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Scott Haggerty: Lost in Translation

Before the Alameda County Board of Supervisors tackled a lengthy, controversial hearing yesterday on whether to immediately appoint Nancy O’Malley to succeed imminently retiring Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff, they passed a resolution celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “sister county” relationship with Taoyuan County, Taiwan.

Supervisor Scott Haggerty, he of the recently shifting political allegiances, noted that during a visit to Taoyuan County, he discovered that the equivalent title to “supervisor” there is “governor,” and so he was being introduced around as “Governor Haggerty.”

“I really enjoyed that,” he said.

Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Under: Alameda County, Alameda County Board of Supervisors | No Comments »

Death penalty foes urge care in replacing DA

Posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009
Under: Alameda County Board of Supervisors | 1 Comment »

Rocky hearing ahead for proposed DA appointee?

Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009
Under: Alameda County, Desley Brooks, General, Oakland City Council, Rebecca Kaplan | 6 Comments »

Alameda County supervisor Haggerty leaves GOP

Posted on Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Under: Alameda County | 16 Comments »

Alameda County DA resigns

Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Under: Alameda County, Contra Costa County | 1 Comment »

ARRA funds at work in Ashland park site cleanup

Posted on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Under: Alameda County, General, economy | No Comments »

Alameda County GOP spat hits Court of Appeal

Posted on Friday, August 21st, 2009
Under: 2008 June primary, Alameda County, General, Republican Party, Republican politics | 6 Comments »

Lockyer takes early fundraising lead in supes race

Posted on Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Under: 2010 election, Alameda County, General, campaign finance | 2 Comments »

Database gives new look at local stimulus funding

Posted on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Under: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, General, economy | 5 Comments »

Alameda County Probation faces deep cuts, too

Posted on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Under: Alameda County, state budget | 1 Comment »