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Pat Tirri for Council

The Journal is publishing late submissions with the clarification that these responses were received after the publication of Frank Di Pentima’s answers. All the candidates have stated that they intend to seek out the input, or assistance, of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce in terms of improving downtown Oakland and […]


Councilwoman Betsy Stagg

The Journal is publishing the responses from Councilwoman Betsy Stagg with clarification that they were submitted after the publication of the original article and may therefore reflect an unfair advantage. Responses of Betsy Stagg All the candidates have stated that they intend to seek out the input, or assistance, of […]


Further Safety Stats

Additional information from the report: In 2006 close to one-third of the solicitations were aggressive, meaning the solicitors made, or attempted, offline contact with youth. Some of the aggressive episodes, about one quarter, involved solicitors youth knew offline.. In aggressive solicitation incidents  Seventy-five (75) percent of solicitors asked to […]