Alameda County Democrats typically have a high bar when it comes to advocating for the removal of one […]
Oakland City Council
A group of Oakland progressives led by former Oakland mayoral candidate Pamela Price wants the Alameda County Democratic […]
They still urinating in the council's face and call it rain.-Gene Hazard, a prodigious Oakland City Council public commenter, castigating the city attorney's office on Feb. 6 for not providing a report on the legality of Mayor Libby Schaaf's state of the city speech last week.
Former Oakland Councilmember Wilson Riles, Jr. was arrested last Thursday following an altercation with Oakland police officers. The […]
In my 22 years on the Council, I’ve never seen a worse budget.-Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid's take on negotiations between the mayor and city council for a two-year budget.
I like to introduce bills that pass.—Assemblymember Rob Bonta during an Oakland City Council meeting April 16 when asked to propose legislation to waive the remainder of the Oakland Unified School District's original $100 million loan. STORY HERE
Ready to work at 9am and someone’s in my parking spot.—New Oakland Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas ran into a buzzsaw on Oakland Twitter last week after striking a privileged tone in a Jan. 8 tweet after someone snagged her City Hall parking spot. She added, "TIP: if you want your rep to work on your tax dollar, respect our space so we don’t waste our time or you’re going to get a parking ticket."
With just over three weeks until Election Day, Oakland City Council District 4 candidate Charlie Michelson announced Sunday […]
Oakland to help homeless living in cars with a safe palce to park; San Leandro is getting a new city clerk next week.
About six weeks ago, Oakland Councilmember Abel Guillen’s re-election chances appeared shockingly grim after a concerted effort by […]
The full list of pending Alameda County Democratic Party endorsements here.
