East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
3 months agoThey say Oakland government is broken - and have a plan to fix it
Oakland's governance issues stem from a weak mayoral system and divided loyalties among city leaders.
Thanks to charter reform, Portland has flipped the way our government operates on its head, dumping our creaky, undemocratic commission form of governance, and replacing it with a brand spankin' new 12-person council representing four districts, WHILE ALSO slapping on ranked choice voting to boot!