Curran v. City of Oakland Settlement Notice

Published on September 16, 2025

Oakland, CA – In July of this year, Mayor Barbara Lee announced a settlement agreement that will result in an historic investment into the City's pedestrian rights of way over the next 25 years, in order to ensure Oakland’s pedestrian rights of ways are accessible to people with mobility disabilities. The settlement resulted in a Consent Decree that includes a detailed plan for improving pedestrian access throughout the City of Oakland for people with mobility disabilities.

The court has preliminarily approved the Consent Decree and has scheduled a hearing for December 4, 2025 for the final approval of the settlement. Any person with a mobility disability who has used or will use the City of Oakland’s sidewalks, crosswalks, or curb ramps, and has had or will have difficulty using them because they were too steep, narrow, sloped, damaged, in need of repair, or otherwise inaccessible may be a member of the proposed settlement class in this lawsuit.

Potential class members have until November 18, 2025 to object to the settlement. The court will consider any objections when it decides whether to approve or reject the settlement, but it cannot change the terms of the settlement.

To learn more about the settlement and how potential class members can object or follow the details of the settlement process, see this settlement notice(PDF, 215KB). The notice is also available in Spanish(PDF, 204KB)  and in Chinese(PDF, 475KB).

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