On June 24, The Oakland City Council approved the fiscal year 2021-2023 budget, allocating $3.8 billion in funds that will be spent on homeless services, police, fire, affordable housing, roads, parks, youth programs, and more.

A brief history of the controversial policy that Oakland councilmembers passed on October 20.

The City of Oakland’s Public Works Department uses people sentenced to incarceration to do dumping remediation, vegetation management, and other