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Lewis Cohen Says My Post on His Daily Kos Rant Is Inaccurate -- But Won't Say Why

Shortly after I posted a column reporting Former Oakland Council President Ignacio De La Fuente's Aide Lewis Cohen's Daily Kos rant,...

Tuesday, April 04, 2006 No comments

Former Aide Lewis Cohen Goes Off On Oakland Council President Ignacio De La Fuente & CA State Senator Don Perata; Links Jerry Brown To "Riders" Case

I saw this comment buried deep under a post (which is linked to via the title of this post) on The Daily Kos, a popular blog: Sadly Ignaci...

Monday, April 03, 2006 No comments

FEC Says I Can Tell You To Vote For John Russo and Ron Dellums! - Associated Press

FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics Mar 27 12:14 PM US/Eastern By DAVID PACE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Elect...

Monday, April 03, 2006 1 comment

The Jerry Brown Incident: Man, It's On the UPI Wire Service!

I don't know how this matter has been resolved, but it's funny how the newspapers were slow to follow up on it. This is consistent ...

Monday, April 03, 2006 No comments

Oak To Ninth Plan For Oakland's Waterfront - Why Not Put The Oakland A's New Ballpark There?

For the better part of the last four years, SF Bay Area developers Signature Properties and Reynolds and Brown have been planning a new dev...

Sunday, April 02, 2006 No comments

Car Stolen From 375 Van Buren Avenue - 1996 Grey Saturn, License Plate 3RJJ827.

This is the latest crime committed in the Adams Point area of Oakland near Lake Merritt. A stolen car. The car that was stolen was a 199...

Saturday, April 01, 2006 No comments

Bad Poll Numbers Force De La Fuente and Nadel To "Reach" For Negative Campaign Against Dellums

Ignacio De La Fuente and Nancy Nadel, both Oakland Councilmembers and candidates for Mayor, are suffering from terrible poll numbers which s...

Monday, March 27, 2006 No comments

3.8 Earthquake at 1:41 Today - Epicenter? Moraga, CA

Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada - Website == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == California Integrated Seismic Net USGS/ Caltech/...

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 No comments

Oakland Mayors Forum Presents Different Views

Well, no sparks here. But just wait Mayoral candidates look to city's future De La Fuente, Dellums, Nadel discuss schools, policing a...

Sunday, March 19, 2006 No comments

Grand Lake Insurance Salesman Gunned Down Friday Morning at 3661 Grand Ave

This is shocking as it's too close to home. But the guys who did this are still around, so be alert. Also, look around and get to know...

Saturday, March 18, 2006 No comments

Oakland Mayor's Race - Ron Dellums Outpolls Ignacio De La Fuente By A Three-To-One Ratio

I just talked to a long time friend who's a well-known figure in Oakland Politics. When I asked him who he was backing for Mayor, he s...

Friday, March 17, 2006 3 comments

Anti-War Meeting at The Grand Lake Theater Saturday at 9 AM

I understand that Congresswoman Barbara Lee is holding an anti-war meeting at the Grand Lake Theater this Saturday at 9 AM.

Friday, March 17, 2006 No comments

Ron Dellums Trumps De La Fuente in His Own Back Yard - Oak Trib

The sign of things to come. Dellums is a legend to many regardless of race By Heather MacDonald, STAFF WRITER- OAKLAND TRIBUNE OAKLAND —...

Thursday, March 09, 2006 1 comment

Peter Van Cleef Clarifies His Story; Says He Was With Mayor Later But Not When Incident Occurred

I went again to talk with Peter Van Cleef, the mercurial owner of Cafe Van Cleef, who orginally claimed he was with Mayor Jerry Brown when ...

Thursday, March 09, 2006 No comments

The Jerry Brown Incident: "Jerry Brown's Innocent. He Said Nothing Racist Like What Was Reported" - Peter Van Cleef

After a work session that went on longer than I could stand, I pulled away from equations, blogs, and my computer to venture over to Van Cl...

Tuesday, March 07, 2006 No comments

Man and 4- Year Old Son Held Up at 6 PM on Sunday On Van Buren Avenue in Lake Merritt

This was sent via email from a friend in the area One of my friends was held up with a gun yesterday, around 6pm, right on Van Buren close...

Monday, March 06, 2006 No comments

Did Ignacio De La Fuente Force The City of Oakland to Steer a Contract to a Company Employing His Daughter?

An unnamed source told me that Oakland Council President worked to steer a $500,000 contract toward an IT company and for work that the City...

Saturday, March 04, 2006 No comments

Woman's Dog Taken From Her On Montecito Ave - Lake Merritt

These people must be caught. Also, people in the neighborhood must not be afraid to get involved. We used to, but lately too many people se...

Thursday, March 02, 2006 No comments

Undermaned Oakland Police Force Faces New Crime "Hot Spots"

Amid heated calls to stem violence with more officers, mayor and chief pitch task force to snuff out hot spots By Heather MacDonald, STAFF W...

Thursday, March 02, 2006 No comments

Oakland Malpractice Lawyer's New Website: Robert G. Schock

Oakland-based Robert G. Schock, my friend and one of the Bay Area's best malpractice lawyers, has a new website. Visit it with a click ...

Wednesday, March 01, 2006 No comments

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