"He's still mayor until he resigns in January, so frankly any vote the board takes before that is informational. It sends the wrong message to the people of this city when those with designs on Room 200 start measuring the … Continue reading »

"For a candidate to receive the most first-place votes but whose name doesn't appear anywhere on one-third of the ballots suggests what a polarizing effect he had on voters. It suggests that voters preferred three choices ahead of him – … Continue reading »

"Any time you have a major crowd moving in, throughout the city, it's very difficult to get officers in place. We were able to do that and make arrests without using any force." –Jeff Thomason of the Oakland Police Department … Continue reading »

"Well, the answer is it breaks my heart, but she should be deported because she forged documents and she lied about her immigration status. And it breaks my heart. Gloria Allred pulled off a political stunt. And you know what? … Continue reading »

"In one week left, would either of you, or both of you, make a pledge that you'd be willing to end the negativity?" –NBC's Matt Lauer, at the 2010 Women's Conference, challenging Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to pull all … Continue reading »

"If not for the requirement from the CPUC, would they have known about these leaks? Was there another leak somewhere that could have caused another tragedy?" -Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo), on PG&E's discovery of 38 gas leaks during an … Continue reading »