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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, Eco Watch, Jun 1, 2011
Slashing the Solar Power Paperwork

The East Bay Green Corridor is attempting to remove a troublesome barrier to widespread solar adoption — bureaucratic red tape.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Solar power, East Bay Green Corridor, Carla Din, Eric Alderman, SolarNexus, Danny Kennedy, Sungevity, PG&E, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California Great Solar Challenge, SolarTech, President Obama, SunShot Initiative, Department of Energy

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News, Seven Days, Sep 8, 2010
Jerry Brown Emerges from Hibernation

The former mayor of Oakland finally decides to mount a real campaign for governor against Meg Whitman. But did he wait too long?
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Proposition 8, Pacific Justice Institute, Vaughn Walker, gay marriage, Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina, Hewlett Packard, PG&E, SmartMeters, Christina Romer, President Obama, Council of Economic Advisors, UC Berkeley, federal stimulus, foreclosure, Alameda County Health Department, illegal immigration, Pew Hispanic Center, Anthony Batts, cop layoffs, plastic bags, bisphenol-A, renewable energy

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News, Seven Days, Jun 2, 2010
The Oakland Police Pension Problem

The Cadillac benefits that the city awards to its police officers are not sustainable in the economic downturn.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Anthony Batts, Oakland police pension plan, Ignacio De La Fuente, A Better Oakland, Chabot municipal golf course, Montclair Golf Course, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Ron Dellums, federal stimulus funding, President Obama, Don Perata, Jean Quan, Rebecca Kaplan, Measure Y, Oakland teachers' union, John Russo, gang injunction, Governor Schwarzenegger, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner, Carly Fiorina, Tom Campbell

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News, Legalization Nation, May 12, 2010
State to Get $100 Million in Pot Taxes

That's California's take for this year. Plus, Obama plans to spend $15 billion on drug prohibition, rivaling Bush. And the interview with Russ Jones concludes.
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Board of Equalization, Anita Gore, President Obama, drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, War on Drugs, National Drug Control Strategy, George W. Bush, Russ Jones, Drug Enforcement Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Joe Biden, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, Barry McCaffrey, AIDS, DARE, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

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News, Legalization Nation, May 5, 2010
Oakland Lab Creates 'Low Anxiety' Pot

Harborside Health Center has the answer for folks who don't want to get too high. Plus, an interview with a former warrior in the drug war who now preaches against prohibition.
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, cannabis, Harborside Health Center, Steep Hill lab, True Blueberry, OG Kush, Stephen DeAngelo, Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, Cannabidiol, CBD, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Russ Jones, San Jose Police Department, Oakland City Council, medical cannabis, local public health emergency, Barbara Parker, President Obama

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News, Seven Days, Mar 24, 2010
Health-Care Reform Had to Happen

There was no upside for Democrats in opposing President Obama. Plus, California voters tilt to the right.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Health-Care Reform, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry McNerney, Richard Pombo, Field Poll, Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown, Barbara Boxer, Tom Campbell, Carly Fiorina, Sheila Jordan, Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Bob Stern, Center for Governmental Studies, California Fair Political Practices Commission, Ryan Lau, Zoning Adjustments Board, Berkeley Daily Planet, Lena Tam, Shelia Young, Wilma Chan, Beverly Johnson, Alice Lai-Bitker, Yelp

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News, Sep 2, 2009
Racial Bias Exists. Can We Train Cops to Deal With It?

The Oscar Grant shooting calls into question police training for critical incidents.
- by Micky Duxbury
- Tags: News, Oscar Grant, BART, Johannes Mehserle, President Obama, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Ronald Davis, Jakadi Imani, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

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News, Eco Watch, Jul 15, 2009
Is Bigger Better When it Comes to Trucking?

Coalition trying to clean emissions at port thinks that the proliferation of small truckers feeds the problem.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, Port of Oakland, Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports, West Oakland, asthma, Doug Bloch, Oakland Port Commission, California Air Resources Board, Bill Aboudi, AB Trucking, Teamsters, American Trucking Associations, Port of LA, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, Port of Long Beach, Omar Benjamin, President Obama, Victor Uno

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News, Raising the Bar, Feb 4, 2009
College Sports Earn a Penalty

Change is needed for a system whose costs and values threaten academia.
- by Jay Youngdahl
- Tags: Raising the Bar, Jared Cunningham, San Leandro High, Arizona State Sun Devils, Rivals.com, Herb Sendek, President Obama, Craig Robinson, Oregon State University, Lane Kiffin, Al Davis, University of Tennessee Volunteers, Monte Kiffin, Jeff Tedford, NCAA, Arkansas Razorbacks, Syracuse University

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Newt Gingrich's sudden rise to the top of the GOP primary battle has the Republican establishment in a near panic.

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Throughout the Bay Area, medical cannabis patients are freaked out about the federal crackdown.

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Legal funds and protests are countering the federal demagoguery.

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A plan pushed by the governor for a peripheral canal around the delta could prove costly. Plus, BART promises to stop pushing fake news and Obama unveils his tax-the-rich plan.

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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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The East Bay Green Corridor is attempting to remove a troublesome barrier to widespread solar adoption — bureaucratic red tape.

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The former mayor of Oakland finally decides to mount a real campaign for governor against Meg Whitman. But did he wait too long?

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The Cadillac benefits that the city awards to its police officers are not sustainable in the economic downturn.

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That's California's take for this year. Plus, Obama plans to spend $15 billion on drug prohibition, rivaling Bush. And the interview with Russ Jones concludes.

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Harborside Health Center has the answer for folks who don't want to get too high. Plus, an interview with a former warrior in the drug war who now preaches against prohibition.

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There was no upside for Democrats in opposing President Obama. Plus, California voters tilt to the right.

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The Oscar Grant shooting calls into question police training for critical incidents.

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Coalition trying to clean emissions at port thinks that the proliferation of small truckers feeds the problem.

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Change is needed for a system whose costs and values threaten academia.

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