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Article: Verbal fireworks erupt as De La Fuente keeps post
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- January 8, 2007
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OAKLAND -- Ignacio De La Fuente hung on to the presidency of the
Oakland City Council Monday, after beating back a surprising
challenge from erstwhile ally Larry Reid and weathering a hostile
assault by some audience members.
With the majestic Paramount Theatre packed to the rafters with
Oaklanders eager to see Mayor Ron Dellums publicly sworn in, the
raucous audience booed loudly when De La Fuente was nominated and
more than a dozen people urged the council to choose someone else
for president.
Loud cheers erupted when Councilmember Desley Brooks (Eastmont-
Seminary) nominated Reid. However, only Brooks and Councilmember
Nancy Nadel (Downtown-West Oakland) cast their votes for Reid, who ...