By Joe Debro Like President Clinton in his first run for President, the city auditor developed her creds in the conservative community by creating a Sista Soldier moment. She publicly spanked two Black City Council members. These council members were trying desperately to level the economic playing field in Oakland. T hey were trying...
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By Ken A. Epstein If you read the city auditor’s new report like it’s the gospel truth, then Courtney Ruby’s 64-page “performance review” cites damning evidence against two members of the Oakland City Council who are accused of interfering with staff in awarding a multi-million dollar contract for part of the city’s Oakland Army...
Read more →By Alice A. Huffman, Criminal Justice Chair for the National Board of the NAACP and the State Conference President in California/Hawaii; and Wilfred T. Ussery, former National Chairman of CORE and former President of the Board of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) How proud we were to watch the president...
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By DeVone Boggan There is an African Proverb that I am fond of quoting: “The experience of one generation becomes the history of the next, and the history of several generations becomes the traditions of a people.” On Dec. 14 like many Americans and peoples from around the world, I found myself once again...
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By Lloyd G. Madden BAPAC President Richmond has reason to celebrate the victorious election results of candidates and state and local ballot measures. And, for those who were on the losing side of Measure N, the so-called “soda tax,” and the City Council races, we think they would be well served to accept the...
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The City Attorney’s office has proposed an ordinance to set up Oakland’s first comprehensive graffiti enforcement program. Co-sponsored by Councilmember Nancy Nadel, the law would enhance penalties for graffiti violators and set up a fund to help businesses that are repeat targets of graffiti vandalism. Graffiti is a severe and very costly problem in...
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Small business owners often feel all alone – with no one to keep them from making a critical mistake or from missing a golden opportunity. However, East Bay entrepreneurs who attend the fourth and final 2012 Small Business Symposium at the Crowne Plaza in Union City on Nov. 8 will have an opportunity to...
Read more →By Post Staff The story of jobs at the Oakland Army Base might make a good movie. There have not been any car chases, but there has been every other sort of drama. Two years ago, Oakland’s African-American organizations were not even invited to the conversations the Army base developer was holding in his...
Read more →By Walter Riley Oakland civil rights attorney In this City Council race, we have an opportunity to elect Richard Raya, a candidate for City Council in District 1, who is progressive like us, but also represents everything our generation has fought for. The son of farm workers, Raya overcame all odds to go to...
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By Joe Fisher BAPAC, Treasurer Supporters of Measure N, the regressive “soda tax” on the November ballot that would raise grocery bills in Richmond, are now going as far as accusing their opponents of not being able to think for themselves and having been bought off by the soft drink industry. The charge most...
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By David Sayen Medicare is stronger than ever, with more benefits, better choices, and lower costs to beneficiaries. Expanded Medicare benefits under the health care law (the Affordable Care Act) continue to be available – including certain free preventive benefits, cancer screenings, and an annual wellness visit. Whether you choose Original Medicare or a...
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By Darryl Stallworth As a prosecutor, I tried dozens of murder cases, but all it took was one death penalty trial to convince me that the death penalty is wasteful, ineffective, and broken beyond repair. I support Proposition 34 to replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole. I know that a...
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