http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:10:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I went to the vigil for the four slain Oakland police officers tonight.  Listening to the speakers, walking around the neighborhood and seeing the outpouring of support from people of all ethnicities got me thinking..What circumstances create a violent criminal with no regard for the rule of law or civility? There ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=63 Is it just me that feels like i am being held hostage by the terminator and our legislators?  Is it just me that feels pissed that we can't get one GOP vote to allow Californians  to access the funds that we as citizens have paid into state coffers, and need ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=55 I have had the fortune of being able to grow up in THE TOWN!  I have always had a certain pride for the potential of Oakland and also a nostalgic love for what Oakland was growing up.  As a youth I remember that Oakland had at least an active downtown, ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=49 So it's come to this...the Republicans have nothing to say about the serious issues facing America so they create baseless and useless conflicts in the media over lipstick!.  John McCain himself used the analogy with Hillary Clinton and no one raised a fuss.  I guess the old adage about there ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=37 Say what you will about Monta, but I don't think he's worth the price. He's not the guy to lead the Warriors deep into the playoffs (don't even think about the Finals, it's the West). He went from making $700K a year to $10 million a year...that's a ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=21 Recall? Wow... isn't that how the gubernator got his job? Let me ponder this for a minute. It is an interesting thought. Well No! he has not gotten us a budget on time like every other governor in California, This is no surprise, so that doesn't affect my radar, but ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=15 Collectively I think we can acknowledge that we are in an economic depressed period round these parts. I feel no need to go over all the surface situations facing us in the Town. I know we each of us have our own fiscal burdens, but I would like ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=9 How come when a 17 year old girl in the city is impregnated it's a moral crime, a social burden and the parents are negligent, but in the GOP it is a celebration of the American family. Do they listen to themselves... Abstinence didn't work obviously so ... http://bopcitypacific.com/wordpress/?p=1