The latest installment in the ongoing saga of the Oakland gang injunctions played out Wednesday afternoon at the Alameda County Courthouse.

A report dated Feb. 11 issued by the Public Safety Committee and signed by City Attorney John Russo and Police Chief Anthony Batts has outlined the city’s expenditures to date in the ongoing gang injunctions civil prosecutions.

The Oakland City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Feb. 15, on the third floor of City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.

Here are Oakland Local's top five to watch for tonight:

Zoning

    * 9.2 General Plan Land Use Diagram
    * 9.3 Commercial and Residential Zoning Amendments

This week, I am so excited I can barely stand myself.

Do you hear me, Oakland? The picks for this weekend involve some extraordinary people who do great work and some genuine issues that need to be addressed. If you're feeling drowsy, don’t you dare sleep!

The most recent court hearing on the controversial issue of Oakland gang injunctions has, for the time being, resulted in an apparent victory for the defense.

So the letter the City Council asked City Attorney John Russo to write back in January to the DOJ about Oakland's plans to have industrial pot farms has now gotten a response. It's pretty straightforward: industrial pot farms are illegal, and if Oakland permits them, we're going to come after the city.

At a recent Fruitvale Unity/Combined Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council meeting, Oakland’s City Attorney, John Russo, gave a rich speech ringing with sound bites regarding the prostitution problem on International Boulevard.

(Background: According to Change.org, Ohio resident Kelley Williams-Bolar is "an African-American single mom living in public housing.

Attending City Council meetings is a great way to learn about and become more involved with your city. But if you've never attending one before, what can you expect?

In Oakland, the Council meets on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of every month. Meetings take place on the third floor of City Hall - at 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza - and are open to the public.

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan announced today several immediate changes to enhance staffing and increase support to the Oakland Police Department were about to happen -- including bringing back 10 lad-off Police officers.

On Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:00pm PST the streets of West Oakland will host a candlelight vigil held in front of 526 Henry Street, Oakland, CA in memory of Elder Berresford “Berry” Bingham; a beloved father of three children and known throughout the neighborhood as the “Community Dad.”  Bingham was the Political Director for SEIU 1021 and a 20 year retired veteran of the United States

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