Pat Kernighan thinks animal control has more important things to do.
I don’t really have an opinion on this dog tie-up rule. I have heard people make good arguments for both sides, and since I don’t have a dog myself,...
Oak to Ninth: Read all about it
I wrote a story about the Oak to Ninth project for Novometro this week. The history of the project is long, although fairly straightforward once you lay it all out,...
Shorenstein building update
Shorenstein revised the building somewhat since their original submission, so the renderings they presented at the Design Review Committee meeting last night were...
OMG, I can finally buy decent milk within walking distance of my apartment!
To be honest, I don’t do much shopping at the grocery store, and I’m not a huge fan of Whole Foods. But this is still really exciting for downtown. Check...
Journalism by press release
I’ve noted plenty of times in the past how Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums loves to crow about Oakland news that he had absolutely nothing to do with. So of course...
Don’t Recall Dellums
I’m astounded by the ever-increasing number of hits I get on this blog from google searches on some variety of “recall dellums.” As regular readers...
Retail could come to auto row, if NIMBYs and the whims of politicians don’t stop it
Today, I wrote about the Conley Group’s upper Broadway report for Novometro. I won’t rehash everything here – click through and read the story...
Memo to City Hall: Fix your damn clock
When you go to a City Council meeting, there is a table right outside the Council’s chambers where people can fill out speaker cards. There is a clearly posted...
Once again, the Council proves they don’t care about good public policy or practicality
The Council voted to pass the smoking ordinance just before 2 am this morning. Jane Brunner left the meeting before the item was heard. Ignacio De La Fuente, Pat...
Real problems deserve real policy solutions
Last night I got home a little before 9 o’clock. As I was walking into my building, I heard a terrible scream, so I stepped back on the street to investigate....
More public safety funding, no new taxes
I don’t know why the local press has ignored Ignacio De La Fuente’s proposal of a 10% redevelopment agency set-aside for public safety resources. dto510...
Sunshine Ordinance should be modernized
Alex Gronke thinks that the Mayor and City Council should post their calendars online for public viewing. I’d settle for being able to find out what they’re...
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- len raphael: Unconfirmed that MJQ laid off 100 employees today, blaming RDA court case. How much did she and the CC waste in legal fees betting against Jerry’s lawyers?
- ralph: No, Livegreen, Occupy Oakland is doing plenty good. They are the poster children for the new, “This is Your Brain on Dope” Campaign.
- Livegreen: They seem to b determined to shut down Oakland and little else. They’ve forgotten Wall St. I can’t help but think the Officers who were preventing them from breaking in to City Hall could have spent...
- gregory mcconnell: The Occupest disrupted City Hall today. They managed to make it difficult, but not impossible, to go into City Hall. They demanded that people who accosted cops on Wednesday should be released. I was out...
- livegreen: I watched the M-Y mtg last night, & it was painful. Jose is a nice guy, but he has difficulty running a meeting that gets anything done. They debated for about 1 hour whether they should discuss recommendations...
- len raphael: The murder of 5 year old Gabriel Martinez. Got a call from an acquaintance who lives in East O and often gets supper at his family’s taco stand. She asked where she can sign up to help on the recall.
- Ravi: I’m sure that all of those Quan diehards (“a recall would be a waste of time and too expensive”) are very gratified that this lovely and deserving woman is having such a good time. No doubt they prefer...
- len raphael: JQ “”I’m actually having a lot of fun,” she said after rehashing many of the lower moments from her first year in office.” “http://www.insidebayare a.com/news/ci_19651889R...
- Ravi: And regarding police reform and the crime thing, Judge Henderson could decide to put OPD under Federal jurisdiction because the terms of the NSA haven’t been fulfilled by the City Administration. Those folks in City...
- len raphael: Harbinger of things to come to the City Council when they eventually have to make similar decisions. But they won’t. The Fed bankruptcy judge will do it for them.
- livegreen: Yeah, but OUSD has to do something. There are way too many schools for the school population. There’s simply no choice. At least they’re willing to make the tough decisions. Unlike the City of...
- len raphael: Are those school board recalls entirely over the school closing decisions? Different groups or one umbrella?
- Ravi: Two recall petitions for Quan; five recall petitions for five school board members.
- len raphael: City says there are now 7 concurrent recall petitions. Not clear how many are for Quan and how many for Council Members. Direct democracy at work.
- Ravi: Can the Oakland City Council lead? Nope, nor can the Mayor. It’s up to the citizens, who are deeply divided and have been for a very long time.
- len raphael: Oakland Local is the only on or offline general circulation media that shows understanding of the depths of our fiscal situation and understands that it’s causes precede the real estate crash. One of these...
- Mkilian: Related to the Cal Supremes haircut to Oakland with respect to RDA and the immediate need for a “fiscal operations plan” is another issue put forth in Oakland’s internet newspaper, Oakland Local, is...