Oakland, we got an update on this: it passed the committee and is headed towards council in the consent calendar! #oakmtg
But it definitely still needs our support, please contact your councilmember. See details here:
But it definitely still needs our support, please contact your councilmember. See details here:
July 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Oakland, we got an update on this: it passed the committee and is headed towards council in the consent calendar! #oakmtg
But it definitely still needs our support, please contact your councilmember. See details here:
But it definitely still needs our support, please contact your councilmember. See details here:
Once I had this working, @maggiefero.bsky.social immediately asked for #oakmtg, and luckily it was the same underlying system.
So one month into the project, we had 50k pages across two cities. Not bad!
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So one month into the project, we had 50k pages across two cities. Not bad!
4/n
May 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Once I had this working, @maggiefero.bsky.social immediately asked for #oakmtg, and luckily it was the same underlying system.
So one month into the project, we had 50k pages across two cities. Not bad!
4/n
So one month into the project, we had 50k pages across two cities. Not bad!
4/n
Oaklanders! Tomorrow morning there's an opportunity to speak up in person or on Zoom in favor of Oakland reforming its procurement process (stick with it here) in order to deliver critical street improvements faster and cheaper.
#oakmtg
Rapid Response has all the details:
#oakmtg
Rapid Response has all the details:
Speak up for more traffic safety projects, sooner!
The Oakland Dept. of Transportation (OakDOT) is coming before the Public Works and Transportation Committee of the City Council on Tuesday, July 8th at 11AM with a number of agenda items to streamline...
www.oakrapidresponse.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Oaklanders! Tomorrow morning there's an opportunity to speak up in person or on Zoom in favor of Oakland reforming its procurement process (stick with it here) in order to deliver critical street improvements faster and cheaper.
#oakmtg
Rapid Response has all the details:
#oakmtg
Rapid Response has all the details:
#Alameda has over a dozen Flock cameras installed. #Oakland has many more.
#alamtg #oakmtg
newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...
#alamtg #oakmtg
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New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track and follow ex-romantic partner - The New Bedford Light
Officer Emily Pacheco faces an internal affairs investigation. She was served an abuse prevention order Monday after a judge’s ruling.
newbedfordlight.org
August 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
#Alameda has over a dozen Flock cameras installed. #Oakland has many more.
#alamtg #oakmtg
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#alamtg #oakmtg
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I'm watching #OakMtg on zoom and following @hyphyrepublic.bsky.social 's live reporting here.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:26 PM
I'm watching #OakMtg on zoom and following @hyphyrepublic.bsky.social 's live reporting here.
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Hey, if you follow #BayArea politics (hi #alamtg, #oakmtg). you’ve probably heard of this thing called “ABAG" -- the Association of Bay Area Govts. They pass resolutions cities abide by on things like housing & transit.
CivicBand now tracks their minutes & agendas: mtc.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
CivicBand now tracks their minutes & agendas: mtc.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
meetings: minutes: 1,486 rows where meeting contains "ABAG" sorted by date descending - Metropolitan Transportation Commission (ABAG) Civic DataMenu
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (ABAG) Civic Data contains the databases for civic bodies at mtc.ca
mtc.ca.civic.band
November 14, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Hey, if you follow #BayArea politics (hi #alamtg, #oakmtg). you’ve probably heard of this thing called “ABAG" -- the Association of Bay Area Govts. They pass resolutions cities abide by on things like housing & transit.
CivicBand now tracks their minutes & agendas: mtc.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
CivicBand now tracks their minutes & agendas: mtc.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
Thank you for live-skeeting these meetings. I’m a relatively new Somervillian; returning from the promised lands of California, where I followed the Oakland City council over #oakmtg on Twitter. Great to see the civic spirit continuing in my new home.
February 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Thank you for live-skeeting these meetings. I’m a relatively new Somervillian; returning from the promised lands of California, where I followed the Oakland City council over #oakmtg on Twitter. Great to see the civic spirit continuing in my new home.
This piece from @hyphyrepublic.bsky.social is essential reading before tomorrow morning's #OakMtg
oakland-observer.ghost.io/oakland-budg...
oakland-observer.ghost.io/oakland-budg...
Oakland Budget Update: Tough Solutions to Budget Shortfalls Emerge as Insolvency and Fiscal Emergency Claims Fade
Finance Department/City Admin Find Surplus in Emergency Fund Said to Be Insolvent Weeks Ago; Layoffs, Reducing Emergency Fund Requirement Options That Could Balance Budget
After weeks of cascading ...
oakland-observer.ghost.io
December 9, 2024 at 5:18 AM
This piece from @hyphyrepublic.bsky.social is essential reading before tomorrow morning's #OakMtg
oakland-observer.ghost.io/oakland-budg...
oakland-observer.ghost.io/oakland-budg...
Next up is the bike plan status update. New data is online in map formats here:
<a href="http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2 #oakmtg
<a href="http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2 #oakmtg
Story Map Series
This story map was created with the Story Map Series appl...
oakgis.maps.arcgis.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Next up is the bike plan status update. New data is online in map formats here:
<a href="http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2 #oakmtg
<a href="http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e778c7f232c8400182a7f11e7449b9b2 #oakmtg
Alameda and Oakland have dozens of #Flock cameras in use. #alamtg #oakmtg
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...
www.wired.com
August 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Alameda and Oakland have dozens of #Flock cameras in use. #alamtg #oakmtg
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
There are dozens of ALPR cameras, mostly operated by Flock, in Alameda and Oakland. #alamtg #oakmtg
www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'"
www.404media.co
August 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
There are dozens of ALPR cameras, mostly operated by Flock, in Alameda and Oakland. #alamtg #oakmtg
www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
Relatedly, there are currently two newcomers slated for #oakmtg City Council (Rowena Brown, Zac Unger) who have apparently never spoken at an #Oakland city meeting or served on a commission?
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
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meetings: minutes: 0 rows where search matches "rowena brown" - Oakland Civic DataMenu
Oakland Civic Data contains the databases for civic bodies at oakland.ca
oakland.ca.civic.band
November 6, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Relatedly, there are currently two newcomers slated for #oakmtg City Council (Rowena Brown, Zac Unger) who have apparently never spoken at an #Oakland city meeting or served on a commission?
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
oakland.ca.civic.band/meetings/min...
Three new faces on the #oakmtg dais.
City Council members Rowena Brown, Zac Unger and Ken Houston all getting sworn in today, along with City Attorney Ryan Richardson and the re-elected Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo.
City Council members Rowena Brown, Zac Unger and Ken Houston all getting sworn in today, along with City Attorney Ryan Richardson and the re-elected Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo.
January 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Three new faces on the #oakmtg dais.
City Council members Rowena Brown, Zac Unger and Ken Houston all getting sworn in today, along with City Attorney Ryan Richardson and the re-elected Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo.
City Council members Rowena Brown, Zac Unger and Ken Houston all getting sworn in today, along with City Attorney Ryan Richardson and the re-elected Carroll Fife and Noel Gallo.
March 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
November 8, 2024 at 12:44 AM
"Everybody's imaginations kind of got carried away with all the things we could use this for." Amazing to hear from Kernighan now. #oakmtg
November 8, 2024 at 12:44 AM
"Everybody's imaginations kind of got carried away with all the things we could use this for." Amazing to hear from Kernighan now. #oakmtg