Today, as I was attending the memorial service for Dr. C. Diane Howell, the Oakland City Council selected Councilmember Jane Brunner (D-1) as its new President, replacing and breaking the long string of Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente (District 5) serving in that role. Frankly, I say "Congratulations" to Jane, who was rewarded for her long term of service to her North Oakland constituents. But I can't help but feel that Councilmember Larry Reid should be the President. But then one has to have the votes for that to occur, and perhaps Larry counted heads and saw they weren't there. Regardless of who the head of the helm is, the City has a laundry list of large problems. According to my friend Tom Guarino of Pacific Gas and Electric, Oakland City Attorney John Russo gave what Tom called an "incredible speech" about how Oakland needs to improve and what to do. Sorry I missed it. The City Council has it's first meeting every year, I'
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