Today is #NationalWhistleblowerDay, a day to recognize the important role whistleblowers play in promoting accountability, transparency, and integrity in government. The Berkeley City Auditor’s Whistleblower Program helps identify and address potential fraud, waste, and abuse of City resources.

📰Check out the @dailycal.bsky.social article on our first Whistleblower Program Annual Report, which summarizes the program’s first full year receiving, reviewing, referring, investigating, and closing reports of potential fraud, waste, and abuse of City resources. www.dailycal.org/news/city/fl...

Fledgling Whistleblower Program releases first annual report, receiving 42 cases

The office of Berkeley City Auditor Jenny Wong released the first-ever Whistleblower Program Annual Report for the 2025 calendar year June 10, summarizing how the program has processed and closed

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📢 Join the special City Council meeting tomorrow on June 23 to participate in the public hearing to adopt the City’s budget for FY 2027-FY 2028 and the Capital Improvement Program for FY 2027-FY 2031. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

🆕 Our first Whistleblower Annual Report is out! The Annual Report summarizes Whistleblower Program activity for calendar year 2025, including how reports were received and evaluated, the number and types of reports submitted, reporter characteristics, and how cases were resolved (1/3)

📢 Join the City Council meeting tomorrow on June 16 to participate in continued discussion around the FY 2027 and FY 2028 budget. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend City Council meetings remotely or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

City of Berkeley@berkeleyca.gov · 2mo ago

Stay up to date with City decisions. The next Berkeley City Council meets Tuesday, June 16, 6pm. #berkmtg Agenda: berkeleyca.gov/city-... In person: BUSD, 1231 Addison St Zoom: cityofberkeley-info.... Live stream: berkeley.granicus.co...

Our FY 2027 Audit Plan is out! In the next year, we plan to audit: 🪙Business License Taxes (audit in progress) 🏘️Rent Stabilization Board (audit in progress) ❤️‍🩹Public Health 🦺Measure FF (sidewalk and streets) Read more at bit.ly/4x017DM.

📢 Join the City Council meeting tomorrow to participate in the public hearing on the new Capital Improvement Program for FY 2027-2031: berkeleyca.gov/city-council....

City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda June 9, 2026

Printer-friendly PDF agenda AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, June 9, 20266:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 16 GARDEN STREE...

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🤓 💵 This week we will be #MakingCents of Berkeley’s unfunded capital needs. ICYMI: the City just released its new Capital Improvement Program on the Budget and Finance Committee webpage: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm... (1/5)

Policy Committee: Budget & Finance

Reviews legislation relating to investment policy, budget development, revenue development, expenditures, fiscal planning and policy, taxes and fees, and large-scale fiscal investments.

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📢 Join the City Council meeting tonight to participate in the public hearing on the City Manager’s proposed budget for FY 2027 and FY 2028. Visit the Council agenda webpage for information on how to attend City Council meetings remotely or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

📢 The City Manager’s proposed budget for FY 2027 and FY 2028 is now publicly available on the Budget and Finance Committee’s webpage: berkeleyca.gov/your-governm....

🔔Last call to respond to our audit topics survey! Please fill out our audit topics survey by Friday, May 15, 2026 to have your ideas considered for the FY 2027 Audit Plan: forms.office.com/g/Zwq9GnAKpq. (1/2)

🤓 💵 This week, we will be #MakingCents of Berkeley’s ongoing structural budget deficit. A structural deficit occurs when budgeted revenues are projected to be less than budgeted expenditures. (1/5)

📢 Join the #berkmtg tomorrow at 6pm to hear us present our audit of Berkeley’s financial condition over the past ten years. berkeleyca.gov/city-council... 1/2

City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda April 28, 2026

Printer-friendly PDF agenda REVISED AGENDA(REVISED TO ADD A TELECONFERENCE LOCATION)BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, April 28, 20266:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELE...

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This week we will be #makingcents of @berkeleyca.gov’s revenues and expenses. To learn more about the City’s revenues and expenses, read our full audit report here: bit.ly/BerkeleyFinancialCondition. 1/6

💡Do you have an idea for an audit? As we develop our next annual audit plan, we want to hear from you!  Please fill out our audit topics survey by Friday, May 15, 2026 to have your ideas considered for the FY 2027 Audit Plan: forms.office.com/g/Zwq9GnAKpq.

🤓 💵 We’re kicking off our #makingcents 🪙 of @berkeleyca.gov's financial condition campaign this week! Follow along as we post highlights from our new audit report ahead of the City’s proposed budget release. (1/4)

Today our office released a new audit on @berkeleyca.gov’s financial condition over the past ten years. #audit #Berkeley Read the full report at bit.ly/4dtvVoR Highlights below ⤵️1/5

Join us for the #berkmtg today to hear about the first public investigation report from our new whistleblower program. We substantiated a whistleblower allegation regarding a $286,000 ambulance purchased without prior Council approval. See below for how to join in-person or virtually ⤵️

City of Berkeley@berkeleyca.gov · 4mo ago

Our next City Council Worksession #berkmtg is tomorrow, March 24 at 4pm. Read the agenda:

Tune in for tomorrow's #berkmtg @ 6 PM to hear more about our new contracts audit and share your comments. Visit the @berkeleyca.gov’s website for more information on attending the meeting virtually or in-person: berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda March 10, 2026

Printer-friendly PDF agenda AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, March 10, 20266:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702Adena Ishii, MayorCouncilmembers:

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Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor@berkeleyauditor.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today our office released a new audit on @berkeleyca.gov's contracting process, "City Contracts: Outdated Process Led to Non-Competitive Contract" Read the full report at bit.ly/BerkeleyCont... Highlights below⤵️ 1/3

We published an investigation report about a $286,000 ambulance purchase. This is the first public investigation report since launching the program. 🔎📄 Read it here: bit.ly/WB_Ambulance...

ICYMI: @berkeleyside.org covered our newest audit of City contracts! Check it out below ⤵️ You can read the whole report at bit.ly/BerkeleyContracts

Berkeleyside@berkeleyside.org · 6mo ago

Berkeley spent tens of millions of dollars on non-competitive contracts for deals that should have gone out to bid, the city’s auditor found.

📢 Join the #berkmeeting tomorrow at 6pm to hear about our Guide to Measuring Performance and an update from Environmental Health on our Restaurant Inspections Audit recommendations. berkeleyca.gov/city-council... 1/2

Today our office released a new audit on @berkeleyca.gov's contracting process, "City Contracts: Outdated Process Led to Non-Competitive Contract" Read the full report at bit.ly/BerkeleyCont... Highlights below⤵️ 1/3

📢 New Special Report released today: “A Guide to Measuring Performance in the City of Berkeley” provides a practical, user-friendly framework for developing meaningful performance measures. 📝bit.ly/berkeley-perf-guide 1/7

Join the @berkeleyca.gov Council Meeting tomorrow to hear the City Auditor’s presentation on the 2025 Audit Recommendations Follow-Up report! berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

🆕The 2025 Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report is out now! Check out which audit recommendations have been implemented and where departments still have work to do: berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...

👏An independent third-party audit we initiated of the Payroll Division found no errors in payments! The auditors noted staff had command of critical payroll elements within a complex payroll system. berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul... 1/4

Check out the 10/28 #berkmeeting agenda for updates from Public Works on our audit recommendations on 🛣️streets, 🚛fleet, and 🏢leases. With Measure FF funding, the City has implemented all of the street maintenance recommendations from our 2020 audit! berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda October 28, 2025

Printer-friendly PDF AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, October 28, 20256:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 522 SEWARD SQUARE ...

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Join the #berkmtg today for updates on our staff shortages and domestic violence policy audit recommendations. The City has made progress including: 🏋️comprehensive staff training, 🔊enhanced communication strategy from City management, and 📜a new leave policy for absences related to acts of violence

City of Berkeley@berkeleyca.gov · 10mo ago

The regular #berkmtg is Tuesday, Oct 14 at 6pm. Join in person at 1231 Addison St or on Zoom. Agenda + details →

Join the #berkmeeting tomorrow at 6 PM to share your comments on the audit update from @berkeleypoliceca.bsky.social BPD implemented the final two recommendations from our 2022 audit of Police Overtime, officially closing this audit. More info at berkeleyca.gov/city-council...

City Council Regular Meeting eAgenda September 30, 2025

Printer-friendly PDF agenda  AGENDABERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, September 30, 20256:00 PMSCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702Adena Ishii, MayorCouncilmembers:D...

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