At campaign events during the last week, former State Senate President Don Perata is suggesting that Oakland needs a firmer hand in City Hall and that he’s the one to provide it. By John Grennan. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/28/10.
Advocates for keeping the A’s in Oakland release findings of economic report
Members of the Let’s Go Oakland organization said Wednesday that building a new ballpark in the city would create more than 1,500 local jobs in the initial three-year construction phase, and bring ample revenue to Oakland and the county of Alameda. By Fernando Gallo. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/29/10
Local Politics a Factor in Florida's 16th
Kim Geiger reports from Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Clinton/Obama Dream Ticket?
By Larry Santana, Paul Gackle and Kim Geiger
A former Clinton campaign aide has launched a web petition, voteboth.com., in hopes of reviving the notion of a Democratic “dream ticket.”
The site doesn’t specify who would be on the top of the ticket. But it was sponsored by something called Democrats United for Clinton—slash–Obama ’08.
We went [...]
Dems Need Florida
While Sen. Obama was increasing his lead in the delegate race Tuesday night in Mississippi, Democrats were digging trenches over what to do with Florida.
A headline on the New York Times website read: “Democrats in Florida Are Near Plan for New Vote.”
According to the article, Florida Democrats were outlining plans to give the state a [...]
Backers of pot initiative target benefits of tax revenue
Facing an uphill battle, proponents of a ballot measure to legalize marijuana are mapping out a campaign stressing the millions of dollars in tax revenue that pot could provide.
The initiative, sponsored by Oakland marijuana magnate Richard Lee, would legitimize the sale of marijuana and allow pot shops to open their doors in cities that permit it. Local authorities could also decide how to tax and regulate marijuana sales, although it’s unclear if federal officials would tolerate such a bold and unprecedented move.
Originally Published in Capitol Weekly on 03/15/10
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Perata says he’d guide Oakland with a firm hand
At campaign events during the last week, former State Senate President Don Perata is suggesting that Oakland needs a firmer hand in City Hall and that he’s the one to provide it. By John Grennan. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/28/10.
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Election Night Webcast
Our election night webcast was produced by the Political Reporting program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, in association with the News 21 Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. Listen to the archive of the webcast, view images from the evening and the show schedule here.
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Advocates for keeping the A’s in Oakland release findings of economic report
Members of the Let’s Go Oakland organization said Wednesday that building a new ballpark in the city would create more than 1,500 local jobs in the initial three-year construction phase, and bring ample revenue to Oakland and the county of Alameda. By Fernando Gallo. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/29/10
