- News, Columns, Jul 26, 2006
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¡Ask a Mexican!
Do Mexicans in America give a shit about politics in Mexico, and why do sports announcers get so excited?
- News, Columns, Jul 19, 2006
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¡Ask a Mexican!
Mexi-mullets protect the neck from the sun, and nothing says "Welcome to America" like an old-school blow job.
- News, Columns, Jul 12, 2006
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One Blowhard Down, Plenty More to Go
The outing of Ann Coulter as a likely plagiarist by professor John Barrie's scanning software could help usher in a new era of author accountability.
- News, Columns, Jul 12, 2006
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¡ASK A MEXICAN!
This week, readers ask: Is it wrong to laugh at Jack Black's faux-Meskin accent — and why are Mexicans afraid of banks?
- News, Columns, Jul 5, 2006
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¡Ask a Mexican!
Why drive Chevys, and why not borrow from Mexico's illegal alien laws?
- News, Columns, Jul 5, 2006
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Carlito's Play
A well-connected aide to Oakland's Ignacio De La Fuente stands to benefit if the city rezones land that he co-owns.
- News, Columns, Jul 5, 2006
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The War's Impact on East Bay Streets
Just as violent crime surges in cities across the Bay Area, police agencies here are having a hard time hiring officers.
- News, Columns, Jun 28, 2006
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Bribery Grande
Oakland clerk allegedly met clients at Taco Bell, and traded keys to public housing for dinero. Plus, Ron Dellums may be Oakland's new chief, but his rival still controls the council — for now.
- News, Columns, Jun 21, 2006
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Pity the Rapists
Oakland's new mayor-elect may have talked about transparent government, but if his past is any indication, he'll be about as press-friendly as Dick Cheney.
- News, Columns, Jun 14, 2006
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Stop Bates
Berkeley mayoral candidate awaits trial for allegedly vandalizing city property. Could write-ins cost Dellums his victory? And more on Roland Smith's parking crusade.
- News, Columns, Jun 14, 2006
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Leaders Fiddle While Berkeley Rots
If Berkeley Bowl II happens, it's no thanks to city officials and bureaucrats, whose apathy is bleeding the institutions that make the city a place worth living.
- News, Columns, Jun 7, 2006
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Call Baiting
Who's paying for the robocalls, both for and against Ron Dellums? And, if Don Perata isn't behind "indie" PAC, why are his fingerprints all over it?
- News, Columns, May 24, 2006
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Crowded Ring
With two weeks left before election day, it's time for armchair prognostication, primarily in the Democratic primaries, all around our beloved East Bay.
- News, Columns, May 24, 2006
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How to Make Solar Power Cost-Effective
Two new solar energy proposals — one from the left side of the aisle, one from a Republican venture capitalist — could kickstart the solar economy.
- News, Columns, May 17, 2006
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Shirley, You Jest
Mayor Dean battled B-town preservationists, but Citizen Dean collects signatures for them. Are city workers attempting to ratfuck Nacho? and hey, politicians: Hire a proofer already!
- News, Columns, May 17, 2006
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Nuclear Now, for the Good of the Earth
Our search for energy has come down to a choice between the perils of nukes and the perils of global warming.
- News, Columns, May 10, 2006
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Jerry Über Alles
Dead Kennedys mocked Jerry Brown, but Green Day raises money for him. Desley Brooks' revolving office door; Controversial measures, noncontroversial candidates.
- News, Columns, May 10, 2006
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The USDA's Mark of the Beast
Which vision is more appalling: Government workers peering into your chicken coop, or cow carcasses burning along the hedgerows?
- News, Columns, Apr 26, 2006
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Final Days of a Barrio Parish
A small Catholic church in West Oakland celebrates its last masses before closing down for good.
- News, Columns, Apr 19, 2006
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The Party's Over?
"Saloon guy" Peter Van Kleef fights for his bar's survival, while "lifelong Democrat" Bill McCammon fights to prove his partisan bona fides.
