Stories from October, 2008:


Dellums gets it right on Chauncey Bailey probe

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums is to be credited for his request this week that the investigation into the August 2007 death of journalist Chauncey Bailey be turned over to the state attorney general. Earlier this week, the Oakland Police Department's...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-31-08 · No Comments »

Dellums gets it right on Chauncey Bailey probe

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums is to be credited for his request this week that the investigation into the August 2007 death of journalist Chauncey Bailey be turned over to the state attorney general. Earlier this week, the Oakland Police Department's...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-30-08 · No Comments »

When wife is attacked, husband becomes hero

While he didn't realize it at the time, suspected armed robber Alexander Davidson's plan was over from the moment his intended victim screamed for help. He was up against a determined Berkeley resident who would chase him down, becoming a neighborhood hero...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-28-08 · No Comments »

When wife is attacked, husband becomes hero

While he didn't realize it at the time, suspected armed robber Alexander Davidson's plan was over from the moment his intended victim screamed for help. He was up against a determined Berkeley resident who would chase him down, becoming a neighborhood hero...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-27-08 · No Comments »

Dellums must take tough action to cut his staff

It was good to see that the Oakland City Council did the right thing this week by voting to cut its staff and office expenses to help eliminate the city's $42 million budget deficit. But Mayor Ron Dellums is trying to dodge the bullet, saying he plans to cut...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-24-08 · No Comments »

Dellums must take tough action to cut his staff

It was good to see that the Oakland City Council did the right thing this week by voting to cut its staff and office expenses to help balance the city's $42 million budget deficit. But Mayor Ron Dellums is trying to dodge the bullet, saying he plans to cut...
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Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-23-08 · No Comments »

Local candidates stretch to link with Obama

If imitation is one of the most sincere forms of flattery, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama should be blushing right about now. While some angry voters have chanted Obama's middle name, "Hussein," as an insult at Republican rallies, local...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-21-08 · No Comments »

Oakland’s new ways of fighting hillside blazes

It's been 17 years since the East Bay hills inferno, but a blaze that scorched nearly half of Angel Island this week was enough to bring back Bay Area residents' memories of the dangers of wildfire this time of year. After the furious 1991 fire burned in...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-17-08 · No Comments »

Oakland’s new ways of fighting hillside blazes

It's been 17 years since the East Bay hills inferno, but a blaze that scorched nearly half of Angel Island this week was enough to bring back Bay Area residents' memories of the dangers of wildfire this time of year. After the furious 1991 fire burned in...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-16-08 · No Comments »

Oakland’s should rethink district elections

For Oakland residents as fed up as I am with elected city officials who have neglected their fiduciary and legislative responsibilities, leaving residents in the dark and the city in a huge financial hole, it's time that the entire political structure be put...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-10-08 · No Comments »

Faltering national leadership reflected in Oakland

For Oakland residents as fed up as I am with elected city officials who have neglected their fiduciary and legislative responsibilities, leaving residents in the dark and the city in a huge financial hole, it's time that the entire political structure be put...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-09-08 · No Comments »

Dellums must fill at least 5 top Oakland jobs

Times are tough just about everywhere, from Wall Street to 14th Street in downtown Oakland, where Mayor Ron Dellums is trying to lead the city out of a $42 million deficit. In the middle of a budget crunch, Dellums faces another challenge that will require...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-07-08 · No Comments »

Major job vacancies in city of Oakland

Times are tough just about everywhere, from Wall Street to 14th Street in downtown Oakland, where Mayor Ron Dellums is trying to lead the city out of a $42 million deficit. In the middle of a budget crunch, Dellums faces another challenge that will require...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-06-08 · No Comments »

Council members need to feel budget pain, too

Oakland's budget crisis seems to have lit a fuse under Mayor Ron Dellums, who has been present and engaged in intense negotiations in recent weeks. His speech to the City Council this week was the most coherent, logical and on-point address he has delivered...
Source: SFGate: Chip Johnson · 10-03-08 · No Comments »