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Risk of Oakland union leadership and Oakland politicians continuing to bath in deNial about our 2.4 billion of unfunded retirement obligations just took a body blow. Up till now there have not been any Federal rulings as to whether the California constitutional protection of public employee pensions can be overridden by a Chapter 9 municipal […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1ykw6t6 via IFTTT Zennie62

Mayoral Candidates Bring Message To Deep East Oakland In Latest DebateCBS Local“I go to church in East Oakland over on Allen Temple,” said mayoral candidate Bryan Parker. Councilmember Libby Schaaf said “I walked all the way up International.” Candidate Dan Siegel said, “I live on 66th Avenue.” The Rev. Harry Louis Williams II of …Chronicle […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1veM4Ue via IFTTT Zennie62

Oakland County employee raises kick in, Commissioners’ begin next yearThe Oakland PressUsing lower interest rate bonds, Oakland County refinanced its Certificates of Participation, which were issued in 2007 to pay off the county’s retiree healthcare obligation. These lower interest rate bonds render gross cumulative savings of $171.1 …and more …read more From:: Oakland CA News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1veM4DP via IFTTT Zennie62

Chronicle recommends Bryan Parker for Oakland mayorSFGateOur choice in this field is Bryan Parker, a business executive and port commissioner who possesses a nice blend of economic acumen, interpersonal skills, and appreciation of the causes and effects of what all top challengers list as a No. 1 priority …and more …read more From:: Port of […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/113wX3x via IFTTT Zennie62

Oakland Voices: The `Deep East‘ blossomsSan Jose Mercury NewsEAST OAKLAND _ If one judges by simple appearance, many East Oakland neighborhoods seem to teem with problems. The murder rate, though down from years past, is still unacceptably high. The community is still plagued by drug dealing and reports of … …read more From:: East Oakland […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1C3xtdb via IFTTT Zennie62

Bears are Back in BerkeleyCal AthleticsThe Cal football team has accomplished something that the program hasn’t experienced in eight years. The Golden Bears sit atop the Pac-12 North Division for the first time since the conference was split into two divisions. In addition, it’s also the … …read more From:: California Golden Bears News By […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1xA2Ued via IFTTT Zennie62

Nemanja Nedovic: ‘When I’m healthy, everything is possible’SFGate (blog)What could have turned into one of the agent and player vs. team and coach soap operas that happens every once in a while in the NBA was snuffed out pretty quickly by the Warriors and second-year guard Nemanja Nedovic, because all parties realized that …and more […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1q9fV9L via IFTTT Zennie62