Making sure this never happens again
June 30, 2009 by V Smoothe · 37 Comments
Tonight, after almost two months of discussion, the Oakland City Council will finally adopt a budget that closes our $83 million General Fund deficit. Mostly, discussion surrounding this has been all about what we’re going to lose. But in between all the devastating cuts and annoying fee increases, there are some positive things happening in the budget process too. Here’s one of them.
Oakland Councilmembers offer changes to Mayor’s budget proposal
June 12, 2009 by V Smoothe · 24 Comments
Down the drain
June 12, 2009 by V Smoothe · 72 Comments
What would bankruptcy mean for Oakland?
June 10, 2009 by V Smoothe · 61 Comments
Finding money on Oakland’s streets
June 8, 2009 by V Smoothe · 47 Comments
Will Oakland become a filthy city where nobody reads?
June 1, 2009 by V Smoothe · 95 Comments
Help keep Oakland presentable
May 30, 2009 by V Smoothe · 10 Comments
Help save Oakland from a State raid on our money!
May 29, 2009 by V Smoothe · 30 Comments
Another chapter in the saga of the Kaiser Convention Center
May 27, 2009 by V Smoothe · 10 Comments
A new way to waste money: Municipal ID cards for Oakland
May 26, 2009 by V Smoothe · 25 Comments
Opportunity for community art
May 23, 2009 by V Smoothe · Leave a Comment
Get used to that big hole on 12th Street, folks. It isn’t going anywhere.
May 21, 2009 by V Smoothe · 25 Comments



