Thank You Oakland City Government!
I know the headline of this blog is shocking-and if you’re one of those people who believes government can’t do anything right-you might want to…
Oakland Mayor
April 5th, Oakland’s Housing Emergency Declared
Lots is happening in the fight against displacement in Oakland. Let’s get to it: First Friday-Come out to this week’s First Friday and join Oakland…
2013 Films in Review, an Oakland Experience, Part 1
The first thing I hate about those year-end top 10 movie lists is that about half of them were not actually available to most viewers…
Mayor Jean Quan:Embattled or Fighting for Oakland?
It’s an old cliché that almost everyone who writes about Oakland feels they must use. You know, it’s a gritty city. The latest one was…
Thank an Oakland Public Worker Today
I know it’s not fashionable these days to praise public workers, but I just have to do it anyway. Given layoffs, attrition, and furlough days,…