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San Francisco ChronicleLeah Harris, a retired preschool teacher, has lived in the heart of East Oakland for 37 years. In the 2010 mayoral election, she voted for Jean Quan. She isn’t so sure she’d vote for Quan again. “I’d like to see some action,” Harris said. “Her rhetoric …Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan still trails mayoral […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1jUOKjT via IFTTT

Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan still trails mayoral money raceVallejo Times-HeraldHe was followed by San Francisco State Professor Joe Tuman, who raised $145,350; Quan, who raised $129,494; and Councilmember Libby Schaaf, who raised $123,157. Schaaf only began fundraising in December. Former school board member Dan … and more …read more Source: Joe Tuman News From Google from WordPress http://ift.tt/1bfkPOt via IFTTT

The Drakes Bay Oyster Company, on the heels of winning a 90-day stay of Department Of Interior eviction action by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio as it seeks a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, is playing hard-ball itself in suing the California Coastal Commission. On Wednesday, Drakes Bay Oyster Company filed […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1hUz5xm via IFTTT

Police seek man who touched 6-year-old girl at Oakland schoolKTVU San FranciscoOakland police on Wednesday said they are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed and touched a 6-year-old girl in an inappropriate manner at an elementary school in East Oakland last Friday. Police said the incident occurred on the campus of the Think …Oakland […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1jM3fGG via IFTTT

Joe Tuman, who’s a candidate for Mayor Of Oakland, is the focus of this KTVU video about the need for a camera at in Crocker Highlands because drivers through the area generally fail to obey the stop signs placed on streets in the area. Chris Fenolio, who lost his 2-year-old dog after she was struck […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1nlWdJ3 via IFTTT

Jean Quan’s car windshield smashed during neighborhood meetingVallejo Times-HeraldIt was unclear whether the incident was an act of vandalism or an attempted burglary. Last month, one of Quan’s opponents in this year’s mayoral race, Joe Tuman, announced online that his car’s side window had been smashed in Downtown Oakland. …read more Source: Joe Tuman News […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/1jHERWK via IFTTT

Oakland’s Youth Uprising mourns violent attacks on its membersSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is crowing about a precipitous drop in homicides in 2013 as she eyes a second term, but it’s hard to rally around those statistics when you see what’s been happening at Youth Uprising. So far this month, two members have […] http://www.blogdash.com/full_profile/?claim_code=ae55b75a029257787ffdcecec5334cc1 from WordPress http://ift.tt/1flkMlz via IFTTT