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.
Budget decision coming on Tuesday
June 28, 2009 by V Smoothe · 25 Comments
Measure D: Hold your nose and vote yes
June 26, 2009 by V Smoothe · 83 Comments
Where to learn about the budget. The other budget.
June 19, 2009 by V Smoothe · 56 Comments
Writing about the budget in 140 characters or less
June 17, 2009 by V Smoothe · 29 Comments
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 are the core functions of a city?
June 11, 2009 by V Smoothe · 48 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 save Oakland from a State raid on our money!
May 29, 2009 by V Smoothe · 30 Comments



