Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Sun, 15 Jan at 9:35am.

On Saturday, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan held another great community holiday party at Chabot Space & Science Center - with more than 400 friends and community leaders in attendance.

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 8 Nov at 6:17am.

Mayor Jean Quan is facing the toughest fight in her tenure as CEO of Oakland - a recall effort.

But whether the recall movement will gain traction and usher Quan out of office is far from clear.

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Thu, 23 Jun at 1:29am.

Sixteen years after starting her public service career as an intern for Oakland government, Deanna J. Santana returned to City Hall as its new city administrator.

On Wednesday, Mayor Jean Quan formally introduced Santana as her selection for the position.

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Wed, 27 Oct at 12:00am.

(Editor's note: Oakland Local and Make Oakland Better Now - MOBN - have teamed up to take a close look at the accuracy of candidates’ response to an online questionnaire from MOBN.

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). 

Blog entry by Matty G.
Last updated at Sat, 3 Apr at 3:57am.

More than a year after BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant III, a protester who was arrested on Jan. 14, 2009, after the long and emotional rally attended by thousands in front of City Hall, will be tried in Alameda Superior Court for felony assault on an officer with a deadly weapon.

Article by Jesse Douglas All....
Last updated at Thu, 18 Feb at 4:43pm.

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

 

Article by Jesse Douglas All....
Last updated at Mon, 8 Feb at 9:37am.

Remember when at least one overenthusiastic Don Perata supporter was crowing that the former State Senator was going to cakewalk into the office of Mayor of the City of Oakland in 2010? (“With the dark cloud of a lingering federal probe behind him, there is nothing standing between former state Sen. Don Perata and the Oakland mayor's office but time, opportunity and blue skies.” Chip Johnson “With Probe Over, Perata Primed To Lead Oakland” San Francisco Chronicle May 29, 2009)

Hasn’t worked out quite that way, has it? Instead of a Perata walkover, it is possible that instead, this year might end up being one of the most competitive Oakland mayoral races in a generation or more.