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Mayor Schaafs proposed budget doesnt cut Oakland police funding. Police reform activists are angry FacebookTwitterEmail Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released her proposed budget Friday morning.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle Mayor Libby Schaaf proposed a budget Friday that would spend nearly $700 million, or 18% of Oakland’s overall budget, on the police department, a slightly smaller share of the city’s spending than in previous years. Though the share is slightly smaller, the $3.85 billion ...

What Oakland’s Homeless Audit Says About Evictions, Policing, and Fire Although the audit was vast in its analysis, this guide attempts to outline key points from the audit related only to evictions and hygiene services, police response and costs, and fire department response and costs. Published 1 week ago ByZack Haber A tent in Oakland that serves as a home for a resident, October 2, 2019 Photo Credit: Zack Haber On April 14, Oakland’s City Auditor Courtney ...

Auditor says Oakland not equipped to handle growth in homeless encampments Published  Audit finds Oakland not prepared to deal with homelessness An audit of homeless services in Oakland found that a team charged with closing and cleaning homeless encampments was not adequately prepared to deal with the problem and lacked an efficient strategy for dealing with the growth of the camps. OAKLAND, Calif. - An audit of homeless services in Oakland found that a team charged with closing and cleaning ...

Oakland: Homeless services audit find city not prepared to deal with crisis Published  article OAKLAND, Calif. - An audit of homeless services in Oakland found that a team charged with closing and cleaning homeless encampments was not adequately prepared to deal with the problem and lacked an efficient strategy for dealing with the growth of the camps.  Thats according to City Auditor Courtney Ruby, who will present an informational report on homeless services to the City Councils Life Enric...

On April 14, Oakland’s City Auditor Courtney Ruby released an audit of the city’s homeless encampment management interventions and activities for the fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-2020. The 95-page report includes data and estimations about interventions, populations, costs, and availability of services related to homeless people and their communities.  Claiming that the city “lacked an effective strategy…and did not provide sufficient policy direction or adequate funding,” Ruby al...

Historic rendition of Jarena Lee, the first female preacher in the A.M.E. church   Dr. Rosalyn Brookins. Courtesy of Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church. Parks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 476 34 th Street Oakland, California is excited to announce that Rev. Dr. Rosalynn Brookins, senior pastor was awarded the auspicious Jarena Lee Award. Jarena Lee (February 11, 1783 – February 3, 1864) was the first female authorized to preach in the African Met...

The San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program the Master Class Series, 2021 draws on the knowledge of experts in their fields with decades of experience. Sessions will prepare nonprofit and faith-based leaders to navigate five key areas critical to more than surviving the season of COVID-19, by preparing for whatever comes next.  It’s time to THRIVE! The […]

City of Oakland facing budget crisis, Mayor announces furloughs for city employees By KathleenKirkwood, Kathleen Kirkwood and Keith Burbank Published  article OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 19: Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf looks on during an assembly at Edna Brewer Middle School about the U.S. Constitution on January 19, 2018 in Oakland, California. Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf discussed the U.S. Constitution with midd Expand OAKLAND, Calif. - Facing a looming budget shortfall of $62 million, Oakland May...

crazy, donye always had a balance to him. >> his family and friends believed donye was on the brink of stardom. his passion and life expressed in his music. but the pain, the loss, are still very fresh. >> i just miss him. >> now, donye believed in socially conscious lyrics in a video he said quote music can change the world. all you need is the right song. were live in san jose tonight, george kityama, nbc b area news. >> thank you, george. new details tonight of the pre-schoolteacher...

(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.the hunt for an east bay baseball coach and business owner. accused of molesting one of his players. and secretly filming another. disturbing new details about the charges. plus: police on high alert at a peninsula high school after a threat was posted online. now at six: he taught teenagers to be champions on the baseball field. but this man is a target of a police search because of what they say he did off the...