The City Administration recently submitted a revised budget estimate which projects a 2020-21 fiscal year-end negative balance of -$62.29 million. This is the result of a myriad of factors caused…
OPD and other police agencies use CopLink to share data on arrests, incident reports, calls for service, gun casings found at crime scenes, Shot spotter, etc There is a disagreement…
S1 is the charter amendment on the November 3, 2020 ballot that will amend Measure LL, the 2016 amendment that created Oakland’s civilian police commission. Measure LL passed by an…
As we observed in our last blog post, the Task Force members have been appointed. The members, and their appointments, are as follows: Anne Marks (District 1 CM Kalb), David…
After several years of reduced violent crime in Oakland, 2020 has seen as noticeable increase. From our recent review of first eight month of weekly crime data reports published by…
Make Oakland Better Now! is pleased to invite you to an important panel presented by the Oakland Rotary #3 on the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Don't miss this…
POLICY, RESEARCH and COMMUNICATIONS PART-TIME INTERN (Oakland, CA):Make Oakland Better Now! is a grass-roots group of voters, volunteers, and policy advocates working together to make Oakland a safer, more prosperous…
The city of Oakland is facing a very difficult budget situation. We believe that the mid cycle budget amendments will be more like the adoption of a whole new budget.…
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating financial challenges for all levels of government, and the City of Oakland is no exception. Numerous revenues will decrease, if they haven't already, as the need for municipal services continues. This downturn occurs at a time when the city was facing very significant financial challenges due to underfunded long-term obligations and the emergence of new challenges such as homelessness.
Many months ago, seeking a ballot measure to amend the Oakland City Charter, Council President Rebecca Kaplan began circulating proposed changes to Oakland’s Measure LL (Charter section 604), the Police…
