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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Is Charlie Michelson Still Running For Oakland City Council District 4 After Quitting?


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Is Charlie Michelson Still Running For Oakland City Council District 4 After Quitting?


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Long Line For Early Voting In Fayetteville Georgia


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Long Line For Early Voting In Fayetteville Georgia


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Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Fights For Respect In Salesforce Transit Center San Francisco Story

In San Francisco, California stands the brand-new Salesforce Transit Center. It's six-stories high, 1,500 feet long, and costs $2.2 billion. It replaced the historic, yet earthquake-damaged Transbay Transit Center and has taken almost 20 years to start and finish.


The only news you may know is about cracks found in two steel beams, or about the cost overruns. If you read about Salesforce Transit Center, you may find references to any number of events that happened before 2017, and not between 2017 and now. None of those attempts to fix the news are true.



But what's true is this: a woman named Maria Ayerdi Kaplan was responsible for the conception, financing, and construction of what stands today. There were both private and public officials that worked to stand in her way during the process toward building what is Salesforce Transit Center. She withstood those challenges, and retired from running the organization she created and helmed since 2008, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), in 2016.


Now, Maria faces an attack that at times take on the appearance of racism and sexism, and from people who would seek to put their mistakes on her. That's wrong. First, they worked for her, and so she trusted them to get the project done. Second, they have an expertise she lacks, which is why you hire anyone to do a thing to start with. Third, Maria left in July of 2016, the project wasn't opened until August 12th of 2018.


With that, the focus has not been on what happened in the development of the Salesforce Transit Center from late 2016 to August 12th of 2018, and the over 10,000 people who walked on the pavement of Salesforce Park, but on inspections done in the past. There have been deliberate misrepresentations of the past, only to help make certain other people look good. The fact is, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan's reputation has been wrongly attacked and the people who have done it owe her an apology.


San Francisco should first know about and second be proud of the work Maria Ayerdi Kaplan has done. That includes the organizations that were hired to work for her.

Taking Mom To Early Vote In Fayetteville Georgia


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Saturday, October 20, 2018

Cat Brooks Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Update Interview


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Cat Brooks Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Update Interview


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Jesse’s Attended Every Oakland Election Candidate Forum - Here’s His Take


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Jesse’s Attended Every Oakland Election Candidate Forum - Here’s His Take


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Nikki Bas Oakland City Council District 2 Candidate Interview


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Nikki Bas Oakland City Council District 2 Candidate Interview


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Loren Taylor Oakland City Council District 6 Interview


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Loren Taylor Oakland City Council District 6 Interview


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Pamela Harris Oakland City Council District 4 Candidate Interview


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Pamela Harris Oakland City Council District 4 Candidate Interview


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As Atlanta Preps For Super Bowl LIII, A Polo Shirt From Super Bowl XXXIV


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Atlanta Airport Canopy Covering Terminal Street All But Finished


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Atlanta Airport Canopy Covering Terminal Street All But Finished


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United Airlines Airbus A320 Takeoff From SFO Airport To Atlanta


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United Airlines Airbus A320 Takeoff From SFO Airport To Atlanta


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Friday, October 19, 2018

Saied Kamarooz Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Interview Update


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Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension Held Up By Lawsuit Fears


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Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension Held Up By Lawsuit Fears


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Mission Bar & Grill SFO Airport Has Great Cobb Salad


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Mission Bar & Grill SFO Airport Has Great Cobb Salad


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Marlo Rodriquez Oakland District Six City Council Candidate Interview


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Marlo Rodriquez Oakland District Six City Council Candidate Interview


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At SFO Airport Where I Can’t Play The $1 Billion Lottery


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At SFO Airport Where I Can’t Play The $1 Billion Lottery


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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Monday, October 15, 2018

Chris Dobbins Interview On Oakland Coliseum, Raiders, A's Warriors


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The House Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Built: Salesforce Transit Center Reopens This Week


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The House Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Built: Salesforce Transit Center Reopens This Week


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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Gives A’s Ballpark Update, And Talks Raiders And NFL..Sort Of


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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Gives A’s Ballpark Update, And Talks Raiders And NFL..Sort Of


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Jesse AJ Smith Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate Livestream Interview


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Oakland Mayor’s Office Press Conference On Homeless Program


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Maria Ayerdi Kaplan’s Salesforce Transit Center Security Plan Includes Barricades


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Maria Ayerdi Kaplan’s Salesforce Transit Center Security Plan Includes Barricades


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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Salesforce Transit Center Vlog On Upgrades, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Work To Build TTC


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Salesforce Transit Center Vlog On Upgrades, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Work To Build TTC


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Charlie Michelson Quits Oakland City Council District Four Race


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Oakland Raiders Lose To Seattle Seahawks In London, Raiders Fan Reacts


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Oakland Raiders Lose To Seattle Seahawks In London, Raiders Fan Reacts


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Charlie Michelson Quits Oakland City Council District Four Race


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UCLA 37 Cal 7 Bruins Blow Out Golden Bears


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Oakland Lyft Driver Says City Doesn’t Care About Homeless


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SFO Airport Must Improve SFO BART Station Signage


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SFO Airport Must Improve SFO BART Station Signage


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Monday, October 08, 2018

Sunday, October 07, 2018

2018 Oakland Mayoral And Oakland City Council Candidate Questionnaire Live Review


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Oakland Raiders Lost To LA Chargers 26 To 10, Go 1-4 - Postgame Reaction Livestream


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2018 Oakland Mayoral And Oakland City Council Candidate Questionnaire Live Review


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Oakland Raiders Lost To LA Chargers 26 To 10, Go 1-4 - Postgame Reaction Livestream


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Susan Collins Said Brett Kavanaugh Didn’t Sexually Assault Christine Blasey Ford


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Susan Collins Said Brett Kavanaugh Didn’t Sexually Assault Christine Blasey Ford


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Friday, October 05, 2018

Are YouTube Trending Videos Pages Gamed By The Oakland Raiders In Las Vegas?


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Are YouTube Trending Videos Pages Gamed By The Oakland Raiders In Las Vegas?


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Oakland Raiders v LA Chargers NFL Preview Livestream On Zennie62


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Charlie Michelson Oakland City Council D 4 Candidate On Raiders, A’s , Warriors


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Charlie Michelson Oakland City Council D 4 Candidate On Raiders, A’s , Warriors


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Charlie Michelson Oakland City Council D 4 Candidate On Zennie62 Live 8 PM PST


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Charlie Michelson Oakland City Council D 4 Candidate On Zennie62 Live 8 PM PST


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Thursday, October 04, 2018

Oakland Raiders Sell Bricks To Pay For Las Vegas Stadium - Livestream Talk


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Oakland Raiders Sell Bricks To Pay For Las Vegas Stadium - Livestream Talk


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Josh Gordon Catches First TD Pass As New England Patriots Player vs Colts


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Senators Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, On FBI Investigation Of Brett Kavanaugh


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Website Of Transbay Joint Powers Authority, Which Runs Salesforce Transit Center, Is Down


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Website Of Transbay Joint Powers Authority, Which Runs Salesforce Transit Center, Is Down


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Tuesday, October 02, 2018

A’s vs Yankees, Oakland Raiders vs Chargers Livestream Talk


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Background On Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension And City NFL Lawsuit News


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Nayeli Maxson Oakland City Council D4 Interview On Raiders, A’s, Warriors


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Nayeli Maxson Oakland City Council D4 Interview On Raiders, A’s, Warriors


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Background On Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension And City NFL Lawsuit News


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On María Ayerdi Kaplan Salesforce Transit Center And How Park Tower SF Came To Be


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On María Ayerdi Kaplan Salesforce Transit Center And How Park Tower SF Came To Be


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Nayeli Maxson Oakland City Council District 4 Is Guest On Zennie62 YouTube Live 8PM


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Nayeli Maxson Oakland City Council District 4 Is Guest On Zennie62 YouTube Live 8PM


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