Occupy Oakland One Year Anniversary Live Stream
On October 25th, 2011, a giant downtown Oakland protest at 14th and Broadway turned ugly as Oakland Police and law enforcement officials clashed. The result was that Scott Olsen, a … Read More
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Oakland Tribune’s Angela Woodall’s Wronghead View Of Downtown
Grrr. Oakland Tribune reporter Angela Woodall’s done it again: wrote another completely wrongheaded account of my Oakland. The first time it was a Twitter tweet that implied there was corruption … Read More
Oakland News: Kaplan Calls De La Fuente “Serious Challenger”; Joel Young For D3 Council?
The latest Oakland News is that on her campaign website, Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan already calls her new challenger, Oakland Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente, a “serious challenger” and … Read More
The Oakland Caucus By OBA – Oakland Candidates Forum Well-Attended
This first-of-its kind event was held in Oakland on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 5:30 PM at the office of The Community Bank Of The Bay at 1750 Broadway. The … Read More
The Oakland Caucus Candidates Forum Tonight, 5:30, Community Bank of the Bay
The Oakland Caucus, a candidates forum presented by the Oakland Builders Alliance and its new executive director Bev Rivas, is this evening at 5:30 PM at Community Bank of the … Read More
Oakland School Shooting: One L Goh “Cooperative”
UPDATE: There may be a question on if the photo is of One L Goh, which I got from a TV news broadcast. More later. The words “Oakland School Shooting” … Read More
Oakland Mayor Quan Pissed Over April Fools Joke
The blog post called “Mayor Jean Quan Had Affair With Ron Dellums In 2009” and released on April Fools Day Sunday, was widely seen by readers and observers as an … Read More
Mayor Jean Quan Had Affair With Ron Dellums In 2009
UPDATE: Mayor Quan Pissed Over April Fools Joke. Fans of Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums believed he was on a good track to recover what some others had said was a … Read More
Oakland News: Rob Bonta And YouTube, Coliseum JPA, Woodall Pissed
In this Oakland News you can tell a lot about a candidate by not just their videos, but when they were uploaded. Rob Bonta is currently the front-runner for the … Read More
Oakland Coliseum JPA Called Corrupt By Oakland Tribune Reporter
The Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority, or “Joint Powers Authority”, or “JPA” is known for its rather clubby politics, at times so much so that it leads many to question … Read More
Oakland Hopping On Friday In Uptown
Since I found myself in Oakland for a weekend rather than Georgia, Chicago, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles, and on the first Friday of the month of March, I took … Read More
Oakland Police Chief Jordan Talks Problem Solving-Officer Redeployment
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan, concerned that the public has the wrong idea about the redeployment of what the City of Oakland calls “Problem Solving Officers”, wrote “a letter to … Read More
Oakland News: Kathy Neal Quits Assm Race, Blasts Joel Young; Boots Riley Strikes
A lot of Oakland News to catch up on so let’s get started. First, Kathy Neal called to explain that yes she’s out of the race for the 18th California … Read More
Occupy Oakland Arrestees Tortured In Jail; Oakland “Y” Hosts Protestor Escape
According to the Daily Kos, and other blogs, a number of the 400 people arrested during last Saturday’s Occupy Oakland protest were sent to Santa Rita Jail, and of those … Read More
Did West Oakland Shooting Start Because Of A Rapper Beef?
There are reports of a mass shooting in the West Oakland part of Oakland, California that left eight people wounded, including several kids, the youngest a 1-year old that was … Read More
Oakland News: Carson Palmer To Raiders, CEDA Lawsuit, Sidebar, Oakland Hills Fire
The Oakland News is dominated by the Oakland Raiders trade for now-former Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Carson Palmer. In case you missed it, here’s the first seven minutes of today’s press … Read More
