Data
13 charts across budget, safety, housing, demographics, governance & environment
Budget & Finance
FY 2024–25 general fund spending by category
Source: City of Oakland adopted budget FY24-25
General fund revenue and spending, FY 2020–2026. The growing deficit gap.
Source: City of Oakland CAFRs, adopted budgets
Oakland Police Department budget, 2020–2026 (millions)
Source: City of Oakland adopted budgets
Public Safety
Oakland homicide count, 2020–2025
Source: Oakland Police Department annual reports, local media
Robbery, assault, and homicide as stacked totals, 2020–2025
Source: OPD crime reports
Authorized, active, and recommended staffing levels
Source: OPD staffing reports, NSA compliance reports
Housing & Cost of Living
Median sale price of homes in Oakland, 2020–2026
Source: Zillow / FRED
Median monthly rent and household income, 2018–2025. The affordability squeeze.
Source: U.S. Census ACS, Zillow Observed Rent Index
Unsheltered and sheltered count, Alameda County PIT (Oakland share)
Source: Alameda County point-in-time counts, EveryOne Home
Demographics
Oakland population, Census and estimates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS estimates
Oakland population by race/ethnicity, 2024 ACS estimates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024
Governance & Civic
Legislative matters introduced per month, 2025
Source: Oakland Legistar API
Oakland voter turnout in recent elections
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters
Oversight
The latest independent audit findings, in plain English — with the full reports
Council Meeting Summaries
Plain-English summaries of recent city council meetings, generated from the official Legistar records.
AI summaries · source: city Legistar records