CA Politics
Will California’s New Housing Laws Really Help Oakland’s Affordablity Problem?
On September 29th,California Governor Jerry Brown put pen to the paper of what he called “15 good bills” designed to respond to the state’s affordable housing crisis. But will they really help Oakland’s affordability problem? They are as follows according to the press release from the Governor’s Office:
Libby Schaaf Runs For Re-Election As Mayor Of Oakland,Raises $161K So Far
Libby Schaaf is officially running for re-election as Mayor of Oakland –not new news at all. Let’s take a look at where the 50th Mayor of Oakland,and first white woman to run the City of Oakland,stands in her quest to retain her seat as of this moment in time. Preliminarily,one has to say she looks pretty good,particularly from a fund-raising and competitors standpoint.
Alameda County DA Files Charges Against 7 Oakland Police Officers In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal
Nancy O’Malley,the Alameda County District Attorney,has filed charges against seven Oakland Police Officers that were responsible for the sexual violation of Jasmine Celese Abuslin,who’s commonly known as Celeste Guap. You can read more about the charges filed here,but the DA did not release the names of the officers.