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‘You should resign’: Oakland school board member calls for interim superintendent to quit

Board member Mike Hutchinson sharply criticized interim superintendent Denise Saddler for failing to provide financial data as OUSD faces a $50 million…

Mar 31 • Oakland Report

Oakland’s homeless population is growing by 1,000 people per year

The city plans to spend $1.06 billion to cut homelessness 50% in five years – and it isn’t enough. Oakland Agenda Watch

Mar 17 • Sean S. Reinhart

Police overtime report shows $16.9 million over budget halfway through the fiscal year

Oakland police department is dangerously understaffed with only 509 sworn officers on active duty – far below the minimum threshold of 700 set by…

Mar 10 • Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland: $34 million property tax increase appears headed for June ballot

Union-sponsored signature campaign collects required number of signatures to qualify; Oakland city council set to formally put the measure on the June 2…

Mar 3 • Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland set to declare “extreme fiscal necessity” again, coordinate with unions to increase property taxes

City council finance committee to review the FY 2024-25 revenue and expenditure report, annual consolidated financial report, and a proposed parcel tax…

Feb 10 • Sean S. Reinhart

New taxes: Oakland public employee unions collecting signatures for a new parcel tax

The city council is already counting the money — they added $40 million in hoped-for income to the city budget, assuming that voters will approve the…

Feb 3 • Oakland Report

Oakland Police federal oversight: A different tone in court signals a potential end to NSA

Oakland Police Department has been under federal oversight since 2003. Yesterday, Judge William Orrick said he is “very optimistic about the future” for…

Jan 28 • Rajni Mandal

Oakland prostitution enforcement and support services up for revisions

Public safety committee proposal would shift enforcement focus away from sex workers and toward buyers of commercial sex, and create a new support fund…

Jan 26 • Sean S. Reinhart

Flashback: Alameda County sells its stake in the Oakland Coliseum for $85 million (2019)

To make sense of the present, one must know the past: A look back at the board of supervisors’ 2019 decision to sell the county’s half of the Oakland…

Jan 16 • Oakland Report

Oakland Coliseum: Alameda County set to buy back half, then sell to developer with history of missing payments

Also: Oakland Unified School District’s ten-year enrollment trend report shows steep decline — Oakland Agenda Watch

Jan 13 • Alex Montana

Introducing "Oakland Recap" — an experiment for our readers

Oakland Report is experimenting with new ways to use technology to monitor and understand the actions of Oakland government — starting with a recap of…

Jan 9 • Oakland Report

Oakland city council tripled the allowed political contributions to its “officeholder funds”

Also: Forever emergencies; opening the door to new police and fire retirement fund board members — Oakland Agenda Watch

Jan 6 • Sean S. Reinhart

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