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Oakland city whistleblower responds to Oaklandside ‘hit piece’
Transportation director Josh Rowan responds to media stories that named him as a whistleblower using records the city provided, which he alleges…
Jul 17
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Oakland Report
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OUSD spent its pandemic 'inheritance'— but it won’t show the receipts
Oakland Unified received $129.9 million in final-round federal pandemic relief. How three East Bay districts handled one-time money and falling…
Jul 15
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Tarini Kakkar
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‘Oakland’s greeting card’: Fox Theater anchors Uptown economy the city is belatedly moving to protect
The landmark performance venue anchors a district of dozens of bars and restaurants, and pays over $157,000 per year into neighborhood safety and…
Jul 14
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Eric Urbach
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Oakland set to give Ray Bobbitt’s company public financing at below-market interest rate to buy the Coliseum
We compare the proposed loan to what commercial lenders charge — and estimate the below-market public financing is essentially a giveaway of roughly $45…
Jul 13
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Alex Montana
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A $9.2 million gift to fight illegal dumping made headlines. The city audit questioning its main strategy mostly didn’t.
How the San Francisco Chronicle, CBS News, KTVU, SFGate, and Oaklandside covered Crankstart’s grant for illegal dumping surveillance cameras — compared…
Jul 11
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Phoebe Vo
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Sean S. Reinhart
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The Bank of Oakland: City to loan $60 million to developer Ray Bobbitt’s company
Committee reviews plans to front the money for purchase of the Oakland Coliseum Complex. The County is also considering giving a loan.
Jul 9
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Alex Montana
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Oakland proposes closing streets to stop prostitution on ‘The Blade.’ But past barricades just moved the problem.
Oakland's July 7 hearing on closing 9th, 10th and 11th Avenues to disrupt sex trafficking arrives with no cost estimate, no baseline data, and a record…
Jul 7
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Selective sourcing: Oaklandside's article on police overtime
Advocacy group members and city unions in active contract talks were quoted as 'residents' — while OPD's own overtime reports went unmentioned.
Jul 5
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Rajni Mandal
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Oakland’s new First Fridays safety plan began last month. Late-night crime still spiked.
Street closures and stepped-up city presence did appear to help reduce the unsanctioned after-hours street takeovers in front of the Fox Theater that…
Jul 3
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland police spent less per crime than other cities — and spent more per resident
Oakland’s police officers carries the heaviest and most severe caseload among 14 neighboring and comparable cities, at the lowest cost per crime.
Jul 1
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Alex Montana
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June 2026
Oakland Report is 70% toward our goal
We have raised $35,000 toward our $50,000 fundraising goal — our heartfelt thanks to all who have donated so far. Help us get the rest of the way…
Jun 28
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland Report
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Oakland is “high sensitivity” — Letters to the editor
Homeless industrial complex; pay raises for city council and unions; who’s actually in charge of the city; you get what you pay for — and more letters…
Jun 25
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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