State of emergencies

Alameda County may declare a homelessness state of emergency. Calls for a public safety state of emergency continue to grow in Oakland. Mayor Sheng Thao's administration is in a state of chaos

—HOMELESS EMERGENCY—Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley will call for a countywide state of emergency on Homelessness this afternoon.

—If the declaration is approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, the state of emergency will direct the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency’s Office of Homeless Care and Coordination to create a response to the crisis within 60 days.

—In a memo, Miley says the state of emergency is needed to tie together the roles of the county and its individual cities.

—The county focuses on health and social services regarding homelessness, its cities deal with land-use, planning, and public works, Miley explained.

—In addition, Oakland and Fremont provides additional services, and Berkeley runs its own health department.

—PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY—Meanwhile, calls for Oakland city leaders to declare a public safety state of emergency continue to grow following the city’s inexplicable inability to follow through on state funding to combat retail theft.

—At the Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland, the NAACP and other critics of the city’s poor response to growing violence and mayhem slammed Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her administration.

—“Oakland got nothing,” Oakland NAACP President Cynthia Adams said of the state funding which could have brought millions of dollars to Oakland.

—Greg McConnell of the Oakland Jobs and Housing Coalition suggested the mistake may have been a deliberate move by the city council’s progressive bloc.

—“Why would they not seek the funds?” McConnell said. “Because the money was going to crime prevention in the Oakland Police Department, and there are people in town that prefer that money go to social programs."

—Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao told ABC7 the assertion s “utter B.S.”

—Two weeks ago, Thao resisted calls for a state of emergency, calling the furor “political theater.”

—Last week, Thao said she would instead call a state of emergency on the Oakland Police Commission if they don’t provide her with three suitable candidates for the open police chief position.

—Also on Monday, an independent factfinder looking into the dismissal by Thao earlier this year of popular Oakland Police Chief Leronne Armstrong found his termination was not justified.

—In the report, Judge Maria Rivera recommended that Armstrong’s termination without cause should be reversed. Rivera, however, only suggested possible reinstatement for Armstrong.

—That isn’t likely to happen. Thao stood resolute with her previous decision to fire Armstrong.

—In a statement on Monday, Thao said, “I will say that there was no recommendation that I reverse my decision to move the department forward under new leadership.”

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