Leadership

Commentary: Oakland Should Return to the Model City Charter

Oakland Charter Reform Project kicks off our charter reform series exploring Oakland’s city charter and how it potentially could change in 2026.

Dec 22, 2025

City council decision on Flock Safety overshadows a potentially even more impactful vote

After 3 hours of public comment on Flock Safety license plate cameras, the Oakland City Council quietly passed a major change to allow controversial…

Dec 18, 2025 • Sean S. Reinhart

Dear Oakland school board: Dinner’s on us

OUSD board members need to work together to turn the district around. Oakland Report offers a time-honored solution: break bread together.

Dec 14, 2025 • Oakland Report

Commentary: When educators become school bullies

Also: Mayor Barbara Lee refuses to cast a tie-breaking vote; Orinda leaves Oakland in the dust on fixing potholes.

Dec 7, 2025 • Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland could pay $674 million in damages in disastrous coal terminal lawsuit

The City of Oakland loses its fourth appeal in massive lawsuit over its shipping terminal development. Now the city faces hundreds of millions in…

Oct 29, 2025 • Sean S. Reinhart

Leadership Vacuum at Oakland’s Human Services Department Exposes Systemic Failures

A failed 2023 plan to dismantle Oakland’s Human Services Department left a leadership void, now filled by interim staff amid fiscal uncertainty.

Jun 17, 2025 • Joe Turner

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