(Dellums') name alone carries tremendous weight. What it's going to come down to is listening to the candidates and hearing what they have in mind for Oakland. That is what's going to spell the difference.

Nancy is now in the shadows. Up until Dellums declared, she had progressives supporting her.

Those are the two extremes facing Oakland voters.

I get a sense that you're really listening and hearing, and I commend you on that.

An early sign of damaged hearing is temporary deafness after listening to loud music. This is known as the threshold shift and means you have damaged the cochlea in your ear so that your hearing takes time to revert to normal.

"If we are not listening to our heart, it's time to get our hearing checked." ~ Tom Baker