What the pundits missed.

What the pundits missed.

I wrote this piece on why Batts and other chiefs often don’t last long in that job. Though Batts may be staying, the issues remain. Local ...

Sunday, January 30, 2011 1 comment Read More

Oakland Councilmember Jane Brunner Wrong On Chief Batts

Oakland Councilmember Jane Brunner Wrong On Chief Batts

Oakland City Councilmember Jane Brunner (District 1 - North Oakland) is unfortunately just plain wrong in her comments on Oakland Police Chi...

Saturday, January 29, 2011 1 comment Read More

Jerry Brown's Plan To End Redevelopment In California Wrong-Headed

Jerry Brown's Plan To End Redevelopment In California Wrong-Headed

California Governor Jerry Brown is known for attacking sacred cows but sometimes he does so without a clear vision of the real objective and...

Monday, January 24, 2011 1 comment Read More

Pork Loin at Plum in Oakland Good, Overpriced

Pork Loin at Plum in Oakland Good, Overpriced

Pork Loin at Plum in Oakland , originally uploaded by zennie62 . Last night, I paid a visit to the new Plum Restaurant on Franklin near Bro...

Sunday, January 16, 2011 No comments Read More

Oakland News: Southy New Restaurant, Arizona Shooting, Oakland Raiders

Oakland News: Southy New Restaurant, Arizona Shooting, Oakland Raiders

This edition of Oakland News has a lot of information for you. First, if you've ever eaten at the North Oakland restaurant called Wood...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 No comments Read More

San Francisco News: Transbay Terminal Construction Schedule

San Francisco News: Transbay Terminal Construction Schedule

In this San Francisco News, construction of The Transbay Terminal is under way. This space will have updates from the newsletter of the Tran...

Monday, January 10, 2011 No comments Read More

Oakland Inauguration: Jean Quan Libby Schaaf and Pat Kernighan Take Office - Part 1

Oakland Inauguration: Jean Quan Libby Schaaf and Pat Kernighan Take Office - Part 1

Oakland, CA: Live From The Fox - Today's a special day in the City of Oakland, because Jean Quan, formerly District 4 Councilmember, the...

Monday, January 03, 2011 No comments Read More