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 https://oakland.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=398405&GUID=527768C4-BC1D-49B0-BF91-351C953DB87D\n\nS7.34 
  Subject:  Planning Commission Anointments\n    From: Office of the Mayor\n 
    Recommendation: adopt a resolution confirming the Mayor's reappointment 
 of Emily Weinstein (developer), Adhi Nagral (developer) and the appointment 
 of Amanda Monchamp (lawyer).\n\nCouncil Member Kalb (dist 1) initiated and 
 Guillen (dist 2) seconded the motion at the recent Rules & Legis Cmte to 
 place this on the consent portion of the City Council meeting rather than 
 have a discussion of these important appointments at one of the regular 
 committee meetings.  Rather than have residents comment on appointments to 
 what is arguably one of the most powerful commissions within the municipal 
 corporation of Oakland, they are suggesting this be buried in the consent 
 portion of the full council.\n\nNormally, an appointee's resume is included 
 in the council packet.  This resume (or application) is what is typically 
 provided for the mayor to base the initial selection upon.  Typically, an 
 "interview" or meeting would be scheduled afterwards.  \n\nIn general, all 
 but two of the commissioners are an absolute waste of space on this 
 commission.  The commission rubberstamps everything that crosses the dias.  
 This is NOT minutiae.  Their rubberstamping has massive impacts upon the 
 residents of Oakland and will have massive impacts for generations to come. 
  These chairwarmers have approved all of the Specific Area Plans, Planned 
 Development Areas, stack & pack modern tenements, etc.\n\nEmily Weinstein 
 (developer) and Adhi Nagral (developer) have been a steady ally of the 
 bankers and associated gentrifiers.  Amanda Monchamp (lawyer) just happens 
 to be associated with SPUR and is sitting on their new Oakland branch’s 
 Business Membership Committee.  SPUR is a front group for foundations, 
 developers and banksters to hustle through massive gentrification policies. 
  They are funded by developers and large corporations to produce papers 
 that reflect those sponsor’s goals.  City staff, the administration, and 
 our (s)elected representatives know the “workforce” doesn’t 
 understand any of these complex mechanisms and they know the mainstream 
 media won’t take the time and won’t have the inclination to explain any 
 of this.\n\nFor those remaining few with the concentration longer than the 
 average 8 seconds associated with the use of their portable microwave 
 devices, previous mayor Jerry Brown pushed thru a plan for 10,000 stack & 
 pack units.  An estimated +6,000 have been completed since his rotten 
 tenure at city hall.  The current mayor Libby Schaaf was a staffer with 
 both Jerry Brown and council member Ignacio de la Fuente.  Her history 
 suggests she will continue policies associated with both of these rotten 
 representatives.  She already has another rotten SPUR employee on her staff 
 – Tomiquia Moss – who was also the Executive Director of HOPE SF at the 
 San Francisco Mayor's Office.  The federale’s HOPE program is designed to 
 privatize the public housing projects.\n\nThink this doesn’t matter?  
 There are 4 major project stinkeroos on this evening’s agenda that should 
 never have been rubberstamped by the planning commission.  They should have 
 been considerably modified before progressing to the city council.\n\nS7.33 
  Subject:  Downtown Oakland Specific Plan and EIR\n    From:  Planning and 
 Building Dept\n9.1  Subject:  Children’s Hospital and Research Center 
 Oakland’s Master Plan Project\n    From: Planning & Building Dept\n9.2  
 Subject:  4690 Tompkins Avenue Project Appeal\n9.3  Subject:  Final 
 Development Plan for MacArthur Station Phase 3 & 4\n    From: Economic & 
 Workforce Development Dept\n\nContact your (s)elected representative at 
 City Hall and say NO to all three appointees!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/18/18772437.php
SUMMARY:Stop the (re)appointment of Oakland Planning Commission members
LOCATION:Oakland City Council regular meeting\nOakland City Hall, City Council 
 Chamber, 3rd Floor\n1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/18/18772437.php
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