AltWeeklies Wire
Why a Curfew in Oakland Is Unnecessarynew
A proposed curfew would target Oakland's teenagers, but state statistics show that youth crime has plummeted in the city since the late-1990s.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: curfew in Oakland, Oakland Curfew
Amazon's Gambitnew
The online giant is hoping that its offer to create 7,000 jobs in California will convince legislators to delay the state's new sales tax law until 2014.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Sales Tax, Amazon.com
BART Proves Cellphone Shutdown Was a Mistakenew
The transit agency has dealt with two protests in the past week without resorting to killing cellular service.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Fighting Tar Sandsnew
Protesters from around the country are holding a sit-in at the White House against the destructive oil extraction process.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Environment
PG&E to Increase Frackingnew
The utility is involved in a project that may further increase demand for fracked natural gas while raising your monthly utility bill at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-17-2011 |
Environment
The Surreal Councilnew
In the fight over police, some Oakland politicians do an about-face.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Shared Sacrifice in Californianew
Jerry Brown can't understand why voters don't support his tax measures after he awarded sweetheart deals to the prison guards' union and other public employees.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
06-15-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan
Bashing Oakland Mayor Quannew
The honeymoon with Her Honor appears to be over, at least with some Oakland city councilmembers.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-26-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan
Organic Co-op Lowers Standardsnew
Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Valley
Jerry Brown and the Prison Guardsnew
The governor's sweetheart deal with the union comes under intense fire. Plus, Oakland politicians seek to gut the city's already weak lobbying law.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-27-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan
Quan Gets Serious with Budgetnew
Oakland's new mayor ousts two top budget officials on her first full-day in office. Jerry Brown appoints two with ties to the prison guards' union.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-14-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan
Oakland's Play for the A'snew
Unlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-09-2010 |
Sports
Jean the Giant-Killernew
How Oakland city councilwoman Jean Quan beat the East Bay's much-feared king of big-money politics.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-17-2010 |
Elections
California's Prop. 19 Didn't Resonate With Minority Votersnew
Election results and exit polling data show that blacks, Latinos, and Asians who voted for Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer went against marijuana legalization.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-15-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: NORML, Proposition 19
The Tule Elk Hunt of 2010new
California officials allowed East Bay's tule elk herd to be hunted even though some environmentalist says the number of animals is in decline.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-04-2010 |
Environment
