Oakland Mayor Quan still set to deliver an early budget proposal
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 22 Feb at 7:01am.

The end of March is still the target date for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to deliver her budget proposal to the City Council and the community.

Quan said that although she remains on schedule, she wants people to understand that her budget plan will be more about creating "options" than presenting a finalize budget to Oakland.

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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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What did you tell Mayor Quan? Public safety, city budget top concerns in OL survey
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sat, 5 Feb at 8:07am.

Public safety and the city's budget tops readers concerns in a recent survey on what newly elected Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's areas of focus should be.

In a recent Oakland Local online survey that focused on a range of issues around Quan's administration, more than 84 percent of respondents said they want Quan to immediately focus her efforts on public safety and police resources.

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