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Give Oaklanders what they want and need: a strong mayor
Former mayor Libby Schaaf lays out the case for a citizens’ initiative to reform Oakland’s charter and put in place a true strong-mayor form of…
Jan 22
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Commentary: Why I changed my mind about Oakland school closures
A former Oakland Unified School District board member shares why he voted for school closures in 2022, after voting against them in 2021.
Jan 20
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Flashback: Alameda County sells its stake in the Oakland Coliseum for $85 million (2019)
To make sense of the present, one must know the past: A look back at the board of supervisors’ 2019 decision to sell the county’s half of the Oakland…
Jan 16
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Oakland Coliseum: Alameda County set to buy back half, then sell to developer with history of missing payments
Also: Oakland Unified School District’s ten-year enrollment trend report shows steep decline — Oakland Agenda Watch
Jan 13
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Commentary: Oakland needs a council-manager government — or needs to eliminate ranked-choice voting
A former city council member and mayoral candidate explains why he changed his mind about Oakland's form of government.
Jan 10
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Loren Taylor
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Introducing "Oakland Recap" — an experiment for our readers
Oakland Report is experimenting with new ways to use technology to monitor and understand the actions of Oakland government — starting with a recap of…
Jan 9
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Oakland city council tripled the allowed political contributions to its “officeholder funds”
Also: Forever emergencies; opening the door to new police and fire retirement fund board members — Oakland Agenda Watch
Jan 6
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Police dispatch time improvements sidelined after the Privacy Advisory Commission
Oakland has one of the slowest 9-1-1 response times in the state. A likely time-saving technology was debated by citizen-run organizations that aim to…
Jan 1
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Rajni Mandal
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December 2025
Disarming disinformation
It doesn’t matter what they say – it only matters what they do.
Dec 31, 2025
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Public safety updates: a look ahead to 2026
A list of several public safety-related issues coming up in the new year.
Dec 30, 2025
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Oakland is beautiful and we deserve better - Letters to the Editor
Also: Two Oakland school board members accept our dinner invitation; Billboards evoke strong response; Charter reform debate; Potholes are bad for…
Dec 28, 2025
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Tim Gardner
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We ask for your support this holiday season to grow Oakland Report and keep it free for all to read.
Donate now and your gift will go twice as far to support our 501(c)(3) nonprofit mission to deliver accurate, evidence-based, in-depth reporting and…
Dec 27, 2025
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