The FPPC will decide this week if Fremont Mayor Lily Mei will pay a $1,406 fine for violating campaign finance rules. FREMONT CITY COUNCIL Fremont Mayor Lily Mei violated state election law after failing to report almost $24,000 in late campaign… Read More ›
17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTLet bygones be bygones. At least that’s what Rep. Ro Khanna thinks after he wished a happy birthday to his former political rival and the man he replaced in the 17th Disrict, former Rep. Mike Honda. Khanna tweeted… Read More ›
SEPTEMBER Sen. Bernie Sanders >>>Progressive darling and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders puts his imprint on the Berkeley mayoral race by endorsing Councilmember Jesse Arreguin. >>>San Leandro City Council moves to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, two… Read More ›
Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog during the Dec. 6 council meeting. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |Just weeks before Election Day, some Alameda voters received highly negative mailers against Councilmember Tony Daysog. However, the mailers equating Daysog to Donald Trump and accusing him… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | In the end, voters in the 17th Congressional District decided Rep. Mike Honda’s on-going ethics investigation, in addition, to a view his tenure had morphed into general apathy, was too much to bear for another… Read More ›
New Haven school board candidate Jeff Wang leads incumbent Michael Ritchie by one vote. ELECTION 2016 | Talk about a nail-biter! The current margin of victory for a seat on the East Bay’s New Haven Unified School District is one… Read More ›
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |Elections have consequences. But curiously, in Hayward, those reeling from an Election Night loss last week weren’t even on the ballot. On Tuesday night, the Hayward City Council faced the music for its mixed attempt at remaking… Read More ›
Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison trails Councilmember Lily Mei by 929 votes. FREMONT | MAYOR |ELECTION 2016 |With thousands of ballot still uncounted as of Friday morning, the Fremont mayor’s race remains too close to call with Councilmember Lily Mei maintaining… Read More ›
Hayward school board trustees Annette Walker and Luis Reynoso win re-election Tuesday night. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD |ELECTION 2016 |After an expensive campaign seeking to unseat a majority of the Hayward school board failed, much of the status quo will remain…. Read More ›
Nancy Skinner won 60 percent of the vote Tuesday night in an impressive win over Sandre Swanson. STATE SENATE | 9TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |The East Bay is sending Nancy Skinner back to Sacramento following a two-year hiatus. Skinner, a… Read More ›
At 32, Jesse Arreguin will become Berkeley’s youngest mayor ever. BERKELEY | MAYOR |ELECTION 2026 |The son of a farm worker is now Berkeley’s first Latino mayor. Councilmember Jesse Arreguin, 32, also becomes the East Bay city’s youngest mayor ever…. Read More ›
East Bay renters advocates gather last month in Hayward. ALAMEDA | RENT CONTROL |ELECTION 2016 |After nearly two years of activism, Alameda’s more stringent rent control initiative performed miserably at the polls Tuesday night. Island voters rejected Measure M1, which… Read More ›
An expected close race turned into a nearly 12 point win over Cheryl Cook-Kallio. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |In successive elections, East Bay Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker has now beaten back some of the most powerful liberal institutions… Read More ›
REGISTRATION/TURNOUTAlameda County……………………….VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Total Registration………………….888,709Vote-By-Mail Ballots Cast……………444,988 50.07%Election Day Ballots Cast……………225,257 25.35%Total Ballots Cast………………….670,024 75.42%*-incumbent**-race crosses over two counties.PRESIDENTAlameda County……………………….VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Hillary Clinton (D)………………….514842 78.06%Donald Trump (R)……………………. 95922 14.54%Jill Stein (GRN)……………………. 17830 2.70%Gary Johnson (LIB)………………….. 16906 2.56%Write-in…………………………… 10881… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan rolled to victory Tuesday night. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |ELECTION 2016 |Although, there were late murmurs asserting a few Oakland City Council incumbents might face difficulty on Election Night, all five were swept to re-election Tuesday night,… Read More ›
Malia Vella, a labor attorney and college instructor, was the first-place vote-getter in Alameda’s City Council race Tuesday night. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |2016 ELECTION | Going into Election Day, labor and Democratic Party officials believed Alameda City Council candidate Malia… Read More ›
Ro Khanna mobbed by the media and supporters Tuesday night in Fremont. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Two years after falling short of his goal, Ro Khanna registered a decisive victory in his rematch against Rep. Mike Honda in… Read More ›
12:00am – Tavares & Juarez analyze the Election Night in the East Bay Interstate 880: 10:15pm – I chat with Fremont’s Councilmember-elect Raj Salwan on his return to the Fremont City Council and what Ro Khanna’s big win means for… Read More ›
–CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN CA17?––Is this truly the end of Rep. Mike Honda’s 16 years in Congress? Is the third time a charm for Ro Khanna, who lost congressional races in 2004 and 2014? The race will be tight… Read More ›
We probably won’t find out officially until the end of the week, but Ro Khanna will win CA-17. FEATURED TOSS UPS *ALL CAPS denotes incumbents. CA17 – Ro Khanna over MIKE HONDA AD16 – Cheryl Cook-Kallio over CATHARINE BAKER BERKELEY… Read More ›
Latest attack ad charges Alameda’s Tony Daysog with pay-to-play. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL –— ANOTHER NASTY HIT —Assuredly somebody has it in for Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog. Over the weekend, a second scathing attack piece hit mailboxes. And like the first,… Read More ›
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Oakland at-large candidate Peggy Moore’s campaign is being investigated by the FPPC. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |ELECTION 2016 |The California Fair Political Practices Commission announced Wednesday it is launching a formal investigation into a complaint against Oakland City Council… Read More ›
Some East Bay voters received an eight-page booklet from Nancy Skinner that looked like a children’s book. STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 9 |ELECTION 2016 |Once upon a time there was a state Senate candidate with too much money to spend…… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda sent an official letter to less than 500 constituents in October, thereby, sidestepping pre-election House franking rules. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Rep. Mike Honda is certainly going for broke in his bid to again stave… Read More ›
Peggy Moore’s years of work for President Obama’s campaigns finally paid off Saturday. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |ELECTION 2016 |With just four days before Election Day, Oakland City Council candidate Peggy Moore received an enormous boost in her bid… Read More ›
A recent mailer links Alameda Councilmember TonyDaysog to Donald Trump. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |ELECTION 2016 |A mailer sent by an unknown group this week aims to link Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, while a robocall… Read More ›
17th District Congressional candidate Ro Khanna Oct. 27 in Cupertino. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |An email from Ro Khanna’s well-connected campaign chair to Hillary Clinton adviser John Podesta raises questions about the congressional candidate consistency over the controversial… Read More ›
12 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY | Sometimes the Internet is not what it seems. For some, the person one perceives on the other end of an online interaction is not who they are in real life. It’s not uncommon for,… Read More ›
Ro Khanna and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom at a campaign rally in Cupertino Thursday. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Ro Khanna’s first run for Rep. Mike Honda’s seat three years ago began at De Anza College. His final sprint… Read More ›
