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Oakland mayor’s race: Top candidates offer voters clear contrasts
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Jan 21, 2006 03:19pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| News Date | Thursday, January 19, 2006 09:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The race for Oakland's next mayor begins in earnest today, and voters have three distinct choices in their candidates: the nuts-and-bolts City Council president, the idealist former congressman and the progressive councilwoman who could be a spoiler.
It's the biggest Oakland mayoral election since former Gov. Jerry Brown set the standard in 1998 for big-name politicians vying to lead a city long in the shadow of San Francisco.
What was gearing up to be a relatively sleepy race was turned on its head when former U.S. Rep. Ron Dellums returned to politics in October to announce his run for mayor. He launches his campaign tonight with a $125-a-plate fundraiser in downtown Oakland.
Dellums, 70, succumbed to residents who collected 8,000 signatures urging him to come back to his hometown and run for mayor. He wasn't keen, but said he couldn't turn his back on those who called on him to run.
Dellums, a stalwart of progressive ideals, has yet to lay out his platform but has said he would strive to eradicate poverty and bring universal health care to Oakland.
Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, 57, has painted himself as a politician who has worked in the trenches and would bring housing and jobs to the city while addressing neighborhood concerns from potholes to prostitution. |
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