Oakland voters should not let themselves be fooled again by city leaders’ insatiable appetite for new taxes. The city already imposes more taxes than most cities in the Bay Area and California.

A last-minute change to a House bill eliminating opt out allowances for transit tax votes in Wayne County would expand the legislation to also eliminate opt outs in Oakland County communities. The ...

OAKLAND — A likely special election next spring has placed Oakland in a time crunch — not just to find a mayor and fill a City Council vacancy but also to secure new revenue streams that could help ...

Oakland would ask voters to approve a new property tax — on top of a sales tax increase approved by voters last month — to help the city balance its budget under a proposal the interim mayor announced ...