Sunday, June 16th, 2013
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BUDGET | A proposal to close an $80 million budget shortfall in Alameda County includes cuts to the safety net and one-time only savings from previous budget years. County employee will also receive a cost-of-living increase for the first time in five years. The budget forecast was bolstered by increased sales tax revenues and a
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
A gun control bill that would give local control for Oakland to enact stronger restrictions than the rest of the state passed the Assembly Tuesday. The bill, authored by Oakland Assemblyman Rob Bonta, aims to allow the...
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
(Editor’s note: When Chief Anthony Batts was named as Oakland’s new police chief in August 2009, there were high hopes by many for what he would bring to the city. The former Long Beach police chief also...
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
(Editor’s note: When Chief Anthony Batts was named as Oakland’s new police chief in August 2009, there were high hopes by many for what he would bring to the city. The former Long Beach police chief also...
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
A valiant, last-minute effort by Michael Rains was defeated one day before opening arguments in People v. Johannes Mehserle. On June 9, Judge Robert Perry denied three motions by the defense aimed at keeping out testimony and...
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
MOBN! Public Safety Update March 25, 2010 by Mike Ferro, MOBN! Public Safety Committee Concerned MOBN! members and other citizens will have by now attended an Oakland Police Department Strategic Plan Framework meeting or have read reports...
