A crowd of people showed up last night to oppose Flock safety drones Oakland County, MI BOC Meeting 4/8/26 vote politics drones news oakland

They are ALL up for reelection in November, but some may run unopposed. #vote #politics #drones #news #oakland

In today's episode of Gee I Sure Hope the Billionaires are Enjoying Their Yachts or Whatever:

"Fife said she couldn’t vote in favor because the policy doesn’t answer the fundamental question of where people can go after an encampment is swept or an RV is towed.

“I can’t support legislation that’s going to perpetuate racist policies that affect my people,” she said. A majority of homeless people in Oakland are Black.

Dozens of members of the public weighed in at the Tuesday morning meeting, about twice as many opposed to the policy as those supporting it.

By allowing the city to tow inhabited vehicles without offering other shelter, “you have not solved a problem, you’ve moved it to the curb,” said James Burch of the Anti Police-Terror Project."

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/14/ken-houston-encampment-abatement-policy-passes-oakland/

#Oakland #Housing #Homelessness #Racism #Policy #Capitalism

Gotta love how this #Oakland city council claims to care about unhoused people while continuing to criminalize them.

Ken Houston and Charlene Wang need to STFU and go after landlords.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/14/ken-houston-encampment-abatement-policy-passes-oakland/

Tuesday, April 14
5:45: PROJECT HAIL MARY
6:30: TITANE (High Dose Cinema)
7:30: BINGO & BEER (free)
9:00: PROJECT HAIL MARY
9:30: ALPHA
#oakland #movie

https://www.thenewparkway.com/upcomingevents/calendar/

The Oakland Roots are off to the best start in team history, after tying the first-place Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday night, April 11. The draw was the first blemish to the Rowdies’ previously perfect record, and resulted in the strongest five-game start to a season in the Roots’ history. https://alamedapost.com/features/sports/oakland-roots-tie-league-leading-tampa-bay-rowdies-2-2/

#alameda #oakland #OaklandRoots #soccer #sports

Hi FediFriends!

I am riding my #bicycle from #Oakland #SFBA to #Sacramento (110 miles!) next week along with a few hundred friends to raise money for OUSD #PublicSchools and I would like to ask for your support.

The ride is called Ride for a Reason and has been going on since 2008. You can read more about the ride here: https://rideforareason.weebly.com/about.html

Donate here: https://runsignup.com/adarshpandit

Thanks in advance for your support!

#BikeTooter

- Adarsh