Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

CITY FACTS Key Facts/Accolades: Oakland, California Oakland Among Top 5 Places to Visit in the World Source: New York Times, January 8, 2012 Ten Best Cities To Have a Dog Source; NerdWallet, March 25, 2013 Oakland Among 5 best markets to sell a home Source: CNN/Money, March 14, 2013 Oakland Among 15 Top Cities for Tech Startups Source: National Venture Capital Association, February 13, 2013 #10 Most Walkable City in America Source: America Walks, February 2013 Oakland Ranked Among Top 12 ArtPlaces in the Nation Source: ArtPlace, January 7, 2013 Gayest Cities in America, 2013 Source: The Advocate, January 2013 Oakland Rises to 7th in Nation in Bicycling Rate with 7,000 Biking Commuters Source; U.S. Census Data, November 5, 2012 Oakland Named Among America's 50 Best Cities Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, September 26, 2012 Uptown named among the Best Hipster Neighborhoods Source: Forbes, September 20, 2012 Oakland named among America's Best Cities on the Rise Source: SmarterTravel.com, August 31, 2012, Oakland Tied as Most Honest City in the U.S. Source: National Honesty Index, August 20, 2012 Oakland top city for fastest selling homes in the nation Source: Realtor.com, August 8, 2012 6th among the 51 largest US cities for percentage of residents that bicycle to work Source: Alliance for Biking & Walking 2012 Benchmarking Report Where the Creative Class Earns the Most Source: The Atlantic Cities, July 2012 #2 US City in Per-Capita Availability of Eco-Friendly Services Source: Thumbtack, July 2012 4th Greenest US City Source: Mother Nature Network, July 2012 C - 11