OBOT & OGRE v. City of Oakland is set to go to trial in Alameda County Superior Court on July 10, 2023 at 9:00 am. Judge Noël Wise, Department 514, will preside over the case at the Hayward Hall of Justice, 24405 Amador St. The trial consolidates a suit brought by would-be coal developer Phil […]
OBOT & OGRE v. City of Oakland began on July 10, 2023; the testimony phase of the trial ended on August 31, 2023. A "Courtroom Diary" post on this website gives informal reports (some detailed, others not) of this phase of the trial. The bench trial is being heard by Alameda County Superior Court Judge […]
For years, developer Phil Tagami has been pushing to build a massive coal terminal in West Oakland. Tagami was first backed by a coal company, then by a former coal company executive, and now by a hedge fund managed by Vikas Tandon. The people and City of Oakland have always opposed siting a coal terminal on […]