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

October 1, 2013 — 4 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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Censure Is In The Air: Oakland City Council Looks Into Rebuking Brooks For Alleged Misconduct

July 12, 2013 — 5 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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Grand Jury Slams Oakland City Council For Its Inability To Self-Police

June 25, 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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California Democratic Party’s Depth Puts Republicans In An Even Deeper Hole

April 14, 2013 — 6 Comments

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Oakland Public Ethics Commission Waits On Addressing Auditor’s Report

April 11, 2013 — 1 Comment

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Brooks Calls Audit A ‘Political Vendetta’

April 3, 2013 — 2 Comments