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Loyalty or else in King Dellums' realm
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| Contributor | Bob Sacamano |
| Last Edited | Bob Sacamano Dec 13, 2008 03:23pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Friday, December 12, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The city of Oakland no longer operates under a representative democracy - it's now a monarchy.
And within the confines of that form of government, any criticism or disloyalty directed at the king - whether real or imagined - is dealt with.
Consider the case of Anne Campbell Washington, an assistant city administrator who resigned her position last week under unrelenting pressure from the mayor's office.
Her crime: She gave an affectionate hug to an elderly woman who spoke at a City Council meeting against a Dellums appointment to the city's housing authority commission in early October.
When word of Campbell Washington's treason got back to the mayor's office, it didn't matter that the woman was a relative. Nor did it matter that Campbell Washington was widely recognized as one of the most capable people connected with the mayor's office. |
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