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Swanson marches with Port drivers

Submitted by News Desk on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:00pm

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Assemblyman Sandré Swanson, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, recently joined with nearly 1,000 labor leaders, port drivers, environmentalists, clergy and others in a march and rally to draw attention to the plight of California’s port truck drivers, including those working at the Port of Oakland.

“The current system is broken. It is wreaking economic havoc and creating a public health crisis for our workers and local communities,” said Swanson.

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Oakland City Council strikes down new tax

Submitted by News Desk on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:00pm

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San Francisco Chronicle

By Christopher Heredia

Oakland's fiscal problems got $12 million worse Tuesday, when the City Council rejected a landscaping and lighting tax increase approved by property owners two months ago but challenged for improperly weighting votes.

The loss of the anticipated tax funds bumps the city's projected revenue shortfall this year to $50 million - 10 percent of its general fund budget - and will send city officials scrambling in the coming months to make deep spending cuts, including possible layoffs.

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Loans Approved for Oakland’s Fox Theater

Submitted by News Desk on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:00pm

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Berkeley Daily Planet

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

The Oakland City Council approved $14.45 million in new city loans and grants to the Fox Oakland restoration project Tuesday night. Councilmembers made no comment in voting for the new expenditures, but not before a small coalition of Oakland residents had plenty to say in opposition.

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Oakland Council OKs Four Finalists for Army Base Development

Submitted by News Desk on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:00pm

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Berkeley Daily Planet

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

The Oakland City Council voted late Tuesday night to approve four finalist developers to bid on its 108-acre Oakland Army Base Gateway Development project. The four finalists—pared down from an original list of eight developers who bid on the job—will now be invited to submit requests for proposals within the next four to six months.

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Oakland Moves Toward Green Building Ordinance

Submitted by News Desk on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:00pm

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KTVU

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente Thursday announced he is bringing together developers and environmentalists to create a "green building" ordinance for the city.

The ordinance would utilize a rating system to ensure new multilple unit developments met energy efficiency, water and resource conservation and indoor air quality standards.

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Press Release: Home Builders Association of Northern California Takes a Leading Role in Supporting Bold, Residential Green Buil

Submitted by News Desk on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:00pm

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Business Wire

New Legislation Could Have the Effect of Removing the Equivalent of 12,000 Cars from the Road

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Home Builders Association of Northern California today joined Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente and a coalition of environmentalists, home builders and other community leaders in introducing the city’s first residential Green Building legislation.

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Chinatown more pedestrian-friendly

Submitted by News Desk on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 10:00pm

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Inside Bay Area

By Shauntel Lowe

WITH steady drumbeats keeping rhythm and neon-vested police volunteers keeping traffic at bay, Dragon Lion Dance performers turned Webster and Ninth streets into their own stage Wednesday to celebrate the completion of a $2.2 million project to make Oakland Chinatown more pedestrian-friendly and safe.

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