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Oakland’s New Racism Must Be Stopped. Oakland is being victimized by a new racist element that thinks it’s OK to yell out at and taunt people because they’re black. The…

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Rebecca Kaplan for Oakland At Large Councilmember

8 years ago

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After years of trying, Rebecca Kaplan was elected Oakland’s At Large Councilmember in 2008. In doing so, she became Oakland’s first lesbian elected official, and the first woman to serve…

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Jane Brunner Gets Oakland Police Endorsement For City Attorney

8 years ago

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A bit of an Oakland shocker until you think about it: Oakland Councilmember Jane Brunner just landed the endorsement of the Oakland Police Union called the Oakland Police Officers Association.…

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Oakland News: Mayor Quan Invites Councilmembers To Mua For Drinks; Budget Items

9 years ago

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Oakland Mayor Quan tried for a Kumbaya moment Thursday June 28th, and got it, to a degree. And that after a Wednesday July 27th press conference that went badly off…

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Occupy Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan in Big Trouble After Riot

9 years ago

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Occupy Oakland explodes (photo by The Black Hour)! If there’s any gauge of the saying “The Whole World’s Watching!” It’s Google Trends, which, again, has Oakland, California among the top…