Blog
May 9, 2022
Open through 5/17: Special Member-wide Leadership Vote
Per our bylaws, we are committed to a democratically-controlled brigade that ensures all members have a direct voice in how we operate. With no elected leadership currently on the Steering Committee, this vote offers members a voice in our next steps...
April 3, 2022
Leadership Transition Status: March Steering Committee Recap
OpenOakland is unable to hold an election for brigade leadership, per our bylaws, due to a lack of leadership nominees. The Steering Committee has been working on a contingency plan to address short-term operational needs and long-term structural improvements. We will be putting these to a member-wide vote in the coming weeks...
March 12, 2022
Exploring Structural Change: Feb. Steering Committee Recap
February’s Steering Committee meeting continued to focus on building trust among the group to encourage better communication, and explored upcoming leadership needs in the face of waning engagement...
February 11, 2022
Steering Committee Recap: Dec-Jan
We're a little late with recaps thanks to the end-of-year holidaze. Some unfortunate Twitter trolling upped the urgency in resolving some existing project account management challenges but we identified a path forward that appears feasible to all. We made some exciting progress as we continue to commit to collaborative culture building and brigade strategy, so read on for some community training opportunities...
February 9, 2022
OpenOakland Voices: Tracking Local Legislation
OpenOakland Voices Open Data
Jackson shares the Council Data Project's approach to making city councils more accessible to the public, tracking legislative action, improving inclusion through machine learning and other challenges.
February 8, 2022
Help Oakland Build Better Tech: Join the 2022 OpenOakland Steering Committee
Our all-volunteer collective runs on people power. We’re a nonprofit but unlike most nonprofits, our leadership is elected by OpenOakland’s general membership each year. We’ve gone through a lot of reflection and refocusing over the last couple of years and are so excited to welcome in a new team of Oaklanders to guide our vision as we bridge community and technology for a thriving and equitable Oakland...
December 15, 2021
Sharing Gratitude
OpenOakland welcomed nearly 150 volunteers over the course of 2021! We're blown away by the dedication of so many, despite the tumult and challenges of the year. Earlier this month, we took a moment to pause and invite our brigade to recognize each others' perseverance, contributions and commitment to this community we're all building together. Here's what our volunteers had to share with each other...
December 13, 2021
Moving the Leadership Election Cycle (Nov. Steering Committee Recap)
Last month, our Steering Committee focused on governance, approving changes to OpenOakland’s elections cycle and committing to efforts that we hope will make brigade participation more accessible and representative...
October 21, 2021
Progress on OpenOakland’s Priority Areas
Progress may feel slow to many of us, even invisible sometimes. But we’ve actually made some meaningful changes this year as a result of establishing brigade priorities...
October 4, 2021
September Steering Committee Recap
We had a light crowd at this month’s Steering Committee meeting last Tuesday but still managed to cover a lot of ground...