Oakland artists seek immediate refunding of city’s arts and culture manager position

OAKLAND ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS joined the Anti Police-Terror Project at City Hall to demand the reinstatement of the city’s arts and culture manager position. 

In its most recent budget, the city of Oakland terminated the arts and culture manager position in a string of decisions to fix a $265 million deficit going into fiscal years 2025-2027. The annual cost to keep the contracted role in the Economic and Workforce Development Department active was $300,000.