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.

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.

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

President Barack Obama and his economic team will soon attempt to convince Congress that spending upwards of $1 trillion tax dollars (more or less) will shorten the recession. A good part of the spending will be on public works and infrastructure projects that aim to create (or save) many millions of