How will Oakland mayoral candidates help businesses? Oakland Local checks the facts
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Mon, 1 Nov at 10:40pm.

(Editor's note: Oakland Local and Make Oakland Better Now - MOBN - hav

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

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The Wheelings And Dealings Of Don Perata (A Short Take On A Long Subject)
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 7 Jun at 2:24pm.

Two weeks ago, the East Bay Express’ Bob Gammon wrote an excellent article revealing some odd financial mingling between the campaign of former State Senate leader Don Perata for mayor of Oakland with Mr. Perata’s project to put an initiative on the statewide California ballot taxing cigarettes to benefit cancer research (“The Cancer In The Oakland Mayor’s Race” February 10, 2010). 

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