San Francisco Chronicle / May 24, 2023 Earlier this month, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao released her $4.2 billion two-year budget proposal, establishing a plan for the city’s near future that also addresses the $360 million deficit in the city’s general purpose fund, the largest in city history. As part of cost-cutting measures, Mayor Thao proposed eliminating … Continue reading Oakland’s budget would cut public campaign finance. That would be a mistake