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Zac Unger’s Oakland — Rockridge, Temescal, Bushrod & North Oakland

Week of June 22–28, 2026 ● Updated Sun, June 21 Source: Legistar (verified)

Act this week

Tuesday is committee day — your best window to be heard

All five standing committees meet Tuesday, June 23. Committee is where items are still movable, before they reach the full Council. District 1 issues land hardest in Public Safety, Public Works & Transportation (commercial corridors & streets), and Community & Economic Development.

To comment: file an eComment or sign up to speak through Legistar. Online comment & speaker sign-ups generally close ~24 hours before — so by Monday, June 22 for Tuesday’s meetings, and by Wednesday, June 24 for Thursday’s Rules Committee.

Open the calendar & eComment →

This week at City Hall

Council & committees are citywide bodies — the same calendar as every district. We flag what matters for District 1. All meetings in City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor. Times Pacific. No full Council meeting this week — committees only.

Tue

Committee Day — 5 meetings

The week’s main event. Agendas are FINAL. Comment by Mon 6/22.

Agendas postedComment by Mon 6/22

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

Rules & Legislation Committee

10:30 AM · The gatekeeper — sets what reaches the agenda next.

Agenda posted

Agenda →

In the news

Citywide decisions this week that reach North Oakland — verified, attributed to the outlet.

‘Strong mayor’ measure heads to the November ballot

Mayor Barbara Lee broke a 4–4 Council tie on June 16 to put a charter measure before voters that would let the mayor veto legislation and budget items — a citywide change that would reshape how decisions get made in every district.

The Oaklandside →

City budget — adoption vote expected by month’s end

Council is set to adopt a tight budget in the coming days; reporting suggests the Measure E services parcel tax looks unlikely to pass. Watch committee & Council agendas on Legistar.

The Oaklandside →

Per The Oakland Observer — week ending 6/21

The strong-mayor measure cleared after the split vote and mayoral tie-break; a Becker contract change drew no-shows from once-allied nonprofits; and the public-records (CPRA) director pushed back on a Council budget decision he says weakens oversight.

The Oakland Observer →

Who · What · When · Where

Who

Councilmember Zac Unger (D1, term to Jan 2029)

What

5 committees Tue 6/23 · Rules Thu 6/25

When

Comment by Mon 6/22 for Tuesday meetings

Where

City Hall Chamber, 3rd Floor · live video on Legistar