Chip Johnson: Oakland mayor Ron Dellums disappoints


	Chip Johnson: Oakland mayor Ron Dellums disappoints

Lexica

6-27-2008 2:31 PM

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oakland, government, politics, corruption

Lexica says:

Dellums has been an amazing disappointment in his return as mayor.

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