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Remembering Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson, a former longtime staff writer and columnist at the Express, died unexpectedly last week, apparently from heart problems. He was 46.
Thompson, who...
The Press-Shy Mayor
Getting Ron Dellums on board with the media is an ongoing process, says his outgoing flack.
Sandre Swanson Backed Your Black Muslim Bakery
The charade continues. This morning, Oakland Tribune scribe Cecily Burt reported that yet another politician, Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, recently sent a laudatory letter to...
Dellums’ Scarlet Letter
Oakland's mayor won't disavow support for a criminal organization.
It’s -30- for Ron Dellums’ Spokewoman
Karen Stevenson, spokeswoman for Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, has a PR business to run. That, she says, is why she'll be leaving her post...
Nation of Islam’s PR Nightmare
"For all my shock at the crime that killed a fellow journalist, I wasn't surprised to hear last week that a 19-year-old, bowtie-wearing handyman...
Thomas, Why Hath Thou Forsaken Us?
If you can't trust sweet little Thomas the Tank Engine, well, who can you trust? RC2 Corp., the marketer of this hugely popular line...
