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Hand-picked: the political and personal ties between mayor Barbara Lee and her Oakland "charter reform working group"

Oakland city council pay raises: the charter reform provision no one is discussing

'Our babies are drinking lead and we wonder why they’re fighting at First Friday'

Oakland’s ‘unanticipated’ financial emergency set to enter its fourth year

Late-night crime spikes 44% on First Fridays. The city says it has a new plan to curb it.

Oakland’s charter reform process: the questions it was built not to ask

Oakland city union warns of a strike if city council does not approve pay raises, other demands

'Death and taxes': Oakland City Council is the one who knocks. (Flashback)

‘Oakland deserves better’ — Alameda County approves Coliseum buyback term sheet

Alameda County is back in the Oakland Coliseum business — set to buy back from A’s, sell to developer

Oakland is beautiful, but encampments – and the city’s inequitable response – are holding it back

It’s legal to lie in campaigns – but that doesn’t make it right

Swept away: Oakland announced a 20% drop in homelessness – but encampment sweeps obscured the real numbers

'We have a spending plan... that is a plan.' Mayor Barbara Lee, public unions hold a rally for Measure E

Oakland Report is growing

Mayor Barbara Lee says meeting Measure NN’s minimum police staffing requirement now depends on voters approving a second parcel tax: Measure E

Treasurer Henry Levy concedes he didn't know if Measure E will 'lower tax rates for most homeowners' when he endorsed it

‘Oakland needs to get its act together’: city to spend another $1.1 million on illegal dumping

Oakland failed to collect $12 million in taxes: ‘they did not know what was happening’

Oakland is still #1 – in highest taxes

Broken Promises — Oakland's Measure E

Oakland Police Commission is at a crossroads

Only around 32% of city employees live in Oakland. Their unions are campaigning for taxes that most city workers don’t pay.

How we estimated Oakland city worker residency: the methodology

Oakland: the politics of emotional blackmail

Lawsuit filed against City of Oakland over Measure E

The elephant in the classroom

CBS News: Oakland Unified at risk of entering state oversight again, board members warn

There’s something about Rebecca

Oakland’s police commission could be headed for reform

Only 35% of Oakland’s rental housing is rent-controlled — and parcel taxes raise their rents, too

‘A decision-making problem’: County schools chief warns Oakland Unified is at risk of running out of money

Oakland taxes hit deep East Oakland's homes up to 48% harder than Rockridge's

'Where is my tax money going?': KTVU 2 News interviews Oakland Report

Shrinkflation: Oakland is charging residents more and giving them less

Oakland union boss threatens fire station closures unless voters approve tax hike – despite the city's past broken promises

Twice-rejected police commissioner ‘not qualified’ to serve a new fixed term: City Attorney

The city of Oakland has broken its promises to voters in three of the last four parcel tax measures

Police Commission appointment appears to violate state law

‘You should resign’: Oakland school board member calls for interim superintendent to quit

The Bookmark: a cornerstone at the intersection of Broadway and civic self-reliance

City council seeks a pay raise of up to 125% – which would be among the highest in the nation

Eliminating standardized testing undermined University of California’s own admissions goals

75% of Black Oakland residents surveyed say the taxes they pay are not worth it

Oakland’s homeless population is growing by 1,000 people per year

Battered voter syndrome

Oakland’s police oversight system: auditor’s report raises questions, recommends independent staffing study

Police overtime report shows $16.9 million over budget halfway through the fiscal year

Voter turnout and "strong mayor": equal voices or skewed by districts?

Oakland: $34 million property tax increase appears headed for June ballot

Oakland voters should reject the inadequate “strong-mayor” proposal

Oakland's surplus mirage sets the stage for a $34 million tax increase

Nearly 25% of Oakland SEIU members have quit the union and stopped paying dues

44% of Oakland’s proposed $34 million tax increase would go to union payouts

Mayor Barbara Lee: Strengthening government accountability through charter reform

City of Oakland is coordinating with public employee unions to increase property-based taxes

Oakland set to declare “extreme fiscal necessity” again, coordinate with unions to increase property taxes

Any charter amendment that does not eliminate ranked-choice voting is a waste of time

New taxes: Oakland public employee unions collecting signatures for a new parcel tax

Oakland Police federal oversight: A different tone in court signals a potential end to NSA

Counterpoint: Oakland prostitution enforcement and support services up for revisions

Oakland prostitution enforcement and support services up for revisions

Libby Schaaf: Give Oaklanders what they want and need: a strong mayor

Why I changed my mind about Oakland school closures

Flashback: Alameda County sells its stake in the Oakland Coliseum for $85 million (2019)

Oakland Coliseum: Alameda County set to buy back half, then sell to developer with history of missing payments

Loren Taylor: Oakland needs a council-manager government — or needs to eliminate ranked-choice voting

Introducing "Oakland Recap" — an experiment for our readers

Oakland city council tripled the allowed political contributions to its “officeholder funds”

Police dispatch time improvements sidelined after the Privacy Advisory Commission