16. Oakland and the People's Budget with Isaiah Toney
Doomloop Dispatch · Kevin L. Jones
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Show Notes
Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode, Kevin and Scot talk to Isaiah Toney, deputy director of the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE). We discuss the budget in Oakland and our concerns, such as the sale of Oakland Coliseum's impact on the budget and what "centrists" are pushing.
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Sources:
Proposed budget cuts: $63 million (if coliseum not sold)
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/oakland-budget-cuts/3575358/
Tim Gardner’s take on Oakland budget:
https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/oaklands-2024-2025-budget-squanders
Chronicle story where Gardner is the main source
https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/oakland-budget-finance-criticism-19518732.php?
Chronicle story that quotes the People’s Budget
Oakland announces it won’t fire anyone