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West Oakland Has A Black Male Murder Problem West Oakland Has A Black Male Murder Problem Oakland District Three Councilmember Lynette Gibson Mcelhaney sent a newsletter that was tearfully sad. This is the sad part: “Too Many Fallen: 5 murders, 2 Weeks A few weeks ago a beloved member of our community Jerry Harbin was […]
West Oakland Has A Black Male Murder Problem West Oakland Has A Black Male Murder Problem Oakland District Three Councilmember Lynette Gibson Mcelhaney sent a newsletter that was tearfully sad. This is the sad part: “Too Many Fallen: 5 murders, 2 Weeks A few weeks ago a beloved member of our community Jerry Harbin was […]
Honolulu mayor announces 2014-15 budget proposalkhon2.comHonolulu mayor announces 2014-15 budget proposal. 15 mins ago. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced his plan to balance the budget for the upcoming fiscal year Friday. Oahu’s North Shore (File Photo) …Caldwell proposes higher tax rates for luxury homes, hotel/resortsHonolulu Star-Advertiser all 2 news articles …read more Source: Honolulu News […]
Jerry Brown says he’d run for another term as Oakland mayorSan Francisco ChronicleThirteen candidates have filed to run in the 2014 race, including incumbent Jean Quan, former Brown aide and City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, and City Auditor Courtney Ruby. Even if Brown wasn’t serious about running for mayor in four years, he clearly … and […]
KTVU San FranciscoBrown, who served as Oakland’s mayor for eight years, joked that he might run for mayor again, saying that he gathered petition signatures at Oakland City Hall on Thursday and talked to “a lot of old friends.” Brown declined to comment on potential …Gov. Jerry Brown won’t say if this is his last […]
Sky NewsA former London Underground station used as a World War Two command centre has been sold to a mystery buyer for £53m. The Brompton Road property, close to department store Harrods, was owned by the Ministry of Defence, which put it onto the market …London’s Brompton Road tube station sold by Ministry of Defence […]
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserArakawa said Maui Planning Director Will Spence and other members of his staff flew to Honolulu to comfort the three men from who remain in critical condition in Queen’s Medical Center with burns and broken burns. One of the victims has burns covering …Plane crash on Hawaii’s Lanai Island leaves 3 deadAnchorage Daily News […]
Auditor Courtney Ruby ready to fight in Oakland mayor’s raceSan Francisco ChronicleOakland residents are about to see a different side of City Auditor Courtney Ruby, who announced plans to run for mayor this week. The fightin’ side. Ruby said little last year to counter accusations of racism leveled at her by Oakland’s NAACP branch … […]
DC orders insurers to cover sex-change surgeryCentre Daily TimesWASHINGTON — Insurance companies in the District of Columbia have been ordered to stop denying coverage to transgender residents seeking gender-reassignment surgery. Mayor Vincent Gray says the new rules will end health-care discrimination …D.C. Government Announces Broad Protections For Transgender Health Care …BuzzFeedDC mayor stands by Fire […]
New York TimesBill Gifford was managing an ice cream shop in Maplewood, N.J., last summer when a customer, Ken Kurson, the editor of The New York Observer, came in with an unorthodox request. He wanted Mr. Gifford, a 28-year-old political science major who was …Donald Trump’s Son-in-Law’s Newspaper Just Happens to Defend Trump With …New […]
MiamiHerald.comMiami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez threw his support Wednesday behind a convention center in downtown Miami, saying the county could use another major conference space in addition to the Miami Beach Convention Center. The endorsement marked the …Miami-Dade Mayor Stresses Balanced Budget At State Of The County AddressCBS Local all 2 news articles …read more Source: […]
Second part of Mark Davis 1 on 1: City of Oakland’s “last chance”San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Davis: The mayor of Concord took us out and showed us a 5,000-acre site, and the funny part is the day we went out and looked at it was the windiest day of the last 10 years there. One thing […]
San Francisco ChronicleOthers in the fray include City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, political communications Professor Joe Tuman, Port Commissioner Bryan Parker and Quan’s friend and former police adviser, Dan Siegel. “I don’t know if it helps or hurts Quan, but it certainly …Auditor to enter Oakland mayor’s raceInside Bay Area all 4 news articles …read more […]
Contra Costa TimesRuby joins a crowded field looking to unseat Mayor Jean Quan that includes Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, former school board member Dan Siegel, Port of Oakland Commissioner Bryan Parker and San Francisco State professor Joe Tuman.Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby enters mayor’s raceSan Francisco Chronicle all 4 news articles …read more Source: Libby Schaaf […]
Auditor to enter Oakland mayor’s raceInside Bay AreaHowever, since that time, several viable candidates have entered the race including Councilmember Libby Schaaf, former School Board member Dan Siegel, Port Commissioner Bryan Parker and San Francisco State Professor Joe Tuman. …read more Source: Joe Tuman News From Google
Washington PostMADRID — Spanish officials say world-renowned flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia has died. He was 66. Jose Ignacio Landaluce, mayor of de Lucia’s native Spanish town of Algeciras said in a statement Wednesday the guitarist died in Mexico, where he …Spanish Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66BBC NewsSpanish flamenco guitarist Paco de […]
KHOUSlim Thug stated that he has done plenty of good deeds for his hometown, and because of his name he didn’t get any recognition from Houston’s mayor. After the national debate, Mayor Annise Parker heard his voice and gave him his own day. In recent …Houston honors rapper Slim Thug with his own dayHouston Chronicle […]
Memphis mayor traveling to anti-violence meeting focusing on young African …Memphis Commercial AppealOther featured panelists include the mayors of Milwaukee, Oakland, Calif. and Tacoma, Wash. Even as overall crime rates drop, violent crime remains a problem here. Property crime declined 20 percent in Memphis between 2002 and 2011, according to a … and more …read […]
Telegraph.co.uk… with Vladimir Putin in the past – are far from alone. The newly installed mayor of Sebastopol has announced the formation of vigilante “self defence” units in a bid to protect the ethnic Russian city from the perceived threat of “fascist … …read more Source: Kiev News From Google
San Francisco ChronicleJoe Tuman, a San Francisco State University political communications professor who is making his second run for mayor, came in with 8 percent. Civil rights attorney and former Quan adviser Dan Siegel got 6 percent, and Port Commissioner Bryan Parker … …read more Source: Joe Tuman News From Google
Oakland holds first meeting addressing crime issuesKTVU San FranciscoOakland’s mayor, police chief and schools superintendent spent part of Saturday at a West Oakland high school as part of a series of town hall meetings to introduce new plans to make the area safer. Public safety will be the focus of Oakland’s series …Oakland leaders host […]
KING5.comSeattle Mayor Ed Murray on Friday spoke out about disciplinary action within the Seattle Police Department. Murray is defending Interim Police Chief Harry Bailey, who reduced the penalty of Seattle Police Officer John Marion. Marion originally got a …Seattle mayor backs interim chief’s decisionsKitsap SunMayor cans plan to collect garbage every other week in SeattleQ13 […]
KING5.comMayor Ed Murray said Friday that he opposes reducing garbage collections in Seattle to every other week. He is requesting that Seattle City Council and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) cancel plans to do so. In a letter to Sally Bagshaw, chair of the …Murray shelves every-other-week garbage collectionThe Seattle Times (blog)Mayor cans plan to collect […]
At city hall, Oakland can follow Berkeley’s leadSan Francisco ChronicleOne of the reasons I chose to live in Oakland instead of Berkeley was the long history of political shenanigans and guerrilla theater at Berkeley City Hall. It was the late-1990s and my thinking was, “Hey, Jerry Brown is Oakland’s mayor, the city is … …read […]
Bridge scandal: Fort Lee mayor won’t cooperate with Chris Christie lawyersNJ.comFORT LEE — The mayor of Fort Lee said today he will not cooperate with lawyers hired by Gov. Chris Christie’s office to investigate the George Washington Bridge scandal as the legal seesawing over the controversial lane closures continues. In a letter … and more […]
BBC NewsItaly’s President Giorgio Napolitano has asked Matteo Renzi, the mayor of Florence, to form a new government. Enrico Letta resigned as prime minister on Friday, after he was ousted in a vote called by Mr Renzi at a meeting of their centre-left Democratic Party …Party’s New Leader Agrees to Form Government in ItalyNew York […]
Capital New YorkLast week was not a good one for New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s push for a tax-funded pre-K expansion, or, by extension, for the proposal’s biggest champion in Albany, Jeff Klein. It all started when Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos said he would …Can’t buy smartsNew York PostDe Blasio Downplays Pre-K […]
BBC NewsItalian President Giorgio Napolitano has asked the 39-year-old mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, to form a new government. Enrico Letta resigned as prime minister on Friday, after he was ousted in a vote called by Mr Renzi at a meeting of their centre-left …Renzi Asked to Form New Italian GovernmentWall Street JournalRenzi Sets 100-Day […]
BusinessweekROME (AP) — Italy’s president on Monday asked the brash young leader of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to try to form a new government after Renzi managed to oust the previous premier in a power grab. Renzi, the 39-year-old mayor of Florence, met …Go-ahead for Renzi to form coalitionThe AustralianRenzi poised to form new […]
BBC NewsThe mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, has arrived at the presidential palace in Rome, where he is likely to be asked to form a new Italian government. It follows the resignation of Enrico Letta on Friday, after he was ousted in a vote called by Mr Renzi at a …Renzi Seen Named Next Premier […]
Bridge scandal: Cop who toured lane closures with Wildstein knew Chris …The Star-LedgerThe police officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who drove a key figure in the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal on a tour of the snarled traffic in Fort Lee has connections to Gov. Chris Christie, according […]
BBC NewsFlorence mayor Matteo Renzi is expected to be offered the chance to become Italian prime minister, as talks begin on forming a new government. President Georgio Napolitano is starting consultations following the resignation of Enrico Letta. He was ousted in …Can the Italian ‘Obama’ Keep Hope Alive as Prime Minister?TIMEItalian President Accepts Prime Minister […]
7Online.comNEW YORK (WABC) — New York City public schools are open again Friday, this time with a full slate of field trips, after-school progrmas and PSAL games scheduled as planned. A hazardous travel advisory remains in effect. The decision can’t come as a …Student’s Facebook page mocks NYC schools chief, goes viralNew York PostPlaybook: NYT […]
Nashville State Community College seeks expansion siteThe Tennessean“Nashville State has been a wonderful partner in those efforts, and their Antioch campus has played a huge role in increasing college access for more Nashvillians,” the mayor said in a prepared statement. Gov. Bill Haslam has an initiative called … and more …read more Source: Nashville News […]