Comments on: Perata moves to Orinda

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Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:04:18 +0000

[...] a public hearing Wednesday, Perata – a 2010 Oakland mayoral candidate who now lives in Orinda – had told the Regents’ Committee on Educational Policy how the idea for the California Cancer [...]

By: keenplanner

keenplanner — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:18:57 +0000

Orinda political hack welcomes “someone of Perata’s stature…” I believe that Oakland is relieved to rid itself of his stature.

By: Common Tater

Common Tater — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:26:40 +0000

Just what we need – another politician who lives in the union pockets.

By: Josh Richman

Josh Richman — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:25:28 +0000

Re: #4 Well, Perata did testify against the carjacker. As I'd predicted then, it was the only time we got to see the long-investigated politico inside a courtroom.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30:42 +0000

Re: #3

You mean the one the fool was driving in Oakland when he got jacked by one of the indigenous tribes people?

In order not to offend the indigenous tribes people, some of whom vote, Perata developed a terrible memory loss as to what the perp looked like.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:38:29 +0000

Does he still drive that red Dodge Charger with 22″ rims? Should be easy to spot him around town!

By: lars54

lars54 — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:37:53 +0000

I guess after losing his race for Mayor of Oakland Perata’s love affair with Oaktown ended. He was longtime Alameda resident, moves to Oakland to run for Mayor, loses the election then moves to Orinda! Gee, as I remember it, in his run for Mayor he said he was passionately concerned about Oakland – he wanted to fix schools and stop crime in the neighborhoods, six months later he doesn’t want to live in Oakland at all!
As I recall, during his long political career all he did was raise and spend special interest money, he was constantly running errands for rich people, doing thier bidding. Now that his political career has come to an end apparently he plans to spend his time running political campaigns, which will again allow him to live off special interest money. Boy, I have never in my life seen any poltician so badly addicted to special interest money. It’s like a narcotic to him, he can’t live without it. No wonder Oakland voters didn’t want him as Mayor, they had had enough of Don Perata and his special interest money.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:15:51 +0000

My sympathies to Orinda and CoCoCounty.