3 results for month: 10/2026
City of Albany Passes No Coal Resolution
On October 19, 2026, the City of Albany joined Richmond, Emeryville, and Berkeley as East Bay city governments close ranks against coal transport, handling, and storage of coal in our communities. Albany’s City Council passed Resolution 2026-77 unanimously, with one councilmember absent.
A half-dozen speakers addressed the City Council in support of the resolution. The youngest speaker gave this comment:
Hi, I'm Oliver from Cornell Elementary, and I believe we should be against the coal facility because doing this will cause climate change and damage our ecosystems and our health.
Other speakers included Albany residents Ben Eichenberg on ...
ITS to appeal loss in frivolous $1B Kentucky lawsuit
On September 30th, 2026, West Gateway sublessee Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS), owned by hedge fund mogul Jon Brooks, suffered a stinging defeat in its frivolous and forum-shopped bid to impose a claim for hundreds of millions of dollars on the City of Oakland.
US District Court Judge Benjamin Beaton issued his scolding decision in an 18-page ruling that laid out in exacting detail why ITS had no business filing its case in a Kentucky bankruptcy court. Judge Beaton ruled:
the absence of any identifiable pre-confirmation claim or post-confirmation distribution dooms the jurisdictional basis for ITS to return to bankruptcy court. This litigation ...
Kentucky Judge Dismisses “Billion Dollar” Suit Against Oakland
Federal judge notes "whiff of forum-shopping" in tossing Coal company's case