Comments on: Oakland’s most pressing public safety issue? Secondhand smoke, apparently.

By: GeoSpark

GeoSpark — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:17:08 +0000

To your friend that shrugged off the the law and the amount of time it took to write, assess and pass it (Belmont agreed to something like this recently) I offer him this: There’s a law on the books in many states that says certain kinds of sex is illegal (use your imagination here) Sure, it’s unenforceable or seemingly so. But what if the police did want to enforce it. What then? The principle that is compromised is that we payed for the time these legislators spent on creating the ordinance and mulling about to consider it against other — more valuable laws or programs — and thus have empowered them to harass us at their discretion. Is that the kind of Oakland you want to live in? Is that where you want your California state taxes to finance? How about we take that time and money and plant some trees to beautify and provide more oxygen for the city? Sounds silly, but that’s what shrugging off costs you.
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By: Incredibledaze

Incredibledaze — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:18:21 +0000

That park is another example of Nancy’s woeful neglect. After ten years she’s found $800,000 to buy a dilapadated building that perhaps, in another ten years will be turned into the West Oakland Youth Center she has been promoting since her first term. Just 6 mere blocks away the aforementioned park will stay shuttered turning another generation of toddlers into activity free youth who a youth center won’t be able to help because they’ll be locked up or dead after learning “alternative recreation” from the street elders, that is if the elders aren’t arrested for smoking their Winstons on the corner.

By: Nadel Stripping Rights from Medical Marijuana Patients? « Living in the O

Nadel Stripping Rights from Medical Marijuana Patients? « Living in the O — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:36:27 +0000

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