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This Week in Oakland

Snapshot — June 30, 2026 (38 days ago). This page was written that week and is kept as a record; the deadlines and next steps on it have passed. For what is happening now, see the homepage.

Every district — the full City Council agenda, tagged by who’s affected.

Week of June 22–28, 2026 · Updated Thursday, June 25, 2026 · Source: Oakland Legistar (verified)

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This week’s five committees met Tuesday, June 23 and Rules met Thursday, June 25 — results below. Their items now go to the full City Council on Tuesday, July 7, 3:30 PM for the binding vote. To weigh in, file an eComment or sign up to speak via Legistar. Sign-ups generally close ~24 hours before.

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This week at City Hall

All in City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor · Times Pacific · committees only this week.

Tue, June 23 — Committee Day (agendas FINAL):

9:30 AM · Finance & Management

11:30 AM · Public Works & Transportation

1:30 PM · Community & Economic Development

4:00 PM · Life Enrichment

6:00 PM · Public Safety

Thu, June 25 — 10:30 AM · Rules & Legislation Committee

On the agenda — citywide breakdown

Tagged by affected district: D1–D7 district-specific · Citywide everywhere.

Community & Economic Development · Tue 1:30 PM

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D3Housing 319 Chester Street (West Oakland) — convert a city-owned for-sale homeownership project into long-term affordable rental. File 26-0737
Why it matters: permanently affordable rental homes in a high-displacement area.

D3Development Costco negotiating agreement (West Oakland) — 24-month exclusive deal to study a Costco at 101 Admiral Robert Toney Way. File 26-0762
Why it matters: jobs & groceries vs. traffic and small-business competition.

D2D3Downtown Business-district renewals — assessments incl. Chinatown, Koreatown, Lake Merritt-Uptown, Downtown & Jack London. File 26-0755
Why it matters: funds cleaning, safety & marketing across the commercial corridors.

CitywideHousing $14.7M federal housing plan — 2026–27 HUD Action Plan for housing, homelessness & rehab. File 26-0701
Why it matters: the year’s blueprint for ~$15M in federal money.

Public Works & Transportation · Tue 11:30 AM

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D3Streets 14th Street safety project — $2.5M for safety improvements, Mandela Parkway to Brush Street. File 26-0804
Why it matters: pedestrian/cyclist safety linking West Oakland to Downtown.

D3Streets Broadway streetscape — $20.9M to rebuild the Broadway corridor (Downtown/Uptown). File 26-0805
Why it matters: a major rebuild of Oakland’s central spine.

Public Safety · Tue 6:00 PM

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CitywideImmigration “City of Refuge” ordinance — codifies Oakland’s sanctuary policy & limits on immigration-detainer cooperation. File 26-0391
Why it matters: writes sanctuary protections into city law.

CitywideSafety Sideshow penalties & police chief search update. Files 26-0781, 26-0780
Why it matters: tougher enforcement, plus who will lead OPD.

Life Enrichment · Tue 4:00 PM

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CitywideYouth $20.7M Oakland Fund for Children & Youth grants.
Why it matters: a year of funding for youth programs across the city.

Rules & Legislation · Thu 10:30 AM

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CitywideHomelessness November ballot measure — transfer-tax change + advisory vote on shelter & homelessness services. File 26-0691
Why it matters: could send real homelessness money to voters.

D3Port Port Commission reappointment — Mayor’s reappointment of Alvina Wong (West Oakland waterfront). File 26-0806
Why it matters: the Port governs air quality, trucking & jobs.

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

In the news

‘Strong mayor’ measure heads to the November ballot (The Oaklandside, June 16) — Mayor Lee broke a 4–4 Council tie. Read →

Council approves mid-cycle budget after tense meeting (Local News Matters, June 15). Read →

Citywide officials

Oakland’s Mayor, Barbara Lee, leads the city administration but does not vote on the Council. See the Mayor page →

Rowena Brown — Councilmember, At-Large
Elected citywide · in office since Jan 2025 · term to Jan 2029

Role: Represents the whole city — so every Oaklander has this seat as a second Council vote, alongside their district member.

Committees: Chairs Community & Economic Development and Education Partnership; sits on Finance & Management, Public Safety, and Rules & Legislation.

Key issues

At-Large office · Ballotpedia