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The Oakland City Council adopted a sweeping new anti-nepotism ordinance at the end of the year, but the process of gathering information from as many as 800 supervisors in the city has been met with resistance. The problem is that while the measure was...

The Oakland City Council adopted a sweeping new anti-nepotism ordinance at the end of the year, but the process of gathering information from as many as 800 supervisors in the city has been met with resistance. The problem is that while the measure was...

It has taken a presidential order to restore some measure of accountability and responsibility to local governments around the nation. In a 20-minute White House address to the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Friday, President Obama laid out his plans for...

It has taken a presidential order to restore some measure of accountability and responsibility to local governments around the nation. In a 20-minute White House address to the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Friday, President Obama laid out his plans for...

Despite a gag order barring attorneys from commenting about the murder case against a former BART police officer charged with shooting an unarmed man, defense attorneys in the case may still file for a change of venue. The legal tactic must be weighed...

Despite a gag order barring attorneys from commenting about the murder case against a former BART police officer charged with shooting an unarmed man, defense attorneys in the case may still file for a change of venue. The legal tactic must be weighed...

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums promised more changes in his administration and followed through Thursday by naming four new city department heads, but not in the areas most people expected. Instead of filling the still-vacant positions for chiefs in both the...

One of my coffee shop pals, Rob "Chi" Kong recently tried to open his own business - a bike repair shop - at the corner of 10th and Alice streets in downtown Oakland. The self-employed 33-year-old, who cobbles together a living working three part-time jobs,...

One of my coffee shop pals, Rob "Chi" Kong recently tried to open his own business - a bike repair shop - at the corner of 10th and Alice streets in downtown Oakland. The self-employed 33-year-old, who cobbles together a living working three part-time jobs,...

If there was ever an issue that played to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' strengths, it's the sad New Year's Day death of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old black man shot by a BART police officer. The fight for racial equality and justice are among the watchwords of the...

If there was ever an issue that played to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' strengths, it's the sad New Year's Day death of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old black man shot by a BART police officer. The fight for racial equality and justice are among the watchwords of the...