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Signature Resolution Opens First Mediation Office in Oakland

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Monday, February 13, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Signature Resolution, a leader in alternative dispute resolution with offices in Los Angeles, Century City and San Diego, announced they have secured new office space in Oakland, California, located at 1111 Broadway. This marks the firm's fourth location in the state and official expansion into Northern California.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Signature Resolution , a leader in alternative dispute resolution with offices in Los Angeles, Century City and San Diego, announced they have secured new office space in Oakland, California, located at 1111 Broadway.
  • The new office, located in the East Bay, in the heart of Oakland City Center, will have convenient BART access and alternative parking options available.
  • "We are thrilled for the opportunity to expand into Northern California and provide our alternative dispute resolution services locally," said Dario Higuchi, managing director at Signature Resolution.
  • Signature Resolution also plans to expand their Northern California presence and is actively recruiting for additional mediators to join their team.

Heritage Bank of Commerce Opens New Banking Office in Oakland

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Monday, July 18, 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Bank of Commerce (the Bank), a subsidiary of Heritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq: HTBK), today announced the opening of a new Oakland banking office at 1111 Broadway, Suite 1650.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Bank of Commerce (the Bank), a subsidiary of Heritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq: HTBK), today announced the opening of a new Oakland banking office at 1111 Broadway, Suite 1650.
  • Since we opened our doors in San Jose almost 30 years ago, Heritage Bank of Commerce has been delivering customized banking solutions for businesses across the Bay Area, said Clay Jones, President of Heritage Bank of Commerce.
  • Heritage Bank is a long-standing supporter of the Oakland community, said Landon Baines.
  • Heritage Bank of Commerce is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Neighbors Together Oakland Heads to the Alameda County Superior Court to set a Date for Homeless Encampment Lawsuit

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 19, NTO will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed. Last Aug., local nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) filed a lawsuit against the City, demanding they follow their Encampment Management Policy (EMP), unanimously passed by Oakland's City Council in Oct. 2020. The number of encampments in Oakland has since risen from 160 to over 360. Pervasive crime, illegal dumping, and unwalkable streets are commonplace. There are three fires each day, including a recent tragedy at a West Oakland's Wood St. encampment that claimed one person's life.

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  • Thereafter on May 19, Neighbors Together Oakland will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed.
  • OAKLAND, Calif., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 19, NTO will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed.
  • Last Aug., local nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) filed a lawsuit against the City, demanding they follow their Encampment Management Policy (EMP), unanimously passed by Oakland's City Council in Oct. 2020.
  • The EMP was created to manage the adverse impacts of homeless encampments while balancing the interest of all residents.

Neighbors Take Legal Action to Demand the City of Oakland Enforce its Homeless Policy

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A grassroots non-profit group, Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO), has filed a Writ of Mandamus with the Alameda County Superior Court, requesting court intervention to compel the City of Oakland to enforce its laws and policies for managing homeless encampments throughout the city.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A grassroots non-profit group, Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO), has filed a Writ of Mandamus with the Alameda County Superior Court, requesting court intervention to compel the City of Oakland to enforce its laws and policies for managing homeless encampments throughout the city.
  • In October of 2020, Oakland's City Council unanimously passed an Encampment Management Policy (EMP), set to begin January 1, 2021.
  • "This policy was virtually forgotten after the recent City Council elections.
  • In a recent news statement, the City's Homeless Administrator, Latonda Simmons, stated that she felt "helpless... because there is no housing."