Mayor Schaaf s proposed budget doesn t cut Oakland police funding. Police reform activists are angry
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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 have pushed to cut the police budget in half criticized the plan, arguing that reducing police spending would free up money to fund social services instead.
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.
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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 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.
Auditor says Oakland not equipped to handle growth in homeless encampments
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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 strategy for dealing with the growth of the camps, according to City Auditor Courtney Ruby.
Oakland: Homeless services audit find city not prepared to deal with crisis
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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 homelessness as the most pressing issue facing Oakland. The last Alameda County Point-in-Time count of homeless people, which was completed in 2019, found that between 2015 and 2019, the number of homeless gpeople living in Oakland increased by 86 percent.
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 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.