False characterization

Reported an arcade trip as a K-12 prevention program

$5,188.20

Amount in this finding

FGrade FOakland

False characterization · Verified · Updated 10/03/2026 · 3 documents

The FY2023 report certifies 5,188.20 expended as of 06/30/2023 (p1) and one program, L.E.A.D., funded at 5,188.20 on 05/18/23 (p2). It names the funding recipient as the Oakland Municipal Alliance, the problem as drug use among K-12 students and the primary category as Prevention and Education. It describes L.E.A.D. as a known statewide program geared towards alcohol and drug use prevention, reports approximately 200 clients seen and gives the launch date as January 2023. Its rationale reads "Gives the students an opportunity to bond with the officers that teach the program in a drug/alcohol free environment." The account paid two items in the period, both on 06/13/2023. Dave & Buster's of New Jersey received 4,588.20 for the LEAD Trip on purchase order 23-00954, check 1870. First Student received 600.00 for buses for the LEAD Trip on purchase order 23-00953, check 1871. The two payments make the certified figure to the cent. No payment went to the Municipal Alliance. The certified program is an outing to an arcade and entertainment venue and the buses to get there. No listed use covers an arcade outing, and no evidence-based prevention program built around it is documented.