5 to watch at Oakland's City Council meeting - TONIGHT, July 19 (Analysis)
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 19 Jul at 1:28am.

Tonight's City Council meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.

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Saturday: Foreclosure, Economic Crisis Solutions Forum looks at homeowner rights, bank accountability
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Sun, 20 Mar at 5:42am.

Oakland homeowners have an advocate that kicks off this weekend with a  Foreclosure and Economic Crisis Solutions Forum aimed at uniting officials and homeowners to stop the foreclosure crisis. 

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There is a way to improve city services without going into more debt (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Len Raphael.
Last updated at Mon, 6 Sep at 6:39am.

AC Transit’s announcement of its decision to outsource its call center to New England brings up the same question for Oakland.  Oakland is forbidden by its charter from outsourcing anything except certain professional type services and big construction projects.

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Tough Choices Ahead for Council, Police, Voters (Commentary)
Article by Rena Ragimova.
Last updated at Thu, 24 Jun at 2:08am.

Back in April we first reported on the budget crisis in Oakland's General Fund. This Thursday, June 24, the Council will need to decide what measures will be put up to a vote at the November ballot in an attempt to close the $32 million budget gap.

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Jobs and Services vs. Jobs and Services
Blog entry by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Jan at 12:45pm.

Yesterday, I attended the long and crowded MTC meeting addressing the funding of the Oakland Airport Connector (at one point I was literally edged out of the main auditorium onto the outside patio). I reported on it.  I wanted to make a few personal comments here.

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