Chip Johnson

August 4, 2008 - 7:10am

Oakland city councilwoman files defamation lawsuit against SF Chronicle columnist

San Francisco Chronicle East Bay columnist Chip Johnson has had in recent years a field day covering Oakland City Hall. For a politics and government opinion-maker, the beat yields an embarrassment of journalistic riches. 

However, one Oakland City Councilwoman, Desley Brooks, says Johnson's aggressive and critical columns crossed some line in 2006 when he wrote about how she allegedly mishandled certain city funds and received kickbacks from friends and family members who she arranged city jobs for. Brooks announced late last week that she has filed a defamation lawsuit against both Johnson and the Chronicle

 

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