If you follow MOBN!'s postings, you almost certainly share our deep concern about public safety in Oakland. And the odds are you want to learn more about what we can…
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts’s resignation on Tuesday was an enormous blow to a city already facing a public safety crisis and a murder rate that is spiraling upward. Chief…
This morning, MOBN! board members Frank Castro, Mike Ferro and Bruce Nye guest posted at A Better Oakland, urging Oakland to stop its decades-long divisive and pointless "cops v. programs"…
After last week's tragic shooting of three-year-old Carlos Nava, Oakland Chief of Police Anthony Batts told reporters “Maybe the loss of young Carlos will wake people up.” As reported in…
By Frank Castro Frank Castro is a board member of Make Oakland Better Now! On Tuesday evening, May 17th, at or soon after 6:30 p.m., the Oakland City Council will…
By Jennifer Inez Ward, Contributing Editor, Oakland Local Oakland Local and Make Oakland Better Now! have teamed up to take a close look at the accuracy of candidates’ responses to an…
By Jennifer Inez Ward, Contributing Editor, Oakland Local Editor's note: Oakland Local and Make Oakland Better Now! – MOBN! - have teamed up to take a close look at the…
There were two big developments today. Chief Batts introduced his strategic plan framework, and he and City Attorney John Russo filed Oakland's first anti-gang injunction action. This morning, the Chief…
