As we discussed in previous posts, here, here and here, Oakland is struggling with its years long efforts to comply with a consent judgment regulating many aspects of its police…
Imagine this: a large, diverse California city with a historically troubled police department, with poor police/citizen relations, a history of racial profiling, documented police corruption and citizen abuse, together with…
Earlier this month, we started reviewing the last two years’ monitor reports and assessing the areas where the City has repeatedly been unable to comply. We blogged about these compliance…
Last week, we provided a birds’-eye view of the last five quarterly monitors’ reports on the City’s compliance with the NSA, the consent judgment agreed to by plaintiff’s and the…
MOBN! members who follow Oakland city news in the media are aware by now that after nine years of Federal Court supervision, the City of Oakland and the Oakland Police…
At City Hall, on Wednesday, January 25, at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Quan and City Administrator Santana will present their plan to adjust the budget for lost Redevelopment Agency revenue. While…
On Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 p.m., at Nile Hall, Preservation Park, 668 1th Street, the Oakland Tribune, League of Women Voters of Oakland, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and Laney…
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…
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…
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.…
