Oakland City Attorney named 2011 Achiever by National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 19 Dec at 4:52pm.

From the Office of the City Attorney:  "City Attorney Barbara J. Parker was honored this year as a 2011 “Bay Area Achiever” by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), a nonprofit organization with members in more than 350 jurisdictions nationwide.

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Oakland Council appoints Parker City Attorney, puts $80 parcel tax on ballot
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 22 Jul at 2:29am.

The Oakland City Council on Tuesday appointed Barbara Parker as City Attorney, forgoing the opportunity to have a citywide election to fill the spot.

Parker won the appointment with a 5-3 vote, with the support of City Councilmembers Nancy Nadel, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid, Libby Schaaf and Pat Kernighan. Desley Brooks, Ignacio De La Fuente and Jane Brunner voted against Parker.

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5 to watch at Oakland's City Council meeting - TONIGHT, July 19 (Analysis)
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 19 Jul at 2:28am.

Tonight's City Council meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.

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Chief Assistant City Attorney Barbara J. Parker named Oakland's Acting City Attorney
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 10 Jun at 1:03pm.

Chief Assistant City Attorney Barbara J. Parker, a longtime Oakland resident and second in command of the City Attorney’s Office, will take over as Acting City Attorney effective 11:30 a.m. today.

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Five to follow at Oakland's City Council meeting - TONIGHT, June 7
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 7 Jun at 1:38am.

Tonight's City Council meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.

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How to pick a City Attorney, Oakland-style (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Thu, 7 Apr at 10:39am.

This morning, I finally made it down to Cana - our wonderful new café and restaurant on Lake Park Avenue near Lakeshore - for a café con leche. Unfortunately, they had just run out of that sweet mild drink (sorta like me, eh?), but I still enjoyed what I had at an outside table on our second dry and summery day.

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Oakland Public Ethics Commission to consider whether to investigate possible contribution violations
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sat, 26 Mar at 6:00pm.

The Oakland Public Ethics Commission announced Wednesday that it will consider initiating an investigation into whether campaign contributions to Oakland City Council members wrongly influenced a recommendation to award a City Hall contract to a local security firm.

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City of Oakland files petition for new gang injunction in Central Oakland; residents organize protests in response
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 15 Oct at 7:44am.

On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the city of Oakland filed a petition seeking an injunction against the Norteños street gang.

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