Tag: Occupy Oakland
Jason Kane Anderson Is Oakland Green Party Candidate For Mayor
Jason Kane Anderson is the Oakland Green Party’s candidate for Mayor of Oakland according to Don Macleay, the head of the organization, and in a conversation we had this morning. … Read More
Dan Siegel Gets National Union of Healthcare Workers Endorsement For Oakland Mayor
The National Union of Healthcare Workers endorsed its lawyer, Dan Siegel, who’s running for Mayor of Oakland. Here’s my interview with Dan Siegel just three weeks ago: The National Union … Read More
Oakland to ring in New Year with pair of protests – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)The folks over at Occupy Oakland have put out the call to gather at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 9:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve for a march to … Read More
Dan Siegel, Former Quan Aide, Occupy Oakland Hero, To Run For Mayor Of Oakland
Dan Siegel, long-time Oakland civil rights attorney, partner in the Oakland law firm Siegel & Yee, and long-time friend, and former legal adviser, to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, is running … Read More
Oakland News: Mayor Quan’s Woodminster Wheelchair Problem In “White v. Oakland”
In this Oakland News, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan doesn’t know this until now, but as of this writing she’s about to be deposed in a lawsuit where the person who … Read More
George Zimmerman Verdict: Bar Dogwood In Downtown Oakland’s Windows Smashed
In the wake of the George Zimmerman Verdict, Downtown Oakland was once again the focus of the window smashing work of anarchists, some who have been incorrectly identified as being … Read More
The New Parkway Oakland Theater Video Tour
The New Parkway Oakland at 474 24th Avenue in the Uptown District, is something to see. It’s kind of tucked way in a warehouse that’s much larger than it looks, … Read More
Oakland News: City Hall Plaza Assault On Woman; Protesters Vandalize Downtown
This segment of Oakland News is a sad one. It starts with a video of an assault that took place last week, March 13th, at Oakland City Hall Plaza (or … Read More
Oakland Mayor Quan, City Of Oakland’s Inept Social Media Approach
The City Of Oakland has suddenly adopted a head-in-the-sand, protectionist, and just plain stupid social media strategy that results in a series of wrong-headed approaches that don’t protect the elected … Read More
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
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 … Read More
Occupy Oakland: 1,127 Complaints Against Oakland Police
In a press release sent today, moments ago, the City of Oakland reports that there have been 1,127 total complaints related to the Oakland Police and Occupy Oakland. That’s not … Read More
Jean Quan: Oakland Mayor Is Transparently Absent-Minded
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is perhaps the most absent-minded Mayor of Oakland in our modern history. Thus, to accuse her of transparency smacks of nastiness, not the activity of a … Read More
The Lakeview School Occupy Oakland Sit-In Issue: Two Videos
Now that the The Lakeview School Occupy Oakland Sit-In Issue has subsided a bit, it seems, it’s time for a review. Last week, and earlier this week, a group of … Read More
City Of Oakland: Oakland Police “Flawed Response” To Occupy Oakland Oct 25th Protest
The City Of Oakland admits what many have known for months, and almost cost Oakland Mayor Jean Quan her job, a successful recall effort would have given her one of … Read More
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 … Read More
Pat Kernighan: Occupy Oakland Targets Oakland Councilmember
Pat Kernighan, the Oakland District Two Councilmember who has, in this blogger’s view, ably served the people of her area for three terms. However, and even with that, Councilmember Kernighan … Read More
Oakland News: Oakland A’s Slide; Blogger VSmoothe Done With Oakland, New Parish Event
A good amount of Oakland News, so let’s get to it. Oakland A’s Slide First, as this is written, the Oakland Athletics are at 22 wins and 29 losses – … Read More
Oakland Police Hold Open House Friday, May 4th
Another step in the Oakland Police Departments work to rebuild its relationship with the Oakland Community – and this is a good one. Read from Oakland Local: Meet Oakland Police … Read More
Oakland News: MayDay, Joel Young Gets Tribune Endorsement, Coliseum SMG V. AEG II
Oakland MayDay went off without a hitch, at first – but then… Frankly, I had so much backlog from my New York NFL Draft trip, and interviews conducted before that, … Read More
Oakland’s Deanna Santana’s Insensitive Remark To Question About Homeless
Oakland City Administrator Deanna Santana made a statement that, had I been her communications representative, I’d step in to clean up, and then give her a private tongue-lashing for doing. … Read More
Occupy Oakland Vandalism Sat After Peaceful Friday Reveling
People claiming to represent Occupy Oakland are back in trouble against today, and that’s no April Fool’s joke. According to the Oakland Tribune and ABC, on Saturday night damage was … 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
Occupy Oakland Helps Katie Mitchell’s Loan Mod Problem With Union Bank
From this video it appears that Oakland resident Katie Mitchell has tried to obtain a loan modification on her mortgage with Union Bank for two years, without success. Mitchell was … 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
Oakland News: Why Kathy Neal Quit Assembly Race; Make Love Oakland!
The race for the California 18th District Assembly Seat currently held by the termed-out Sandre Swanson recently lost a candidate that this blogger thought had a chance because she was … Read More
Occupy Oakland Declares Love On Oakland, Or, A Day Of Public Sex
The General Assembly of Occupy Oakland has reportedly passed a resolution declaring Tuesday, January 14th as “Make Love, Not War” day. The resolution reads like this: In the interest of … Read More
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 … 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
Oakland News: Robberies, Restaurant Week, Occupy Oakland
You can take this Oakland news in whatever order, but this blogger’ presenting Robberies, Restaurant Week, and Occupy Oakland, and other news. First, let’s start with the other news. Cafe … Read More
Occupy Oakland: Protestors And Police Gather For Viral Video Shoot
Frankly, this blogger’s not sure what the value of these Occupy Oakland protests are, except as yet another viral video opportunity for protestors armed with cameras, camcorders, and camcorder-equipped smartphones. … Read More
Oakland News: Richmond Wins LBL Campus Competition, Mayor Recall Update
Richmond beats Alameda and Oakland for LBL Second Campus After a tough, competitive battle for the right to play host to the long-planned-for second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National … Read More
Occupy Oakland Grand Lake Benefit – Alan Michaan Interview
Alan Michaan, the famed owner of the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, is always controversial and outspoken. Here, in this video, he talks about why he elected to establish the … Read More
Oakland City Council’s Tense Occupy Oakland / Port Hearing
The video below by “dukkhaboy” on YouTube gives some of the flavor of last night’s Oakland City Council Hearing, as Port Of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin talks against the … Read More