SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–It’s still very early in San Leandro’s campaign season, but an endorsement result last week might be signaling that District 2 Councilmember Deborah Cox is in for a tough re-election campaign this fall. The San Leandro Democratic… Read More ›
Eyes on Oakland’s District 6: Natasha Middleton and Loren Taylor. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks‘ actions have made her appear vulnerable at election time before, especially in 2014, after she was accused of illegal political interference and was… Read More ›
Oakland community activist Ken Houston is the third candidate to declare an intention to challenge Mayor Libby Schaaf’s re-election. ELECTION 2018Three years ago, Ken Houston was a candidate in the sprawling 15-person campaign for Oakland Mayor. He finished 10th with .50… Read More ›
Ro Khanna, left, leads Rep. Mike Honda in cash on hand for the stretch run of the campaign. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 | Democratic congressional candidate Ro Khanna had one lament from his 2014 loss to fellow Democrat… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda’s campaign said Monday that Ro Khanna “should be ashamed” for failing to pay a former campaign staffer who served him during congressional campaigns in 2004 and 2014. Bill Ferguson, a former Milpitas… Read More ›
Ro Khanna directed his campaign to pay Bill Ferguson for work in 2014 as token of goodwill, not to satisfy any debt from 2004. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |A Santa Clara County Democratic Party insider named Bill Ferguson says Ro Khanna… Read More ›
Supporters for Ro Khanna and Rep. Mike Honda get whipped up in a frenzy following a candidates forum in April 2014 in Fremont. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |The only time candidates for the nationally-watched 17th Congressional District race featuring Democrats… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda’s campaign called Cohen’s complaint “petty politics.” CONGRESS | DISTRICT 17 | Questions over Rep. Mike Honda’s congressional mailings to constituents are again political fodder for the third time in more than a year. Ron Cohen, a Republican who… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda is the only member on Roll Call’s list with more than two terms under his belt CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda is on the capitol’s endangered species list. Roll Call named Honda’s 2016 re-election… Read More ›
Dana King, right, with Elihu Harris at an Oakland City Council candidates forum in 2014. Former anchor finished second in District 2 last fall OAKLAND | Dana King rose through the ranks to become one of the most recognizable faces… Read More ›
Rod Gilmore, the husband of recently defeated Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore, repeatedly labeled the new mayor as Sarah Palin. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | ESPN college football analyst Rod Gilmore calls it like he sees it, but at a fundraiser last… Read More ›
Former San Leandro mayoral candidate Dan Dillman with video of a UFO last Friday. Click to full screen mode for a better view of the object. Dan Dillman, left, during a mayoral forum last fall in San Leandro. SAN LEANDRO… Read More ›
Tim Sbranti looks for round two. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | Tim Sbranti’s bid to represent the 16th District in the State Assembly fell catastrophically short last November. His loss to Catharine Baker gave Republicans in the East Bay their… Read More ›
ALAMEDA | Trish Herrera Spencer had been told that she couldn’t do something so many times before she pulled off the mammoth upset of Alameda’s incumbent mayor in November that the latest round of naysayers was almost imperceptible to her… Read More ›
OCTOBER Libby Shaaf and Jerry Brown. >>>Gov. Jerry Brown breaks the year-long logjam in the Oakland mayor’s race after he endorses Councilmember Libby Schaaf. The announcement will prove to be a difference maker. In the short-term , a poll in mid-October… Read More ›
OAKLAND | Once Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf finally got it going, there was really no stopping her campaign. In terms of sports analogies, campaigns are often labeled horse races, but in this case, it is apt. Her team huddled away… Read More ›
Ro Khanna should be praying Rep. Ami Bera pulls it out in CA-9. STATE LEGISLATURE | In politics, like other arenas of life, there’s losing and then there’s royally screwing up and losing. This happen in two races that include Alameda… Read More ›
Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter will definitely be a change of pace from her predecessor. SAN LEANDRO | There were no surprises in San Leandro’s moribund races last week. Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter came within two points of gaining a majority without the… Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore concedes her race to school board member Trish Spencer during a press conference Wednesday morning in front of Alameda City Hall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ALAMEDA | MAYOR | Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore conceded her close race to… Read More ›
HAYWARD | SCHOOL BOARD | Incumbents Lisa Brunner and William McGee won re-election to the Hayward school board Tuesday night. Two seats were open to just three candidates. Brunner, who along with McGee, were both elected four years ago, won 42… Read More ›
Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf at press conference Thursday morning at City Hall with Mayor Jean Quan in the background. PHOTOS/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | Oakland’s current and future mayor addressed the media two days after Libby Schaaf’s surprisingly easy… Read More ›
Assemblymembers Rob Bonta and Bill Quirk won easy re-election Tuesday night. ASSEMBLY | DISTRICT 18/20 | What a difference two years makes. Rob Bonta and Bill Quirk each won election to the State Assembly in 2012 following two of the closest… Read More ›
BART | AC TRANSIT | Incumbents in all four East Bay transportation races cruised to victory Tuesday night. BART District 4 board director Robert Raburn staved off a well-funded bid by Alameda Councilmember Lena Tam for the seat representing the… Read More ›
ALAMEDA | MAYOR | CITY COUNCIL | Alameda voters may have handed the city’s status quo a series of humbling defeats Tuesday night. Opponents of the city’s development plans loudly registered their voice at the ballot box during an election… Read More ›
San Leandro Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter. SAN LEANDRO | MAYOR | CITY COUNCIL | Councilmember Pauline Cutter will be the next mayor of San Leandro after ranked choice voting Wednesday morning built upon an 11-point lead over Councilmember Diana Souza. Cutter… Read More ›
Mayor Jean Quan concedes following a disappointing third-place finish. OAKLAND | MAYOR | Mayor Jean Quan conceded victory Wednesday afternoon following a disappointing third-place finish in Tuesday’s ranked choice election. Her time in the mayor’s office will last just one… Read More ›
CONGRESS | DISTRICT 17 | Rep. Mike Honda’s campaign is almost declaring victory after Election Night results put the seven-time congressman in position to stave off his heavily-funded opponent, Ro Khanna. Results in the 17th Congressional District, spread across two… Read More ›
ELECTION ’14 | The big race of the night is in Oakland and the identity of its next mayor will likely not be known until early Wednesday morning, at the earliest. The county registrar won’t run the ranked choice algorithm… Read More ›
Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski is almost a sure thing to win election Tuesday to the State Senate. ELECTION DAY ’14 | ANALYSIS | Election Day has become perverse. Big money is again flowing to Assembly races in East Bay just as they… Read More ›
ELECTION ’14 | I think absolutely no case has been made to replace Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. At one point, over 20 candidates were potentially in the race and over the past 16 months none of the remaining 14 have… Read More ›
