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posted on
April 28th, 2009
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Dellums should take some cues from Mayor Bates

Oakland and Berkeley, two cities that rub shoulders and comprise the metropolitan core of the East Bay, are at opposite sides of the political spectrum when it comes to local government. If there i ...

posted on
April 24th, 2009
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Bobb, Perata would each make good Oakland mayor

If former Oakland City Manager Robert Bobb decides to enter the 2010 Oakland mayor's race, it may be just about the best news Oakland residents could receive. It's not because Bobb would - or could ...

posted on
April 14th, 2009
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Oakland’s chance to modernize zoning rules

Not long ago, I wrote about the travails of Oakland resident Rob "Chi" Kong, a budding businessman who tried to open a downtown bicycle repair shop until a mountain of bureaucracy landed on his hea ...

posted on
April 10th, 2009
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Oakland budget woes demand all sides pitch in

Oakland city workers may have been on furlough part of this week, but the budget deficit has been working overtime. In order to help narrow a budget gap that climbed to $80 million, city officials ...

posted on
April 3rd, 2009
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Oakland News
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Oakland private guards would be public remedy

The cost of keeping a police officer up and running on the streets of Oakland is about $250,000 a year. The cost of employing four armed guards to provide security in commercial districts in East O ...

posted on
April 2nd, 2009
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Oakland News
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Oakland private guards would be public remedy

The cost of keeping a police officer up and running on the streets of Oakland is about $250,000 a year. The cost of employing four armed guards to provide security in commercial districts in East O ...

posted on
March 31st, 2009
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Oakland News
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Dellums’ presence as risky as his performance

The shooting deaths of four Oakland police officers have touched Oakland and the entire nation, and have also exposed the growing disconnect Mayor Ron Dellums has with the city he is supposed to le ...

posted on
March 27th, 2009
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Oakland News
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Surely, all can see Oakland needs help - soon

It is literally a crying shame that it has cost the lives of four Oakland police officers to bring national focus to the stunning crime problem facing this city, but rest assured, everyone is watch ...

posted on
March 26th, 2009
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Oakland News
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Oakland

Surely, all can see Oakland needs help - soon

It is literally a crying shame that it has cost the lives of four Oakland police officers to bring national focus to the stunning crime problem facing this city, but rest assured, everyone is watch ...

posted on
March 24th, 2009
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Oakland News
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Oakland

Police deaths give leverage to toughen gun laws

If history repeats itself, the fatal shootings of four Oakland police officers on Saturday afternoon will become the next benchmark in the national debate on a federal law to ban assault weapons. I ...