This is the tale of a reporter, Darwin BondGraham. He writes for something called The Oaklandside, a progressive-leaning online publication I read on occasion, because they do a pretty good job on local Oakland politics. I like it when they stick to straight reporting, but I don’t like it when they impose their ideology on stories.
Voters' Guide, from the Coalition for a Better Oakland
MAYOR: 1. Scott, 2. Taylor, 3. De la Fuente, 4. Reid
(Remember, we elect Mayors using the Ranked Choice Method)
CITY COUNCIL
Note that districts’ boundaries have changed, find your district here https://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=da589a352c8641459af8a0f890398d44
District 2: Harold Lowe, not Bas
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/haroldlowe
District 4: Nenna Joiner, not Ramachandran
https://www.joinerforoakland.com/donate
District 6: Yakpasua Zazaboi
Alameda County District Attorney: Terry Wiley, definitely not Price
Oakland Measures
· Zoo Parcel Tax Vote No
· Donations to the zoo a should be voluntary
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· Progressive Business Tax Vote No
· Does not make sense economically
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· Non-Citizen Voting Vote No
· Do not dilute your rights as a citizen
* The Board was split on this, with CBO President Heimoff a “yes” vote
· Eviction Moratorium Vote No
· Eviction moratoriums have gone too far
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· de-Gendering City Charter Vote Yes
· Social Housing Vote No
· Disingenuous and unnecessary
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· Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Bond Vote No
· Massive misallocation of resources
We’re not taking positions on Statewide elections or propositions.
Remember to vote!!
Steve Heimoff
Thao's cynicism is breathtaking, horrifying, unbelievable
The most awful part of yesterday’s school shootings in Oakland was Sheng Thao’s crocodile tears. The blood of the victims was still warm in their bodies when Thao hopped on to social media yesterday, in record time, to get in her self-serving 2 cents on the shootings. Here’s what she said on Twitter:
Both sides of the homeless debate are about to collide in San Francisco
The rubber is meeting the road in San Francisco, where the raw edges of both sides of the encampment crisis are about to collide. The ACLU and pro-homeless groups just sued San Francisco for clearing camps, claiming the move violates their civil rights. At the same time, the city—and residents fed up with unsightly, dangerous tent camps—has been actively clearing some camps, and has not indicated it’s prepared to stop.