AltWeeklies Wire
The Wiznew
Don't expect radical changes in Oakland under incoming mayor Ron Dellums -- after all, he's a bold orator, but a cautious politician.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
Can Any Mayor Fix Crime?new
Jerry Brown took Oakland's crime problem seriously, and that seemed to work -- for a while.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
Jerry McWho?new
Jerry McGuy who might just defeat GOP Congressman Dick Pombo, that's who.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
11-03-2006 |
Politics
Pest to the Powerfulnew
Just what is Sanjiv Handa anyway -- City Hall gadfly, Oakland municipal watchdog, or citizen journalist?
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-02-2006 |
Politics
Pity the Rapistsnew
Oakland's new mayor-elect may have talked about transparent government, but if his past is any indication, he'll be about as press-friendly as Dick Cheney.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
06-26-2006 |
Politics
Selling Ignacionew
Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland's tough-talking mayoral frontrunner-turned-long shot, now faces the fight of his political life.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-15-2006 |
Politics
Don Perata: The Man, the Machine, the Investigationnew
The current federal investigation of California State Senate President Don Perata most likely began with a tip from a jilted lover bent on revenge. Express reporters examine the sources of Perata's power and what he's done with it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon, Chris Thompson and Will Harper |
12-13-2004 |
Politics
System Failure: City's State-of-the-Art Software Doesn't Delivernew
Finance officials in Richmond, Calif., compiled most of this year's budget by hand, even though the city has spent $4.5 million on software designed to make such things more efficient.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
