http://futureoaklandblog.com/2008/08/council-gives-kids-first-a-free-ticket-to-the-ballot/ Decisions today shape the city tomorrow. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:28:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://futureoaklandblog.com/2008/08/council-gives-kids-first-a-free-ticket-to-the-ballot/#comment-464 Voters give Oakland a new councilmember, new transit plans, and an old fight « FutureOakland Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:44:44 +0000 http://futureoakland.wordpress.com/?p=203#comment-464 [...] in the local ballot measures was the narrow passage of Measure OO, also known as Kids First 2. As I wrote at the time, Measure OO did not meet the ballot deadline and the City Council was not under a legal obligation [...] [...] in the local ballot measures was the narrow passage of Measure OO, also known as Kids First 2. As I wrote at the time, Measure OO did not meet the ballot deadline and the City Council was not under a legal obligation [...]

]]> http://futureoaklandblog.com/2008/08/council-gives-kids-first-a-free-ticket-to-the-ballot/#comment-463 dto510 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:35:06 +0000 http://futureoakland.wordpress.com/?p=203#comment-463 So, a city employee familiar with the discussion over Kids First told me that the City Attorney advised that if the measure were not placed on the November ballot, it would need a special election (it cannot just be delayed until June 2010). Even if this were true, a special election costing less than $500k is a better alternative than being handcuffed with a multi-million-dollar, permanent spending mandate. So, a city employee familiar with the discussion over Kids First told me that the City Attorney advised that if the measure were not placed on the November ballot, it would need a special election (it cannot just be delayed until June 2010). Even if this were true, a special election costing less than $500k is a better alternative than being handcuffed with a multi-million-dollar, permanent spending mandate.

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