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Tag: Oakland Politics
Oakland Mayor Quan Re-Election Woes Show In Chamber Poll, Fundraising News
The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce released the results of an extensive poll of likely Oakland voters, and the news reflects not only every single anecdotal report or conversation this…
Oakland Councilmember De La Fuente Called Homophobe By LGBT Club
Oakland Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente’s in hot water over a campaign approach that overstepped the bounds of appropriate taste in his battle for the current At-Large City Council seat…
Oakland Politics: On Sean Sullivan, Richard Fuentes, Ignacio De La Fuente – By Steve Lowe
On the matter of the Oakland City Council races and Oakland politics, I wish I could cotton to the Sean Sullivan, Richard Fuentes, Ignacio De La Fuente triumvirate more, but…
Alan Blueford Murder Could Alter Oakland Politics
Was Alan Blueford killed by the Oakland Police? There’s a small, but growing, group of people who say the Skyline High School student was. But chances are you’re reading this…
Oakland City Council District 3 Race: Sean Sullivan, Ken Pratt, Lynette Gibson McElhaney
This video was made on the evening of the June 12th Oakland City Council District Three Candidates Forum. This blogger was fresh in town from what was my fifth trip…
Oakland News: Joel Young V. SEIU; Occupy Oakland’s Jessica Hollie Runs For City Council
Joel Young, the AC Transit Board Member and now former candidate for the California Assembly District 18 Seat that’s now a contest between Alameda Vice Mayor Joel Young and Peralta…
The Green Party Rises In Post-Occupy Oakland – Oakland Politics
Occupy Oakland has given rise to a party that, for a long time, seemed almost dead in Oakland: The Green Party. Oakland Politics – or to be clear, politics in…
Oakland Busness Community Mixed On Mayor Quan, On Recall Fence
Is the Oakland Business Community really behind the planned recall effort of Mayor Jean Quan? As one blogger who’s lived in Oakland since 1974, it’s easy to gain the temperature…
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Recall Effort Gains $100,000
The latest news in the Occupy Oakland constellation of information is the effort to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. According to an email from a source, Sanjiv Handa, East Bay…