Monthly Archives: May 2021

Funding “police reform”

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

Thanks to the two budget workshops held on May 11 and May 20, we now know how much the City of Alameda intends to spend in the next two fiscal years on “police reform”:  $1.35 million next year and $1.95 … Continue reading →

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“Progressive” budgeting

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

At the Merry-Go-Round, we read the City of Alameda’s General Fund budget pretty carefully, and we like to think we understand all of the items the budget contains. One line in the proposed two-year budget presented to Council on May … Continue reading →

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What’s in the budget

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Robert Sullwold

City staff released its first draft of the budget for the next two fiscal years Thursday, and here are salient features (we hesitate to call them “highlights”): The City is projected to lose money in the fiscal year ending June … Continue reading →

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