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News, Seven Days, Dec 5, 2012
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The Real Reasons for Ken Salazar's Decision

It wasn't about the environmental impacts of Drakes Bay Oyster Company at Point Reyes National Seashore; it was about precedent.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Point Reyes National Seashore, Ken Salazar, National Park, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin Lunny

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News, Seven Days, Aug 3, 2011
Obama's Big Sell Out

The president capitulates to the GOP once again and agrees to an all-cuts budget deal.
- by Robert Gammon and Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Seven Days, Barack Obama, Republicans, Paul Krugman, Keynesian economics, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Tea Party, Mitt Romney, redistricting, Jerry McNerney, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Association of Bay Area Governments, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Goodwin Liu, Jerry Brown, California Supreme Court

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News, Seven Days, Mar 2, 2011
Russo's Donations May Pay Off

Oakland's disgruntled city attorney wants to be Alameda's new city manager and his generous contributions could give him an edge.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, John Russo, Jean Quan, Marie Gilmore, Rob Bonta, Lena Tam, Don Perata, SunCal, Nancy O'Malley, Alex Katz, David Brandt, Marcia Raines, Jane Brunner, Desley Brooks, Danny Wan, Jerry Brown, Yusuf Bey IV, Chauncey Bailey, Men of Valor Academy

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News, Seven Days, Aug 8, 2012
OPD: Worst in the State

Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.
- by Robert Gammon and Steven Tavares
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Police Department, Thelton Henderson, Jean Quan, Robert Warshaw, Courtney Ruby, Barack Obama, Jerry Brown, Ron Dellums, Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen, Pat Dennis, Mark Capitolo, Sandré Swanson

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News, Seven Days, Sep 28, 2011
School Closures Make Sense

Oakland Unified won't be able to solve its problems until it shutters small schools that it can no longer afford.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Unified School District, Tony Smith, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Deborah Edgerly, Cheryl Thompson, Ron Dellums, Amazon

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News, Seven Days, Jul 6, 2011
The Surreal Council

In the fight over police, some Oakland politicians do an about-face.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Ignacio De La Fuente, Nancy Nadel, Jean Quan, Rebecca Kaplan, Pat Kernighan, Libby Schaaf, Desley Brooks, Jane Brunner, Larry Reid, Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21, Jeff Levin

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News, Seven Days, May 25, 2011
Bashing Mayor Quan

The honeymoon with Her Honor appears to be over, at least with some city councilmembers.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Jean Quan, Henry J. Kaiser Center, Desley Brooks, Ignacio De La Fuente, Larry Reid, John Russo, Anthony Batts, Jerry Brown, Anthony Cannella, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Fredriksson, Goodwin Liu, Brian Stow, Harold Camping

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News, Seven Days, Nov 7, 2012
Breaking Bad

The year of the nasty, illegal, and dishonest campaigns. See which one won our 2012 Golden Turkey award.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Golden Turkey award, Dark Money, Super PACs, Romney, Ryan, Ignacio De La Fuente, Eric Swalwell, Jane Brunner, American Beverage Association, Oakland Police Officers' Association, Chevron Corporation, East Bay Zoological Society, Berkeley NIMBYs

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News, Seven Days, May 11, 2011
Yoo: Obama Should Have Tortured Bin Laden

The infamous UC Berkeley professor says the al Qaeda leader should have been water-boarded, and not killed.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama, US Navy SEAL, 9/11, Glenn Greenwald, al Qaeda, UC Berkeley, John Yoo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dianne Feinstein, Senate Intelligence Committee, Iraq War, Rasmussen, NBC, Gallup, Oakland Zoo, John Russo, Jean Quan, University of California, Jerry Brown, Legislative Counsel's Office, Novella Carpenter, California Public Utilities Commission

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News, Seven Days, Jul 21, 2010
Oakland Police Hurt Themselves

The cops' union demand for no layoffs in exchange for pension contributions cost eighty officers their jobs and threatens the livelihood of at least 120 more.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Ignacio De La Fuente, Jean Quan, Rebecca Kaplan, Johannes Mehserle, Don Perata, UC Berkeley, Christopher Edley Jr., Golden State Warriors, Chris Cohan

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News, Seven Days, Mar 13, 2013
Can OPD Ever Be Fixed?

A new overseer takes command of the deeply dysfunctional police department as news breaks that it targeted two more innocent men.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland police, Thomas Frazier, Innocence Project, Howard Jordan

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News, Seven Days, Aug 31, 2011
Just Call It the Tribune

The consolidation of East Bay newspapers makes sense, considering the past two decades. But what's with the new name?
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Tribune, East Bay Tribune, MediaNews, Dean Singleton, Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News, Daily Review, Argus of Fremont, Alameda-Times Star, Tri-Valley Herald, West County Times, Valley Times, San Joaquin Herald, East County Times, San Mateo County Times, Bay Area News Group, BANG, National Transportation Safety Board, PG&E, Loni Hancock, Amazon.com, BART

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News, Seven Days, Aug 17, 2011
Why Witnesses Won't Talk to Oakland Police

A new report on police use of firearms may shed light on why this phenomenon exists among black and Latino crime victims and witnesses in Oakland.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Police Department, Carlos Fernando Nava, Holly Joshi, Brenda Payton, Riders, Anthony Batts, Jim Chanin, President Obama, Gallup, hate crimes, Wall Street, Standard & Poor's

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News, Seven Days, Feb 2, 2011
Will Jean Quan Fire Anthony Batts?

Or will Oakland's police chief leave on his own? At this point, he seems to hold all the cards.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Anthony Batts, Oakland police, Jean Quan, Larry Reid, Jane Brunner, Jerry Brown, Berresford "Berry" Bingham

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News, Seven Days, Jul 14, 2010
The Mehserle Conviction and Aftermath

Oakland police say three-quarters of the people arrested after the Johannes Mehserle verdict were from outside Oakland. But did cops overreact?
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Johannes Mehserle, Oscar Grant, Foot Locker, Rebecca Kaplan, Jean Quan, Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Anthony Batts, Jane Brunner, Michael Rains, US Department of Justice, Rodney King, Lena Tam, SunCal, Field Poll, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina, Proposition 23

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The city's police chief talked a much better game than he played, and a recent scathing report may be the real reason why he quit.

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The mayor's administration strikes tentative deals with Oakland's unions and she hires a permanent city administrator.

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Repeated violent confrontations with police are failing to move Occupy Oakland forward.

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The longtime councilman single-handedly kept two measures that would increase city revenues off the June ballot.

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Demands by Oakland's police chief will make it much tougher for the new mayor to fill the city's $40 million budget hole.

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It wasn't about the environmental impacts of Drakes Bay Oyster Company at Point Reyes National Seashore; it was about precedent.

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The president capitulates to the GOP once again and agrees to an all-cuts budget deal.

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Oakland's disgruntled city attorney wants to be Alameda's new city manager and his generous contributions could give him an edge.

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Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.

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Oakland Unified won't be able to solve its problems until it shutters small schools that it can no longer afford.

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In the fight over police, some Oakland politicians do an about-face.

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The honeymoon with Her Honor appears to be over, at least with some city councilmembers.

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The year of the nasty, illegal, and dishonest campaigns. See which one won our 2012 Golden Turkey award.

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The infamous UC Berkeley professor says the al Qaeda leader should have been water-boarded, and not killed.

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The cops' union demand for no layoffs in exchange for pension contributions cost eighty officers their jobs and threatens the livelihood of at least 120 more.

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A new overseer takes command of the deeply dysfunctional police department as news breaks that it targeted two more innocent men.

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The consolidation of East Bay newspapers makes sense, considering the past two decades. But what's with the new name?

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A new report on police use of firearms may shed light on why this phenomenon exists among black and Latino crime victims and witnesses in Oakland.

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Or will Oakland's police chief leave on his own? At this point, he seems to hold all the cards.

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Oakland police say three-quarters of the people arrested after the Johannes Mehserle verdict were from outside Oakland. But did cops overreact?

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