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Tickets on Sale for our 5th Anniversary Party & Townie Awards on June 19, 2013

Apr. 2, 2013

We're celebrating 5 years of our voter engagement & GOTV programs in East & West Oakland with our 2013 Young Progressive Party & Townie Awards on Wed. June 19th from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Kaiser Lakeview Terrace.

Our Town, Our Budget: What Does Public Safety Really Look Like?

Apr. 19, 2013

Mayor Quan released her proposed 2013-2015 city budget earlier this week, on Wednesday, April 17th. Over the next couple of months, Oakland residents and our elected representatives must work to provide input, present alternative proposals, and pass a balanced budget by June 30th, 2013.

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City Budget Process

Mar. 13, 2013

The budget process is the formal way that the City establishes its goals, program priorities, and service levels for the next two years, and identifies the funds needed to achieve them. Essentially, it is a process through which policies are made, programs are articulated, and resources are identified in order to put them into effect...