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Bratton opponents brace for Oakland City Council decision today
Article by Joshua Cain.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Apr at 3:51pm.

Both opponents and supporters of controversial police-chief-for-hire William Bratton are gearing up for a fight Tuesday as the Oakland City Council considers a $250,000 consulting contract for Bratton and his allies at Strategic Policy Partnerships LLC.

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Make Oakland Better Now:Will The Mayor’s Budget Have a Reserve To Protect Against The Unexpected?
Blog entry by Make Oakland Bett....
Last updated at Wed, 1 Jun at 12:32am.

On May 26, and at additional meetings in June, Oakland’s City Council will be considering one or more of the three budget proposals submitted on April 29 by Mayor Jean Quan.

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Organizations urge Oakland to overhaul budget, implement reform
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Thu, 24 Feb at 1:06am.

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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City Hall Scene: New season of budget begins ... again
Blog entry by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Wed, 23 Feb at 8:51am.

City Hall Scene is a weekly blog post on news, views and events coming out  of 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.

Things are about to heat up at City Hall, courtesy of Oakland's general fund budget issues.

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