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This Week in Oakland

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

Week of June 22–28, 2026 · Updated Sunday, June 21, 2026 · Source: Oakland Legistar (verified)

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Act this week — comment deadlines

All five standing committees meet Tuesday, June 23. To weigh in, file an eComment or sign up to speak via Legistar. Sign-ups generally close ~24 hours before.

Comment by Monday, June 22 for Tuesday’s committee meetings.

Comment by Wednesday, June 24 for Thursday’s Rules & Legislation Committee.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Thu, June 18 — Rules & Legislation Committee held; set this week’s agendas.

Wed, June 17 — City Council budget meeting cancelled; Council had already adopted the mid-cycle budget (6–2) on June 12–13.

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 →