<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>City of Oakland - File #: 12-0127</title><link>https://oakland.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1222007&amp;GUID=3EDC50CE-AACF-42F3-B9CE-8AE1F216EA89&amp;G=15529D0E-EFE8-4C09-817E-CE554309072E</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://oakland.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?G=15529D0E-EFE8-4C09-817E-CE554309072E&amp;GUID=3EDC50CE-AACF-42F3-B9CE-8AE1F216EA89&amp;ID=1222007&amp;M=LD" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>City of Oakland - File #: 12-0127</title><link>https://oakland.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1222007&amp;GUID=3EDC50CE-AACF-42F3-B9CE-8AE1F216EA89&amp;G=15529D0E-EFE8-4C09-817E-CE554309072E</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3EDC50CE-AACF-42F3-B9CE-8AE1F216EA89-2025-08-27-21-00-15</guid><description>Title: Subject:	Outside Counsel Contracts Report
From:		Councilmember Desley Brooks
Recommendation:   Receive An Informational Report And Possible Action On How The City Attorney's Office Awarded In Excess Of Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) In Outside Counsel Contracts Without Council Approval And/Or A Competitive Bid Process In Violation Of The  City Charter And The City Of Oakland Purchasing Ordinance; Whether The Lack Of A Competitive Bid Process Created A Pay To Play Scheme In The Award Of Outside Counsel Contracts; And Establishing Processes And Procedures To Ensure The City Attorney's Office Complies With The Requirements Of The City Charter And The Purchasing Ordinance</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>