October 2020 Newsletter City Attorney launches Housing Justice Initiative; Oakland joins Portland to sue Trump Administration; Court appoints receiver to manage 4110 Fruitvale Ave; Oakland and coalition of other state and local governmental entities win lawsuit against Trump Administration’s effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 Census for Congressional reapportionment

 

September 2020 Newsletter

City Attorney’s message about the losses of Justice Ginsburg and Breonna Taylor; City Attorney co-sponsors Resolution that would establish a City Council policy to use gender-inclusive and gender-neutral language in future City laws, policies, and communications; City Attorney co-sponsors Resolution that would make implementation of Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance a top priority, & more.

 

August 2020 Newsletter

City Attorney’s Amicus; City Attorney Wins Lawsuit Requiring Golden State Warriors to Honor Their Agreement to Pay Millions to Oakland for renovations to Oakland Arena; City Attorney Files Lawsuit to Protect Elderly and Disabled Tenants Against Predatory Operators of an Independent Living Facility; Federal Appellate Court Upholds City Attorney’s Right to Continue to Prosecute Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo for Mortgage Discrimination Against Black and Latinx Borrowers

 

City Council unanimously adopts Tenant Protection Ordinance amendments; City Council extends emergency moratorium on residential evictions; City Attorney Parker joins coalition partners in nationwide class action settlement of lawsuits against chemical giant Monsanto; City Attorney files lawsuit to protect tenants from discrimination based on transgender status and potentially life-threatening conditions; Texas appellate court dismisses defendant Exxon Mobil’s attempt to harass California officials for prosecuting climate change lawsuits; resolution to protect the people of Oakland from Trump’s threats to deploy federal troops to Oakland in response to protests

 

Council extends Emergency Eviction Moratorium; FAQ Guidance highlighting Oaklanders’ protections from harassment and discrimination during the COVID-19 crisis; Resolution calling for measures to protect lives of detainees and inmates in Alameda County jails and facilities during the pandemic; Lawsuit to stop tenants’ illegal eviction; Reinstatement of City’s climate change lawsuit against “Big Oil;” Housing Justice Initiate video series, & more.

 

May 2020 Resources for protecting victims of domestic and other interpersonal violence during the Shelter In Place order; Oakland City Attorney & Public Rights Project file U.S. Supreme Court brief defending access to contraceptive care; City Council passes Resolution calling for measures to protect health, safety and lives of detainees and inmates in Alameda County jails and facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

April 2020 Information/resources about the COVID-19 pandemic; City Attorney’s Office operations during the local emergency; Eviction Moratorium Ordinance & more

 

March 2020 Newsletter

 

February 2020 Newsletter

City Attorney’s Annual Report for FY 2018-19; Updates on major cases in the 9th Circuit involving climate change and discriminatory lending; NLC wins trial against sex trafficking business

 

January 2020 Newsletter