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fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Opinion: After Sheng Thao, the last thing Oakland needs is a strong mayor

Oakland should replace a proposed strong-mayor system with a council-manager model based on the Model City Charter to reduce corruption risk and improve governance.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Opinion: After Sheng Thao, the last thing Oakland needs is a strong mayor

Oakland should adopt a council-manager system based on the Model City Charter to reduce corruption risk and fix structural governance flaws.
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fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

Oakland should become a 'strong mayor' city, says Mayor Lee's task force

Oakland's mayor should gain substantially stronger executive authority while the City Council obtains enhanced legislative and budgetary analysis and oversight powers.
fromThe Oaklandside
3 months ago

Weigh in on changing Oakland's government at sessions this fall

An advisory group established by Mayor Barbara Lee this summer is working on recommendations for a potential ballot measure that would reform the city charter, changing the roles of the mayor, city manager, and councilmembers in an attempt to better clarify who's responsible for what. Lee's working group is holding a number of community meetings throughout Oakland this fall to share what's being considered and get input from the public.
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