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Flashback: There’s something about Rebecca
Why isn't former Oakland council member Rebecca Kaplan on the Sheng Thao witness list in her upcoming trial? We published this overview of Kaplan's long…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Oakland city council pay raises: the charter reform provision no one is discussing
Oakland's charter reform could raise council pay up to 125%, pushing total compensation past $300,000 — yet the provision has been nearly absent from…
 • Alex Montana
Oakland’s charter reform process: the questions it was built not to ask
Mayor Barbara Lee’s charter reform ‘working group’ was hand-picked to diagnose Oakland’s dysfunction. But the group was set up to rule out the reforms…
 • Alex Montana
‘Oakland deserves better’ — Alameda County approves Coliseum buyback term sheet
Developer Ray Bobbitt sought to ‘carve out’ the Oakland Arena from liability for environmental cleanup, but the supervisors rejected his changes.
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Broken Promises — Oakland's Measure E
Oakland keeps asking voters for new parcel taxes — and keeps failing to deliver what those taxes promised. What voters should weigh in deciding Measure…
 • Oakland Report
There’s something about Rebecca
The City of Oakland just can’t seem to quit Rebecca Kaplan. After she left elected office, the city gave her a $149,000-per-year job to work on an…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
75% of Black Oakland residents surveyed say the taxes they pay are not worth it
Also: Nine out of ten Black survey respondents said crime and public safety are 'concerning' or 'extremely concerning' — the highest concern level of…
 • Loren Taylor
Battered voter syndrome
A commentary on the abusive relationship between Oakland City Hall and Oakland voters: on leadership, crime, services, encampments, politics and…
 • Oakland Report
Steven Falk: 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.
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…
 • 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.
 • 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.
 • Sean S. Reinhart
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