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Detroit’s ShotStoppers violence intervention program pays for outcomes—and it works
Six community-based organizations helped to reduce homicides and shootings by 37% to 83% in their focus zones—almost double the reduction elsewhere in…
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James Donatell
Governor Newsom gives Oakland an ultimatum on policing
Newsom took aim at the Oakland Police Commission who recently refused a city council directive to update the police pursuit policy
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Rajni Mandal
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PODCAST: Oakland leaders perpetuate misinformation to justify public safety cuts
Oakland's council, city administration, and labor leadership are locked in a game of misinformation to advance their narrow interests. It may result in…
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Oakland Report
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Oakland leaders perpetuate misinformation to justify public safety cuts
Oakland's council, city administration, and labor leadership are locked in a game of misinformation to advance their narrow interests. It may result in…
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Tim Gardner
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“If we do not change course, we will be roughly $115 million negative. We have already breached into our emergency reserve.”
Transcript of Budget Administrator Bradley Johnson’s remarks at Oakland City Council
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Oakland Report
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PODCAST: We can balance Oakland’s budget without selling the future
Seven actions could save the city $200M per year without wage cuts, pension cuts, selling city assets, or gutting public safety
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Oakland Report
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We can balance Oakland’s budget without selling the future
Seven actions could save the city $200M per year without wage cuts, pension cuts, selling city assets, or gutting public safety
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Tim Gardner
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Podcast: Oakland's Pension Debt Problem
A 12-minute conversation explaining Oakland's pension debt issue, and what it means for the City it's residents
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Oakland Report
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Love Where You Live
A Oakland business owner’s journey from crisis to civic duty
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Kanitha Matoury
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Oakland paid $450M in 2023 for pension costs and above-inflation wage increases
The city paid more than $130M in interest alone on its pension debt—far more than its $100M annual deficit, which it just sold the Coliseum to pay. It…
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Tim Gardner
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The people of Oakland are suffering
City leadership needs to act urgently to rebalance priorities toward public safety
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Tim Gardner
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Oakland’s policies undermine police ability to deter crime
Frequent cuts to the number of police in recent years have adversely impacted Oakland’s ability to take advantage of a major benefit to…
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Jacob Rukin
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