• Oh, the Horror!
  • The Washington Post commented on Barack Obama in an editorial this weekend: "He is inclusive, forgiving and inspiring -- but can the nation afford ...
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  • Heads Up: 1.28.08
  • FINALLY! "Surf City USA" gets official OK. Santa Cruz Sentinel Rethinking the meat-guzzler. NYT Got a Heads Up for us? Email 13thfloor@governing....
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  • You Know You're in Trouble When...
  • Columnist Chip Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle gives Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums some props for shaking up his staff and approach -- but not ...
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  • I Can Hardly Wait
  • November 2010 is only about a 1,000 days away, so it's high time we had some news about the election after next. Finally, we do. In California, ...
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  • Heads Up: 1.25.08
  • Nation's 1st green homeless shelter opens in Oakland. Oakland Tribune Which prez candidates will speak to metropolitan issues? Chicago Sun-Times Got a Heads Up for ...
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  • A Kidney's Worth WHAT?
  • Alaska state Rep. Richard Foster is sick. The lawmaker had a stroke last week, and he's in need of a new kidney. Fortunately, several people ...
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