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Sacramento, California, United States
I have spent many years working at the intersection of politics, government and business. I was a corporate VP, a city councilmember and staffer to elected and appointed officials. In many ways I am the sum of those I have worked for and with-- my first bosses in life were with the Oakland Raiders, where at age 15 I worked for Al Davis, John Madden and Ron Wolf. From them I learned about focus, preparation and loyalty. At KQED Tony Tiano taught me how to motivate staff and the good that comes when success is shared across the organization. Crown Media is where I reported to Rod Thole, the hardest worker I've ever met and a man of uncompromising integrity. I try everyday to be more like him. I have been married for more than 25 years to Colleen Gilbride-- the luckiest meeting of my life. Together we have two kids-- Cara an LA sales rep and Conor a Marine Corp Corporal.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Oakland Mayor's Race

Jean Quan wins with 50.98% of the vote.  Lots of pissed-off people in Perataville over the outcome but I think it was closer than it could have been.

1.  DP had no 2nd place or 3rd place strategy.  Why not?  Votes on the second, third and fourth ballots are how he was elected pro Tem.

2.  Let's face it, five years of the FBI and every local newspaper looking into DP's consulting biz, proposed legislation, family and friends all took a toll.  Given all that I was amazed he came in first election night.

3.  Upper middle-aged white guy.  Pretty much a non-starter in one of the top three most liberal, if not radically liberal cities in the country.

The good news for DP is that he is now free to take a big job in Jerry Brown's horseshoe.
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