Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's 2025 State Of The City Was Saving Face Not City Building Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's 2025 State Of The City Was Saving Face Not City Building Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's State of The City Address was tearfully disappointing and shows she and her staff do not understand how to revitalize Oakland's economy. In fairness, here's her list of accomplishments: Significant Crime Reductions Mayor Lee announced major decreases in crime compared to the previous year: Homicides down 27% Robberies down 40% Burglaries down 28% Motor vehicle thefts down 43% These improvements come as the city funded five police academies, invested $1.4 million in sideshow enforcement, and secured $5.5 million in federal funding to expand the Ceasefire gun violence reduction program. The city also secured $1 million in state funding for MACRO - a community response program operated by the Oakland Fire Department for non-violent, non-emergency, non-crime-related calls, ...
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