Four Oakland fire stations slated for closure to deal with the city’s struggling budget will remain open, officials said. The ...

Oakland’s city administrator has rescinded about a third of the employee layoffs announced last month, Jestin Johnson told workers Tuesday. Twenty-four people included in the original cuts will ...

In a letter to employees last week, City Administrator Jestin Johnson said the city sent layoff notices to 77 people in an effort to close the city’s roughly $130 million budget deficit.

Kudos to Oakland City Administrator Jestin Johnson and the Finance Department regarding the recent budget cuts. They deserve to be commended for making tough budgetary decisions that should’ve ...

The City of Oakland says it will keep open four fire stations rather than temporarily close them in the face of a nearly $130 million budget shortfall.