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Feb. 14, 2008: Developers bash housing plan
OAKLAND -- Developers and construction workers who say they have been hard-hit by the housing crisis have formed an alliance to oppose Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' proposed housing policy ...

July 4, 2008: Oakland Builders Hammer City Hall
The new Oakland Builders Alliance has started life with a bang, calling on Mayor Ron Dellums to ax the city's top development official...

Aug. 22, 2008: Oakland's overstock of condos poses quandry for builders
Oakland's glut of unsold condos continues to grow, leaving developers facing unappealing options as they attempt to weather the storm: lease units...

Sept. 17, 2008: Oakland council rejects Planning Commission nominee
OAKLAND — Mayor Ron Dellums held open the possibility Wednesday of reappointing Ada Chan to the city's Planning Commission a day after the City Council...

Sep. 19, 2008: Ex-Oakland exec Robert Bobb throws hat into ring
Robert Bobb's return to Oakland could become permanent. The former city manager has been back in Oakland since July, working on a three-month...

Sep. 23, 2008: Why are developers split over the Oakland City Council candiates?
Eagle-eyed followers of the City Council run-off election between AC Transit at-large Director Rebecca Kaplan...

Oct. 24, 2008: Oakland Builders Want More Time
Oakland developers are counting on the city to give them a blanket one-year extension on the deadline to build...

Dec. 05, 2008: Dellums could name new Oakland city administrator this month
Five months after Mayor Ron Dellums fired former City Administrator Deborah Edgerly, he may be nearing a decision on finding a permanent replacement...

Apr. 24, 2009: Oakland aims for dense downtown
The City of Oakland is moving forward to approve new downtown ordinances to encourage taller and denser buildings. Major changes to the zoning code include increased floor area ratios, which are used to determined the size of buildings...