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Mayor Schaaf's proposed budget doesn't 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 two-year budget actually increases police spending to account for overtime expenses. Activists who...

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 Ruby released an audit of the city’s homeless encampment management interventions and activities...

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 homeless encampments was not adequately prepared to deal with the problem and lacked an efficient st...

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.  That's according to City Auditor Courtney Ruby, who will present an informational report on homeless services to the City Council's Life Enrichment Committee on Monday afternoon. For several years, city residents have identified homelessnes...

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 also included recommendations for better addressing homeless communities. Although the audit was vast ...