Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

CITY FACTS 5th Greenest City in America Source: Corporate Knights Magazine, June 2012 The Gardens at Lake Merritt Named Among Top 5 in California Source: Via Magazine, March 2012 Men's Fitness Ranks Oakland the 4th Most Fit City in America Source: Men's Fitness, March 2012 CNN includes Oakland in its 5 must-see film sites Source: CNN, February 23, 2012 California’s 2nd Most Literate City and 15th in the Nation Source: America's Most Literate Cities, 2011 10th Greenest Real Estate Market in U.S. Source: Cushman & Wakefield Green Building Opportunity Index, November 2011 #2 “Can-Do” City Source: Newsweek, September 2011 10th Most Walkable City in the Nation Source: Walk Score, July 2011 9th Most Sustainable City in the U.S. Source: Sustainlane, 2008 4th largest "Nano Metro" Area in the nation Source: Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, 2007 C - 12