If I had to summarize this week’s top content into one word, it would be: furious.

Furious runners, furious politicians and Lady Gaga fans and dog park debaters owned Oakland Local’s pages this week.

• Oakland Local’s editor/publisher Susan Mernit got the scoop on the city of Oakland’s newest semi-scandal - alleged illegal campaign contributions by ABC security and a contract that may have been part of the deal.
• The world is gaga over Lady Gaga these days and apparently our readers are not immune. Mernit found some photos and video of the queer-friendly diva’s March 22 concert and Oakland residents perused shots of the bikini clad starlet playing piano, riding gigantic metal orbs and getting messy in some type of vinyl skirt.
• Yours truly made the list this week and it makes me happy for a variety of reasons. My Weekend Picks spotlighted a screening of the movie "I Will Follow." The African-American Film Festival releasing movement is building a strong presence outside of Hollywood’s control and this is a beautiful thing for all of us. Also mentioned was a release of the "It Gets Better" book. The weekend is over, but you can still see the film and buy the book. (and 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to LGBTQI teen organizations.)
• OL contributor Pamela Drake documented the dog park drama currently happening in Oakland. Drake playfully dished out as many (dog)mas (sorry, now I can’t resist) as she could in a 1,000 word piece. A must read to understand how Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council listservs escalated into an all-out digital-verbal brawl.
• OL contributing editor Jennifer Inez Ward wrote about something OL doesn’t usually focus on - crime. We avoid the topic deliberately; mass media is obsessed with those stories and can’t seem to think about anything else. But this crime story deserves some air play. You’ve heard of the heartless crooks that take candy from babies and steal lunch money from little geeky kids, right? This is kinda like that, only they aren’t taking candy, they’re taking computers. East Oakland PRIDE Elementary was robbed most recently, but other schools have also been hit. Shame on you, knuckleheads! Not cool at all.