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Just Stay, Baby! Keep the Raiders in Oakland (Community Voices)

Just Stay Baby.  It’s a simple way to sum it all up.

It’s the Economy…or anything YOU say matters. Oakland Debates Announced by Chamber for August 2012

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Earlier on this blog, I posted a quick rundown of the candidates who were rumored to be running for Oakland City Council and City Attorney.

Change is coming to Oakland – You ready? (Opinion)

Oakland City Hall - Change is coming.

Since we live in a world where incumbents seem to win 110% of the time, it’s a huge deal when they don’t run. And once in a while, there’s a chance for seismic change when more than one decide not to run for re-election simultaneously.

That’s exactly the situation on the Oakland City Council. 

How Occupy Oakland has surfaced gut-wrenching questions for Democracy in Oakland (Community Voices)

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Nearly every day since Occupy Oakland has taken up residence on Frank Ogawa Plaza, people have been calling for the Mayor to resign.