Blog entry by KALW News.
Last updated at Sat, 23 Oct at 7:12pm.

On next month's ballot, Measure BB, would alter a 2004 parcel tax called Measure Y, which has provided funding to violence-prevention programs and the police department in Oakland.

Blog entry by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Wed, 29 Sep at 11:26am.

Open Letter to the Mayor, Oakland City Council, City Attorney, and the Public Ethics Commission:

The Oakland Campaign Reform Act of 2008 was devised to promote good government and to protect Oaklandís electorate from the undue influence of money in the choice of our elected leaders.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 18 Aug at 10:49am.

It's exciting to have a Green Mayoral Candidates Forum happening next week, sponsored by The Sierra Club and The Oakland Climate Action Coalition/Ella Baker Center.