Articles Posted on August 17th, 2011

  • Avalos, Onek, Mirkarimi Win Democratic Party First Place Endorsements

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    Avalos, Onek, Mirkarimi Win Democratic Party
    First Place Endorsements

    by Luke Thomas on Aug 17, 2011 | 12 Comments

    City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Alameda Prosecutor Sharmin Bock each garnered the DCCC’s second-place endorsement in their respective races for mayor and district attorney. No other candidates were endorsed.

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  • “Civility Lee” Turns Uncivil During Mayoral Debate

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    “Civility Lee” Turns Uncivil During Mayoral Debate

    by Harold Brown on Aug 17, 2011 | 13 Comments

    At this point and much to my surprise there was a lot of booing and hissing from the audience. I thought at first that it was because Lee had just been talking about how he’d brought a “new civility” to City Hall, but then I looked around and saw Steve Falk and Jim Lazarus and Kenny Cleveland, and a host of others who work for billionaires, and it cracked me up. The message to Lee was clear: Don’t bad mouth any billionaires in front of us!

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