Background: A Tragic Outcome in Oakland
In the case of Estate of Soakai v. Abdelaziz, — F.4th —-, 2025 WL 1417105 (May 16, 2025), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action involving two police officers,
A Hearing in Oakland On Musk’s Motion to Enjoin OpenAI’s Conversion
The hearing on Elon Musk’s motion to preliminarily enjoin OpenAI’s sale of assets to a public benefit corporation was supposed to take place last month. But Marc Toberoff represents Elon Musk and his house in LA burned to the ground
The Briefing: Trademark Turbulence – Oakland vs SFO in Trademark Showdown
Oakland’s attempt to rename its airport didn’t take off. On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss the trademark dispute between San Francisco and Oakland over airport naming rights.
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The Briefing: Trademark Turbulence – Oakland vs SFO in Trademark Showdown
Oakland’s attempt to rename its airport didn’t take off. On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss the trademark dispute between San Francisco and Oakland over airport naming rights.
How progressive politics turned Kamala Harris s birthplace into a post-apocalyptic nightmare
Oakland, birthplace of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and the city where she launched her ill-fated presidential campaign in 2019, now resembles a post-apocalyptic nightmare, its streets piled high with trash, burned-out vehicles and homeless encampments.Driving through its streets is a
2024 Northern California Grantmakers Annual Conference
On Tuesday, June 18, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) held its Annual Conference: Imagine and Act in Oakland, California. The NCG website included the following in its description of the Conference:
We can only act on what we can imagine. As philanthropy
Appellate Court Holds Oakland Could Collect Impact Fees Notwithstanding A Prior Agreement With A Developer Detailing What Fees Would Apply To The Development Project
In Discovery Builders, Inc. v. City of Oakland (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 799, the First District Court of Appeal held an agreement between a developer and the City of Oakland was unenforceable to the extent it prevented the city from
Misinformation at the Oakland City Council
Alameda County DA reduces charges against 2 men accused of killing Oakland man
The Alameda County district attorney has reduced charges against two men accused in the March 2021 killing of a 75-year-old man in Oakland. The announcement came just before the trial began, and it has reopened old wounds for members of
U.S. Executive Branch Update – July 31, 2023
This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
The President is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the week and has no public events scheduled