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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 […]
Citywide: Kaiser abandons “forbidden garden” plan in OaklandContra Costa TimesWhen Oakland Mayor Jean Quan delivers her State of the City address at 7 p.m. Thursday, one her top priorities likely won’t be to follow the City Charter to the letter of the law. Like Mayors Ron Dellums and Jerry Brown before her, Quan opts to […]
Citywise: Kaiser abandons “forbidden garden” plan in OaklandFremont BulletinWhen Mayor Jean Quan delivers her State of the City address at 7 p.m. Thursday, one her top priorities likely won’t be to follow the City Charter to the letter of the law. Like Mayors Ron Dellums and Jerry Brown before her, Quan opts to deliver her […]
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 […]
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 LocalAnd while some balked at the surveillance, Mayor Quan argued that this technology brings Oakland in step with cities using the same tactics to get safe. “We can’t pretend to live in a world where these tools won’t help,” she said. During the Q&A, many …Oakland holds first meeting addressing crime issuesKTVU San FranciscoOakland […]
Elihu Harris Former Mayor On Occupy Oakland Jean Quan and Oakland http://ift.tt/1h1Scqf
Divide emerges over future of interim Oakland police chiefInside Bay AreaOAKLAND — As the city resumes its hunt for a permanent police chief, there is a deepening divide over whether Mayor Jean Quan should simply hand the job to interim Chief Sean Whent — at least until the department completes a decade-old court-mandated … …read […]
Oakland LocalOakland Mayor Jean Quan and School Board Director Anne Campbell-Washington were among the 50 people who attended. AttendanceAwards14.jpg. Click here to view photos of the Oakland Attendance Awards on Facebook. Awards for promoting positive … …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News From Google
NBC Bay Area (blog)At least one article, which appeared in the Guardian (U.K.) told about Oakland residents disliking techies setting up shop. In it, Oakland’s Mayor Jean Quan said the city would absorb the new residents to the city even if they were “white people from … and more …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News […]
Oakland honors pioneering black aviatorContra Costa TimesBarbara Lee, D-Oakland, Mayor Jean Quan and City Councilmember Larry Reid. “Bessie Coleman was a trailblazer, an inspiration and the finest example of the remarkable contributions made by women of color in our nation’s history,” Lee said in a prepared … …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News From Google
Oakland honors pioneering black aviatorInside Bay AreaBarbara Lee, D-Oakland, Mayor Jean Quan and City Councilmember Larry Reid. “Bessie Coleman was a trailblazer, an inspiration and the finest example of the remarkable contributions made by women of color in our nation’s history,” Lee said in a prepared … and more …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News […]
KTVU San FranciscoA federal judge has terminated the contract of a compliance director appointed by the court to oversee reforms in the Oakland Police Department. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco said in an order issued Wednesday that he has …Judge In SF Fires Oakland Police Compliance DirectorThe San Francisco AppealOakland police overseer […]
Cherry-picking crime stats may have pitfalls for Jean QuanSan Francisco ChronicleAt just about every event she’s attended this year, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has repeated the campaign mantra she hopes will win her another four-year term in November: Crime is down and Oakland is on the rise. It’s true that crime stats dipped in 2013 […]
Funding, Structure for Universal ID Cards in NYC Still UnclearThe Epoch TimesOakland mayor Jean Quan takes her photo as she registers for the new Oakland Municipal identification card in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2013. Oakland became the first city in the nation to offer a municipal identification card. New York City Mayor … and […]
Oakland Mayor Dedicates Day To Mistah FAB,AllHipHop(AllHipHop News) One of the Bay areas most celebrated and beloved Hip Hop artist will now have his own day to commemorate his legacy. Oakland mayor Jean Quan declared February 8th “Stanley Cox aka Mistah F.A.B. Day”. F.A.B. hails from North … …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News From […]
Mayor Jean Quan honors Oakland rapperContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — Mayor Jean Quan has honored an Oakland hip-hop artist for his local charity work. Quan declared last Saturday “Stanley Cox aka Mistah F.A.B. Day” in Oakland. The honor was in recognition for the rapper’s charity events, which include an … …read more Source: Oakland Mayor News […]
San Francisco ChronicleCash call: When it comes to money, Oakland’s mayoral contest is starting off with incumbent Jean Quan slowing down, while City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf and college professor and political analyst Joe Tuman are on her heels. New campaign reports … …read more Source: Joe Tuman News From Google
Bryan Parker Mayor Of Oakland News Bryan Parker leads all Oakland Mayor’s Race candidates with $180k raised to date. Joe Tuman is second with $150k raised. The incumbent Mayor Jean Quan is third with $130k and Libby Schaaf is at $123k. Nancy Sidebotham, Patrick McCullough, Dan Siegel, and Shake Anderson have not reported numbers to […]
Oakland Mayor’s Race Fundraising News This Oakland Mayor’s Race Fundraising News has Bryan Parker in the lead with $180 k , followed by Joe Tuman at $155k, as Mayor Quan is third at $130k, then Libby Schaaf is at $123k. Dan Siegel, Nancy Sidebotham, and Patrick McCullough , as well as Shake Anderson are unreported […]
Save Oakland Sports (SOS) has announced that it’s hosting a business mixer this Thursday, February 6th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm at the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel, 1 Hegenberger Rd. The SOS event features a presentation on The Coliseum City Project, remarks by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, and meetings on how businesses can support keeping Oakland […]
San Francisco ChronicleLeah Harris, a retired preschool teacher, has lived in the heart of East Oakland for 37 years. In the 2010 mayoral election, she voted for Jean Quan. She isn’t so sure she’d vote for Quan again. “I’d like to see some action,” Harris said. “Her rhetoric …Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan still trails mayoral […]
Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan still trails mayoral money raceVallejo Times-HeraldHe was followed by San Francisco State Professor Joe Tuman, who raised $145,350; Quan, who raised $129,494; and Councilmember Libby Schaaf, who raised $123,157. Schaaf only began fundraising in December. Former school board member Dan … and more …read more Source: Joe Tuman News From Google
Jean Quan’s car windshield smashed during neighborhood meetingVallejo Times-HeraldIt was unclear whether the incident was an act of vandalism or an attempted burglary. Last month, one of Quan’s opponents in this year’s mayoral race, Joe Tuman, announced online that his car’s side window had been smashed in Downtown Oakland. …read more Source: Joe Tuman News […]
Oakland’s Youth Uprising mourns violent attacks on its membersSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is crowing about a precipitous drop in homicides in 2013 as she eyes a second term, but it’s hard to rally around those statistics when you see what’s been happening at Youth Uprising. So far this month, two members have […]
Joe Tuman has fired the first official shot in the unfolding 2014 Oakland Mayor’s Race. In a new YouTube video sent to supporters and called “Meet Joe Tuman,” Mr. Tuman said that his “singular focus” would be on public safety, jobs, and creating “new revenue sources” for Oakland. Then he kicked it into high gear […]
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 of Healthcare Workers was formed in 2009, and after a split with the Service And Employees International Union, or SEIU. In 2010, there’s no official […]
This Oakland News comes from Las Vegas, where I am for the New Media Expo and International CES, or CES 2014, or the Consumer Electronics Show. I have two items to share: first my 30-minute videos with Joe Tuman and Dan Siegel,who are running for Mayor. Get some coffee or tea, sit down, and take […]
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 for Mayor of Oakland. Siegel joins an already very strong list of people running for Mayor of Oakland in 2014: Bryan Parker, Joe Tuman, 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 filed it, a Donna White, claims that Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park is not meeting accessibility requirements for disabled visitors as per American […]
CBSSports.comThe good news: There’s a new stadium proposal for the A’s at a site in Oakland, meaning all the hurdles of clearing any move through Major League Baseball would be totally unnecessary. The bad news: A’s owner Lew Wolff doesn’t want to do it. A group in …Oakland ballpark backers tout waterfront siteSan Francisco ChronicleA […]
This bit of Oakland News is, a more disturbing continuation of my Oakland Police Radio blog post of last week. It’s disturbing because several Oakland City staffers who I will not name are just plain massively pissed off with the Oakland City Council, and that includes Oakland Mayor Jean Quan right at the top. Faced […]
UPDATE: Oakland News: Mayor Quan’s Woodminster Wheelchair Problem In “White v. Oakland” UPDATE: Oakland A’s Move To San Jose Rejected By Major League Baseball. This Oakland News entry may, no will, tick someone off. To that I say, good. The Oakland City Council Finance Committee is going to take up the issue of the long-moribund […]
Libby Schaaf, my friend and Oakland City Council District Four Representative – who so scared the heck out of current Oakland Mayor Jean Quan when Libby openly talked about running that Quan sent supporters to talk her out of it – has officially filed papers to run for Mayor of Oakland. Here’s Libby and I […]