Oakland City Attorney's Office

Oakland City Attorney's Office Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the archives of the Legal Briefs newsletter, published by the Oakland City Attorney's Office since 2001.

June 2016 -- Ordinance banning false advertising by anti-choice "crisis pregnancy centers"; Tenant Protection Ordinance lawsuits; commentary on recent Supreme Court decisions (6/29/2016)
May 2016 -- Feds dismiss action against medical cannabis dispensary (6/3/2016)
Apr 2016 -- Court denies Wells Fargo's motion to dismiss Oakland's lawsuit against the bank for racially discriminatory mortgage lending practices (4/30/2016)
Mar 2016 -- Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook to clean up Monsanto's mess; Empyrean Hotel to be sold; securing access to courts for low-income residents and renters (3/31/2016)
Feb 2016 -- Annual Report (3/3/2016)
Jan 2016 -- Gun safety measures pass; important cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (1/29/2016)
Dec 2015 -- New gun safety measures; happy holidays (12/29/2015)
Nov 2015 -- Happy Thanksgiving (11/25/2015)
Oct 2015 -- Oakland continues fight against federal government over right to regulate medical cannabis; City has secured more than $1M in antitrust action against big banks (11/1/2015)
Sep 2015 -- Oakland Sues Wells Fargo for Predatory Lending; Tragedy in Oakland & Oregon (10/3/2015)
Aug 2015 -- City Attorney Expands & Strengthens Service to Oakland; Remembering Julian Bond (8/31/2015)
May 2015 -- City Attorney Wins Public Lawyer of the Year Award (6/18/2015)
Apr 2015 -- Lawsuit against Hotel with History of Violence (4/14/2015)
Mar 2015 -- Neighborhood Law Corps Cleans Up Problem Properties (3/20/2015)
Dec 2014 -- Black Lives Matter; New Policy to Lease rather than Sell City Property; Government Ethics Act (1/8/2015)
Nov 2014 -- Government Ethics Act, High-Stakes Negotiations Policy, Government Data Privacy Roundtable (12/8/2014)
Oct 2014 -- Update to Nuisance Eviction Ordinance, Prompt Payment Policy (11/14/2014)
Sep 2014 -- Lawsuit against owners of troubled apartment complex, savings on outside counsel, introducing the new Neighborhood Law Corps (9/29/2014)
Aug 2014 -- Lawsuit against West Oakland Hotel for appalling conditions and drug sales (8/22/2014)
Jul 2014 -- City reaches clean water agreement with federal government, City Attorney proposes amendments to Nuisance Eviction Ordinance (7/30/2014)
Jun 2014 -- Antitrust lawsuit against big banks, MISSSEY gala and case updates (6/29/2014)
May 2014 -- Senate passes cell phone "kill switch" bill (5/31/2014)
Apr 2014 -- Supporting local small businesses, guide to campaign laws (4/28/2014)
Mar 2014 -- Annual Report, Neighborhood Law Corps brings in revenue for the City of Oakland (3/24/2014)
Feb 2014 -- City Attorney & OPD reach agreement with bar to prevent crime, nuisance activity; illegal dumping update; Black History Month (2/20/2014)
Jan 2014 -- Win in lead paint lawsuit, update on illegal dumping (1/15/2014)
Happy Holidays 2013 (12/31/2013)
Dec 2013 -- Record judgment in immigration fraud case; gun buyback (12/12/2013)
Nov 2013 -- Prosecuting big banks and a win in Appeals Court (11/12/2013)
Oct 2013 -- Illegal Dumping Ordinance, new public records request system & more (10/18/2013)
Sep 2013 -- Oakland stands up for equal opportunity (9/12/2013)
Aug 2013 -- Illegal Dumping Initiative (8/12/2013)
Jul 2013 -- U.S. Supreme Court Rulings (7/9/2013)
Jun 2013 -- Growing Local Businesses (6/11/2013)
May 2013 -- Supporting State Legislation to Help Oakland (5/8/2013)
Mar 2013 -- Electronic Filing Ordinance, Prostitution Hotels (3/28/2013)
Jan 2013 -- Banning Assault Weapons, Graffiti Enforcement (1/29/2013)
Dec 2012 -- Happy Holidays (12/25/2012)
Nov 2012 -- Major Cases and Highlights for Fall 2012 (11/2/2012)
Sep 2012 -- Mid-Year Annual Report (9/19/2012)
Jun 2012 -- Public Safety Update II (6/22/2012)
Mar 2012 -- Public Safety Update (3/19/2012)
Dec 2011 -- Happy Holidays (12/24/2011)
Oct 2011 -- Vision for City Attorney's Office (10/7/2011)
Jul 2011 -- City Council Confirms Parker as City Attorney (7/25/2011)
Jun 2011 -- Barbara Parker Appointed City Attorney (6/10/2011)

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Oakland, California 94612
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