Good Morning Oaklanders, Most community members are aware of our City’s severe and ongoing homelessness problems. Although the most recent major count (three years ago) was in 2019, it showed…
As most Oaklanders know, Tuesday morning at 10:30 and Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 will be key City Council meetings concerning public safety. In the first, Council will consider proposals to…
Last Friday, Make Oakland Better Now! reported on Oaktalk that Council Member Sheng Thao was proposing that the City Council increase the budgeting for Police Academies to permit one additional…
MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW! FULLY SUPPORTS THIS POSITION Last summer, the City Council was preparing to vote on the budget for fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23. In her May 2021…
Oakland’s City Council passed a resolution to submit a parcel tax to voters on the March primary ballot in 2020. The tax is expected to generate more than $20 million dollars per year. No less than 60% of the net proceeds for parks, landscape maintenance and recreational services, and 30% percent for services to address homelessness.
(This is a post in our Budget Bits series, following Oakland's mid-cycle budget policy and process. Read our previous updates here and here.) The Oakland City Budget is now in…
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On Tuesday, June 19, Oakland’s City Council will be considering the usual mid-cycle adjustment to Oakland’s budget. The administration’s initial proposal is here. (Its supplemental reports are here and here.) We’ve spent much time evaluating all of the current possibilities, and considering them in light of our priorities: public safety, public works, transparency and accountability, homelessness reduction and budget responsibility. Our recommendations to the Mayor, City Administrator and City Council are shared below: (more…)
As we analyze Mayor Libby Schaaf's proposed 2017-2019 budget, we see there are many important issues, some long-term and some short-term. Make Oakland Better Now! briefly looks at long-term budget issues involving the Oakland Police Department.
Why Make Oakland Better Now! supports City Council member Lynette Gibson McElhaney and Council President Larry Reid's proposal to establish a Department of Violence Prevention in Oakland
Make Oakland Better Now! comments on the Police Commission Enabling Ordinances introduced by Councilmembers Dan Kalb and Noel Gallo as well as the substitute ordinance proposed by The Coalition on Police Accountability.
