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Council is in recess — back Thursday, September 17

10:30 AM · Rules and Legislation Committee

That date comes from the cancellation notice on Oakland Legistar. No agenda or event has been posted for it yet, so treat it as the return date rather than a confirmed meeting.

Checked against Oakland Legistar today — Wednesday, August 5, 2026. This card rebuilds itself every crawl.

Background — written Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 22 days ago. The card at the top of this page is the current picture; what follows is the detailed reporting from that week.

On the agenda — what the committees sent forward

Oakland’s five policy committees met Tuesday, June 23, 2026 and moved the items below to the full City Council, which took them up Tuesday, July 7. Comment windows for that meeting have closed — the card at the top of this page has the next live deadline.

D3 Costco study in West Oakland — 24-month exclusive negotiating deal.

D3 $20.9M Broadway streetscape rebuild (Downtown/Uptown) — now slated July 14.

Citywide $14.7M federal housing & homelessness plan.

Citywide “City of Refuge” sanctuary ordinance & tougher sideshow penalties.

Citywide November ballot measure — transfer-tax change + homelessness-funding advisory vote.

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Nothing is on the Legistar calendar right now. This Meeting Has Been Cancelled. The Next Regularly Scheduled Rules And Legislation Committee Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Thursday September 17, 2026 At 10:30 A.M.

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8 other scheduled meetings in this window were cancelled.

Just happened

Finance & Management Committee
Tue, Jun 23 · 9:30 AM · chaired by Rowena Brown
Passed → Council Jul 7 InnoFin Solutions professional-services contract (Oracle budgeting software support) File 26-0782
Moved Brown · 2nd Unger · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Salary Ordinance amendments & civil-service exemptions for new labor-relations classifications File 26-0772–0776
Moved Unger · 2nd Wang · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Salary Ordinance amendment — Council, City Attorney & City Auditor pay File 26-0680
Moved Brown · 2nd Wang · carried
Received & filed Police & Fire Retirement System (PFRS) investment portfolio as of Mar 31, 2026 File 26-0777
Moved Wang · 2nd Unger · carried
Public Works & Transportation Committee
Tue, Jun 23 · 11:30 AM · chaired by Zac Unger
Passed → Council Jul 7 Street-sweeper broom & brush contracts — United Rotary Brush & Owen Equipment File 26-0761 / 0808
Moved Gallo · 2nd Houston · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Asphalt & concrete disposal for in-house paving operations File 26-0786
Moved Houston · 2nd Wang · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 14th Street Safety Project construction — HSIP Cycle 10 (federal highway-safety funds) File 26-0804
Moved Wang · 2nd Gallo · carried
Rescheduled Broadway Streetscape Improvements construction contract File 26-0805
Community & Economic Development Committee
Tue, Jun 23 · 1:30 PM · chaired by Carroll Fife
Passed → Council Jul 7 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan to U.S. HUD (federal housing & community-development funds) File 26-0701
Moved Brown · 2nd Fife · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Costco Exclusive Negotiation Agreement File 26-0762
Moved Fife · 2nd Brown · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Sale of 319 Chester Street File 26-0737
Moved Fife · 2nd Brown · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Business Improvement District (BID) annual reports & assessment payments File 26-0755
Moved Ramachandran · 2nd Fife · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Redevelopment Successor Agency payment authorization File 26-0756
Moved Ramachandran · 2nd Fife · carried
Life Enrichment Committee
Tue, Jun 23 · 4:00 PM · chaired by Charlene Wang
Passed → Council Jul 7 OFCY year-round program service-term awards FY 2026–2028 (Children & Youth funding) File 26-0783
Moved Wang · 2nd Fife · carried
Public Safety Committee
Tue, Jun 23 · 6:00 PM · chaired by Charlene Wang
Passed → Council Jul 7 Reaffirming Oakland's Sanctuary City Policy (amended) File 26-0391
Moved Wang · 2nd Brown · carried
Passed → Council Jul 7 Temporary street closure on International Blvd. File 26-0742
Moved Wang · 2nd Brown · carried
Received & filed Report on the recruitment process for Chief of Police File 26-0780
Moved Brown · 2nd Houston · carried
Rescheduled Sideshow Penalty Ordinance File 26-0781
Rules & Legislation Committee
Thu, Jun 25 · 10:30 AM · chaired by Rowena Brown
Passed → Council Jul 7 Reappointment to the Board of Port Commissioners File 26-0806
Moved Brown · 2nd Fife · carried
No action taken Mayor's appointment of Elizabeth Lake as Interim City Administrator File 26-0868

Districts

D1 · North Oakland
Zac Unger
Rockridge, Temescal, Bushrod
D2 · Chinatown / Lakeshore
Charlene Wang
Chinatown, Eastlake, Lakeshore
D3 · West / Downtown
Carroll Fife
West Oakland, Downtown, Uptown
D4 · The Hills
Janani Ramachandran
Laurel, Dimond, Montclair
D5 · Fruitvale
Noel Gallo
Fruitvale, Jingletown, San Antonio
D6 · East / Coliseum
Kevin Jenkins
Eastmont, Coliseum, Millsmont
D7 · Deep East
Ken Houston
Elmhurst, Sobrante Park, Brookfield
At-Large · Citywide
Rowena Brown
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