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.
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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.