The announcement appears to be another salvo in the ongoing back-and-forth between Newsom and Price regarding his efforts to increase arrests and prosecutions in Alameda County.
A state agency failed to properly protect $319.5 million in federal homelessness funds, which were distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the possibility of misuse.
The $105 million sale provides much-needed cash to Oakland, which would have faced more than $60 million in cuts to municipal services if the agreement hadn't been signed in the next month.
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