#AD18, 2014 Election, Abel Guillen, AD20, Assembly, Bill Quirk, campaign finance, Democrats, Hayward, Jennifer Ong, labor, legislature, Oakland, Rob Bonta, sacramento, special interests

Nearly 90% Of Bonta, Quirk’s Donors This Year Are Unions, Special Interests

August 1, 2013 — 12 Comments

fiber optics, fruitvale, High-Speed Hayward, internet, Jack London Square, Lit San Leandro, Oakland, Osisoft, Patrick Kennedy, san leandro, technology

San Leandro’s Successful Downtown Fiber Optic Network Gaining Imitators In Oakland, Hayward

July 31, 2013 — 6 Comments

ACLU, Ahsan Baig, Domain Awareness Center, Libby Schaaf, Linda Lye, Noel Gallo, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Port of Oakland, privacy, Renee Domingo, surveillance, technology

Amid Cries Of ‘Shame,’ Oakland Approves Funding Citywide Surveillance Program

July 31, 2013 — 5 Comments

budget, city attorney, Dan Kalb, Desley Brooks, grand jury, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland Public Ethics Commission, Roberta Johnson, San Francisco

Oakland Public Ethics Commission Laments Lack Of Power, Jurisdiction

July 30, 2013 — 3 Comments

2014 Election, Bryan Parker, campaign finance, censure, Courtney Ruby, Desley Brooks, highlands, Joe Tuman, Larry Reid, Lynette McElhaney, mayor, non-intererence laws, Oakland, Oakland City Council

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

July 29, 2013 — 7 Comments

blacks, censure, city charter, Courtney Ruby, Desley Brooks, grand jury, Larry Reid, Libby Schaaf, non-intererence laws, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Pat Kernighan

Brooks Escapes Censure; Council Admonishes Itself For Past Interference

July 26, 2013 — 3 Comments

ACLU, Domain Awareness Center, domestic drones, fourth amendment, Linda Lye, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Port of Oakland, privacy, surveillance, warrantless

ACLU: Oakland DAC Amounts To Warrantless Surveillance Of Residents

July 25, 2013 — 0 Comments

2014 Election, Athletics, Bryan Parker, coliseum, crime, Jean Quan, Joe Tuman, mayor, Oakland, Oakland PD, police, police academy, public safety, Raiders, violence, Warriors

Tuman Running On Public Safety

July 25, 2013 — 6 Comments

Alameda, Alameda County District Attorney, Alameda Landing, Alameda planning board, crime, Hegenberger Road, In-N-Out Burger, Nancy O'Malley, Oakland, robberies

Alameda County DA Says No Hamburglars In Alameda

July 24, 2013 — 13 Comments

Bill Aboudi, federal grants, Fred Blackwell, Jean Quan, John Monetta, Larry Reid, Oakland, Oakland Army Base, Oakland City Council, Oakland committees, Port of Oakland, unlawful detainer

Oakland Army Base Tenants Have Still Not Signed Leases For Relocation; Reid Blames Quan For Port Inaction

July 24, 2013 — 0 Comments

Dan Kalb, Domain Awareness Center, Larry Reid, libraries, Lynette McElhaney, Oakland, Oakland City Council, oakmtg, Plan Bay Area, Port of Oakland, privacy, Raiders, Twitter

#Oakmtg Hashtag Flexes Its Growing Political Muscle

July 21, 2013 — 0 Comments

affordable housing, Bay Area, environment, Ezra Rapport, high density housing, Jerry Thorne, MTC, Oakland, Plan Bay Area, planning, Pleasanton, Scott Haggerty, transportation

Transformative 30-Year Bay Area Planning And Transportation Plan Gains Approval

July 19, 2013 — 11 Comments

Caltrans, Desley Brooks, Domain Awareness Center, Larry Reid, Lynette McElhaney, MTC, O.co Coliseum, Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland committees, Port of Oakland, privacy, public safety committee

A Proposed Citywide Surveillance Center In Oakland Is Delayed As Opposition Builds

July 18, 2013 — 4 Comments

Assembly, Barbara Lee, guns, Jean Quan, Oakland, protests, Rob Bonta, Trayvon Martin

Bonta Asks Oakland To Refocus Anger Over Zimmerman Verdict

July 17, 2013 — 10 Comments

Chevron, Clorox, Coliseum City, corporations, Dr. Death, East Bay Express, loan, Nate Miley, NFL, Oakland, Oracle Arena, public funding, Raiders, Tri Valley

Preliminary Studies Find Corporate Sponsorship Lacking For New Raiders Stadium

July 16, 2013 — 1 Comment