City of Oakland Provides Free “Revenge Mail” Service

 City of Oakland Provides Free “Revenge Mail” Service  Civil Liberties, Community, Police  1 Response »
Sep 202016
 
City of Oakland Provides Free "Revenge Mail" Service

The City of Oakland has set up a service to help Bay Area citizens get back at anyone (or at least, any male) whom they feel has done them wrong.   All they need to do is complete this form, entering the license plate number of their target’s car and make up a story as to how they were seen soliciting prostitution in some neighborhood known for such.   In response, “the Oakland Police Department will send a letter to the registered owner stating that the vehicle has been observed in an area known to have high incidences of sexual exploitation and [Continue Reading]

San Leandro Should Wait Before Licensing a Third Marijuana Dispensary

 San Leandro Should Wait Before Licensing a Third Marijuana Dispensary  City Hall, Legal  No Responses »
Sep 182016
 
San Leandro Should Wait Before Licensing a Third Marijuana Dispensary

Update: On Sept. 20th, the City Council voted 6-0 (with Benny Lee abstaining) to approve a third marijuana dispensary in San Leandro. Short months after approving licensing a second marijuana dispensary in San Leandro, the City Council is considering adding a third license: one that would be granted directly to Blüm, a dispensary chain that already has three locations.  Blüm scored highest in the last application process, but the dispensary license was granted to Davis Street,  likely because of the close relationship between City Council members and the would-be operators of such facility.  Faced with the prospect of a lawsuit [Continue Reading]

Alameda Democratic Leader Disses smart-growth Democrat, Endorses pro-development Republican Mayoral Candidate?

 Alameda Democratic Leader Disses smart-growth Democrat, Endorses pro-development Republican Mayoral Candidate?  ACDCC, Politics  No Responses »
Sep 182016
 
Alameda Democratic Leader Disses smart-growth Democrat, Endorses pro-development Republican Mayoral Candidate?

Update: Ramirez Holmes has contacted me to say that she had not endorsed Jerry Thorne.   That would mean that Jerry Thorne lied by listing her as an endorser. Angela Ramirez Holmes, the Vice Chair for AD 16 of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, is listed as an endorser *of incumbent Pleasanton Mayoral candidate Jerry Thorne, a Republican.  Ramirez Holmes, who also serves in the Zone 7 Water District Board, owns Alliance Campaign Strategies, a campaign consultancy business, which represents developers and developer-backed candidates. At the Democratic Party’s endorsement interviews which took place [Continue Reading]

Alameda County Democratic Party Endorses More Candidates

 Alameda County Democratic Party Endorses More Candidates  ACDCC  No Responses »
Sep 172016
 

Today, the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee met to decide on the Democratic endorsement on about 20 contested races.  Almost 70 candidates had been previously put on consent for the endorsement and were also officially endorsed today. The results of today endorsement interviews are as follows: BERKELEY MAYOR  Jesse Arreguin, BERKELEY COUNCILMEMBER DIST. 5  No Endorsemenbt BERKELEY COUNCILMEMBER DIST. 6  Hon. Susan Wengraf FREMONT COUNCILMEMBER (elect 2)  No endorsement** (Raj Salwan already endorsed) OAKLAND COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE  Hon. Rebecca Kaplan OAKLAND COUNCILMEMBER DIST. 3  Hon. Lynette V. Gibson-McElhaney OAKLAND COUNCILMEMBER DIST. 5  Hon. Noel Gallo PLEASANTON MAYOR  No Endorsement PERALTA CCD [Continue Reading]

Election Time: Learn About the Candidates

 Election Time: Learn About the Candidates  Politics  No Responses »
Sep 112016
 
Election Time: Learn About the Candidates

The November elections are approaching, and with that the work of learning about the many candidates for local office. To help you in this task, I am sending in-depth issue-based questionnaires to (almost) all candidates for elective office in Alameda County, and publishing them on this website as I get them back. To find them, click on the “2016 General Election” tag on the menu above, or go here and select your city or district.  More cities and districts will be added, as I receive completed questionnaires from those areas, so keep checking! Here are the questionnaires returned so far: [Continue Reading]

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