AltWeeklies Wire
How to Report Problems on Election Daynew

If you experience any problems on November 6 — voter-intimidation, malfunctioning voting equipment, or just plain incompetence — there's a website you can go to post your concerns and complaints and rate your polling experience: MyFairElection.com.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-06-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Archon Fung, MyFairElection.com
Koch Brothers Prove that Prop 32 Will Hurt Unionsnew

A shadowy group with close ties to the billionaire backers of the Tea Party has also proved that Prop 32 will benefit big corporations.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-20-2012 |
Business & Labor
Oakland Police Department: Worst in the Statenew

Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Steven Tavares |
08-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Where's Kamala Harris?new

California's attorney general has remained conspicuously silent as the feds target medical cannabis businesses that abide by state and local laws.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-18-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Kamala Harris
Dianne Feinstein's Warnew

California's senior senator has been fighting for Drakes Bay Oyster Company at Point Reyes National Seashore -- and against the creation of the first marine wilderness on the West Coast.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
06-14-2012 |
Environment
Pending Sale of the Bay Guardian to the Examiner Makes Sensenew

Bay Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann has made no secret of the fact that his paper has been losing bucketloads of money for years. And the paper’s executive editor, Tim Redmond, told the Express that the Guardian has been looking for a buyer for some time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Media
Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew

A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
Ranked-Choice Voting Attacked in Oaklandnew
A group with ties to Don Perata's campaign manager launches initiative to overturn instant-runoff voting.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-16-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Elections, ranked-choice voting
AC Transit Finally Buys Americannew
The transit agency officially ends its long-term deal to buy expensive, foreign-made buses. Plus, Perata and De La Fuente's newest questionable deal.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-06-2012 |
Transportation
The Semi-Secret Recall of Jean Quannew
Under lax disclosure laws, campaigns to oust Oakland's mayor, or keep her in office, can keep their donors under wraps—for now.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-02-2012 |
Politics
The Benefits of Pasture-Raised Meatnew

Even former vegetarians are eating it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Pacific Environment: Rooftop Solar Is the Answernew
A new report by the respected Oakland-based environmental group calls for a dramatic increase in rooftop solar installations by 2020.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Environment
Fire Dan Richards, the Cougar-Killernew
The clueless public official is an anti-environmentalist, too. Plus, Nadia Lockyer deserves a chance to get well.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-09-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Dan Richards Cougar
Why Not a Gas Tax?new
Voters are souring on sales taxes, so why not increase taxes on gasoline to pay for transportation projects.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
It's Time for the Black Bloc to Go Awaynew

Repeated violent confrontations with police are failing to move Occupy Oakland forward.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-01-2012 |
#OCCUPY