July 2011 Vol. 11, Issue 5
Oakland City Attorney's Office Newsletter
Legal Briefs Newsletter
In This Issue
City Council appoints Barbara Parker Oakland's City Attorney
City Attorney wins lawsuit against notorious Oakland landlords
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In this issue:

City Council appoints Barbara J. Parker to be Oakland's City Attorney

  

city attyThe City Council voted on Tuesday, July 19 to make Barbara J. Parker Oakland's City Attorney.

Parker, a longtime Oakland resident with decades of experience as an attorney at all levels of government, was appointed to fill the elected City Attorney's seat for the balance of the current term ending in January 2013.

Councilmember Libby Schaff nominated Parker to fill the vacant City Attorney's seat at the Council's last meeting, which was attended by more than 100 Oakland residents, union members, community leaders and others supporting Parker's appointment.

Following the vote, Parker told the Council and the public that she would work hard in an effective, ethical and transparent manner to address the historic challenges facing Oakland.

"I am honored by your support, and also empowered and excited by the work we will do together to fight for the best interests of our city, the community and all Oaklanders," she said.

Parker previously served as second-in-command of the City Attorney's Office. She is a 1975 Harvard Law School graduate and a former Assistant US Attorney for the Northern District of California.
 

Judge orders infamous landlords to sell Oakland properties 

 

A pair of landlords can no longer own multi-unit rental properties in Oakland because of years of inhumane conditions at four apartment buildings in the city.

 

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The City of Oakland and the Alameda County DA prevailed in a lawsuit this month against the pair, who refused for years to address major health and safety violations at their buildings, including infestations of cockroaches, mold, missing fire extinguishers, broken security gates, nonfunctional appliances, water and power shut-offs and other serious problems.

 

Watch the KTVU report on the case  

 

The lawsuit was filed by the Neighborhood Law Corps, the community law unit in the City Attorney's Office.

 

The judge's order also says that City will recover more than $60,000 from the sale of the properties. 

 

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