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Oakland's city employee counts show a dramatic shift in service priorities over five years

Oakland Report's next big step

PODCAST: Oakland leaders perpetuate misinformation to justify public safety cuts

Oakland leaders perpetuate misinformation to justify public safety cuts

“If we do not change course, we will be roughly $115 million negative. We have already breached into our emergency reserve.”

East Bay Regional Park District at the Crossroads

Our Parks Deserve an Effective Advocate

PODCAST: We can balance Oakland’s budget without selling the future

We can balance Oakland’s budget without selling the future

Podcast: Oakland's Pension Debt Problem

A Parks Crisis in Oakland

Most ballot measure questions in Alameda County are biased

Love Where You Live

Oakland paid $450M in 2023 for pension costs and above-inflation wage increases

The people of Oakland are suffering

Oakland’s policies undermine police ability to deter crime

Oakland’s crime data mess: How politicians are playing shell games with public safety

Oakland employee compensation grew 2.5 times faster than inflation, far outpacing other cities

Oakland 2024 crime trends are mixed, but CHP efforts are delivering significant impact

Oakland’s 2024-2025 budget squanders the city’s future

As homelessness budgets grow, why does homelessness keep getting worse?

Oakland’s looming spending cuts

The misrepresentation of Oakland crime data

The Pamela Price recall petition was certified—what happens now?

Oakland faces an unprecedented financial crisis that was years in the making

The inequitable equity of Oakland paving

No (OUSD) Child Gets Ahead

Under DA Pamela Price, Criminal Prosecution Plummets in Alameda County

Oakland’s Ongoing Crime Wave Is Like Nothing Before

My Journey to a Safer West Oakland Neighborhood

Additional Data Comparing Oakland Crime to Other Cities

Oakland's Violent 2023 Occurred as Crime Fell in the Rest of the United States