NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OAKLAND CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
(OAKLAND MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 3, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3.12) TO 1) AMEND SECTION 3.12.045 TO INCREASE THE
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO OFFICEHOLDER FUNDS TO MATCH THE
TEMPORARILY INCREASED LIMITS TO CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATE- CONTROLLED COMMITTEES AND TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE;
AND 2) AMEND SECTION 3.12.150 TO CLARIFY THAT OFFICEHOLDER
EXPENDITURES MAY NOT BE USED FOR MAILING WITHIN THREE MONTHS
OF ANY ELECTION FOR WHICH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL IS RUNNING FOR CITY OFFICE.
This Ordinance amends section 3.12.045 of the Oakland Campaign Reform Act, Title 3, Article III, Chapter 3.12 of the Oakland Municipal Code, to temporarily increase the contribution limits to officeholder expense funds to match the temporarily increased limits to candidates and candidate-controlled committees set forth in 3.12.045 and to extend the sunset date of that temporary section (3.12.045) by six months to December 31, 2029. This Ordinance also amends OMC section 3.12.150 to clarify that officeholder expenditures may not be used for any mailings within three months of any election for which the elected official is running for City office.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025, and passed to print 8 Ayes; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening January 6, 2026, 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 AMENDING THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF ORDINANCE
NO. 12187 C.M.S. (“SALARY ORDINANCE”) TO: (A) ADD THE FULL-TIME CLASSIFICATION OF PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR; AND (B) ADD THE FULL-TIME CLASSIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR;
AND (C) AMEND THE SALARY OF THE FULL-TIME CLASSIFICATION OF PARK EQUIPMENT OPERATOR; AND (D) AMEND THE SALARY OF THE PART-TIME
CLASSIFICATION OF SENIOR AIDE, PT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF OAKLAND’S MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE.
This ordinance authorizes changes to the City’s Classification Plan as shown in the City’s Salary
Schedule to add new classifications and amend existing titles and salary rates. One department is requesting new classifications to align with operational and service delivery needs. This applies to the Payroll Administrator and Procurement and Contracts Administrator classifications. The pay rate for the Park Equipment Operator is being modified to align with the salary rate of the similarly situated classification of Heavy Equipment Operator due to changes in the City’s equipment and the need to comply with commercial driver’s license requirements as governed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Lastly, the pay rate for the Senior Aide, PT classification is being raised to align with the City of Oakland’s new minimum wage rate that will take effect January 1, 2026 per requirements in Measure FF and the Oakland Municipal Code Section 5.92.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025, and passed to print 8 Ayes; Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening January 6, 2026, 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
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grappling with uncertainty.
This year’s BOEN event
brought together elders, families,
and youth from across the Bay
Court in a related case, Illinois
v. Trump, rejecting its nearly
limitless conception of presi -
dential authority to federalize
the National Guard and the ac-
tivities those troops can engage
in.
The deployment of Califor -
nia National Guard troops end-
ed earlier this month after the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit refused to pause
the District Court’s prelimi -
nary injunction order with re -
spect to the deployment, but the
troops remained federalized.
With today’s filing, the Trump
administration agrees to allow
the District Court’s order with
regard to the federalization of
these troops to go into effect,
allowing for the return of com-
mand of these troops to Gover-
nor GavinNewsom for the first
time since they were initially
federalized in early June.
“For six months, California
National Guard troops have
been used as political pawns
by a President desperate to be
king. From the political display
in MacArthur Park to their un-
lawful participation in indis -
criminate immigration raids,
the militaristic deployment of
National Guard troops to Los
Angeles streets has left lasting
scars in Angeleno communi -
ties.
“There is a reason our
founders decided military and
civilian affairs must be kept
separate; a reason that our mili-
tary is, by design, apolitical,”
said Bonta. “Now, in the face
of a stinging rebuke by the U.S.
Supreme Court, the Trump ad-
ministration is backing away
from its efforts to federalize
and deploy California National
Guard troops.
“I’m incredibly proud of my
team who worked nights and
weekends to defend the Con -
stitution and bring about an
end of the President’s unlawful
overreach of executive power.
While our rule of law remains
under threat, our democratic
institutions are holding. My of-
fice is not backing down — and
we’re ready for whatever fights
lie ahead.”
California Attorney General
Rob Bonta’ s media relations
office is the source of this re -
port.
and youth from across the Bay
Area for an evening that blended
ceremony, reflection, and to -
getherness. Attendees gathered
around the symbolic kinara for
the lighting of the Kwanzaa can -
dles, each flame representing one
of the Nguzo Saba, the seven prin-
ciples of Kwanzaa.
The principle of Kujichagulia
– self-determination – gave the
celebration its theme and guided
the stories, performances, and
lessons shared throughout the
evening.
Guests enjoyed the rhythmic
pulse of African drumming and
the grace of traditional African
dance. Dancers at one point invit-
ed audience members to join in.
Speakers and storytellers of -
fered powerful reflections on
identity and perseverance, draw -
ing connections between the
struggle of previous generations
and the challenges of today.
The community paid tribute to
cultural icons and elders through
a libation ceremony, honoring
the spirits of multiple commu -
nity members including the late
D’Wayne Wiggins and park rang-
er Betty Reid Soskin, and others
whose legacies of artistry and ac-
tivism inspired those present.
Speakers also reflected on the
deeper meaning of Kwanzaa’s
59th anniversary. They recalled
the era of segregation and the
hard-won integration that, while
opening doors, also disrupted the
self-sustaining Black communi -
ties that once thrived.
Invoking Frederick Douglass’s
wisdom, “It is easier to build
strong children than to repair bro-
ken men,” elders emphasized the
urgent need to strengthen fami -
lies and reinvest in youth devel -
opment.
They urged the audience to em-
brace the concept of Sankofa by
the Akan people of Ghana, which
means to look back and reclaim
the lessons of the past in order to
move forward with purpose.
Throughout the evening, a
spirit of Ubuntu, “I am because
we are,” anchored the gathering.
Elders spoke about collective
healing and the importance of
relearning emotional intelligence
as a means of strengthening com-
munity bonds.
“Service is the rent you pay for
your time on earth,” one speaker
reminded the crowd, echoing
generations of Black leaders who
linked personal responsibility
with community survival.
Guests enjoyed a buffet-style
dinner of smoked chicken, roasted
vegetables, beans, rice, and hibis-
cus tea. Children’s activities gave
families a chance to connect and
celebrate together, reinforcing
BOEN’s mission to create spaces
where the divine masculinity of
Black boys and men is a founda -
tional strength in the community.
BOEN continues to enact the
principles of Kwanzaa on a daily
basis with its commitment to ad -
vocacy, cultural preservation,
and community wellness through
its early support of the African
American Male Achievement Ini-
tiative, now Kingmakers of Oak -
land.
BOEN’s Bese Saka Initia -
tive in partnership with the San
Francisco Foundation, supports
18 Black-led organizations. Rise
East’s 40 x 40 Council imple -
ments the infrastructural rein -
vention of Deep East Oakland
and creation of the Black Youth
Development (BYD) Program.
For more information visit
BrotherhoodofElders.net
Brotherhood of Elders Network
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on homeless encampments. The
City of Fremont earlier this year
briefly made “aiding, abetting or
concealing” an illegal homeless
encampment a misdemeanor. Its
City Council later walked back
that language – after CalMatters
first repor ted it – but it made a last-
ing impression on state legislators.
The legislation follows a state-
wide push toward the increased
policing of homeless Californians.
In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court
gave cities more power to cite and
arrest people for sleeping outside,
even if they have no shelter avail-
able. Since then, arrests and cita -
tions for homelessness-related of-
fenses have soared in cities across
the state.
By Post Staff
As part of the 2026 National
Impact Spotlight, Oakland Mayor
Barbara Lee’s ‘Speaking Truth to
Power’ community will expand
its work with the launch of the
new film “She Dared to Dream:
Ayanna Pressley.”
Released in August, the docu -
mentary is about U.S. Ayanna
Soyini Pressley, 51, the first Black
woman to serve on the City Coun-
cil in Boston, Massachusetts,
who would become the first Black
woman to elected to Congress in
the state in 2019.
She rapidly became known
as one of the members of ‘The
Squad,’ a group of newly elected
progressive women of color that
included New York’s Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota’s Il -
han Omar, and Rashida Tlaib of
Michigan who were all pushing
for Medicare for All and the Green
New Deal.
Her tenure overlapped with
Lee, who represented California’s
12th District until 2024 when
she stepped down after running
for the U.S. Senate. The women,
who were each part of the Black
Caucus and Progressive Caucus
in Congress, will be highlighted
in next year’s Indie Film Festival
with showings in Los Angeles,
Oakland, Atlanta and beyond.
The partnership, according to
an announcement by National Im-
pact Spotlight, “places both ‘She
Dared to Dream: Ayanna Press -
ley,’ and ‘Barbara Lee: Speaking
Truth to Power’ at the center of ur-
gent national conversations about
democracy, women’s leadership,
racial equity and civic participa -
tion.”
The Indie Film Festival,
founded by Dave Brown – the son
of former Third Baptist Church
pastor Amos C. Brown – will host
the film premiere in Oakland at
the Grand Lake Theater on March
8, 2026.
The evening will feature a
Q&A with Pressley and film di -
rector Abby Ginzburg hosted by
Lee and U.S. Rep. Lateefah Si -
mon, creating a rare intergenera -
tional dialogue on leadership, leg-
acy and the future of democracy.
Undated photo of Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee with U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley. Image courtesy National Impact Spotlight.
Legacy of Black Women in
Congress Highlighted in
New Film Premiering in
Oakland in 2026