A year-long effort to change how power is distributed in Oakland’s government just got a little more real.
A City Council committee will hear an official proposal later this month to turn Oakland into a “strong mayor” city. Then the full council will decide whether to put the proposal on the November ballot.
Currently, Oakland has a hybrid form of government, where authority is divided between the mayor, the city administrator, and the City Council in an unusual system that many people say is confusing and ineffective…