At the end of my first term I ,Mario Juarez, running for Oakland District Five Councilmember,hope we have a safer city. I believe that Oakland’s biggest challenge is crime. Our…
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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…
Sean Sullivan For Oakland City Council: Why I’m Running. What I’ll Do For District 3
I have been running for Oakland City Council since May 23, 2011 when I had my first house party in Adams Point. I’m running for Oakland City Councilmember because I…
Chicago Police Give Robberies Low Priority
Keywords: Chicago Police District 4, South Side, armed robbery, gunpoint, Democratic National Convention, Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Zennie, Mom, Masked Man, DNC Zennie Abraham As this blogger was covering…
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…
SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Please Remove My 2006 DUI
I received a press release from the office of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, and it’s related to his amazing work in calling for the review of thousands of…
Find Apple iPhone App Helps Oakland Police Catch Robbers
You read that correctly: “Find Apple iPhone App Helps Oakland Police Catch Robbers” I recently purchased an Apple iPad for my Mom, with an eye toward buying her an Apple…
Oakland Mayor Santana Names Interim Chief, Where’s Mayor Quan?
The email from the City of Oakland’s media contact had a title that was clear as a bell: “Oakland City Administrator Appoints Howard A. Jordan as Interim Chief of Police.”…
Oakland – Anthony Batts, Police Chief, Resigns; Russo, Schaaf React
Oakland’s Police Chief Anthony “Tony” Batts announced his resignation today at a 3 PM PST press conference at Oakland’s City Hall. Batts said he was stepping down because of a…
Hurricane Irene Hits Atlantic City, Heads For Manhattan
Hurricane Irene, this blogger was wrong about you. You’re not over-hyped, as it happens. Just ask Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the storm has caused flooding and power-outages in and…
Oakland USD Loses Second Chief To Problem In Four Years
Yesterday, The Oakland Unified School District lost its police chief Pete Sarna, after the officer, allegedly intoxicated, reportedly went off an an “N-word” laced rant against an African American sergeant…
Jackass’ Ryan Dunn in Fatal Car Accident
Jackass Ryan Dunn will no longer bring laughter and crazy stunts to the fans of Jackass. Today at 3 a.m. Dunn crashed his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 as it went…