Thanks for your support of Pat. We have lived in this neighborhood for 36 years, and she is about the most effective council member we have seen.We have seen many changes since moving here in the 70s and have appreciated Danny Wan's work and Pat's continuation of that work, to keep the area alive and safe. We look forward to having her continue to lrepre;sent the varied population of District 2.

I don't know ... so much of what Pat says is that the State or the County are responsible for this or that ... she actually said in an interview she had no idea what the root causes were of the violence here in Oakland. The shape things are in I think we need someone really willing to fight for change.

Past Quotes from Shirley Gee on Pat Kernighan: - 4/29/05 Oakland Tribune "Pat Kernighan is UNFIT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE in a diverse community in a diverse city," Gee said in a statement. "Winning can not be so important that you lose your integrity in the process and resort to racial marginalization." Shirley Gee said a mailer put out by Pat Kernighan, former Councilmember Danny Wan's chief of staff, was a racist hit piece. Gee is Chinese American, and she said the statement was designed to marginalize her on the basis of her race and divide the Chinese community. Gee said she was particularly offended that Kernighan, who is white, would presume to determine who the leaders of Chinatown are. Past Quotes from David Kakishiba on Pat Kernighan: "While I've been working to correct the district's problems and get on with the business of educating our children, (KERNIGHAN) HAS BEEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL," Kakishiba said. Kakishiba was especially critical of the thousands of dollars development companies, many headquartered outside Oakland, have given to Kernighan, who has raised far more money than any other candidate. Kakishiba called Kernighan, who is supported by Mayor Jerry Brown and council President Ignacio De La Fuente (Glenview-Fruitvale), the insiders' candidate and urged voters not to let "Oakland's political bosses pick our next City Council member."

In a comment above, “Thomas” says about Kernighan:

she actually said in an interview she had no idea what the root causes were of the violence here in Oakland.

This is a misquote and a misrepresentation. The question Kernighan was asked in that interview was rather:

What do you think is the cause of Oakland’s crime spike this year? [emphasis added]

This is a much different question than what the “root causes” of violence in Oakland are. There is a huge literature of research on the root causes of violence and substantial agreement among experts.

On the other hand, the dramatic spike in violence in Oakland (and other major cities) does not coincide with similarly dramatic increases in the standard determinants of crime and violence (e.g., unemployement rate, etc.).

To the best of my knowledge, and I’ve been following this to some degree, the current spike experienced across many other cities baffles even the experts. For Kernighan to say she doesn’t have that answer either just seems honest to me.

Leonard is dredging up eighteen month old quotations from David Kakishiba and Shirley Gee while conveniently ignoring the fact that they have both endorsed Pat Kernighan. Kakishiba and Gee are two of the five competitors for the District 2 seat who have done so versus none for Ms. Allison. In addition to the letter from Pamela Drake, Justin Horner's endorsement letter is posted on the Re-Elect Pat Kernighan website as is the press release from Shirley Gee.

The point of the past quotes from Shirley & David is that there are still current truths in those statements. Pat is questionable and unfit for public service now, because she is still not in touch with the San Antonio area, where I’m a stakeholder. She is not in touch with the diversity of district 2, i.e. the Cambodian, Vietnamese, Thailand, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Afro-American and Hispanic community in the upper and lower San Antonio area. She has been asleep at the wheel as Kakishiba said then, and even now, many people still feel her priority of efforts has not been on changes in education, public safety, family enrichment for the San Antonio segment of district 2. Aimee Allison multi-ethic heritage, community activism, life enhancement achievements far outweigh Kernighan’s passiveness. Aimee supports the change in the city government, of new checks and balances that Dellums will propose. De La Fuente, with his ego, has already come out in opposition to this proposal. Aimee supports a complete audit of city hall that Dellums proposes. De La Fuente has also come out in opposition to a city hall audit. He’s currently under FBI investigation for corruption and kickbacks. Kernighan supported De La Fuente and his back door deals, in the June election for mayor. Kernighan has join and will be align with the old guard politics of De La Fuente. Many people fear that Kernighan is now obligated to De La Fuente for his supporting her in her current campaign. I see De La Fuente as a roadblock to Dellums progressive platform and I don’t see Kernighan standing up against De La Fuente. Aimee is innovative, creative and assertive. She is endorsed by Nancy Nadel, Desley Brooks from the City Council, Keith Carson, from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, among many others. An example that Aimee is able to think outside the box is her working on collecting fees from the Port of Oakland, whereas Kernighan throw up her hands and says it can’t be done. This is from the candidate’s forum on October the 6th. Among my many disappointments in Kernighan, one was her voting against an established local diverse ownership of the restaurant at Lake Merritt in favor of a bid entry living in SF.

What life enhancements has Allison done for District 2? Does her one-time festival rise to the level of Splash Pad park, or Measure DD?

I am extremely annoyed by the assertion Aimee Allison's supporters make that AA is better suited to represent a diverse district than Pat. Oakland is beyond such petty racism.

Aimee isn't running against De La Fuente. Desley Brooks (and Ron Dellums) have pointedly refused to endorse her. Brooks voted with the developers on the key issue of affordability mandates last week.

Aimee Allison is extremely opposed to the service-oriented businesses, such as nail salons and restaurants, that make up a major part of Oakland's Asian economy (not to mention the Port of Oakland, whose expansion would be halted by her ill-conceived tax). Allison didn't even attempt outreach in a foreign language until her sole Chinese mailer two weeks ago. We will soon see that Pat wins throughout the district, as her inclusive and open-minded approach to governance truly represents her diverse district.

To Ken Katz I wasn’t ignoring their current endorsement, but pointing out that what they said then is still true now even if they are now contradictory in their endorsements. David Kakishiba was especially critical then of Kernighan’s campaign contributors & her ties to outside developers. David said that Kernighan is an insiders candidate & urged voters not to let political bosses pick the next city council member. It is well documented now that Kernighan is a political ally of De La Fuente and is also currently endorse by and part of the machine that includes lame duck non-doer Mayor Brown. Shirley Gee was merely pointing out that Kernighan was not really connected with the multi diversity of district 2 then. My involvement in the San Antonio multi-diverse community shows a strong disconnection, apathy, and dissatisfaction with Kernighan and city hall. There has been a lack of Kernighan initiating community outreach, meetings with citizens in San Antonio. She will make short appearances at functions that other groups have initiated, i.e. Oak to Ninth town hall meetings, leave brochures at NCPC meetings or give a short speech and leave, etc. leonard

To JB: I was born in Oakland and have live here for 62 years and I see disparity in different neighborhoods. I’ve lived in Brookfield village and the Oak Knoll areas of Oakland. I see the difference in city services, police deployment and city council’s involvement in the Trestle Glen and Crocker Highland communities compared with the San Antonio community. I have not seen a commitment by Kernighan in the San Antonio community. The murder rate, gang activities, drugs and prostitution in San Antonio still out weighs any thing that exist in any other community in district 2. I’m involved in community action organizations and neighborhood group that focus on life enrichment for the San Antonio community. Oakland is not beyond petty racism. Can you tell me the difference between racism & petty racism? That’s not my issue. You brought up race not I. You maybe extremely annoyed that Aimee Allison is better suited to represent a diverse district than Pat. But it is the truth. I’ve observed both Pat and Aimee. I’ve watch Kernighan for 4 years, since she was on Danny Wan staff. I see her priorities, passiveness and lack of energy. I’ve known Aimee for over 8 years. I’ve worked with Aimee for 2 years in providing (life enhancements) free training for small business owners, in e-commerce, developing business plans and offering free web site design and I know first hand her commitment with working with all segments of the community. She is far better suited than Pat in her assertiveness, innovation, thinking outside the box and energy. leonard

It was written: Many people fear that Kernighan is now obligated to De La Fuente for his supporting her in her current campaign. However, Pat supported a strong community benefits agreement for Oak to 9th (which Ignacio probably didn't want), Instant Runoff Voting (which Igancio opposed), and Inclusionary Zoning (which Ignacio and Dellums-acolyte Brooks opposed). With friends like Pat, Ignacio doesn't need enemies!

Question of Honesty, the repackaging of Kernighan & Nasty Politics! When there is big money at stake, politics gets nasty. Despite rhetoric about values, democracy, honesty, and truth, that all goes out the window if some group believes that they are going to gain or lose control. The biggest dollars “in play” are public dollars. “The play” is how to get away with lying to, confusing, turning off, and/or pushing voters buttons. Where the prized value is not “how you play the game” but “only winning counts,” ultimately everybody loses. Some believe everybody-losing is all right! They have no problem with corrupt politics, an unjust economics, a failing environment, and communities falling into chaos. No question that THE critical local election is the District 2 Council runoff between Aimee Allison and Patricia Kernighan. A Allison victory will mean that the new Mayor, Ron Dellums, will have an easier time moving legislation through the Council that might dislodge those who are currently “eating from the public trough.” Kernighan has been the most reliable vote on the Council for mayoral-loser Ignacio De La Fuentes. She is part of the group that has allowed one rip-off-artist to call Oakland “moneytown” because of how easy it was to gain through corruption. It is no excuse that she has just been in the office a few months; she worked for John Russo and Dan Wan for many years. Patricia knows “what time it is.” It is self-inflicted ignorance to say that she is learning in office. There is no mystery why the Oakland Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee, OakPAC, would go to a judge in the final weeks of the campaign, suspend the rules, and dump tens of thousands of dollars in to the race to support Kernighan. This is a special interest attempting to buy the election in a way that they could not win ‘straight up.’ I do not know how any body could believe Kernighan’s protestations as if she is naïve about that. Things do not work like that. She is, obviously, willing to do and have her supporters do anything to hold on to this seat even if it is patently unfair. Kernighan has been already lying. She is telling voters she is a progressive! You know Ron Dellums is a progressive. De La Fuentes started out as a progressive but he left that long ago. De La Fuentes lost the Mayor’s race. At the John George Democratic Club (probably the most progressive club in Oakland), Kernighan said during their primary endorsement meeting very clearly that she was NOT a progressive. After the primary, with Aimee on her heals and Dellums winning the mayor’s race, she has changed her tune. That kind of changing of your stripes is inherent; it is not quickly learned behavior. Allison knows that negative campaigning decreases turnout and she wants voters to come to the polls in November; so she is not going to engage in a “war of words” with Kernighan about whom Kernighan really is. She will keep her focus on the issues of the District and of the City. And fair, consistent campaign laws will always be a critical issue because that is the only way to hold politicians accountable around all the other critical issues of crime, the environment, or any thing else.

Dear Wilson, Let me just say first that I generally agree with what you say, I voted for you for Mayor and respect you. I do have to say, however, that your post above is, at best, misinformed. First, Pat is not the most reliable vote for Ignacio on the Council. As you know, Henry Chang and Lerry Reid are by far more in lock-step. Whether this really matters on a Council where, I would wager, at least 85% of all matters are approved by consensus (meaning, technically, everyone votes with Ignacio 85% of the time), Pat has broken with Pat on a number of vital issues, including IRV and Inclusionary Zoning. I also think someone can be forgiven for assuming Ignacio probably wanted something at Oak to 9th that had fewer community benefits, but Pat moved it through, getting Nancy's support along the way. On the other side, Aimee Allison's campaign is quite negative and she has taken a number of opportunities to characterize Pat as the "business candidate" and "the developer's candidate." The campaign makes no bones about associating her with Ignacio, implying very strongly that she is somehow in league with him and his alleged corruption. And then there are misleading statements from her campaign implying that Pat is so inredibly tainted with corporate slime that she has to always recuse herself from Council votes about campaign finance, when in fact Pat recused herself because she was in an election. If Aimee were in office and Pat was challenging her, Aimee would have to do the same thing. I don't necessarily find anything wrong with this type of debate, but your post says that Aimee's not playing a "war of words." Since Aimee has no record of actual accomplishment to stand on, Wilson, that's all she's got!

To Jerome Peters Allison did not initiate the characterization of Kernighan as prodeveloper. See the following bylines. Byline quotes: Kernighan lock-step with De La Fuente: “Since her election in May 2005, Kernighan consistently has voted with De La Fuente,and her campaign coffers have been filled by many of the same contributors who gave money to De La Fuente.” - Heather MacDonald, STAFF WRITER Oakland Tribune Inside Bay Area Article Last Updated: 10/10/2006 http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_4469161 Kernighan on being prodeveloper: …incumbent Patrician Kernighan has been a staunch ally of outgoing mayor Jerry Brown and Councilmember Ignacio de La Fuente — and now that Ron Dellums is taking over the Mayor's Office and a new political era could be dawning in Oakland, it's crucial that the old prodevelopment types don't control the council. http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=1813 If elected, Ms. Allison will bring a strong voice to the council to balance those who consistently back developer interests over the welfare of tenants. http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/news.cfm?ID=2069

Leonard, you're stretching here and you know it. As I said above, I don't think there's anything wrong in a political race with using suggestive descriptors (i.e. "pro-developer" or "idealist, long on talk") in a political race. The only thing I was challenging was Wilson's assertion that Allison's campaign doesn't do it. That's clearly untrue; one's being entirely dishonest to deny it.

Jerome -- you seem to knock anyone that tries to hold Pat K accountable for her record as being unfair. Someone quotes a respected writer from the Tribune who reports that Pat is pro-development and votes in lock step with Ignacio delaFuente. You basically say -- oh that's a stretch. It all begs the question: When you guys spray yourselves with Teflon before you sit down before your computer monitors, doesn't that make the keyboards slippery? Just askin'...

Joseph you are too kind: calling Heather MacDonald a "respected" journalist is quite, um, sweet of you. I'm talking about actually looking at the votes and seeing whether the lables of "always with Ignacio" or "always pro-developer" actually fit. For example, it is difficult to see how voting for Inclusionary Zoning makes one "pro-developer" (and everyone's presumed Dellums darling, Desley Brooks, voted against it), or how pushing to put IRV on the ballot, which Ignacio opposes, is being "in lockstep" with Ignacio. You see where I'm going here?

Developers and individuals/lobbyist affiliated with them comprise of nearly half of Pats contributions. A look at Delafuente and Pats filing of contributions are nearly identical. Pat voted for inclusionary zoning knowing that it would end in a tie and predicting (not much of a prediction here) that J. Brown would shoot it down. This appears to show some indepency from DLF during elections harmlessly. The council always knows how each member will vote and were aware of the substitute ordinance to be proposed by Brooks. Ironically, it looks like Brooks may also be protecting developments occuring in East Oakland. I don't think DLF could care less about IRV...this doesn't affect any projects affecting his and Pat's developer buddies $$$(De Silva Group, Garamendi, Lily Hu, Clear Channel/Oakpac, Phil Tagami). IRV is a pretty harmless measure and was the catalyst for the extreme make over of Pat as the anti-war activist. Funny thing, Pat was indifferent regarding IRV during the past 2 elections while IRV was very prominent on AA campaign. Pat could be thinking she may have won the last election if IRV were in place?

"STOP THE CORRUPTION IN CITY HALL"
Rebranding a Candidate
Oakland Councilwoman Pat Kernighan recasts herself as a progressive with the help of friends.
By Robert Gammon

At her core, Pat Kernighan is a buttoned-down, pro-business, pro-development Democrat. She's the darling of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and throughout her career has allied herself with Oakland's most pro-business politician — City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente.…

[Editor’s note: For the remainder of the text please see it here, at the East Bay Express.]

James, There's no way one can argue against someone who is suspicious of nearly everything someone does. Consistent with public commitments of support for both IRV and Inclusionary Zoning since the 2005 campaign, Pat led on one (IRV) and supported another (IZ). I honestly believe that you have an overconfidence in what I find to be a simplistic view of current dynamics on the City Council, which are very much in flux. The trope of the "Perata Machine" is basically useless, and any actual analysis of votes (which, if you ask me, are more important than contributions--look at John Burton, a legislative hero for the least among us who took gobs from developers and corporations) will show you this. For example, I think anyone could be forgiven for believing that Brooks would support IZ, given the insesent (whatever the spelling is..) propaganda from so-called progressives that Brooks, Nadel and Allison are going to remake the image of the Council and work with Dellums to usher in a New Oakland. But, hm, Brooks--a rental property owner--voted against IZ and somehow managed to miss the meeting last week where IZ was discussed again. On December 5th, she will have the opportunity to demand affordable housing in the hills, something about which she frequently complains in her talks against affordable housing in the flats, at Oak Knoll. But I feel she will let all you progressives down there, too. Perhaps you will track this... In other news, Brooks and Ignacio are working together to gut our condo conversion ordinance to better enable, hm, rental property owners, to make more money. Nadel, Brunner and others oppose. So, is Allison going to work with Desley on that? What say you now, James, of the "machine?"

How very partisan of you, Pam. Isn't the juxtaposition of this piece with Jim Ratliff's denial of partisanship a little ironic? Had you been making the slightest effort to be fair, you would have noted that the total being spent by and for Kernighan exceeds the amount by and for Allison by at least $50,000. In addition to covering that lapse, maybe in the next few days you could do a column on the assertion in the first OakPAC mailer that Pat is an "anti-war activist" -- funny that there was nothing in the rest of the mailer to back up that claim. Thank you so much for all your info. I enjoy reading.sciatica nerve pain treatment Thank you so much for all your info. I enjoy reading.back pain treatment Thank you so much for all your info. I enjoy reading.back pain relief Thank you so much for all your info. I enjoy reading.lower back pain relief Thank you so much for all your info. I enjoy reading.neck pain relief

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