How is Mayor Lee balancing Oakland’s budget?
Late last Friday, Mayor Barbara Lee published her proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts on July…
Oakland voters are being asked to approve a new parcel tax
Last year, Oakland leaders balanced the city’s budget by making an unusual bet: that voters would approve a…
Communication breakdown may have cost Oakland millions, report finds
As Oakland lurched through financial crises over the last few years, it failed to do something that could…
Oakland is struggling to hire city workers
It takes a lot of workers to pave Oakland’s roads, respond to fires, staff the libraries, among many…
Superhuman hours, fat checks and sparse records
For five years now, Oakland has struggled with immense budget deficits. The city’s most recent financial forecast shows…
$285 million for roads, parks, and housing finally a go in Oakland
This morning, the city of Oakland announced that it had sold all $285 million of the municipal bonds…