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In response to
"amusing coincidense, The IRS who is going after Mayor Ron Dellums has offices in the Ron Dellums Federal Building -- nm"
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zeitgeist
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zeitgeist
Nov 4 '09, 10:34
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Taxing troubles: News that Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and his wife owe the Internal Revenue Service at least $239,000 in back taxes helps solve one mystery - why Dellums never pressed for the ambassadorship to South Africa that his staff was lobbying for him to get.
No doubt, had Dellums been fully vetted for an ambassadorship or any other job with the Obama administration, his tax troubles would have bubbled right up.
The lien that the IRS slapped on the Dellumses' personal property was filed Oct. 14, but the tax collectors typically send out warning notices for months in advance before taking such a step.
Dellums still owns a house in Washington, D.C., which friends say he has been renting out. At the same time, he's been living in an expensive rental property on Oakland's Skyline Boulevard.
"It's just a situation where he was living above his means," says a friend.
By the way, amid all the talk about Dellums' tax problems, Chronicle reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken points out this bit of irony: The IRS offices are housed right in downtown Oakland - in the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building.
Coach vs. coach: The Alameda County district attorney's office says it will decide in the next couple of days whether to bring battery charges against former Raiders tight end Jeremy Brigham, following allegations that he assaulted county Supervisor Scott Haggerty in a dispute over peewee football.
As we told you Monday, Haggerty alleged that Brigham hit him repeatedly in the back of the head in an unprovoked attack after the practice for the Pleasanton football team of 10- to 12-year-old boys. Haggerty said head coach Brigham had fired him two days earlier as the assistant coach, and was angry over allegations that he had leaked plays to an opposing team.
Deputy District Attorney Ronda Theisen said Tuesday that "Mr. Brigham has a version that differs from the version provided by Mr. Haggerty, but that will be taken into consideration as our office reviews all the information available."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/04/BA3L1AEK36.DTL#ixzz0VuuGvWRB
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