In the News
Council members' activities to be audited
Oakland Tribune - March 29, 2012
Council members face audit
San Francisco Chronicle - March 29, 2012
Auditor: Oakland risks double-paying vendors
Oakland Tribune - March 28, 2012
Oakland's Invoices: Report faults city's payment system
Oakland Tribune - March 28, 2012
Editorial: City can learn from Fox renovation
Oakland Tribune - Oct. 9, 2011
Tagami, City Hall fire back over audit of $91 Fox Theater Project
Oakland Tribune - Oct. 7, 2011
Oakland auditor: Fox Theater costs poorly screened
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 4, 2011
Audit: Oakland investment in Fox Theater quadrupled without strategy
Oakland Tribune - Oct. 4, 2011
Oakland City Auditor Blasts Fox Theater Renovation
Bay Citizen - Oct. 4, 2011
Oakland City Contract Process Indeed a Mess
San Francisco Chronicle - Mar. 29, 2011
Oakland City Council Should Reject Security Contract (editorial)
Oakland Tribune - Mar. 24, 2011
Oakland Auditor: Campaign Donations May Be Illegal
The Associated Press - Mar. 23, 2011
Oakland Auditor Questions Campaign Donations
KQED Radio - Mar. 23, 2011
Questions about Donations to Oakland Politicians
San Francisco Chronicle - Mar. 23, 2011
Oakland Security Firm Contributed to City Council Members and Candidates while Competing for Contract
Oakland Tribune - Mar. 22, 2011
Oakland Must Drop Excuses and Create a Game Plan
Oakland Tribune - Jan. 5, 2011
Audit: Oakland Fails to Collect on Citations
Oakland Tribune - Dec. 16, 2010
Oakland Auditor Doing Job - to the shame of some
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov. 23, 2010
Oakland May Double Down Its Faulty Bet
Oakland Tribune - Nov. 20, 2010
Oakland Needs Tighter Financial Controls, Report Says
Oakland Tribune - Nov. 18, 2010
Oakland Auditor, Courtney Ruby, Receives Leadership Oakland Alumni Award
Oakland Tribune - Jun. 18, 2010
Merritt Bakery Loan, $150,000. What Would You Do?
Oakland Local News Blog - May 17, 2010
State Report Criticizes Oakland Recovery Act Programs
Mercury News Tribune - Apr. 21, 2010
City Officials, Citizens Need to Define Core Services
San Francisco Chronicle - Mar. 8, 2010
Tips Help find Fraud, Corruption and Save Money
Oakland Tribune - Jan. 29, 2010
Audit Shows Abuses of Hiring Rules
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 24, 2009
Oakland Auditor Knocks City Hiring Process
Oakland Tribune - Oct. 22, 2009
Auditor Criticizes Oakland's Hiring Practices
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 22, 2009
Auditor Finds Unfair Oakland City Hiring
CBS - Ch.5 - Oct. 21, 2009
Scathing Report on Oakland's Hiring Practices
KCBS radio - Oct. 21, 2009
Favoritism and Nepotism Get City in Hot Water
NBC - Bay City News Oct. 21, 2009
A Report is Accusing People in City Government of Favoritism and Nepotism for Hiring (external link)
KGO-TV - Oct. 21, 2009
My Word: Oakland Must Reform Its Record Keeping
Oakland Tribune - Oct. 21, 2009
Oakland Should Tighten Violence-Prevention Grant Controls, Auditor says
Oakland Tribune - Sept. 1, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug. 13, 2009
CityWise: Stimulus Watch
Oakland Tribune - Aug.14, 2009
More City Jobs Slashed in Latest Round of Oakland Cuts
Oakland Tribune - July 29, 2009
The Sisterhood of Auditors
Goverining magazine - Jul. 2009
Audit Shows Deficit Runs Deeper - Measure K 2.5% Set-Aside
Oakland Tribune - Jul. 7, 2009
Letter to the LA Times Regarding Court Ruling on Auditor's Authority
LA Times - Jul. 2, 2009
Auditor: Oakland's Infrastructure in Dire State
San Francisco Chronicle - Apr. 30, 2009
City Auditor Unveils 573-page Report on Oakland Public Works
Oakland Tribune - Apr. 30, 2009
Auditor Seeks Residents' Pressure on Nepotism
San Francisco Chronicle - Mar. 3, 2009
Berkeley City Council Votes to Explore Ways to Protect Whistleblowers
Daily Californian on-line - Dec. 9, 2008
Oakland OKs Whistle-Blower Program
San Francisco Chronicle - Sept. 17, 2008
Fostering a Culture of Everyday Ethics and Integrity in Government
Association of Local Government Auditors - Fall 2008
Assembly Moves to Protect Whistle-Blowers
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug. 13, 2008
Oakland Moves to Cut Nepotism, Fraud
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul. 10, 2008
Oakland Officials Propose Reforms, Mayor Supports
CBS 5 - Jul. 9, 2008
A Year in Office as Oakland's City Auditor
Oakland Business Review - Apr., 2008
Oakland Council Vows More Oversight on Pay, Bonuses
San Francisco Chronicle - Dec. 12, 2007
Oakland Payroll Audit a Welcome Challenge
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov. 30, 2007
Oakland City Auditor Criticizes Payroll Procedures
KTVU.com - Nov. 29, 2007
