Op-Ed Archive
October 28 City Attorney cracks down on blood sport Published by OakBook [Versión
en Español - Oakland haciendo cumplir las leyes en contra de las peleas de gallos]
October 23, 2009 Burdened courts should hold lawyers' feet to fire Published in The Recorder
October 21, 2009 Oakland must reform its record keeping Published in the Oakland Tribune by City Attorney John Russo and City Auditor Courtney Ruby
June 26, 2009 Giving Dellums his due Published by OakBook and the Oakland Tribune [Versión
en Español - Por primera vez Oakland tiene noticias sobre el crimen que no son horribles]
April 28, 2009 A's have not made an exhaustive effort to stay in Oakland Published in the Oakland Tribune [Versión
en Español - La verdad sobre la retirada de los A's de Oakland]
March 23, 2009 Ruling will help hold public employees accountable for their work Published in the Daily Journal
February 23, 2009 Creating the Oakland that should be Published in the Oakland Tribune [Versión
en Español - Oakland en una encrucijada]
December 2, 2008 Proposition 8 was on the wrong side of history Published in the Oakland Tribune [Versión
en Español - La proposición 8 estuvo del lado equivocado de la historia]
October 22, 2008 Police's suit against city is shameful Published in the Oakland Tribune [Versión
en Español - La policía quiere que le paguen por vestirse]
July 7, 2008 Oakland
needs better handle on its records Published in the Oakland Tribune by City Attorney John Russo and City Auditor Courtney Ruby
[Versión
en Español - Oakland necesita mejorar el manejo de sus archivos]
June 5, 2008 How
to put more police on Oakland streets Published in the San Francisco
Chronicle [Versión
en Español - Cómo poner más policías en las calles de Oakland]
April 21, 2008 Don't
spray first and ask questions later Published in the Oakland Tribune
and the Piedmont Post [Versión
en Español - No al rocío pesticida en el area de la bahía]
March 26, 2008 Foreclosures
bring illegal evictions to Oakland Published in the Globe [Versión
en Español p.
1 y p. 2]
November 26, 2007 How
to protect Californians from predatory lending Published in the San
Francisco Chronicle
October 19, 2007 State
must restrict predatory loan scams Published in the Oakland Tribune
June 28, 2007 Harmful speech needs
policing Published
in the San Francisco Chronicle as a response to George
Will's 'reductio ad absurdum' attack against Oakland's anti-discrimination policies
March 29, 2007 Referendum
committee leaders failed the public on Oak to Ninth Published in the
Oakland Tribune
March 23, 2007 Voters
need protection of full disclosure laws Published in the Montclarion
October 5, 2006 Law
required Oak to Ninth petition signatures be invalidated Published
in the Oakland Tribune
July 20, 2006 Instant
runoff voting - A step towards a healthier democracy Published in
the Piedmont Post
October 25, 2005 The
emperor has no reforms - No on 76 Published in The Post
August 17, 2005 Caltrans
must be considerate to Oaklanders Published in The Oakland Tribune
August 17, 2005 Why Oakland sued Caltrans Published in the San Francisco Chronicle
July 16, 2005 Bush's
Supreme Court choice puts women's rights at risk Published in the
Oakland Tribune and the Piedmont
Post
June 3, 2005 'Riders'
settlement was the right thing for Oakland Published in the Oakland
Tribune
February 18, 2005 Democracy
needs the election referee to play fair: The need for a non-partisan Secretary
of State Various publications
October 7, 2004 Proposition
1A can help state break habit Published in the Oakland Tribune by City Attorney John Russo and County Supervisor
Keith Carson
January 29, 2004 Patriot
Act - forgoing liberty for safety? Published in the San Francisco
Chronicle
July 24, 2003 Insurers
drive postal profiling Published in the San Francisco Daily Journal by John Russo, Rocky Delgadillo & Dennis
Herrera
October 26, 2002 Keeping
the sunshine on Oakland city government Published in the Oakland Tribune
January 10, 2001 My
Word Published in the Oakland Tribune on the city's response to Jacques Barzaghi sexual harassment complaints
May 31, 2001 FERC
is shirking its responsibilities Published in the San Francisco Chronicle by John
Russo, John Burton & Robert Hertzberg
November 9, 2000 An
outdated election system Published in the San Francisco Chronicle
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