Thanking the Heroines and Heroes of 2019
It’s not too late to look back and gather some hope from the ravages of 2019. I give you Lucy McBath Most of all I…
California Politics
Breaking:#Moms4Housing- Eviction Stayed
EVICTION STAYED, HEARING GRANTED – NO ACTION AT MOMS HOUSE TOMORROW MORNING! This morning, #Moms4Housing filed a claim of right to possession in response to…
The Peculiar State of Taxes, Education, & Housing in California
Few Californians can explain what Prop 13, a state constitutional amendment, is and how it has changed the state.
Plea to Governor Newsom-Please Save These Cambodian-Americans from Deportation!
This is an emergency message from Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas. Attached is a letter from Mayor Schaaf and Councilmembers Bas, Thao, Reid and Kaplan: Dear…
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year, the Time for Cynicism is Over
I’m a sucker for holiday movies, not just the good ones like Elf and the Santa Claus where Tim Allen’s newly grown beard freaks him…
Grading Oakland and Alameda County F for Emergency Preparedness
As I write this blog with the Day After Tomorrow on TV in the background, we are in our 13th spare the air day in…
All Politics are Local, Part II
The Blue Wave just keeps on coming in… If the view of this historic wave weren’t obstructed by the rusting hulk of the small but…
Oakland California November 6th Voter Guide
Here it is–my guide to all those things, big and small and some you never heard of, on your Oakland ballot. Hopefully, you’re an vote-by-mail…
AB 931, the Wellstone Club Recommends New Use of Force Policy
Assembly Bill 931, which may be going to the full assembly soon, is a progressive bill that will raise the legal standard under which police…
Guest Column: James Vann on City Funding for Landlord Evictions
This guest blog by noted Tenants’ Rights activist, James Vann, is in reference to a proposed program loosely defined in Council Member Lynette McElhaney’s press…