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1. Oakland City Councilmembers Desley Brooks and Larry Reid could be censured by their council colleagues as a result of an independent audit that found that they had broken city laws. The Chron reports that Council President Pat Kernighan plans to develop a process for censuring councilmembers who’ve engaged in wrongdoing, noting that the council apparently has never before censured one of its own. A censure would not automatically result in Brooks and Reid’s removal from office, but it would be a public rebuke of their behavior. Brooks and Reid maintain that they’ve done nothing wrong, but City Auditor Courtney Ruby said the evidence against them is conclusive. Ruby has also forwarded her findings to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
