A little too literal
The environment is good! So are jobs! And despite what Republicans say, the don’t have to be at odds with one another! We know. We all read Van Jones’s...
Well played, Rebecca Kaplan
OMG, Rebecca! Look at you! Here you are, at a meeting, and you’re not wearing a t-shirt, a sweatshirt, or a baseball cap. In fact, you’re dressed completely...
I think I preferred the overcoat.
I am curious what the rationale behind this outfit was. Did he think that the Committee would be more intimidated by his loud promises to come back and yell at them...
Why go to the zoo when you can go to Council chambers instead?
I love Barbara Parker, the Council’s stern parlimentarian. Sanjiv Honda is always saying all sorts of mean things about her, but I think she’s awesome,...
It’s a Council meeting, not a baseball game
Yes, Rebecca, we all love Obama. But there are other ways to demonstrate your enthusiasm. Like with a pin.
Eyewear weirdness, redux
I don’t get it. Are these sunglasses? I thought it was maybe some weird thing with the light, but nobody else’s glasses that day looked dark like this...
Etiquette rules for Rules
You know, Rules Committee can be really boring. Sometimes, when I am watching it, I wish that someone would call me so I could talk to them instead of listening...
Pat Kernighan. Usually pretty well dressed.
Pat Kernighan is really well dressed. Like, she actually looks really good almost all the time. As opposed to most of the Council who for the most part do a decent...
Memo to Jean: Jackets are your friend.
When she stood up, you could see that this was actually a pretty cute dress. But it is a City Council meeting, Jean. Not a garden party. Put on some sleeves.
It’s pretty, but…
What compels Desley Brooks to wear a ginormous, sparkly disco ball around her neck all the time? I’m sure the necklace does a great job catching the light...
WTF?
Thank you so much, Rebecca, for stopping by to chair the Committee meeting before you took off on your afternoon jog.
Climate problems at City Hall?
What is the story with this, Darrel? I admit, you look very sharp. But… It is just not anywhere close to cold enough in Hearing Room 1 to justify a scarf,...
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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...