THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED a two-year, $4.3 billion budget this week that eliminates a massive deficit and protects ...

The city successfully avoided layoffs or fire station closures, but may again need to confront deep spending cuts in a year ...

The budget is aimed at funding core city services and among other funding, will keep all 25 Oakland fire stations open and ...

The savings would help avoid — for now — the worst possible outcomes. But the city’s longterm financial struggles remain.

The Oakland City Council on Wednesday approved a balanced two-year budget after months of contentious hearings.

The proposed budget aims to close the deficit by cutting approximately ... revise the proposed budget in the coming days. The Oakland City Council must approve the final version by June 30.

$4.4 billion budget plan would close the city's mounting deficit. Some proposed cuts include eliminating 400 jobs and reducing police overtime. OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council is ...

The measure to keep the 28 Oakland fire stations open involves reducing the number of police training academies.

The annual guessing game about how much revenue local school districts will receive from the state is causing havoc in ...

City Council is entering budget adoption season with the city facing a structural deficit that cannot be easily closed by borrowing money from the city’s emergency reserves or by making minor cu ...