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KRON4: Oakland councilmember talks election results
Councilmember Carroll Fife shares her thoughts on the recent election results.
East Bay Times: Oakland spent nearly $80,000 fighting fires at its biggest homeless encampment
Councilmembers Carroll Fife and Sheng Thao requested a report on the cost accrued by the City of Oakland to address fires at encampments. The report presented this week found it cost the city an estimated $78,441 over the course of a year.
KQED: In Pushing Affordable Housing Measures, Local Leaders Ask Voters to Contend With Racist Housing Law
Article on Oakland’s Measure Q and the many other Bay Area measures that are seeking to build much needed low-rent housing. Article shares the history on Article 34 in the California Constitution and how the amendment was intended to keep neighborhoods segregated and came as a direct result of white backlash to civil rights victories.
SF Chronicle: Oakland action on license plate readers tries to balance violent crime worries with privacy concerns
City Council deliberates the effectiveness and data storage requirements of license plate readers for solving crime.
CBS News: Affordable rental housing on the November ballot with Oakland Measure Q
Measure Q aims to provide affordable rental housing for Oakland residents. Voter authorization to build low-rent housing is required by the state Constitution Article 34.
FOX2: Oakland city leaders promote "Love Life" to reduce gun violence
Brief news coverage from Councilmember Carroll Fife’s District 3 Public Safety Townhall on October 8th, 2022.
Oaklandside: Oakland councilmembers and city administration clash over proposal to use army base for homeless shelter
A detailed article on key moments regarding the handling of the Wood Street encampment by Caltrans and the City of Oakland, as well as of the Oct 4th City Council meeting where Councilmember Carroll Fife introduced legislation to provide emergency access for displaced residents to the the city owned North Gateway parcel.
SF Chronicle: Tensions flare in Oakland over where to house homeless people being evicted from massive encampment
Article time-lining the clear out of the Wood Street encampment by Caltrans and City of Oakland’s response in the lead up to the Oct 4th City Council meeting where Councilmember Carroll Fife introduced legislation to immediately allow emergency access to city-owned lands for displaced residents.
