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
What are the core functions of a city?
June 11, 2009 by V Smoothe · 48 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
Becks and dto510, my heroes.
May 6, 2009 by V Smoothe · 39 Comments
What you missed at Monday’s budget town hall
April 22, 2009 by V Smoothe · 13 Comments
Stimulating Oakland. Or not.
April 2, 2009 by V Smoothe · 28 Comments
Council steals money from police widows, blames budget shortfalls
March 11, 2009 by V Smoothe · 18 Comments
What you missed at Council last night
March 4, 2009 by V Smoothe · 20 Comments
Keeping the A’s in Oakland
February 27, 2009 by V Smoothe · 107 Comments
New Oakland taxes, OO repeal update
February 24, 2009 by V Smoothe · 35 Comments
