Merritt Bakery Loan Approved With Conditions; Nic Nak Postponed Again

Article by Rena Ragimova.
Last updated at Wed, 19 May at 4:23pm.

The $150,000 loan for Merritt Bakery discussed in Tuesday's City Council meeting was first recommended by the Mayor and has now been approved by City Council 5-1, but with conditions.

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City Translator: Oakland's Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention Program

Blog entry by Rena Ragimova.
Last updated at Tue, 6 Apr at 4:28pm.

What's the Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention Program all about? Given the legacy of mismangement in Oakland, can a city program make a difference? How?

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What if the release of the City Auditors report was actually a scene in Star Wars?
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 29 Oct at 7:22pm.

Editor's note: The Oakland City Auditor's report on mismangement in hiring and retention practices was released on Oct 22nd.  At 123 pages long, it offered 85 recommendations for ways that the city's HR, finance and police departments could function better, with less vulnerability to the nepotism and corruption the Edgerly case de

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