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News, Seven Days, Jun 27, 2012
Don Perata Squandered Prop 29 Funds

Records show that the ex-state senator emptied his cancer-campaign account well before the fight with Big Tobacco started.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Don Perata, Prop 29, Big Tobacco, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Doug Heller, Hope 2012 committee spent, Avalon Village, Oakland Parents Literacy Project, Jill Cabeceiras, Ignacio De La Fuente, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson National Research Council, global warming, lead ammunition, California condors, flame retardants

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News, Seven Days, Jun 20, 2012
It's Time to Close the American Indian Public Charter Schools

Plus, Mayor Quan's 100 Blocks plan should have been a 1,300 blocks plan.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Ben Chavis, American Indian Public Charter schools, Sheila Jordan, Tony Smith, Noel Gallo, Alice Spearman, Chris Dobbins, Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Jean Quan, 100 Blocks plan, Urban Strategies Council, Steve Spiker, US Department of Justice, hotspot policing, Ron Dellums, Jerry Brown, Project Gideon III, Howard Jordan

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News, Seven Days, Jun 13, 2012
Pensions Aren't the Only Problem

Corporate handouts and tax breaks represent a significant amount of government waste. Plus Bonta and Guillen head for runoff.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Public-employee pensions, corporate giveaways, Citizens United, Jerry Brown, Joel Young, Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen, Tara Flanagan, Andrew Wiener, Bill Quirk, Jennifer Ong, Measure B, Measure C, Prop 28, Prop 29

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News, Seven Days, May 16, 2012
Quan Recall Should End

Even Don Perata's campaign manager says it's doomed. Plus, the state redevelopment letter makes no mention of Oakland's Kaiser Center or Coliseum City project.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Jean Quan, recall, Committee to Recall Mayor Quan Now, Larry Tramutola, Don Perata, Committee Opposing the Recall of Mayor Jean Quan, Charles Pine, Gene Hazzard, John Chiang, redevelopment, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Coliseum City

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News, Seven Days, May 9, 2012
Police Chief Howard Jordan Deserves a Mixed Review

He has made several mistakes since taking over the department, but last week's handling of Occupy protests showed signs of improvement.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Howard Jordan, Jean Quan, Deanna Santana, Anthony Batts, October 25 raid, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Ali Winston, Tango Teams, Internal Affairs Division, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Oakland A's, Lew Wolff, Donald Fisher, San Francisco Giants, Don Knauss, Bud Selig, Minute Maid, Houston Astros

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News, Seven Days, May 2, 2012
Term-Limits Measure Could Give Jane Brunner an Unfair Advantage

Her campaign manager for city attorney is expected to run the ballot-measure campaign, too.
- by Robert Gammon

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News, Seven Days, Apr 25, 2012
Ranked-Choice Voting Repeal Blocked

The signature-gathering effort stalls, and there aren't enough votes for it on the Oakland City Council.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, ranked-choice voting, Don Perata, Ignacio De La Fuente, Jean Quan, Melquis Naveo, Larry Tramutola, Larry Reid, Desley Brooks, Jane Brunner, Rebecca Kaplan, Nancy Nadel, Libby Schaaf, Pat Kernighan, Bob Wieckowski, fracking, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Tim Redmond, Philip Anschutz, San Francisco Newspaper Company LLC, Todd Vogt

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News, Seven Days, Apr 18, 2012
Nadia Lockyer Should Resign

The Alameda County supervisor appears to be still caught in the grip of addiction and cannot be trusted. Plus, the feds' true goal is to snuff out medical pot in California.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Nadia Lockyer, Josh Richman, Julia Prodis Sulek, Bill Lockyer, Steve Chikhani, Medical Pot, IRS, US Attorney Melinda Haag, Richard Lee, Oaksterdam, Harborside Health Center, Tom Bates, BPG, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley, Coffeeshop Blue Sky, Jerry Brown, Oakland School of the Arts, Fox Theater

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News, Seven Days, Apr 11, 2012
The Bad US Attorney

Melinda Haag has got to go. Plus, Oakland hills residents freak out again over burglaries.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Melinda Haag, Oaksterdam, Richard Lee, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Mitt Romney, Joseph Russoniello, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi, Jean Quan, 100 Block crime plan, Anthony Batts, Howard Jordan, Deanna Santana

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News, Seven Days, Apr 4, 2012
AC Transit Finally Buys American

The transit agency officially ends its long-term deal to buy expensive, foreign-made buses. Plus, Perata and De La Fuente's newest questionable deal.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, AC Transit, Buy American rules, Van Hools, David Armijo, Rick Fernandez, Chris Peeples, Greg Harper, Don Perata, Ignacio De La Fuente, SMG, Hope 2012, Anne Willcoxon, Perata Consulting LLC

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News, Seven Days, Mar 28, 2012
Barbara Parker's Tough Stand

Oakland's city attorney warns against illegal interference by councilmembers. Plus, March Madness: The Public Officials Behaving Badly Edition.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Barbara Parker, Deanna Santana, Desley Brooks, John Russo, Doryanna Moreno, Jane Brunner, Ignacio De La Fuente, Nadia Lockyer, Michael Meehan, Mary Hayashi, Chris Magnus, David Muhammad, Desley Brooks, Ross Mirkarimi, Jean Quan

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News, Seven Days, Mar 21, 2012
Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan Shouldn't Resign

He messed up, but he had reason to request a newspaper correction. Also, Jerry Brown makes a smart move with Millionaire's Tax.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Michael Meehan, Mary Kusmiss, Doug Oakley, Peter Cukor, Jesse Arreguin, Kriss Worthington, Jerry Brown, Millionaire's Tax, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers' Association

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News, Seven Days, Mar 14, 2012
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Ignacio De La Fuente Defends Desley Brooks

He's now one of her staunchest supporters — and he's running for mayor, too.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Ignacio De La Fuente, Desley Brooks, Deanna Santana, Libby Schaaf, Doryanna Moreno, Chip Johnson, Jane Brunner, Jean Quan, Occupy Oakland, Coliseum City, A's, Raiders, Warriors, Lew Wolff, John Fisher, San Francisco 49ers

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News, Seven Days, Mar 7, 2012
Fire Dan Richards, the Cougar-Killer

The clueless public official is an anti-environmentalist, too. Plus, Nadia Lockyer deserves a chance to get well.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Dan Richards, California Fish & Game Commission, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeff Miller, Gavin Newsom, Nadia Lockyer, Bill Lockyer, Restore Hetch Hetchy, Jean Quan

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News, Seven Days, Feb 29, 2012
The More Tax Plans, the Better

Jerry Brown should stop demanding that rival tax plans be dropped. Plus, Oakland scientist admits his role in leaking anti-climate-change docs.
- by Robert Gammon and Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Seven Days, Jerry Brown, Field Poll, Millionaire's Tax, Joshua Pechthalt, California Federation of Teachers, California Nurses' Association, Mark DiCamillo, The Heartland Institute, Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Climategate

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News, Seven Days, Feb 22, 2012
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Oakland Has a New Sheriff

City Administrator Deanna Santana seems to be a no-nonsense manager, as evidenced by her probe of a questionable deal engineered by Desley Brooks.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Deanna Santana, Desley Brooks, Oakland City Council, Oakland City Charter, Jean Quan, Demian Bulwa, FBI, Digital Arts and Culinary Academy, Pulte Homes, Nadia Lockyer, Stephen Chikhani, Bill Lockyer, Nancy O'Malley, David Muhammad, Michael Gressett, Holly Harpham

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News, Seven Days, Feb 15, 2012
The Oakland City Council Was Right to Reject Occupy Crackdown

Even police brass and port officials opposed the idea.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Occupy, Seven Days, Oakland City Council, Occupy Oakland, Black Bloc, Ignacio De La Fuente, Libby Schaaf, Larry Reid, Desley Brooks, Jane Brunner, Pat Kernighan, Rebecca Kaplan, Nancy Nadel, Jerry Brown, sales tax, Molly Munger, income tax, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, One Percent, 99 Percent alone, California Federation of Teachers, California Nurses' Association, Millionaire's Tax, Van Jones, Chris Magnus, Kathy Neal, Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen, Joel Young, Tim Rood, Blair Park, Piedmont City Council

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Records show that the ex-state senator emptied his cancer-campaign account well before the fight with Big Tobacco started.

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Plus, Mayor Quan's 100 Blocks plan should have been a 1,300 blocks plan.

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Corporate handouts and tax breaks represent a significant amount of government waste. Plus Bonta and Guillen head for runoff.

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The Republican nominee says solar-power subsidies are a waste of money, but the explosive growth of solar in Germany is proving him wrong.

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Berkeley's top cop takes another misstep. Plus, the Warriors aren't gone yet, and Oakland has a balanced budget.

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His insistence that California's budget woes weren't that bad — when they were — might have cost voters a chance to close corporate tax loopholes.

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Even Don Perata's campaign manager says it's doomed. Plus, the state redevelopment letter makes no mention of Oakland's Kaiser Center or Coliseum City project.

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He has made several mistakes since taking over the department, but last week's handling of Occupy protests showed signs of improvement.

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Her campaign manager for city attorney is expected to run the ballot-measure campaign, too.

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The signature-gathering effort stalls, and there aren't enough votes for it on the Oakland City Council.

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The Alameda County supervisor appears to be still caught in the grip of addiction and cannot be trusted. Plus, the feds' true goal is to snuff out medical pot in California.

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Melinda Haag has got to go. Plus, Oakland hills residents freak out again over burglaries.

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The transit agency officially ends its long-term deal to buy expensive, foreign-made buses. Plus, Perata and De La Fuente's newest questionable deal.

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Oakland's city attorney warns against illegal interference by councilmembers. Plus, March Madness: The Public Officials Behaving Badly Edition.

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He messed up, but he had reason to request a newspaper correction. Also, Jerry Brown makes a smart move with Millionaire's Tax.

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He's now one of her staunchest supporters — and he's running for mayor, too.

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The clueless public official is an anti-environmentalist, too. Plus, Nadia Lockyer deserves a chance to get well.

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Jerry Brown should stop demanding that rival tax plans be dropped. Plus, Oakland scientist admits his role in leaking anti-climate-change docs.

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City Administrator Deanna Santana seems to be a no-nonsense manager, as evidenced by her probe of a questionable deal engineered by Desley Brooks.

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Even police brass and port officials opposed the idea.

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