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…
California Politics
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…
Your Resistance To Do List for the week of June 25th
Just added a couple more activities this week due to the horrors coming at us, I’m sure there will be more. Please sign up to…
An Open Letter to Nancy O’Malley and her Supporters
It has come to our attention that Alameda County Sheriff Ahern has offered to contribute significant financial resources to your campaign for reelection to the…
The Last Memorial Day, I’m Done
Okay, it was an interesting 242 years-if you’re using 1776 as a start date-or you could use 1607, the founding of Jamestown, and maybe that’s…
The Death of SB 827 (increased density around transit) applaud or mourn?
A Sacramento reporter called me the other day to ask me how I thought the Bay area was feeling about SB 827, the Wiener-Skinner bill…