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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…
 • Oakland Report
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
 • Alex Montana
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…
 • Oakland Report
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
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Public safety updates: a look ahead to 2026
A list of several public safety-related issues coming up in the new year.
 • Rajni Mandal
Oakland’s quarterly financial report is delayed until March, amplifying budget risks
The city is skipping its Q1 Revenue and Expenditures Report this year. And the Q2 report will not be available until early March, leaving only four…
 • Tim Gardner
City council decision on Flock Safety overshadows a potentially even more impactful vote
After 3 hours of public comment on Flock Safety license plate cameras, the Oakland City Council quietly passed a major change to allow controversial…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Agenda watch: Flock Safety cameras are back on the Oakland city council agenda
Also: Mayor Barbara Lee may get a second chance to cast a tie-breaking vote; More "democracy dollar" public funds for council members' political…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
Oakland school board (OUSD) approves $102.5 million in budget cuts in 5-2 vote
Details of the how and where of cuts remain vague; it relies on speculative enrollment gains; and did not include closing or consolidating…
 • Bob Borek
A day of budget reckoning for Oakland Unified School District
The agenda is worth 1.5 million words – and 108 hours of reading. Can the school board save Oakland’s schools from a state takeover? – Oakland Agenda…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
City set to forgive $8 million loan to affordable housing landlord
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) says that two properties will be foreclosed – and affordable deed restrictions removed – unless…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
City’s cash management report shows $192 million loss since June 30
Rebecca Kaplan’s undocumented special revenue project; city set to forgive $8 million housing loans; Lake Merritt project could be delayed by late…
 • Sean S. Reinhart
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