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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.

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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 

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