Oakland Blogger Showdown: Living in the O vs. A Better Oakland

OK, so the title of this post might be a bit misleading. V Smoothe and I won’t be duking it out in the Thunderdome or anything like that. But we are two of the three finalists for the Best of the East Bay best blogger award.
I hadn’t realized this previously, but East Bay Express is [...]

It’s time for the City Council to weigh in on the Oakland Airport Connector

Disclosure: I was recently hired to work part time on a short term basis for TransForm on the Oakland Airport Connector campaign. However, the thoughts expressed in my posts on this subject are my own and should not be construed to be those of TransForm.
The campaign for a better connector is really heating up. The [...]

June 29-July 5 Oakland Political & Community Events

Monday, June 29th – East Bay for Kamala Harris “$30 Before June 30th” Countdown Bash
Though it’s early in the 2010 campaign cycle, statewide candidates are busy raising money and building their support bases. Whether you’re decided in the Attorney General race, Monday’s party for Kamala Harris should be a fun event and is probably one [...]

Bart to Riders: Whatever you do, don’t ride the bus (or other transit)!

As you no doubt have heard, BART’s negotiations with unions haven’t been going so well, and there’s a possibility that workers could strike as soon as next week. So BART issued a press release yesterday, explaining alternative options to its riders in the case of a strike, which makes complete sense.
What doesn’t make sense is [...]

Rebecca Kaplan: Vote Yes 4 Oakland

This guest post was written by Oakland City Council Member At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan.

Friends, Neighbors, Oaklanders….
This week, vote-by-mail ballots will be sent out to all Oakland voters, for the special election taking place this July.  I am voting Yes on all four measures, and ask you to join me. Like most cities, Oakland is struggling to [...]

Pleasant Valley Safeway & Longs community meetings

UPDATE: I had the wrong address for the location. The correct address is now updated below.
I apologize for not having the time to put together this week’s events listing, especially since there’s a ton happening this week, as always (feel free to use the comments section below to promote any events you know about). But [...]

Oakland Updates: Best of the East Bay, Uptown Unveiled, Oakland Airport Connector & Pay-Go

There’s so much going on in Oakland lately that it’s kind of impossible to keep up with here so I decided I’d just lump a bunch of brief updates into one post.
Still time to vote for Best of the East Bay: For some reason, the East Bay Express decided to extend voting for its Best [...]

Photos from Uptown Unveiled

Uptown Unveiled was amazing. There were thousands of pedestrians enjoying the streets, some beautiful art, and plenty of great music. I couldn’t stop smiling for most of the night – I just loved seeing so many different people out enjoying Oakland.
I hope many of you could make it. If not, here is some of what [...]

Save some energy to party on Friday night

So I know I promised a post about Uptown Unveiled, but V Smoothe beat me to it and did a great job explaining why you absolutely have to go. So now I don’t have to do that (thanks V!) and can instead tell you about an incredible event happening Friday night.
It’s nearly impossible for me [...]

Don Perata on Oakland Airport Connector: “Too much money for too little transit”

Last week, Don Perata joined the effort to stop the wasteful overhead Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) by sending a hard-hitting letter to Metropolitian Transportation Commissioner and Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty. On July 8, the MTC will be voting on providing even more funding to the OAC from Regional Measure 2 funds, and Perata is [...]