Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Radar
Analysis
Commentary
Donate
About
Billboards over Lake Temescal
A picture is worth a thousand words – but what if it’s a fake? How misinformation distorts public opinion and undermines reasoned debate.
10 hrs ago
•
Rajni Mandal
7
20
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
•
Sean S. Reinhart
3
Agenda watch: Flock Safety cameras are back on the Oakland city council agenda
Also: Mayor Barbara Lee may get a second chance to cast a tie-breaking vote; More "democracy dollar" public funds for council members' political…
Dec 15
•
Sean S. Reinhart
11
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
•
Oakland Report
8
4
Oakland school board (OUSD) approves $102.5 million in budget cuts in 5-2 vote
Details of the how and where of cuts remain vague; it relies on speculative enrollment gains; and did not include closing or consolidating…
Dec 13
•
Bob Borek
5
1
Most Popular
View all
Oakland leaders perpetuate misinformation to justify public safety cuts
Nov 30, 2024
•
Tim Gardner
58
48
7
We can balance Oakland’s budget without selling the future
Oct 13, 2024
•
Tim Gardner
59
28
3
Oakland paid $450M in 2023 for pension costs and above-inflation wage increases
Sep 10, 2024
•
Tim Gardner
25
23
2
City set to forgive $8 million loan to affordable housing landlord
Dec 1
•
Sean S. Reinhart
5
1
Commentary
See all
Billboards over Lake Temescal
A picture is worth a thousand words – but what if it’s a fake? How misinformation distorts public opinion and undermines reasoned debate.
10 hrs ago
•
Rajni Mandal
7
20
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
•
Oakland Report
8
4
Yes, it is possible for Oakland to achieve its potential - Letters to the editor
Also: Former school board member predicts OUSD will be back under state control by the end of the year; Campaign contributions are enlightening; and…
Dec 9
•
Oakland Report
and
Sean S. Reinhart
2
Analysis
See all
Oakland schools budgeting 101: how OUSD spends money
OUSD’s board and leadership are struggling with a nine-figure budget crisis. Here, we zoom out on how OUSD spends money relative to other comparable…
Dec 2
•
Bob Borek
12
10
City set to forgive $8 million loan to affordable housing landlord
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) says that two properties will be foreclosed – and affordable deed restrictions removed – unless…
Dec 1
•
Sean S. Reinhart
5
1
The city that sues itself: how the Privacy Advisory Commission enables conflicts of interest
Oakland’s tangled web of citizen commissions takes authority (and accountability) out of the hands of elected officials
Nov 16
•
Alex Montana
11
7
2
Agenda Watch
See all
Radar
See all
OUSD
See all
Commissions
See all
Budget
See all
Public Safety
See all
Letters
See all
Oakland Report
Oakland Report provides reasoned, evidence-based analyses and critiques of the policies, actions, and inactions of our city, county, and state governments.
Subscribe
Recommendations
East Bay Insiders
The Berkeley Scanner
The Peralta Citizen
The Daily Californian
The San Francisco Standard
Rajni Mandal's Public Safety Updates
The Oakland Observer
Hayward Herald
Deeper Oakland
East Bay Yesterday
Contribute
Editorial and submission guidelines
Submit an article, idea, or lead
Send a letter to the editor
Support Oakland Report
Donate
Volunteer
Oakland Report
Subscribe
About
Archive
Sitemap
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
