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  • Obama's Health Care Speech

    Good Deeds

    Why does each major legislative victory for Obama seem to push his poll numbers down and not create any political capital? Are Progressives expecting too much from Obama? Is Obama letting Progressives down?

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    Second Annual Gala!!

    EBYD Second Annual Awards Gala! East Bay Young Dems is elated to honor Assemblymember Nancy Skinner as the recipient of EBYD’s “Elected Official of the Year” Award and Nwamaka “Amaka” Agbo with our Kick-Ass Youth Advocate Award at our annual gala. Join us for celebration,...

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    Close the Loophole!!

    Join East Bay Young Dems in supporting Close The Loophole on Tuesday, July 27 at Laney College! This should be a great event for anyone interested in trying to reverse the problems of Prop 13! Download PDF

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    November Preview and Jerry Brown

    It was a great first 30-minutes on today’s Hardball with Chris Matthews.  In the first segment, Chris Matthews is joined by Howard Fineman and Richard Wolf to discuss how the environment is shaping for the November election. This was a great discussion on Obama’s possible...

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    Is the Party Over??

    If politics was a bar (lets be honest, we are all drinking) then Prop 14 would be the equivalent of the bartender yelling “last call!” Prop 14 establishes an open primary in California. Essentially, it will be like having two general elections. The first general...

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    Oakland’s First Annual Pride Festival!

    "Hella Gay!" This September, Oakland will host its first Gay Pride Festival since 2004!!

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    Obama in Town!

    Obama visited the Bay Area Tuesday and Wednesday. Click for videos!

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    Oakland Mayoral Race

    Learn more about the candidates in one of the more interesting races: the race to be Mayor of Oakland!

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