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.
California
Advocates for keeping the A’s in Oakland release findings of economic report
May 4, 2010 – 3:25 pm
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
What Side Are You On?
February 5, 2008 – 11:45 pm
Kimberly Geiger asks An Important Question
Published in Capitol Weekly
As Super Tuesday dawns in the state with the greatest trove of convention delegates, members of California’s Democratic congressional delegation face an uncomfortable choice in backing Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Some have decided that making no endorsement at all is the better part of wisdom.
“I just [...]
EAST COAST ARROGANCE TRACKER
February 5, 2008 – 11:15 pm
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 — NBC News political director Chuck Todd
needs to get his time zones straight. In his hour-by-hour guide to
Super Tuesday, Todd lists all primary and caucus close dates in
Eastern Time. That’s fine. Out here in California, we’re quite
accustomed to subtracting three hours from published times.
But when it comes to Alaska’s Democratic caucus, [...]
Tales from the polls
February 5, 2008 – 9:43 pm
It used to be simple.
Then I moved from the East Coast to California and everything changed. I found myself voting on propositions most people have never heard of but become experts on once inside the voting booth. But that has turned out to be the simplest part of the process.
Today, near Berkeley’s campus for the [...]
Indian Gaming
February 5, 2008 – 3:49 pm
Jessica Meyers profiles a non-gaming tribe Published in Capitol Weekly
POINT ARENA — Few of Mendocino County’s Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians understand the raging debate that might decide their future.
But there’s one thing they do know: It’s all about money, and they probably won’t see any of it.
“It’s more money to the state of [...]
Clinton and AME
January 30, 2008 – 12:38 am
Paul Gackle reports on Clinton’s visit to a black Church
Published in Capitol Weekly.
LOS ANGELES — Bill Clinton was planning to woo black voters in Central Los Angeles over the weekend from the pulpit of the influential First AME Church, for years a traditional stop for candidates. It’s a venue the former president knows [...]
