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Alameda County grand jury is examining Oakland’s bungled garbage deal

February 26, 2015 — 4 Comments

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Gallo wants McElhaney to publicly address ethics allegations against her

February 20, 2015 — 4 Comments

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Report: Oakland councilmember used her office for personal gain

February 12, 2015 — 31 Comments

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Long-Time Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid May Soon Quit

June 3, 2014 — 15 Comments

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2013 Year In Lists: Desley Brooks’s Top 5 Stages of Grief Over Ethics Allegations

December 30, 2013 — 2 Comments

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Kalb Begins Task Of Giving Oakland Watchdog Group Some Teeth

October 2, 2013 — 2 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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Reid For Mayor? ‘If I Can Raise $400,000, I’m In The Race’

July 29, 2013 — 7 Comments

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Brooks Escapes Censure; Council Admonishes Itself For Past Interference

July 26, 2013 — 3 Comments

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Defiant Brooks Offers 35-Page Retort To Censure; Calls Charges ‘Purely Political’

July 23, 2013 — 4 Comments

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Alameda County D.A. Won’t File Charges Against Oakland Councilmember Brooks

June 26, 2013 — 4 Comments

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Reid Withdraws Proposal To ‘Audit the Auditor’s Audit’

May 15, 2013 — 1 Comment

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Gallo Urges Oakland City Council To Confront City Auditor’s Allegations

April 17, 2013 — 2 Comments

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Brooks Calls Audit A ‘Political Vendetta’

April 3, 2013 — 2 Comments

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‘Larry You Are My Brother’ Facebook Page Lacking Likability, But Friends Lurk In Low Places

March 28, 2013 — 1 Comment