tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78729405224919875942011-04-21T20:11:03.244-07:00Info about the 2008 Oakland City Council erections, candidates, and Oaklandishues.brellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-48858048062925076122008-05-28T21:39:00.001-07:002008-05-28T21:45:53.456-07:00<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=6170460">http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=6170460</a><br /><br />Today's news.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-4885804806292507612?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-12386643844165471482008-05-17T17:22:00.001-07:002008-05-17T17:23:11.580-07:00<a href=http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_9251527>Cecily Burt writes about the four candidates</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-1238664384416547148?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-3550674129757046392008-05-17T16:50:00.001-07:002008-05-17T17:02:25.146-07:00This is East Oakland we're talking about here. The place in the 1980s where a top drug dealer had a Rolls Royce and Horse-drawn coffin funeral procession and all the kids ever since are crazy about it.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sDe2mlMJ95E&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sDe2mlMJ95E&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />So we have Larry "things have improved" Reid vs newcomer Clifford Gilmore. Can someone tell us if Clifford is related to City Councilman at the time Carter Gilmore, in the above video clip?<br /><br />Here's the SF Chronicle's article about the two candidates.<br /><br /><a href=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/09/BAVV10GEIL.DTL>District 7 incumbent faces newcomer</a><br /><br />Who would you choose?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-355067412975704639?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-79767444606944617432008-05-02T17:46:00.000-07:002008-05-28T21:44:41.030-07:00Or is Ron really MIA?<br /><br />Chime in today!<br /><br />Our money is on DLF.<br /><br />Say NO to the Democrat Machine (Perata) which has sewn up Oakland for far too long...<br /><br />As Obama sez, time for Change.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-7976744460694461743?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-57367140158132672492008-04-28T11:35:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:52:03.289-07:00You can listen to District 1 (North Oakland) candidate Patrick McCullough speak, here.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9h07xLLeGI&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9h07xLLeGI&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9h07xLLeGI<br /><br /><P><br /><br />Also see <a href=http://pat4oakland.com/>Patrick McCullough's official campaign website HERE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-5736714015813267249?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-47161768617887913022008-04-23T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:38:44.569-07:00<a href="http://oaklandcitycrook.wordpress.com/">Get the story HERE</a> in multiple pages. At least some of this looks fact-based, and although about Juarez's personal life, does seem to provide an indication of how his tenure might look.<br /><br />As noted at A Better Oakland, someone (De La Fuente? residents?) doesn't want Mario Juarez to become city councilman.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-4716176861788791302?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872940522491987594.post-78268274824263406672008-03-14T14:13:00.001-07:002008-03-14T17:22:36.052-07:00Your five incumbent city councilmembers up for re-election don't want you to know, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">we do</span>.<br /><br />Oakland City Council Elections are June 3rd<br /><br />Last Day to Register to Vote is May 12th<br /><br />It's best to know your candidate in person, but for those office drones and others among you, click the links to the right. Some candidates do not have complete websites yet, if at all, and those links are "http://no.site"<br /><br />If you have info or dirt on candidates, such as Clinton Killian, let us know.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7872940522491987594-7826827482426340667?l=cityofoakland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>brellnoreply@blogger.com3