News from Oakland, CA: "a good old-fashion political scandal involving campaign contributions, committee votes and a city contract"

"City Auditor Courtney Ruby blasted a recent City Council committee vote on a $2 million security contract for having serious ethical challenges. Ruby's office believes that ABC Security made illegal contributions while bidding for the contract. Oh ... and by the way, city staff recommended another firm, Cypress Security, as a better choice"

The SF Chronicle has more.