By Jonathan Hale for Make Oakland Better Now! For many Oakland residents, the feeling of dread that accompanies walking outside to find the remnants of one’s car window littered in…
Make Oakland Better Now! (MOBN!) is concerned that the actions required to balance the budget will be harmful to essential city services. Therefore, in adopting a budget, we recommend that…
The City of Oakland is facing a very challenging situation for the FY2023-25 budget. The Mayor’s recently released the FY2023-25Proposed Budget . Included is the General Purpose Fund, whichsupports key…
by Ed Gerber April 11, 2023 The five-year forecast for the 2023-28 fiscal years has just been releasedand for the 2023-24 there is a projected shortfall of $195.5 million for…
By Paula Hawthorn The MOBN! Board is concerned about the handling of the case against Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong both because the result is that Chief Armstrong, an…
Oakland will need to deal with a number of fiscal uncertainties over the next 6 months leading up to the adoption of the 2023-25 biennial budget. In this post we…
Make Oakland Better Now! was an early proponent of Ceasefire, the program that significantly reduced the number of Oakland homicides from a high of 126 homicides in 2012 to a…
Below are the city crime statistics from June 13, 2022 to June 19, 2022.
Below are the city crime statistics from June 6, 2022 to June 12, 2022.
Below are the city crime statistics from May 30, 2022 to June 5, 2022.
