age $5 to $35 per vehicle. At face
value, the pass would cost around
$195 to purchase.
Of the survey respondents,
nearly 70% reported household
incomes below $60,000 and over
63% identify as people of color.
The survey also reported that
90% of participants planned to
visit parks more than seven times
a year thanks to the pass.
Now the program is set to end
on Dec. 31 as the state Legislature
works to reduce the state’s deficit
for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
“Cutting funding for this pro -
gram sends the wrong message
about California’s commitment
to equity in outdoor access,” said
Rachel Norton, the foundation’s
executive director. “The Califor -
nia State Library Parks Pass is a
proven and well-used program
that’s reaching the people it was
created to serve. Ending it now
would waste years of investment
and undermine meaningful prog -
ress in expanding access to na -
ture.”
While the library pass program
is slated to be cut, two programs
also funded by the state, the Cali-
fornia State Park Adventure Pass
for fourth graders and the Gold -
en Bear Pass for income-eligible
households, will continue.
The foundation is asking resi -
dents to contact their legislators to
demand that the California State
Library Parks Pass funding is re -
stored.
More information can be
found at http://calparks.org/
librarypass2025.
tims in Los Angeles and be -
yond, by assisting with mort -
gage payments to relieve fi -
nancial pressure and stress as
families rebuild and recover.”
To qualify, the home must
have been impacted by a di -
saster that received a State of
Emergency or Major Disaster
Declaration between January
2023 and January 2025, includ-
ing events such as the Eaton
Fire, Park Fire, and San Diego
floods. The California Hous -
ing Finance Agency (CalHFA)
will manage the program, and
funds will go directly to mort-
gage servicers. The grants do
not need to be repaid.
The state is also pairing
the fund with $25 million in
housing counseling to help
homeowners navigate recov -
ery. “The CalAssist Mortgage
Fund will provide more than
$100 million in valuable sup -
port to help ease the financial
pressure survivors face,” said
Tomiquia Moss, Secretary of
California’s Business, Con -
sumer Services and Housing
Agency.
CalHFA Chief Deputy Di -
rector Rebecca Franklin em -
phasized, “Hard-working fam-
ilies across the state, from Al-
tadena to Chico, deserve relief
as they work to recover from
these devastating events.”
Homeowners can find eligi-
bility information and apply at
CalAssistMortgageFund.org
or call 800-501-0019 for as -
sistance. Applications are free
and grants are awarded on a
first-come, first-served basis.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass
thanked local law enforce -
ment for keeping the peace in
the city.
This is a difficult time for
our city. As we recover from
an unprecedented natural di -
saster, many in our communi -
ty are feeling fear following
recent federal immigration en-
forcement actions across Los
Angeles County. Reports of
unrest outside the city, includ-
ing in Paramount, are deeply
concerning,” posted Bass on
X.
“We’ve been in direct con -
tact with officials in Wash -
ington, D.C. and are work -
ing closely with law enforce -
ment to find the best path for -
ward. Everyone has the right
to peacefully protest, but let
me be clear: violence and de -
struction are unacceptable, and
those responsible will be held
accountable,” she added.
On June 9, the Trump ad -
ministration said it will send
2,000 National Guard troops
to Los Angeles to quell the an-
ti-ICE protests.
Newsom called the decision
“deranged.”
“As the federal government
conducts chaotic immigration
sweeps across the country, the
state is deploying addition -
al CHP to maintain safety on
Los Angeles highways to keep
the peace,” wrote Newsom in
a statement posted on X. “It’s
not their job to assist in federal
immigration enforcement. The
federal government is sowing
chaos so they can have an ex -
cuse to escalate. That is not the
way any civilized country be -
haves.”
states created uncertainty,
and the Trump administra -
tion’s dismissal of a key law -
suit against Idaho in March re-
moved federal enforcement in
those states.
While the rollback does not
change California law, New -
som said it could discour -
age hospitals and physicians
in other states from providing
emergency care. States like
Idaho, Mississippi, and Okla -
homa do not allow abortion as
a stabilizing treatment unless a
patient’s life is already at risk.
California has taken sever -
al steps to expand reproduc -
tive protections, including the
launch of Abortion.CA.Gov
and leadership in the Repro -
ductive Freedom Alliance, a
coalition of 23 governors sup-
porting access to abortion care.
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NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OAKLAND CAMPAIGN REFORM
ACT (OAKLAND MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 3, MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS, ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3.12), TO ADD SECTION
3.12.045 TO TEMPORARILY INCREASE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
FOR CANDIDATES AND TO AMEND SECTION 3.12.150 TO
INCREASE OFFICEHOLDER FUND LIMITS AND AMENDING
THE LIMITED PUBLIC FINANCING ACT OF 2024 (OAKLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 3, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, ARTICLE
III, CHAPTER 3.13), TO AMEND SECTIONS 3.13.060 AND
3.13.265 TO EXTEND THE LIMITED PUBLIC FINANCING ACT
TO APPLY TO 2026 AND 2028 GENERAL ELECTIONS
This Ordinance adds section 3.12.045 to the Oakland Campaign Reform Act, Title 3, Article III, Chapter 3.12 of the Oakland Municipal Code, to temporarily increase the contribution limits set for campaign contributions to candidates and returns to CPI-adjusted limits applicable in 2022 of $900 and $1800 from persons and broad-based political committees, respectively, for all candidates, unless the availability of Democracy Dollars funding meets a certain minimum standard. This Ordinance amends section 3.12.150 to increase officeholder fund limits for District Councilmembers to $75,000 and City-wide offices to $100,000.
This Ordinance also amends sections 3.13.060 and 3.13.265 of the Limited Public Financing Act of 2024, Title 3, Article III, Chapter
3.13 of the Oakland Municipal Code to extend the Limited Public Financing Act to apply to 2026 and 2028 general elections.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday afternoon June 3, 2025, and passed to print 7 Ayes; 1 No – Gallo. Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 17, 2025, 3:30 P .M., at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
NOTICE AND DIGEST
AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE CITY OF OAKLAND FIRE
HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE
This ordinance designates the City of Oakland Fire Hazard Severity Zone, including areas not identified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by the State Fire Marshall, as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones following a finding supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Government Code Section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protection within the area.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday afternoon June 3, 2025, and passed to print 8 Ayes; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 17, 2025, 3:30 P .M., at One Frank H.
Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13799 C.M.S.
(WHICH ADOPTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE), AS AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH, MODIFY AND
DELETE FEES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY THE CITY OF
OAKLAND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
This Ordinance amends The FY 2024-25 Master Fee Schedule, as amended, to modify and establish City of Oakland fees for fiscal year 2025-26 as set forth in the Ordinance.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday afternoon June 3, 2025, and passed to print 8 Ayes; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 17, 2025, 3:30 P .M., at One Frank H.
Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AMENDING OAKLAND MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 9.52 SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS TO ADD A LATE
FEE FOR TIERS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR SPECIAL EVENT
APPLICATIONS
This Ordinance amends Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 9.52, the Special Events Permitting Ordinance, to add a Special Event Late Application Fee of Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($377), as proposed to be established and updated by the City’s Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, for Tiers Two, Three, and Four to applications submitted after the established deadlines set forth in Section 9.52.050 to encourage timely submittal of applications.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday afternoon June 3, 2025, and passed to print 8 Ayes; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 17, 2025, 3:30 P .M., at One Frank H.
Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE 1) AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
INCREASE IN THE RATE OF PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED BY
VOTER-APPROVED MEASURES; AND 2) FIXING THE RATE
OF THE PROPERTY TAX AND LEVYING A TAX ON REAL
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES RETENTION ACT OF 1997 (MEASURE M), THE
PARAMEDIC SERVICES ACT OF 1997 (MEASURE N), THE
LIBRARY SERVICES RETENTION AND ENHANCEMENT
ACT (MEASURE C), THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ACT (MEASURE NN), THE 2018 OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
PRESERVATION ACT (MEASURE D), THE 2020 OAKLAND
PARKS AND RECREATION PRESERVATION, LITTER
REDUCTION, HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT ACT (MEASURE
Q), THE CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE OF 2018 (MEASURE AA),
THE 2022 OAKLAND ZOO ANIMAL CARE, EDUCATION
AND IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE (MEASURE Y), AND
THE WILDFIRE PREVENTION FINANCING ACT OF 2024
(MEASURE MM)
This ordinance would authorize an increase of either 2.8 percent consistent with the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco Bay Area or 3.6 percent consistent with the change in the California Per Capita Personal Income as determined by California Department of Finance, to the special parcel tax rates imposed in accordance with the voter-approved Emergency Medical Services Retention Act Of 1997 (Measure M), The 1997 Paramedic Services Act (Measure N), The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act (Measure C), The 2018 Oakland Public Library Preservation Act (Measure D), the 2020 Oakland Parks and Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, and Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q), The Children’s Initiative of 2018 (Measure AA), and the 2022 Oakland Zoo Animal Care, Education and Improvement Ordinance (Measure Y),. The increase would be effective July 1, 2025. The ordinance would also authorize the City Council to fix the rates and levy the taxes at the new rates for all referenced tax measures and fix and levy the taxes imposed by the Oakland Community Violence Reduction And Emergency Response Act (Measure NN) and the Wildfire Prevention Financing Act Of 2024 (Measure MM) for fiscal year 2025-26.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday afternoon June 3, 2025, and passed to print 7 Ayes, 1 No - Gallo; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 17, 2025, 3:30 P .M., at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Council Chamber, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, and via Teleconference.
Three full copies are available for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk at One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st floor, Oakland, California.
ASHA REED, City Clerk
Gov. Newsom
Blasts Rollback
of Emergency
Abortion Care
Protections ...
New CalAssist
Fund Offers
$105M Lifeline ...
Black Caucus
Denounces L.A.
County ICE
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lic eye for much of the 1990s
and early 2000s, Stone staged
occasional comebacks. He
was inducted into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, re-
ceived a Lifetime Achieve -
ment Award from the Gram -
mys in 2017, and captured
public attention following the
2023 release of his memoir
“Thank You (Falettinme Be
Mice Elf Agin)”—published
under Questlove’s imprint. He
also completed a biographical
screenplay and was featured in
Questlove’s documentary “Sly
Lives!” earlier this year.
His influence endured
across generations. Critics and
historians repeatedly credit
him with perfecting funk and
creating a “progressive soul,”
shaping a path for racial inte -
gration both onstage and in the
broader culture.
“Rest in beats Sly Stone,”
legendary Public Enemy front-
man Chuck D posted on so -
cial media with an illustra -
tive drawing of the artist. “We
should thank Questlove of the
Roots for keeping his fire blaz-
ing in this century.”
Emmy-winning entertain -
ment publicist Danny Deraney
also paid homage. “Rest easy
Sly Stone,” Deraney post -
ed. “You changed music (and
me) forever. The time he won
over Ed Sullivan’s audience in
1968. Simply magical. Free -
lance music publicist and Sir -
ius XM host Eric Alper also of-
fered a tribute.
“The funk pioneer who
made the world dance, think,
and get higher,” Alper wrote of
Sly Stone. “His music changed
everything—and it still does.”
Sly Stone is survived by
three children.
Legendary Funk
Pioneer Sly Stone
Dies at 82 ...
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SEIU local 1021 represents
60,000 employees in multiple
fields in Northern California.
SEIU local 1021 President The -
resa Rutherford said Huerta was
hospitalized following his assault
by ICE agents and that he was only
present at the protest as an observ-
er. She said Saturday that it re -
mained unclear why he was still
being detained.
Rutherford also passed on a
statement from Huerta.
“President David Huerta has
long been a fighter for immigrant
rights and worker rights. He said,
‘What happened to me is not about
me. This is about something much
bigger. This is about how we as a
community stand together and re-
sist the injustice that’s happening.
Hard-working people, and mem -
bers of our family and our commu-
nity, are being treated like crimi -
nals. We all collectively must ob-
ject to this madness because this is
not justice. This is injustice. And
we all have to stand on the right
side of justice.’”
The union is planning a rally
Monday at 4 p.m. in Sacramento
to protest the arrest and raids that
will be held on the west side of the
Capitol.
The San Francisco Labor Coun-
cil also released a statement de -
nouncing the arrest and calling for
his immediate release.
“We also call for an end to the
cruel, destructive, and indiscrimi-
nate ICE raids that are tearing apart
our communities, disrupting our
economy, and hurting all working
people. Immigrant workers are es-
sential to our society: feeding our
nation, caring for our elders, clean-
ing our workplaces, and building
our homes,” the statement said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom also con-
demned the deployment of 2,000
California National Guard troops
to Los Angeles in response to the
protests in a news release Sunday
that included a litany of statements
critical of the ICE raids and mili-
tary deployment from 14 of the
state’s congressional representa -
tives, both of its U.S. Senators,
state Attorney General Rob Bonta,
several state lawmakers, and rep-
resentatives of the NAACP, ACLU
Southern California, and Amnesty
International.
Detention of
SEIU President ...
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