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	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Oakland</title>
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		<title>Oakland developer named to state medical board</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/08/oakland-developer-named-to-state-medical-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don Perata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A prominent Oakland developer and political mover and shaker was appointed to the embattled California Medical Board on Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Phil Tagami, 47, of Oakland, has served in various positions at the California Capital and Investment Group since 1992, including president and CEO. He’s been responsible for leading the redevelopments of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area-based gun control bills advance</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/04/17/bay-area-based-gun-control-bills-advance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a bipartisan deal on increased background checks for gun sales appears to be headed for defeat in the U.S. Senate, some state lawmakers from the Bay Area are celebrating their own progress on gun-control measures yesterday in Sacramento. The state Senate Public Safety Committee advanced a slew of gun bills on a series of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland divests from firearms &amp; ammo makers</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/06/oakland-divests-from-firearms-ammo-makers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/03/06/oakland-divests-from-firearms-ammo-makers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dan Kalb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Reid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Kaplan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ammunition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Parker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night to prohibit the city from holding investments in firearms or ammunition manufacturers. Council President Rebecca Kaplan, City Attorney Barbara Parker and Vice Mayor Larry Reid had co-authored the measure, which they say is part of the city’s ongoing effort to reduce gun violence. Councilman Dan Kalb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reactions to the Newtown school massacre</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/14/reactions-to-the-newtown-school-massacre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/12/14/reactions-to-the-newtown-school-massacre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco: “No words can console the parents of the children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School or describe the pain and shock of such an unspeakable tragedy. No words can comfort the loved ones of those brutally taken from us today. All Americans share our prayers and our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;St. Elmo&#8217;s Fire&#8217; + &#8216;The West Wing&#8217; in Oakland</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/10/30/st-elmos-fire-the-west-wing-in-oakland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/10/30/st-elmos-fire-the-west-wing-in-oakland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[City Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Quan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mayor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Elmo's Fire]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=21345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just start cringing now. From Deadline.com: ABC has put in development City Hall, a political drama executive produced by Bob Sertner. Written by Gideon Yago (HBO’s Newsroom), the project is being described as St Elmo’s Fire meets The West Wing set in the East Bay of San Francisco. It follows the mayor of Oakland and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oaklander is a White House &#8216;Champion of Change&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/09/06/oaklander-is-a-white-house-champion-of-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/09/06/oaklander-is-a-white-house-champion-of-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dana Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mandela MarketPlace]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House today announced it’s welcoming Dana Harvey, executive director of Oakland’s Mandela MarketPlace, as one of 11 “Champions of Change” who have committed themselves to strengthening food security in the United States and around the world. “Today’s champions are examples of the groundbreaking work being done to tackle hunger at home and abroad. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee offers bill to stop medical pot asset seizures</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/08/03/lee-offers-bill-to-stop-medical-pot-asset-seizures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/08/03/lee-offers-bill-to-stop-medical-pot-asset-seizures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=20582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Bay Area congresswoman’s new bill would bar federal prosecutors from filing civil lawsuits to seize property from landlords whose tenants comply with states’ medical marijuana laws. “The people of California have made it legal for patients to have safe access to medicinal marijuana and, as a result, thousands of small business owners have invested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth POTUS pool report: The Fox Theater event</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/fourth-potus-pool-report-the-fox-theater-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/fourth-potus-pool-report-the-fox-theater-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motorcade departed Piedmont residence at 6:21 p.m. en route to the Fox Theater on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland’s “Uptown” district; arrived there 6:37 p.m.; among supporters nearby was someone with a Ron Paul banner. Visible in a window on Telegraph Avenue was a “Free Beer for Obama” sign. Press was placed in holding room while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third POTUS pool report: At the Piedmont dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/third-potus-pool-report-at-the-piedmont-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/third-potus-pool-report-at-the-piedmont-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Lee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-host Wayne Jordan thanked the guests for committing so much to the campaign, and spoke briefly about how POTUS’ decisions are fundamentally affecting and improving the lives of all Americans. Co-host Quinn Delaney presented POTUS with an “I Hella (heart) Oakland” t-shirt, saying, “We’re so glad you’re here in the East Bay.” POTUS began speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First pool report: Obama arrives at OAK</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/first-pool-report-obama-arrives-at-oak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/23/first-pool-report-obama-arrives-at-oak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Force One touched down at Oakland International Airport at 2:34 p.m. Pacific Time; POTUS exited the plane at about 2:43 p.m.. First in the greeting line was Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., followed by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson. Also in the greeting line were retired AT&#38;T worker Evelyn Moses; [...]]]></description>
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