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Quirk Bill, Signed Into Law, Streamlines State Liquor License Process

October 4, 2013 — 5 Comments

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Alameda County Dems Unified In Not Noticing Nadia Lockyer’s Broken Arm

October 3, 2013 — 38 Comments

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Hayward Moves Ahead With Regulations On Free Food Sharing

October 3, 2013 — 8 Comments

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Kalb Begins Task Of Giving Oakland Watchdog Group Some Teeth

October 2, 2013 — 2 Comments

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Chinese Flag Raised At San Leandro Marina; Protesters Scuttle Similar Ceremony In Alameda

October 2, 2013 — 61 Comments

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The Poor And Hungry Could Face Limited Access To Free Food Vendors In Hayward

October 1, 2013 — 5 Comments

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Oakland Auditor Finds City Staff Received $23,000 In Gifts; Improperly Used Workers’ Comp Fund

October 1, 2013 — 4 Comments

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Flag Controversy In San Leandro Reveals A Mayor’s Re-Election Vulnerabilities

September 28, 2013 — 72 Comments

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Brown Signs Corbett Bill Strengthening Protection Of Usernames, Passwords

September 27, 2013 — 2 Comments

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On Second Thought, Armas Will Not Be South San Francisco’s City Manager

September 27, 2013 — 11 Comments

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Noel Gallo, Juvenile Curfews And The Politics Of Personal Experience

September 26, 2013 — 12 Comments

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A Campaign Promise Broken

September 26, 2013 — 209 Comments

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Report: Reps Honda, Swalwell Part Of $1.7m In Special Interest-Paid Trips Abroad This Summer

September 25, 2013 — 2 Comments

2014 Election, Barbara Halliday, education, Francisco Zermeno, Hayward, HUSD, Mark Salinas, mayor, Michael Sweeney

Halliday Becomes Third Sitting Council Member To Run For Hayward Mayor

September 25, 2013 — 29 Comments

graffiti, haulers, illegally dumping, Lynette McElhaney, misdemeanor, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland committees, public nuisance, public works, Rebecca Kaplan

Oakland Gets Tough On Illegal Dumping

September 24, 2013 — 5 Comments