Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 24 Jan at 12:57pm.

It looks like only 105 heads may roll as a result of the loss of redevelopment agency funds for the city of Oakland, but funding for Children’s Fairyland and the Oakland Zoo hit the chopping block as part of the new plan. 

The most exciting part? A reorg!

Blog entry by Great Oakland Pub....
Last updated at Fri, 25 Feb at 5:45am.

For the first time during the current recession, Oakland Unified School District school sites will likely have to lay off teachers. For the past few years, school sites have protected teachers in their budgets and enough teachers have voluntarily left OUSD to avoid layoffs.

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 11 Nov at 7:19am.

KPFA has decided to cut The Morning Show, their most popular production and one that has brought in 25% of their donations, according to Aaron Glantz, who published an essay on Huffington Post last night.  Glantz writes: "It's unclear why Pacifica's Executive Director Arlene Engelhardt would make such a move, which is guaranteed to lose the network's flagship station both listeners and dollars, while simultaneously undercutting its very reason for existence."  He goes on to question whether the on-point discussion of issues like the Mehserle sentencing and the debate between Kamala Harris and Steve Cooley, the candidates for California Attorney General are the reason Engelhardt swung the axe on staffers Aimee Allison, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Laura Prives and Esther Manilla .

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Mon, 1 Nov at 9:40pm.

(Editor's note: Oakland Local and Make Oakland Better Now - MOBN - have teamed up to take a close look at the accuracy of candidates’ response to an online questionnaire from MOBN.

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sat, 17 Jul at 8:10am.

Oakland laid off 80 police officers Tuesday evening after negotiations between the city and the officers' union collapsed over the issue of job security.

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Wed, 17 Feb at 7:22am.

The Oakland City Council chopped $10.45 million from the city budget Tuesday night to close a gap in this year's deficit after dozens of Oaklanders pleaded for their jobs and organizations to be spared in the coming months.