CITY COUNCIL ORDERS STAFF TO HIRE SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER EXPERTS IN REVISING DEFICIENT RESPONSE LETTER TO DRAFT EIR ON OAKLAND AIRPORT EXPANSION

Criticism From Public and Council Members Spurs Decision

As the clock approached 11 pm, four long hours after the October 3rd City Council Meeting  opened to the public, the Council unanimously  approved  a motion, primarily worded by Vice Mayor Tony Daysog and secondarily by Council member Malia Vella, to scrap the City’s Draft Response Letter (DRL) due to  its lack of hard data based on expert analysis.

In its vote, the Council directed staff to go back to the drawing board and hire, in very short order, a variety of experts in fields related to create a robust and informed response.

The council directed staff ...


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