City Budget Process

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...
What Oakland’s Most Crucial Issue?

What Oakland’s Most Crucial Issue?

St. Mary’s Center The most crucial issue facing Oakland today is our disconnect from one another.  When we see ourselves as contrast, our city starts to get smaller and fear starts to increase.  Yet when we stand with people previously overlooked, we start to...
Learn more about the Family Independence Initiative!

Learn more about the Family Independence Initiative!

“The Family Independence Initiative is a national center for innovating and testing approaches to economic and social mobility that strengthen social networks, respond to initiative, and respect lowincome families’ ability to lead their own lives”. For...

Know Your Elected Official’s Contact Information!

Oakland, California – Contact Information for Elected Officials Use this link if you don’t know what district you live in.  District 1- Dan Kalb,  510-238-7001 District 2-Pat Kernighan, 510-238-7002 District 3 – Lynette McElhaney, 510-238-7003...