‘Tis the season: There have been a spate of articles and blog posts about the Oakland budget lately, and we’re following things closely. Here are a few of the articles and posts we’ve been following….
- Information about the recently adopted City Council resolution “Establishing The City Of Oakland’s Budget Process Transparency And Public Participation Policy (12-0424).” http://oaklandwiki.org/Budget_
Process_Transparency_Ordinance
- “Oakland: Council goes back to drawing board on budget deal”: http://www.insidebayarea.com/
breaking-news/ci_23461996/ oakland-council-goes-back- drawing-board-budget-deal
- “Our Town, Our Budget: What Does Public Safety Really Look Like?” http://www.oaklandrising.org/blog/our-town-our-budget-what-does-public-safety-really-look
- And a word on redistricting…http://oaklandlocal.com/2013/06/rising-and-dreaming-together-our-voices-must-be-heard-in-oaklands-redistricting-community-voices/. More info from the city can be found here: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/
Government/o/PBN/ OurOrganization/ PlanningZoning/oak041315 
…More to come!