Monthly Archives: January 2012

It’s All Happening on Lakeshore

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Back in the Elihu Harris years’ Oakland’s marketing department came up with a bumper sticker to promote a good buzz for the Town. It stated, “It’s Hot. It’s Happening. It’s Oakland.” Then the firestorm, the largest urban wildfire in history, … Continue reading →

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Occupy Oakland and Me, Breakin’ up is Hard to do.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Occupy Oakland took over the council meeting again last night and railed at our city government which  was in the middle of grappling with a huge state takeback that threatens many of our jobs and our future economic development. Funny, … Continue reading →

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Occupy the Courts, Oakland Style, on Jan. 20th

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Most Oaklanders have followed the Occupy movement in and out of the tents and onto various other actions, some of them controversial; but do you know that Occupy Oakland has committees working on a broad range of issues? There is … Continue reading →

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Mayor Jean Quan:Embattled or Fighting for Oakland?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

It’s an old cliché that almost everyone who writes about Oakland feels they must use. You know, it’s a gritty city. The latest one was the New York Times article that touted our new restaurants, which are great, don’t get … Continue reading →

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