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The stage was set for what appeared to be yet another late collapse for the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders were holding on to a 13-10 lead and had just set the Jets back at their own five yard line after failing to convert a first down following an interception. read more | digg story

Images of Obama from around Oakland, CA: on poster outside of democratic headquarters, in tags from a graffiti contest, and on children's signs at a rally read more | digg story

Tom Cable has been preaching the gospel of "1-0" since his ascension to head coach nearly three weeks ago. The concept of this is that each week is independent of the results of the previous week, therefore his goal for the team is to be 1-0 every week. read more | digg story

As part of our effort to promote clean energy for San Francisco, I am very proud to report that Van Jones, the author of "The Green Collar Economy" has endorsed Prop H for clean energy.

Today is marked the 17 year anniversary of worst fire in California, which occured in the Oakland Hills. So many homes and lives were lost that tragic day. Oakland's Fire Department finally came out with a custom made fire truck that is specifically designed to nagivate it way through the Oakland Hills. Te read the whole story by the Oakland Tribune, click here.

   This is my blog report on "Joe The Plumber", where I point out that he's actually not part of of the labor force, but a member of the growing underground economy in America. Then I praise Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's appearance on Saturday Night Live and state that she's got the wrong job -- she should be a political comedian. Finally I look at what is the largest crowd in American Political history. 100,000 people came out in St. Louis to see Senator Barack Obama.

There's an interesting but not reported on item -- ignored by the Oakland Tribune -- coming up on the Oakland City Council agenda, and it's called the "East Oakland Sports Complex Development." The resolution "on the table" will transfer $2 million from the Oakland Redevelopment Agency to the City of Oakland to fund the construction of this proposed project. There's nothing that's online about it that's immediately obvious to the lay person. which is terrible. But that written, and before I discuss the ELS website information, this is a project I know about and that Councilmember Larry Reid has spent years -- years -- trying to get moving. It started in 1996 with an idea Councilmember Reid had with then-Otis Spunkmier founder and CEO Ken Rawlings.  Both wanted to change the fact that while East Oakland had a population of familes with kids and teenagers, there was very little for them to do, if anything. To the end of changing that st

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tour of the local office market read more | digg story

Another Sunday, and another game against a team struggling to make anything work. The 3-2 New York Jets will be traveling to Oakland to face the 1-4 Raiders. It's always easy for fans to dismiss a team during an unfortunate season... read more | digg story

Will this be the first time in Oakland's modern political history that all bond measures fail at the election booth? Given the rocky road of Measure NN, which doesn't seem to excite the same electorate that wants more police on the street, it seems that we may see a window to such a future. On Tuesday, a proposal by Councilmember Pat Kernighan met its Waterloo, with opposition. Here's what happened according to the Trib: No deal on Oakland landlord, renter tax split By Kelly Rayburn Oakland Tribune Article Last Updated: 10/17/2008 04:55:22 AM PDT OAKLAND — City renters will help decide Nov. 4 whether Oakland will create a parcel tax to give the police department a personnel boost — but, for now, those same renters won't be asked to share in paying if the new tax is approved. A proposal from Councilmember Patricia Kernighan (Grand Lake-Chinatown) to amend the city's rental laws so landlords would have been allowed to split their portion of the proposed

This video takes us into a great "VIP Party" held for the band "Cake" ( http://www.cakemusic.com) and the San Francisco Prop H Campaign for Clean Energy. It features Mary, The Clean Energy Gal.

Van Jones is an Oakland-based author, activist, and spokesperghts who's known for his work in civil rights and against violence in Oakland. But I went to talk with him about his newest work: a book he wrote called The Green Collar Economy.

Who won the final Presidential Debate? I asked that question -- well more what they thought of the debate -- of Obama supporters at the Temple Lounge in San Francisco. My thanks to the staff of the Temple Lounge. Great place; great people. Here On CNN iReport

A community forum held recently in Oakland, with the cast of the popular gay African-American now defunct television show that ran on Logo. The actors do not directly talk about No on Prop 8 but conversations were indirectly related to the controversial ballot initiative in California in this years National Election. read more | digg story

A community forum held recently in Oakland, with the cast of the popular gay African-American now defunct television show that ran on Logo. The actors do not directly talk about No on Prop 8 but conversations were indirectly related to the controversial ballot initiative in California in this years National Election. read more | digg story

A community forum held recently in Oakland, with the cast of the popular gay African-American now defunct television show that ran on Logo. The actors do not directly talk about No on Prop 8 but conversations were indirectly related to the controversial ballot initiative in California in this years National Election. read more | digg story

On Oct. 15, 1981, Krazy George Henderson led the first audience wave at an Oakland Athletics game. read more | digg story