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.
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
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
Becks and dto510, my heroes.
May 6, 2009 by V Smoothe · 39 Comments
Build a fence, not a parking lot
April 23, 2009 by V Smoothe · 147 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
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
New Oakland taxes, OO repeal update
February 24, 2009 by V Smoothe · 35 Comments
