Ali Winston
Fruitvale residents turn out at Oakland City Hall in support of a youth curfew, more gang injunctions and anti-loitering measures on October 4th, 2011
In front of yet another impassioned capacity crowd at Oakland City Hall, Mayor Jean Quan broke a 4-4 deadlock in the City Council to send proposals for expanded gang injunctions, a youth curfew, and an anti-loitering ordinance back to committee for further research and analysis. The decision, which came around 11:30 PM, illustrated deep divisions on the council and among the community about how to confront Oakland’s entrenched crime problem, as well as Mayor Quan’s conviction that her prevention and intervention-based approach to violence will yield results.
Quan cast the tie-breaking vote to side with Desley Brooks, Nancy Nadel, Jane Brunner and Rebecca Kaplan in sending the anti-crime package back to the Public Safety committee for further review. Larry Reid, Ignacio De La Fuente, Patricia Kernighan and Libby Schaaf were in favor of voting on the proposals on the spot.
