2025 City of Oakland
Resident Budget Priorities Survey
Fielded and presented by the Budget Advisory Commission February 26, 2025
Appendix
District 1
Golden Gate
Idora Park
Rockridge
Upper Rockridge
Longfellow
Temescal
Piedmont Avenue
3 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 4 5
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
6 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
7 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
8 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 9 10
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 11 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
12 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
13 Sales Tax
14 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 2
Grand Lake
Lakeshore
Lake Merritt
Jack London Square
San Antonio
15 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 16 17
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
18 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
19 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
20 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 21 22
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 23 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
24 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
25 Sales Tax
26 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 3
Mosswood
Hoover Foster
Westlake
Adams Point
West Oakland
Uptown
7th Street Historic District
South Prescott
27 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 28 29
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
30 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
31 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
32 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 33 34
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 35 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
36 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
37 Sales Tax
38 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 4
Laurel
Dimond
Allendale
Glenview
Montclair
Redwood Heights
North Hills
39 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 40 41
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
42 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
43 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
44 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 45 46
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 47 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
48 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
49 Sales Tax
50 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 5
Highland Park
Fruitvale
Jingletown
51 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 52 53
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
54 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
55 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
56 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 57 58
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 59 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
60 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
61 Sales Tax
62 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 6
Millsmont
Eastmont
Lockwood Gardens
63 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 64 65
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
66 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
67 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
68 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 69 70
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 71 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
72 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
73 Sales Tax
74 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
District 7
Deep East Oakland
75 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 76 77
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Two most important budget priorities
78 Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
79 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
80 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 81 82
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 83 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
84 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
85 Sales Tax
86 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
Youth
Respondents 0-17 years
87 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 88 89
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
90 Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
91 City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 92 93
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 94 Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
95 Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
96 Sales Tax
97 Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
Older Adults
Respondents 65 and older
98 Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 99 100
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
101
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
102
City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 103
104
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 105
Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
106
Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
107
Sales Tax
108
Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?
People Living Outside
Collected in-person
109
Community satisfaction with life in Oakland
Q2: Generally speaking, how would you rate Oakland as a place to live? 110
111
City government approval ratings
Q3: Do you approve or disapprove of the overall job being done by Oakland City government in providing services to the people who live here?
Important factors for a city to call home
Q5: Which of the following are most important to you to make Oakland a place you are happy to call home? Choose up to 3
112
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
113
City budget impact on household and work
Q6: In the last 5 years, how has Oakland’s budget most impacted your household and work? Choose up to 3
Note: numbers add up to >100% because the percentages are of out of all respondents and respondents could choose up to 3 answers
Public Safety
Q7: For public safety, which of the following would you support reducing funding? 114
115
Economic Growth
Q8: For economic growth...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
Transportation
Q9: For transportation...which of the following would you support reducing funding? 116
Youth and Community Investments
Q10: For youth and community investments... which of the following would you support reducing funding?
117
Housing and Homeless Investments
Q11: For housing and homelessness investments...which of the following would you support reducing funding?
118
Sales Tax
119
Q12: On the April 15 special election, you will be asked to vote on an increase on sales tax in Oakland from 10.25% to 10.75%. That's an extra 50 cents on a $100 purchase. This sales tax increase is expected to raise $20-$30M/year for the City of Oakland. Would you vote in support of this sales tax increase?