Opinion

Fri20Mar2009

Decisión de O'Connell contradice su rol

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Sheila Jordan Print Email

Superintendente del Condado de Alameda dice a O’Connell:

Dirigir a Matthews para Proporcionar Fondos de Impuesto Predial a Escuelas Charter Sienta un Mal Precedente

Estimado Sr. O'Connell:

Fri20Mar2009

City Hall Reforms Long Overdue

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Clinton Killian Print Email


Originally published in The OakBook -- 

Oakland city government does not work because there is virtually no accountability. We have seen numerous examples in the recent past. The police chief resigned in a huff because the Oakland City Council had the audacity to question his performance.

Wed04Mar2009

Oakland at a crossroads

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John Russo Print Email

We begin the new year still at a crossroads in Oakland. By any objective measure, our city government is in crisis. We must bluntly acknowledge the gravity of our situation if we are to pull back from the precipice on which this organization is poised.

Wed04Feb2009

Mayor appoints crony, city suffers

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Carlos Plazola Print Email

Dear Neighbor:

The board of the Oakland Builders Alliance recently took an emergency vote and unanimously decided to send an open letter to Oakland residents condemning the appointment of Dan Lindheim as the new permanent City Administrator of Oakland. It also voted to file a formal complaint against the