Organizations urge Oakland to overhaul budget, implement reform
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 22 Feb at 6:57am.

Oakland must begin to make hard choices to right its financial ship.

This was the message Sunday afternoon at the joint meeting of Make Oakland Better Now! and the East Bay Young Democrats.

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EBYD, MOBN holding Feb 20 meeting to examine Oakland's financial woes
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sun, 20 Feb at 11:52am.

The city's financial challenges will be in the spotlight Sunday afternoon as Make Oakland Better Now! and the East Bay Young Democrats team up to focus on possible solutions and future budget scenarios.

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Oakland makes history with Jean Quan sworn in as mayor
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Wed, 5 Jan at 7:40am.

After a historic election that garnered national attention, Jean Quan was sworn in  Monday afternoon as the 49th mayor of Oakland in the restored Fox Theater in the Uptown District.

Quan is the first female mayor of Oakland and the first female Asian-American mayor of a major U.S. city.

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Oakland auditor sets sight on police department
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Fri, 10 Dec at 10:44am.

Courtney A. Ruby has jumped out the election box with audit guns blazing.

A few weeks after decisively winning a second term and releasing a performance audit that found the city lost track of $14 million in its CEDA loans receivable program, Oakland's City Auditor now has her eye set on the city’s public safety agency - the Oakland Police Department.

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