OaklandWikipedians have created some incredibly useful resources about Oakland's budget. Special thanks to @greenkozi. Check out the following -- and become a contributor!
Budget Process Transparency Ordinance: "On May 21st, 2013, City Council adopted "A Resolution Establishing The City Of Oakland's Budget Process Transparency And Public Participation Policy"
Shawn McDougal explains the mission of Open Budget, April 30, 2013 (Photo: Sonya Rifkin)

We're trying to build a tool that's useful to all of Oakland — community advocates, journalists, city officials, and the people they serve. We want your ideas.
We meet Tuesdays 6:30–9pm at City Hall as part of OpenOakland hack night (send us an email ahead of time so we're sure to be available). Our source code is open and you can contribute on GitHub.