“something is wrong. Since everyone knows we are in a polarizing period of intense political change, it’s not a good thing to have the local party “settle” for status quo seeking candidates that rank and file activists do not support. Some of the candidates below did receive the party’s blessing, most did not.”
As I wrote in The Oakland We Knew and the Mayor’s Race, if your vision of Oakland is not one that mimics the hollowing out…
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…
California Sanctuary Campaign Media Advisory Notice to Appear – Peoples’ Tribunal May 5th Oakland, CA: On Tuesday, April 10th, 10 am, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Alameda…
Tomorrow at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, starting at 11 am, Sheriff Ahern, our local representative to President 45, will bring his motion…
Sorry this is so late and since it will be quick and dirty, please excuse typos. If you are concerned about almost any issue,…
The California Primary is still months away but for local activists, it’s been super heated since last fall. Many Democratic clubs and other activist organizations…
Starting with Friday, January 5th, we have a very busy activist week coming up–important stuff from sanctuary to rent control, coal to electoral organizing, it’s…
City of Oakland Holds Inaugural Police Commission Meeting Oakland, CA.-On Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, the Oakland Police Commission…
Oakland City workers are headed into a 5th day of a strike for a fair contract; a contract that includes wages that keep up with…