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Yearly Archives: 2011

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City Budget / City Council / Mayor

Cal Supremes Shrink Oakland’s Purse–Now What’s The City’s Plan?

When I was mayor of Oakland, I built a lot of good things. I liked redevelopment. Didn't quite understand it; seemed kind of magical. It was the money that you…

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December 30, 2011
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Public Pension Workshop This Thursday

Nobody who is concerned about stable and responsible state, county or city budgeting can ignore the issues presented by public pensions.  Whether it’s Governor Brown’s recent proposal, San Francisco’s recent…

0 Comments
December 7, 2011
Public Safety

Call-ins and Crime Reduction in Oakland, Part II

In our last post, we talked about David Kennedy’s violence reduction strategy, sometimes known as the “Ceasefire” program.  Guess what? We actually started a Kennedy-inspired violence-reduction program here in Oakland.…

12 Comments
November 14, 2011
Public Safety

Call-ins and Crime Reduction in Oakland, Part I

For the last several weeks, much of the political talk in Oakland has centered around Occupy Oakland, the encampment, responses by the mayor, police and city council, and whether the…

4 Comments
November 7, 2011
City Budget / City Council / Political Action

A Letter To All Oaklanders: We Need Your Help Tomorrow

Dear Oaklanders, Tomorrow, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. at 1148 E. 18th Street, Suite 10, Make Oakland Better Now! co-hosts the kickoff meeting for two critical signature gathering campaigns, one…

9 Comments
October 28, 2011
Public Safety

What Does It Take To Reduce Crime? A Report On Professor Zimring’s Presentation, Part II

In our first post on this subject, we provided some of the remarkable crime reduction figures from Professor Franklin Zimring’s study of New York City.  Today, we will review some…

1 Comment
October 27, 2011
City Council / Mayor / Public Safety

Occupy Oakland Police Sweep Resulted From A Failure of City Leadership

No one who watched the eviction of demonstrators from Frank Ogawa Plaza can feel good about the way this situation was handled.  Nor can anyone fail to be stunned and…

14 Comments
October 27, 2011
Public Safety

What Does It Take To Reduce Crime? A Report On Professor Zimring’s Presentation, Part I

Nearly everyone in Oakland has opinions about crime and how to reduce it.  Often public discussions in Oakland about these subjects devolve into an ideological conflict. Some think more police…

8 Comments
October 25, 2011
City Budget / Public Safety / Transparency / Accountability

You Can Help Make Oakland Better Now!

There is so much going on in Oakland right now, and so many opportunities to Make Oakland Better Now! First, the ballot measures: Ballots are on their way to your…

0 Comments
October 19, 2011
Public Safety / Uncategorized

Can Oakland Be The Next City To Become Safe?

If you follow MOBN!'s postings, you almost certainly share our deep concern about public safety in Oakland.  And the odds are you want to learn more about what we can…

1 Comment
October 14, 2011
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