Oakland Report
Oakland Report, Sean S. Reinhart, Alex MontanaOakland Report provides reasoned, evidence-based analyses and critiques of the policies, actions, and inactions of our city, county, and state governments.
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Late-night crime spikes 44% on First Fridays. The city says it has a new plan to curb it.
Video clip 1: Warning: graphic content. Compilation of unsanctioned after-hours party scenes in the streets near the official First Friday event. (Source: Instagram / various accounts)
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Oakland’s charter reform process: the questions it was built not to ask
Mayor Barbara Lee’s charter reform working group was hand-picked by the mayor, and unsurprisingly, it decided to give the mayor sweeping new powers — while ignoring reforms that voters have actually demanded. (Image source: Office of Mayor...
Oakland city union warns of a strike if city council does not approve pay raises, other demands
Oakland Recap provides summaries of public meeting proceedings that catch our attention. In this installment, we review the comments made by members of city union International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPT...
'Death and taxes': Oakland City Council is the one who knocks. (Flashback)
Oakland Report’s Oct. 27, 2025 article, “‘Death and taxes’: Oakland City Council is the one who knocks” offers a look back at Measure E’s origins as a city council-initiated tax measure, and the council’s search for a tax ‘recipe’ that had...
‘Oakland deserves better’ — Alameda County approves Coliseum buyback term sheet
Video clip 1: “Oakland deserves better.” Supervisor Elisa Márquez calls developer Ray Bobbitt’s eleventh-hour proposal to avoid liability for environmental issues “unconscionable” ahead of the board rejecting his proposal. The board approve...
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Sean S. Reinhart is a 15-year resident of Oakland with 25 years of experience in Bay Area local government, including 15 years in executive roles. He spent his professional career working to improve people’s lives through civil service.
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