Fremont teachers say school board president Yang Shao has repeatedly disrespected its union membership. The teachers’ union has been in contract talks with the school district since March 2017. Last week, they fought fire with fire and protested Shao’s fundraising… Read More ›
AD15 Democrat Buffy Wicks has $323,000 for the final month of the primary campaign. CAMPAIGN FINANCE–ELECTION 2018– The fundraising juggernaut that is 15th Assembly District candidate Buffy Wicks shows no signs of abetting. Campaign finance reports released last Thursday show… Read More ›
San Leandro Councilmember Benny Lee’s mayoral campaign already has $63,000 in contributions built over the past few years. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–Backed by the city’s burgeoning Asian American demographic and already stocked campaign cash reserves, San Leandro Councilmember Benny… Read More ›
Oakland City Council candidate Loren Taylor OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–Now that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has thrown down the gauntlet against Councilmember Desley Brooks, she’s ready to back one of the candidates seeking to unseat the District 6 councilmember this… Read More ›
Going back to their days together on the Oakland City Council, there has never been much love lost between Desley Brooks and Libby Schaaf. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILTwo years ago, Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks railed against Mayor Libby Schaaf‘s apparent bureaucratic… Read More ›
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern at a town hall last summer in Hayward where he faced considerable criticism. ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF–ELECTION 2018–Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern has long dismayed East Bay progressives because of his deference to ICE, his support… Read More ›
Civil right attorney Pamela Price is turning up the heat on Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in recent weeks. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–Last week ,the campaign for Alameda County District Attorney candidate Pamela Price attempted to highlight a link… Read More ›
Including donations from attorney Joe Cotchett and his law firm, Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley raised $27,200 in the past eight days. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–The powerful Burlingame law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP filed a lawsuit on… Read More ›
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley speaking at the San Leandro Democratic Club in February. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley says her re-election campaign will return contributions from a well-known Tri-Valley developer who was indicted last… Read More ›
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–A push poll, suspected by many, to have originated from Alameda landlords’ groups, is probing and testing potential attack lines against a lengthy list of potential progressive candidates for the city’s mayoral and city council elections this… Read More ›
John Knox White is the first to officially enter the race for Alameda City Council. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL–ELECTION 2018–John Knox White, a well-known city activist and former Alameda Planning Board member, is the first to officially declare their candidacy for… Read More ›
Just a portion of the AD15 field during a forum in Oakland last January. ELECTION 2018Voters in the contentious 15th Assembly District will have to choose from a list of 11 Democrats and a lone Republican this June. The wide-open… Read More ›
Oakland civil rights attorney Pamela Price, left, is challenging Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley in June. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–Pamela Price says Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley did not charge two Fremont police officers for the killing last year… Read More ›
Mialisa Bonta is the founder and CEO of the Oakland education non-profit LitLab. ALAMEDA–ELECTION 2018–Apparently, it’s what political couples do for romance. Last Valentine’s Day, Assemblymember Rob Bonta posted a photo on his Facebook page taken at the Alameda County… Read More ›
AD16 Assemblymember Catharine Baker will face Dem Rebecca Bauer-Kahan are the only candidates in the June 5 primary. 16TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–In some parts of the state where Democrats are hoping to upend Republican seat holders, aspiring candidates are running… Read More ›
Ron Cohen 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–A week ago, Ron Cohen, a Republican congressional candidate in the 17th District’s June primary, was incensed by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf‘s move to alert residents of impending raids by federal ICE agents. He responded… Read More ›
Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks at a candidate forum last January in Albany. 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–An extensive poll from the well-bankrolled upstart in the wide-open race for the 15th Assembly District shows a candidate unsure over how to present herself… Read More ›
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 ›
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and Pamela Price at a candidate forum last Thursday in San Leandro. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley‘s re-election campaign is bolstered by higher name-recognition and awash in campaign contributions. But… Read More ›
El Cerrito Councilmember Rochelle Pardue- Okimoto and Assemblymember Tony Thurmond 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–Assemblymember Tony Thurmond certainly has many options when it comes to handing out his endorsement in the crowded field of diverse candidates hoping to replace him in… 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 ›
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16-22.–ALAMEDA– Regular council meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–INFRASTRUCTURE BOND MEASURE-– A $95 million general obligation bond measure may be coming to the ballot in Alameda this June. Here is the proposal ballot language to… Read More ›
A proposed Alameda infrastructure bond measure in June could join other high- profile tax and fee increases this June. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILLast September, hundreds of residents in Alameda’s West End reported foul-smelling water coming from the taps and shower heads…. Read More ›
Alameda Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer ALAMEDA CTC The nine-county regional ballot measure this June to raise an estimated $4.5 billion for local transportation projects, includes significant funding for Bay Area ferries, which are immensely popularity in places like Alameda. But when… Read More ›
ELECTION 2018–CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS–Whether your race is in June, November, or both, it’s definitely go-time and the cash a candidate has in the bank on Jan. 1 is now a signal of how strong a campaign might be. Below are… Read More ›
AD15 candidate Buffy Wicks raised $209,000 during the first half of the 2017. ELECTION 2018–15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–Buffy Wicks is again making her opponents in the 15th Assembly District green with envy. After bursting onto the scene last summer with an… Read More ›
The AD15 pre-endorsement scoreboard showed no officials winners, but some candidates received surprises Saturday. ELECTION 2018—15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT—Next week, 15th Assembly District candidate Buffy Wicks is expected to release year-end finance reports that show a wide breadth of financial support… Read More ›
Oakland voters overwhelmingly supported Measure Q in 2004, but the parcel tax has struggled to improve libraries in the city. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILOakland’s libraries have faced years of disheartening budget cuts, but a plan to place a library parcel tax at… Read More ›
ELECTION 2018While legislative special elections in Southern California proliferate–mainly due to resignations that follow claim of sexual harassment–the level of interesting and competitive races in the East Bay is lacking something fierce. Several cities in Alameda County will decide whether… Read More ›
ELECTION 2018Much will happen on the campaign trail this spring and fall leading to the June primary and November General Election. Someone will say something stupid, others won’t utter a single interesting thought. However, surprises in the form of candidates… Read More ›
