“The Oakland City Council is prioritizing community safety, housing security, essential services to keep our city safe, healthy and vibrant, and collecting outstanding revenue that are owed – as well as transparency in making fiscally sound decisions based on real financial data,” Vice-Mayor and Councilmember-at Large Rebecca Kaplan said in a written statement to the Oakland Post discussing the City Council budget discussion.

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