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Writing about the budget in 140 characters or less

June 17, 2009 by V Smoothe · 29 Comments 

So the main news about last night’s budget discussion is that nothing happened. Really. Desley Brooks, Nancy Nadel, and Larry Reid all complained about the alternative budget proposal submitted by four of their colleagues, but amazingly, considering how strongly they appeared to feel about how unfair it was that their own ideas weren’t included, none of them submitted any specific adjustments of their own.

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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 

A new way to waste money: Municipal ID cards for Oakland

May 26, 2009 by V Smoothe · 25 Comments 

What you missed at Monday’s budget town hall

April 22, 2009 by V Smoothe · 13 Comments 

About that sales tax

April 20, 2009 by V Smoothe · 44 Comments 

Stimulating Oakland. Or not.

April 2, 2009 by V Smoothe · 28 Comments 

Parks, taxes, and promises

March 31, 2009 by V Smoothe · 6 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 

New Oakland taxes, OO repeal update

February 24, 2009 by V Smoothe · 35 Comments 

Taxes, taxes, taxes!

February 23, 2009 by V Smoothe · 23 Comments 

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