NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC RIGHT
OF WAY, STREET AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER A PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 260 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FROM THE VUKASIN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,000;
AND ADOPTING CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS An Ordinance authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement to purchase an easement for public right of way, streets and utility purposes over a portion of the real property located 260 Oak Street, Oakland, California, from The Vukasin Family Limited Partnership in the amount of $255,000; and adopting California Environmental Quality Act findings.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday evening, May 5, 2026, and passed to print 7 Ayes; 1 Excused: Gallo Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 2, 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
Publication Date: Friday, May 29, 2026.
(One Time)
NOTICE AND DIGEST
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE BORROWING OF FUNDS AND THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF 2026-27 NOTES PAYABLE FROM REVENUES
RECEIVED FOR OR ACCRUED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000,000, AND
APPROVING CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS
The Ordinance would authorize the City to borrow up to Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) pursuant to California Government Code section 53850 et seq., to satisfy obligations of the City payable from the General Fund during Fiscal Year 2026-27. The authorized notes would be payable from taxes, revenues, income, cash receipts and other moneys that are received for or accrued to the General Fund of the City for Fiscal Year 2026-27, excluding moneys which, when received by the City, will be encumbered for a special purpose.
Notice of Publication
This Ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting, Tuesday evening, May 19, 2026, and passed to print 7 Ayes; 1 Excused: Fife. Final adoption has been scheduled for the City Council meeting Tuesday evening June 2, 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
Publication Date: Friday, May 29, 2026.
CITY OF OAKLAND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
FOR
CITY WIDE SECURITY SERVICES
Contract Amount: TBD Terms: 3 Years
Project Description: The City of Oakland (“City”) Department of Public Works, is soliciting proposals from qualified, licensed, and insured security service firms -to provide Citywide Security Services. The selected firm(s) will be responsible for delivering both armed and unarmed security services for specified City facilities, for the purpose of maintaining high levels of security at select City facilities.
Preproposal Meeting (Proposer Attendance Mandatory in Person):
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 03, 2026, 10:30 A.M., PT
BROADWAY CONFERENCE ROOM, DALZIEL BLDG
250 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 4th FLOOR
OAKLAND, CA 94612
Proposal Submittal Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2026, by 2:00 P .M. via iSupplier.
Reminders:
• All who wish to participate in this RFP must register (at least 5 days prior to submittal due date) through iSupplier at (https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/ register-with-isupplier) to avoid last minute submittal complications and receive addenda/updates on this RFP . For additional help registering and submitting your proposal to iSupplier please watch the user guide videos at (https://www. oaklandca.gov/documents/isupplier-user-guides).
• Did not receive an invitation? Start Early with iSupplier registration. Upon completion of registration, send an email to [email protected] listing “RFP for Citywide Security Services” as the subject and request an invitation to the RFP .
The Contract Analyst will add your business to the RFP invitation. • The following policies apply to this RFP: Equal Benefits • 50% L/SLBE • Living Wage • Campaign Reform Act • Professional Services Local Hire • Prompt Payment • Arizona Boycott • Dispute Disclosure • Border Wall Prohibition • Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance.
Answers to Questions:
1. For project-related questions contact Contract Administration at contractadmin@ oaklandca.gov
2. For iSupplier related questions after registration contact [email protected] Asha Reed, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council, Friday, May 29, 2026 The City Council reserves the right to reject all proposals. 1111 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 208-7400 • www.alamedactc.org
Invitation For Bid
for
Construction of East Bay Greenway Multimodal (Phase 1) San Leandro Construction Package
(Bid No. R26-0012)
The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) is seeking bids for a construction contract as indicated in the IFB and/or appropriate addenda.
Key Dates:
- Optional In-Person Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for June 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) at Alameda CTC, 1111 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94607
- Bid due date: June 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT
- Bidder inquiries due date: June 22, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PT via Bid Express
All bid documents are available at https://www.bidexpress.com/ solicitations/47381.
Submittals must be made in accordance with the instructions in the IFB.
Any contract awarded must be in compliance with the local, state, and/or federal requirements.
postnewsgroup.comTHE POST, May 27 - June 2, 2026 Page 8 By Carla Thomas
Playwright, director, and actor
Ted Lange returned to the Bay Area
with the premiere of his latest work,
“Shakespeare Over My Shoulder,”
which opened May 15 in San Fran-
cisco in collaboration with the Af-
rican American Shakespeare Com-
pany.
Best known to many as Isaac
Washington, the charismatic bar-
tender on the hit television series
“The Love Boat,” Lange brought
decades of theatrical experience to
a production that blended humor,
history, and literary debate.
At its core, the play explores a
long-debated question: did William
Shakespeare truly write the works
attributed to him?
“I wanted to educate while en-
tertaining,” said Lange, whose
done Shakespearian plays for over
60 years.
Lange’s fascination with Shake-
speare dated back to his youth,
when he first performed as Romeo
in Romeo and Juliet.
Over the years, conversations
with fellow actors and scholars in-
troduced him to alternative author-
ship theories suggesting that figures
like Francis Bacon, Christopher
Marlowe, or Edward de Vere (the
Earl of Oxford),
may have penned some of
Shakespeare’s most famous works.
Those debates lingered through-
out Lange’s career, including dur-
ing his studies at the Royal Acade-
my of Dramatic Art in London.
“That is where I began to hear
the rumors that other people may
have written the plays attributed to
Shakespeare,” he said.
During the COVID-19 pandem-
ic, he began weaving those ideas
into a script that became “Shake-
speare Over My Shoulder.”
Set in London’s White Hart tav-
ern in 1593 during a plague out -
break, the play immerses audiences
in the social and cultural tensions of
the time. It incorporated historical
elements such as the hidden pres-
ence of Marrano Jews, the secrecy
surrounding sexuality, and the ex-
clusion of women from the stage.
Lange also used the production
to make a broader cultural state -
ment. In a deliberate casting choice,
three of the four central figures,
Marlowe, Bacon, and Edward De
Vere (the Earl of Oxford), were por-
trayed as Black, while Shakespeare
was depicted as White.
Lange said this dynamic paral-
leled the history of cultural appro-
priation in American music, where
Black artists have often influenced
mainstream success without equal
recognition.
Humor plays a central role
throughout the production, with
jokes and nods to Shakespeare’s
works woven into the dialogue.
The cast includes Ronnie Rice,
Mychael Anthony Brown, Gary
Moore and Nic Moore.
“I’ve always wanted Shake -
speare to be accessible to every -
one, especially Black people,” said
Lange.
For Lange, now 78, theater is a
forum he’s been able to create freely
and be his own man, as opposed to
the limiting and cutthroat environ-
ment of Hollywood.
He has written 30 plays and says
storytelling is his passion.
Lange, who lives in in Southern
California with his wife, Mary, says
he is enjoying his life and work.
Lange, who is from a fami -
ly of media professionals such as
his mother, trailblazing broadcast-
er Gerri Lange, and his actor-film-
maker brother, Michael, has fond
memories growing up in the Bay
Area. While both are deceased,
Lange reflects on their strength and
creativity.
“My mother was strong. And my
brother, I’ve never met a man better
than him,” he said
“Shakespeare Over My Shoul-
der” runs through June 7 at Theater
33 in San Francisco. The produc-
tion’s script is available on Ama-
zon, where readers can appreciate
and explore Lange’s theories and
creativity.
Ted Lange Premieres New Play Exploring
Shakespeare Authorship Debate
Cast and Director of “Shakespeare Over My Shoulder;” Top Row:
Ronnie Rice, Mychael Anthony Brown; Bottom Row: Gary Moore, Ted Lange, Nic Moore; Photo by Ely McIntire.
By Bo Tefu
California Black Media
California voters will have ex-
panded access to early in-person
voting beginning May 30 as the
state conducts the June 2 primary
election.
Election officials said early vot-
ing locations across California will
open May 30, giving voters addi-
tional opportunities to cast ballots
ahead of Election Day. The move
comes as counties continue rolling
out in-person voting options under
the state’s election system.
V ote centers in counties partic-
ipating in the V oter’s Choice Act
already began opening May 23,
while secure ballot drop-off sites
became available statewide on
May 5.
All active registered voters in
California are receiving vote-by-
mail ballots for the June 2 primary
election. County elections officials
started mailing ballots on May 4.
Currently, voters can return
completed ballots by mail, deliv -
er them to county elections offices,
or use official ballot drop-off loca-
tions throughout the state.
Although the standard voter
registration deadline passed on
May 18, eligible Californians can
still register and vote through the
state’s same-day voter registration
process. Residents who missed
the deadline may register at coun-
ty elections offices or any in-per-
son voting location through Elec-
tion Day.
Election Day is set for June
2, with polling places operating
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Officials said
vote-by-mail ballots must be post-
marked no later than June 2, to be
counted.
State election officials are en -
couraging voters to cast ballots
early, verify registration informa-
tion, and review local voting op -
tions before Election Day as turn-
out efforts continue statewide.
California 2026 Primary
Elections: Early Voting Centers
Open on May 30
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