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'Where is my tax money going?': KTVU 2 News interviews Oakland Report
Television station KTVU invited Oakland Report managing editor Sean Reinhart to talk about Oakland's many taxes.
Apr 18
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Oakland Report
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Shrinkflation: Oakland is charging residents more and giving them less
Two decades of rising government costs, escalating tax burdens, and stagnant services.
Apr 15
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland union boss threatens fire station closures unless voters approve tax hike – despite the city's past broken promises
Oakland’s 20-year record of diverted tax funds, fire station cuts used for political pressure, and a firefighters union that continues to back new tax…
Apr 13
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Sean S. Reinhart
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The city of Oakland has broken its promises to voters in three of the last four parcel tax measures
What the city promised voters new taxes would do, and what the city actually did with the money: a multi-part series.
Apr 8
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Battered voter syndrome
A commentary on the abusive relationship between Oakland City Hall and Oakland voters: on leadership, crime, services, encampments, politics and…
Mar 14
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Oakland Report
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Voter turnout and "strong mayor": equal voices or skewed by districts?
A dialog with an Oakland Report subscriber and the authors of our March 2 commentary, “Oakland voters should reject the inadequate ‘strong-mayor…
Mar 8
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Oakland Report
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Oakland: $34 million property tax increase appears headed for June ballot
Union-sponsored signature campaign collects required number of signatures to qualify; Oakland city council set to formally put the measure on the June 2…
Mar 3
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Sean S. Reinhart
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New taxes: Oakland public employee unions collecting signatures for a new parcel tax
The city council is already counting the money — they added $40 million in hoped-for income to the city budget, assuming that voters will approve the…
Feb 3
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Oakland Report
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Loren Taylor: 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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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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5
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Steven Falk: Oakland Should Return to the Model City Charter
Oakland Charter Reform Project kicks off our charter reform series exploring Oakland’s city charter and how it potentially could change in 2026.
Dec 22, 2025
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Election results follow long-established voting patterns in Oakland
East Oakland had a disproportionately low influence due very low voter turnout, but slightly favored Lee. West Oakland/Temescal and district 4 dominated…
Apr 21, 2025
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Tim Gardner
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