March 2008


General12 Mar 2008 09:50 pm

It’s no secret that conservatives have spent most of their energy since McCain wrapped up the nomination attacking Hillary Clinton. There’s a simple, if somewhat ugly, logic to this: They know Obama can’t win.
Continue Reading »

General12 Mar 2008 08:49 pm

I’m sure the Berkeley Daily Planet’s Becky O’Malley means well in her recent editorial suggesting that the homeless are not at the root of downtown Berkeley’s troubles. While she provides a nice recounting of recent history, her conclusions are flat wrong.
Continue Reading »

General05 Mar 2008 06:31 pm

In case you hadn’t heard, Oakland’s City Council voted to spend $7.7M of Measure Y funds for recruiting and training as many as 75 new police officers this year.

There’s a lot of hullabaloo out there about how this is a violation of the public trust because Measure Y funds were supposed to pay for “problem solving officers,” not training new officers. Frankly, I have trouble understanding these complaints, and I find them a bit hypocritical.


Continue Reading »

General01 Mar 2008 10:08 pm

Just got my monthly (?) copy of Oakland Magazine in the mail. A strange sort of magazine, it continually suggests that I should subscribe, yet I’ve received it for more than two years without paying a dime.


Continue Reading »

« Previous Page