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'We have a spending plan... that is a plan.' Mayor Barbara Lee, public unions hold a rally for Measure E
Today mayor Barbara Lee, council President Kevin Jenkins, and firefighters union boss Seth Olyer spoke at a rally with public employees to gin up…
24 hrs ago
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Oakland Report
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'We have a spending plan... that is a plan.' Mayor Barbara Lee, public unions hold a rally for Measure E
Today mayor Barbara Lee, council President Kevin Jenkins, and firefighters union boss Seth Olyer spoke at a rally with public employees to gin up…
May 19
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Oakland Report
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Treasurer Henry Levy concedes he didn't know if Measure E will 'lower tax rates for most homeowners' when he endorsed it
Alameda County treasurer Henry Levy backed away from his definitive 'lower tax rates' claim about the Oakland Measure E parcel tax in the county's…
May 15
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Oakland Report
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‘Oakland needs to get its act together’: city to spend another $1.1 million on illegal dumping
Mayor Barbara Lee and council member Zac Unger's April 14 dumping enforcement ordinance is followed by a $1.1 million proposal that layers on an illegal…
May 13
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Oakland Report
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Oakland failed to collect $12 million in taxes: ‘they did not know what was happening’
New audit finds the city let business taxes go uncollected. Meanwhile the city sits on hundreds of vacant positions, claims “extreme fiscal necessity…
May 11
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland Police Commission is at a crossroads
Oakland voters overwhelmingly support police oversight, but a documented pattern of Police Commission dysfunction, mounting legal costs, and misaligned…
May 6
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Alex Montana
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Lawsuit filed against City of Oakland over Measure E
The lawsuit accuses the City of using SEIU Local 1021 to “front” what should have been a Council-sponsored parcel tax — and burying the evidence by…
Apr 30
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Oakland Report
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Oakland’s police commission could be headed for reform
A new proposed charter amendment would change how commissioners are chosen, move the Inspector General under the City Auditor, and remove the…
Apr 25
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Alex Montana
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‘A decision-making problem’: County schools chief warns Oakland Unified is at risk of running out of money
Alameda County Superintendent Alysse Castro warned in an April 16 letter that the Oakland school board keeps making new spending promises "without a…
Apr 21
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Oakland Report
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Twice-rejected police commissioner ‘not qualified’ to serve a new fixed term: City Attorney
City Attorney says the Oakland Police Commission can elevate ‘holdover’ alternate Omar Farmer to a vacant seat — but only temporarily, and he must be…
Apr 10
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Alex Montana
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Police Commission appointment appears to violate state law
Oakland police commission moves to appoint Omar Farmer to a vacant seat in apparent violation of sunshine laws, after the City Council previously…
Apr 2
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Alex Montana
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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
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