $17.34 to $30 an hour by 2037, leaving the council to adopt it, send it to voters or order a 30-day…
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Oakland moves to raise blight fines to as much as $10,000 a day, the first increase since 1968
The City Council gave initial approval to a plan by Councilmember Zac Unger that would raise the ceiling on daily penalties tenfold for owners who leave declared nuisances unfixed, with a final vote set for Nov.…