A narrow vote last month by the San Leandro City Council to pursue $1.7 million in cuts to […]
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5 Councilmembers who passed Oakland budget tonight just killed democracy.-Oakland Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas tweeting on Tuesday night after the Oakland City Council approved its budget without properly noticing changes made earlier in the day. Bas had sought up to $25 million in cuts to the Oakland Police Department.
Hayward councilmembers approved a $169 million budget for the next fiscal year that includes a $4.1 million cut […]
Facing a hard deadline to put forth a balanced city budget by the end of the month, the […]
After property damage and looting swept through Oakland two weeks ago in the wake of the killing of […]
NEW! City Council meeting notes included.
UPDATE from Tuesday’s Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting.
In my 22 years on the Council, I’ve never seen a worse budget.-Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid's take on negotiations between the mayor and city council for a two-year budget.
A short-term rental ordinance returns to the council after a work session last December that favored limiting hosted […]
A new financial consultant, a good economy in San Leandro, and a little bit of old-fashioned belt-tightening is […]
It seems nothing raises Rep. Barbara Lee’s blood pressure more than the sight of U.S. Secretary of Education […]
It’s not a revenue problem. It’s an expenditures problem that is fueling another large budget shortfall in Oakland […]
Measure T would double Hayward’s existing real property transfer tax from $4.50 per $1,000 of property value on residential and commercial buildings to $8.50.
