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City Budget / City Council / Mayor

After Redevelopment: City Council to Consider Budget Adjustments Wednesday Night

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…

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January 24, 2012
Elections / Mayor / Political Action

A Recall In Oakland? What’s The Real Story?

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…

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January 19, 2012
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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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October 25, 2011
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