Oakland City Council
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The Oakland City Council is the elected legislative body that sets policy, passes laws, and oversees the budget for the city of Oakland, California.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Oakland City Council Context triple: [Oakland, governingBody, Oakland City Council]
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A.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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B.
Portland City Council
The Portland City Council is the elected legislative and policy-making body that oversees municipal governance and services for the city of Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Portland City Council
Portland City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing city governance in Portland, Maine.
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D.
Sacramento City Council
The Sacramento City Council is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing local laws, and overseeing the municipal government of Sacramento, California.
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E.
Los Angeles City Council
The Los Angeles City Council is the legislative body of the City of Los Angeles, responsible for creating local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing city services and development across its districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Oakland City Council Target entity description: The Oakland City Council is the elected legislative body that sets policy, passes laws, and oversees the budget for the city of Oakland, California.
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A.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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B.
Portland City Council
The Portland City Council is the elected legislative and policy-making body that oversees municipal governance and services for the city of Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Portland City Council
Portland City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing city governance in Portland, Maine.
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D.
Sacramento City Council
The Sacramento City Council is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing local laws, and overseeing the municipal government of Sacramento, California.
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E.
Los Angeles City Council
The Los Angeles City Council is the legislative body of the City of Los Angeles, responsible for creating local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing city services and development across its districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city council
ⓘ
municipal legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | Oakland Municipal Code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
|
| budgetaryResponsibility | adoption and amendment of the City of Oakland annual budget ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoOf | Mayor of Oakland ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electorate | residents of Oakland, California eligible to vote ⓘ |
| elects |
Oakland City Council President from among its members
ⓘ
Oakland City Council Vice Mayor from among its members ⓘ |
| follows | Charter of the City of Oakland ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the City of Oakland ⓘ |
| governs | City of Oakland departments and programs through legislation ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | various standing and special committees of the Oakland City Council ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem |
citywide at-large election for one seat
ⓘ
single-member districts for seven seats ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 8 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Oakland City Council At-Large Member
ⓘ
Oakland City Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland City Council District 1 Representative
Oakland City Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland City Council District 2 Representative
Oakland City Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland City Council District 3 Representative
Oakland City Council District 4 Representative ⓘ Oakland City Council District 5 Representative ⓘ Oakland City Council District 6 Representative ⓘ Oakland City Council District 7 Representative ⓘ Oakland City Council President ⓘ Oakland City Council Vice Mayor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Oakland City Hall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | municipal government of Oakland, California ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | elected representative body ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
|
| legislativePeriod | four-year terms for councilmembers ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
|
| meetsAt | Oakland City Hall ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the City of Oakland ⓘ |
| role |
adopts the City of Oakland budget
ⓘ
approves certain mayoral appointments, contracts, and land use decisions ⓘ oversees city departments and agencies through legislation and hearings ⓘ passes municipal laws and ordinances ⓘ sets policy for the City of Oakland ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith | Mayor of Oakland ⓘ |
| supervises | overall fiscal policy of the City of Oakland ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | local government legislative jurisdiction ⓘ |
| uses | Oakland Municipal Code ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Oakland City Council Description of subject: The Oakland City Council is the elected legislative body that sets policy, passes laws, and oversees the budget for the city of Oakland, California.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oakland City Council District 1 Representative
this entity surface form:
Oakland City Council District 2 Representative
this entity surface form:
Oakland City Council District 3 Representative
this entity surface form:
Oakland City Council (internal selection)
this entity surface form:
Oakland City Council District 6