Inclusionary Zoning Vote Tonight At Oakland City Council - Tribune

Inclusionary Zoning Vote Tonight At Oakland City Council - Tribune

Brown's vote may break tie on zoning Mayor's usual position on controversial plan bodes ill for commission By Heather MacDonald, STA...

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 No comments Read More

Roland Smith - Oakland Auditor Plans To Meet With Public? What A Joke!

Roland Smith - Oakland Auditor Plans To Meet With Public? What A Joke!

In this Oakland Tribune article, Oakland City Auditor Roland Smith says he will meet with the public to hear their complaints. Wow, after...

Sunday, October 29, 2006 No comments Read More

Bad Rumor: Trader Joe's Store Coming To Grand Lake / Lakeshore Avenue

Bad Rumor: Trader Joe's Store Coming To Grand Lake / Lakeshore Avenue

There's some buzz over at the Grand Lake / Adams Point Yahoo message board about a Trader Joes coming to the former location of the Albe...

Friday, October 27, 2006 2 comments Read More

Oakland City Hall As Skateboard Park - Video

Oakland City Hall As Skateboard Park - Video

In this video, this skateboarder decided to use the front stairs in the green field in front of Oakland City Hall as his personal playground...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 No comments Read More

Nina Reiser - Reward Up To $25,000 - Oakland Tribune

Nina Reiser - Reward Up To $25,000 - Oakland Tribune

Reward for mom's discovery increases FROM STAFF REPORTS - OAKLAND TRIBUNE Article Last Updated:10/24/2006 07:48:55 AM PDT OAKLAND — A...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 No comments Read More

Sandre Swanson Helps Dems While Eddie Ytuarte Prays For Miracle

Sandre Swanson Helps Dems While Eddie Ytuarte Prays For Miracle

'David and Goliath' battle for state assembly seat By Cecily Burt, STAFF WRITER - OAKLAND TRIBUNE Article Last Updated:10/24/2006 0...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 No comments Read More

SMG SELECTED TO RUN OAKLAND COLISEUM WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS

SMG SELECTED TO RUN OAKLAND COLISEUM WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS

The article below -- written in 1998 -- serves as a reminder that SMG was hired to be the manager of the Coliseum without a competitive bid ...

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 No comments Read More

West Oakland: Megan - Architecture Grad Student - "Architecture For The Masses"

West Oakland: Megan - Architecture Grad Student - "Architecture For The Masses"

This is Megan's video presenting her grad student project, which focuses on West Oakland

Thursday, October 12, 2006 No comments Read More

Megan - Architecture Grad Student - Visits West Oakland For First Time - Video

Megan - Architecture Grad Student - Visits West Oakland For First Time - Video

I saw this video and had to post it. I wondered what Megan was referring to by "preconceived notions" about West Oakland? I mean...

Thursday, October 12, 2006 No comments Read More

Oakland Liquor Stores Monitored By City Attorney, Police - Video

Oakland Liquor Stores Monitored By City Attorney, Police - Video

This video of a KRON TV news report shows how Oakland's police and city attorney's office, led by John Russo, are working to curb dr...

Thursday, October 12, 2006 No comments Read More

Video - "A Walk Down York Street"

Video - "A Walk Down York Street"

Someone by the name of "Mr Rengel" elected to take this video of his walk down York Street, which is just off Mandana and near the...

Monday, October 02, 2006 No comments Read More

Jerry Brown Caught Using Mayor's Lincoln For AG Campaign - Video

Jerry Brown Caught Using Mayor's Lincoln For AG Campaign - Video

The leaders of a website and "movement" I guess called "moveonjerry.org" have produced this video which claims that Oa...

Monday, October 02, 2006 No comments Read More

Jerry Brown - Endorsement Video

Jerry Brown - Endorsement Video

Jerry Brown does finally have TV ads and videos, after earlier deciding not to do any. Here's one:

Monday, October 02, 2006 No comments Read More

Jerry Brown - AG Race Latest Commericial Attacks Brown's Oakland Business Reputation

Jerry Brown - AG Race Latest Commericial Attacks Brown's Oakland Business Reputation

This TV ad was posted by Chuck Poochigian, Jerry Brown's Republican opponent in the AG race.

Monday, October 02, 2006 No comments Read More

Grand Lake Theater Has A Hip-Hop Party! - Allan Michaan's Constant Drive For Cash

Grand Lake Theater Has A Hip-Hop Party! - Allan Michaan's Constant Drive For Cash

For years, Allan Michaan, the owner of the Grand Lake Theater, has constanly searched for new ways to bring revenue to his prize theater, ...

Monday, October 02, 2006 No comments Read More

Chabot Space & Science Center Executive Director Alexandra Barnett Resigns - What About That DEFICIT!?!

Chabot Space & Science Center Executive Director Alexandra Barnett Resigns - What About That DEFICIT!?!

This Montcarion Article leaves out a huge piece of information: that Chabot faced a $1 million budget shortfall as recently as July, and wit...

Monday, October 02, 2006 6 comments Read More