Ron Dellums Breaks Promise to Take Pay Cut

• Why are so many people upset that Mayor Dellums has money to spend? Would you be happier if he was dead broke? He did renege on the pay cut because he owes back taxes to the IRS who has a lien on his property. He cannot afford to take a pay cut at this time and apparently doesn't want to admit that. When he took office the Oakland City Council agreed to pay him a certain salary and he accepted. What do other people have to do with what the city council did? NOTHING! How can he do his job with people costantly criticizing everything that he does? I certainly don't see a long list of qualified candidates to replace him! Who would want to become Mayor of a city that is eaten up by crime and finacial woes? I would like to see YOU "walk a mile in his shoes".

• I actually think Oakland is pretty awesome. I was poking fun at Dellums' attitude during his mayoral campaign. He let everyone know he was giving up a lucrative lobbying biz and a sweet townhouse in D.C. to come back to his hometown. The guy didn't want the job -- something that became abundantly clear after he was elected.

• Just want to cosign the shitty city comment.

• Hey H. Brown -- You're a pathetic, smelly crank. No one likes your shitty ideas. No one likes your shitty web site. No one likes you. In closing: fuck you. Best, Brian

• Will, During the 2003 campaign Newsom said that if he was elected he wouldn't take a salary. Something about him being a successful businessman and not needing it. Why don't you call him on that? h.

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