Another week with mucho news in Oakland and Alameda County. 

As the city strove to address the budget and cutback impacts, citizens wondered what the Occupy protests would bring - and turned out in droves to support George Lucas' Red Tails (a story USA Today apparently picked up from us, inerviewing some of our sources, but with no credit).

Here's the Top 10 from the week, each well worth a read if you missed it - or if you like to knock back your news in one shot. (Question: Has anyone done Sh*t Oaklanders Say? yet?)

• Oakland City Council chambers packed as painful budget choices are rolled out in contentious meeting
• No more single use plastic bags! Mandatory recycling and bag reduction ordinances adopted for Alameda County
• Oaklanders come out in droves for “Red Tails” opening
• A grim week at Oakland City Hall (Analysis)
• City validates recall petition to recall Oakland mayor

• Why the Recall is a bad idea (Community Voices)
• Oakland pulls plug on private security guarding Frank Ogawa Plaza
• Popuphood retailers thrive as CEDA's closure threatens future redevelopment efforts in Oakland
• Occupy Oakland and me: Breakin’ up is hard to do (Community Voices)
• Less layoffs, major overhaul of city services proposed under amended budget
• Oakland's aerosol artists--Ras Terms, Safety First--paint up Oakland Museum
• Most major Oakland projects to continue despite loss of city's funding agency

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