Oaktown Bleu

#Oakland: Like it is. Like it was. #TruthToPower

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

mashup summary @Feargustosull, @mattdavis999: #brutalism was the architectural language of #urbanreweal. Not hip .: Architects (like #urbanists) are using new vernacular, to hide the fact that autocratic reconfiguration of urban space is back in style.

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

America's passive-aggressive new embassy arrives in London https://t.co/vhN35dBPCj

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

@OTenant yep

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

Such a surprise.... said no one, except City Hall.

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

The Oakland Public Ethics Commission has broadened the scope of its investigations into corruption within Oakland's building code enforcement division.
The Alameda County DA is also reportedly examining allegations of bribery and other crimes.

https://t.co/hiS7TMrNbS

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

"Vessel's closure is a worrisome development for Oakland's creative scene." Word. So sad.

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

♥ https://t.co/QNm0CRqoGr

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

Look at this line. Look at the PEOPLE in this line. Its the picture of #Oakland as I remember it -- all of us enjoyed the same care-worn hangouts: family-owned 'dives' that the new economy no longer supports. Missing my #OriginalOakland! https://t.co/a19YczlSMv

[Christien Kafton @CKaftonKTVU]

Line is down the block for last day of #legendary #Oakland restaurant #MexicaliRose closing its doors after 91 years

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

"Oakland clearing out homeless encampments to make way for Warriors parade"? This is disgusting. If #Oakland is so ashamed to have residents without homes, maybe we should focus on equitable housing. #homesforall

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

da fuck? in europe, many countries forbid asking questions about race. how would our best policy groups feel about eliminating those questions? https://t.co/FeKdgLOA3w

[PolicyLink @policylink]

There’s No Need for A Citizenship Question in the Next Census:

https://t.co/dH5dgirYYZ

#Census2020

[Artemis Moshtaghian @ArtemisChats]

“What we’re seeing in the general population is that the more you know, the less you trust” “We are in a deeply skeptical community and people are desperate for the truth” @jessclifton Head of digital at @EdelmanDigital at #SXSW Report on Trust: Gov’t, Tech & Media

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

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[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

"we have declined to question...a system that produces vast differences in privilege, and then **tasks the most privileged with improving the system.**" YES, @RDFoxworth!

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

Mayor @LibbyShaaf says she acted out of "moral duty" to announce planned ICE arrests. Yea, or...she's looking for election points. Where were her "radical ethics" when Trump was looming on the horizon? With Clinton. #CouldaHadBerine. https://t.co/XTnrRUj7F4

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

Mayor acted out of "moral duty" to announce planned ICE arrests. Yea, or...she's looking for election points. State office, I presume? Where were @LibbyShaaf's "radical ethics" when Trump was looming on the horizon? With Clinton. #CouldaHadBerine https://t.co/PuGj3jfcJj

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

@JDW_tenants @oaklandfamous @Kaplan4Oakland @DanKalb @LibbySchaaf Yes please, @Oakland leaders -- have a HEART!

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

This is what happens when homes are made permanently affordable https://t.co/wVrX5zQyu7

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

No-Bid Contract to Hire a Sexual Predator as a Violence-Prevention Consultant? Oh, and the Councilwoman proposing this was convicted of violating "conflict-of-interest" rules in 2017? Perfect. #HellaOakland https://t.co/E0FoJBSACU

[East Bay Express @EastBayExpress]

Oakland Councilmembers Reid and McElhaney Propose No-Bid Contract to Hire a Consultant to Set Up Department of Violence Prevention |

East Bay Express https://t.co/ZCTUqCayZq

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

@rstromberg @SPUR_Urbanist Yea. I've been noticing.

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

Curious - Can the City tell us who is paid to produce this publication from "The City of @Oakland"?

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

@LibbySchaaf @CASTSF @jmara @EastBayExpress Oops. Forgot @EastBayExpress is now owned by @eastbay365. That explains the #pandering

[Oaktown Bleu @OaktownBlue]

"Special sauce"??? Seriously? Was this written by @LibbySchaaf? Or copied from a @CASTSF press release? @Jmara @EastBayExpress - I expect better. https://t.co/IlX596VoMn