SIDESHOWS IN OAKLAND

Collected Writings By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor From Various Publications


Seven Shots, And Some Questions
What Actually Happened During Disturbances Following A Motorcycle Club Charity Event At The Kaiser Convention Center?
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
September 2, 2005

Getting The Mayor's Attention
Was It Political Considerations From A Prominent Los Angeles Times Article On Oakland's Sideshows Last March That Was The Genesis Of Mayor Jerry Brown's "Arrest The Sideshow Demonstrators" Ordinance?
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
July 22, 2005

Oakland City Council Passes Modified Version Of Sideshow Ordinance
News Article
Berkeley Daily Planet
July 15, 2005

Worth A Shot
More On A Safe And Legal Sideshow Alternative
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
June 17, 2005

Five Women, Three Men, And We'll See What Happens
Oakland City Council Balks At The Mayor's Sideshow Ordinance, And An Alternative Hits The Table For The First Time
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
June 10, 2005

The Dark Figures Of The Night
Mayor Jerry Brown Proposes A Last-Minute Ordinance To Make Criminals Out Of People Who Watch Sideshows
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
June 3, 2005


Oakland Police Refuse Search For Sideshow Shooting Victim
While Anthony Davenport Lay Hiding And Bleeding, Officer Tell Friends "I Don't Care; You Shouldn't Have Been At The Sideshow"
Berkeley Daily Planet
April 22, 2005

Missing The Links
Oakland's Mayor Takes A Stab At Explaining Sideshows
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
March 18, 2005

Critical Thinking
The Eric Ramon Baeza Murder Gets Blamed On A Sideshow, But Was A Sideshow The Cause?
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
February 11, 2005

The Quagmire
The War Takes A Turn On Oakland's Streets
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
December 10, 2004

Word's Legacy
Answering A Reader's Criticism Of Being Too Hard On Chief Richard Word
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
October 29, 2004

Word Out
Oakland's Police Chief, Failing, Bails Out
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
October 22, 2004

Priorities
Another High-Speed Police Chase Death In Oakland
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
November 28, 2003

Another High-Speed Police Chase Crash
Another Familiar Oakland Police Department Story
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
August 8, 2003

Finding The Non-Alternative
Sideshow Dilemma Needs New Approach
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
June 27, 2003

Waiting For The Facts
What Caused The Death Of Breeonna Mobley?
UnderCurrents Column
Berkeley Daily Planet
May 16, 2003

Showing Their Side


East Bay Express Cover Story On Oakland's Sideshows And The Young Men Who Documented Them
East Bay Express
March, 2003


"Sideshow Death" Video Revealed--Police Chase Called The Real Cause

Testimony at the Preliminary Examination of Eric Crawford in the Death of U'Kendra Johnson
East Bay Express 7 Days
December, 2002

Straight Talk On The Sideshows
The Spin From OPD And State Senator Perata's Office
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
October 2, 2002

So What's The Sideshow Joke?
A Councilmember Laughs At A Credible Solution
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
September 18, 2002

Speaking For The Dead
Invoking U'Kendra Johnson's Name To Promote A Bill
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
September 4, 2002

The Eric Crawford Case File
What Police Actually Reported From The Night U'Kendra Johnson Died
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
July 31, 2002

Definitions
The Difference Between An Impromptu Sideshow And...
June 26, 2002

Where The Blame Lies
Thoughts On Our Money-Raising Governor
June 19, 2002

A Letter In The Mail
U'Kendra Johnson And The Sideshow Confiscation Bill
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
June 12, 2002

Red Queen Justice
Senator Perata's And Assemblymember Chan's Sideshow Confiscation Bill Seizes Cars First, Asks Questions (If At All) Later
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
May 1, 2002

Following Up
Thoughts On The Auto Crash That Killed U'Kendra Johnson
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
April 17, 2002

Mad Bulls, Mad Skills, And Million Dollar Bills
Rodeos And Alternative Sideshows Versus Millions In Police Overtime
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
March 20, 2002

Oakland Images In These Latter Days
More Thoughts On U'Kendra Johnson
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
March 6, 2002

Connecting
Analyzing The U'Kendra Johnson Auto Accident Death
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
February 27, 2002

These Mean Streets
First Reports On U'Kendra Johnson's Death
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
February 20, 2002

Giving Them The Opportunity
Oakland Breaks Up Sideshows Before They Even Begin
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
August 29, 2001

Defining The Problem
Criminalizing Being Young And Black In Oakland
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
July 4, 2001

Showing Out
Putting Someone Else Besides The Police In Charge Of The Sideshow Issue
Oakland Unwrapped Column
Urbanview Newspaper
June 13, 2001


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