OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | The head of Portland’s Office of Equity and Human Rights may be coming to Oakland to help establish its own similar department, but only for a few months, according to The Oregonian. The Oakland City Council… Read More ›
Dana King
Report: Dana King, former Oakland council candidate, TV anchor, eyeing return to airwaves
Dana King, right, with Elihu Harris at an Oakland City Council candidates forum in 2014. Former anchor finished second in District 2 last fall OAKLAND | Dana King rose through the ranks to become one of the most recognizable faces… Read More ›
DOWN BALLOT: Oct. 28, 2014, 7 Days Until Election Day
Sen. Barbara Boxer backs Schaaf. OAKLAND MAYOR Councilmember Libby Schaaf received another high-profile endorsement Tuesday, this time, from U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. Earlier this month, Schaaf’s former boss, Gov. Jerry Brown, backed her campaign…Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, Parker received the support… Read More ›
Inside the Hit Piece Last Summer Against Rebecca Kaplan
In late June, just as Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan was beginning her mayoral campaign, there came news of a particularly damning article in the Oakland Tribune alleging campaign finance rules may have been broken by her mayoral campaigns, this year… Read More ›
Kernighan Endorses Guillen to Replace her on the Oakland City Council
Abel Guillen OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | DISTRICT 2 | Abel Guillen is in a tough race in Oakland’s District 2. But, this week he gained the support of the current occupant, Council President Pat Kernighan. “Abel Guillen is the right… Read More ›
Campaign Contributions from Oakland Hills Dominate Mayoral, Council Races
Oakland District 4 council candidate Jill Broadhurst raised over $64,000 this year. OAKLAND | CITY COUNCIL RACES | The real money in Oakland politics exists in District 4. While the current council member from the Oakland Hills district, Libby Schaaf, is… Read More ›
Oakland District 2 Council Candidates Offer Nuanced Positions on Public Safety
Abel Guillen OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | DISTRICT 2 | The way the five current candidates for Oakland’s District 2 City Council seat were talking inside the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church you would think they were there for sanctuary from the… Read More ›
Political Hit Machine Revs Its Engine
Anchorwoman: The Legend of Dana King | Quirk’s Opponent Wants Five Debates | Vulnerable Joel Young | Democratic Convention in Oakland? CHAPTER 2 | What occurred this week with Alameda Councilmember Stewart Chan may or may not have been a… Read More ›
Guillen Showing Strong Interest in Oakland’s District 2 Seat
Abel Guillen ELECTION 2014 | OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Peralta Community College District Trustee Abel Guillen may add his name to the list of candidates considering a run for the Oakland City Council District 2 seat being vacated by Council… Read More ›