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Oakland City Council votes "Just Cause" on Nov ballot

by another Oakland tenant
Oakland's City Council voted to listen to what thousands of Oakland voters want and need by confirming that the "Just Cause" initiative will be on the November ballots and subject to voter approval.
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22 Action on a report from the Office of the City Clerk on the results of the Signature (002694)Verification of the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance Initiative Petition and a resolutionsubmitting to the voters a proposed initiative ballot measure entitled "A Measure to Enact aCity of Oakland Ordinance to Require "Just Cause" for Eviction of Tenants in CertainResidential Rental Units and Special Eviction Protections for the Elderly, Disabled, andCatastrophically Ill"

A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried bythe following vote:

Votes: ORA\Councilmember Ayes: 8 - Councilmember Brunner, Councilmember Wan, Councilmember Nadel, Councilmember Spees, President of the Council De La Fuente, Councilmember Mayne, Vice Mayor Reid and Councilmember Chang

The following individuals spoke in favor of Items 22 and 22-1: - Andrea Cousins - Rev. Eastwood - Judy Goff - Phil Rapier - Monique Doryland - Bernardo Pandavenes - James Aiken - Bill Smith Agency/ Councilmember Nadel made a motion, seconded by Agency/CouncilmemberBrunner, to approve the report on Item 22 and adopt the resolution on Item22-1, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded asvoting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Brunner, Chang, Mayne, Nadel, Reid,Spees, Wan and President of the Council De La Fuente -8

22-1 A resolution submitting to the voters a proposed initiative ballot measure (002694a)entitled "A Measure to Enact a City of Oakland Ordinance to Require "Just Cause"for Eviction of Tenants in Certain Residential Rental Units and Special EvictionProtections for the Elderly, Disabled, and Catastrophically Ill" at the GeneralMunicipal (Run-Off) Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002; anddirecting the City Clerk to fix the Date for Submission of Arguments and toprovide for Notice and Publication in Accordance with law

A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried bythe following vote:

Votes: ORA\Councilmember Ayes: 8 - Councilmember Brunner, Councilmember Wan, Councilmember Nadel, Councilmember Spees, President of the Council De La Fuente, Councilmember Mayne, Vice Mayor Reid and Councilmember Chang

REFER TO ITEM 22 FOR MOTION. Resolution Number 77255 C.M.S.
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