Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan during a council meeting two years ago. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem three weeks ago. The act of defiance to protest the treatment of African Americans in this country… Read More ›
Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs invited Gloria Allred to Tennyson. HAYWARD SCHOOLS | ANALYSIS |The plight of schools in Hayward has long been a drag on a city that can’t seem to take one solid step forward. When former 49ers… Read More ›
Gloria Allred says if Hayward can’t find anyone better to speak to students, she’ll do it herself. HAYWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT | Well-known civil rights attorney Gloria Allred sent a letter to the Hayward School District this week that was critical… Read More ›
Former 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Hayward parents are outraged that Ray McDonald, a former San Francisco 49ers defensive end who is scheduled to go on trial next month for allegedly raping an intoxicated woman, recently spoke… Read More ›
Twenty-five state lawmakers, including Bonta and Wieckowski, attended the expense-paid junket in Maui last November. LEGISLATURE | Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta and East Bay State Sen. Bob Wieckowski both received a special interests-funded junket in Maui last November totaling around… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda said he was “shocked and saddened” by the handling of a number of football players accused of domestic violence against by the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell… Read More ›
CONGRESS | DISTRICT 15 | Always choose your friends wisely. Especially, if you’re an East Bay congressman who publicly consorts with a North Carolina Republican who believes employers have the right to fire people because of their sexual orientation. Earlier… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell: 49ers fan. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | The 113th Congress is the least productive in American history. Instead of passing meaningful legislation, what exactly are they doing in Washington? Apparently, they are placing football bets with each… Read More ›
CONGRESS//17TH DISTRICT | If Ro Khanna played in the NFL, he would undoubtedly be a placekicker. Nonetheless, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott acted as both Vince Lombardi and political Nostradamus Nate Silver during a rousing pep talk at a fundraiser for Khanna’s run at Rep. Mike… Read More ›
Ro Khanna, part of the Faithful. CONGRESS//17TH DISTRICT | There’s a sports axiom often co-opted by business: if you want to be a champion, surround yourself with winners. Ro Khanna has enlisted a group of Super Bowl champions to his team… Read More ›
Giants great Will Clark gave Rep. Eric Swalwell a thrill, according to a tweet Tuesday. CONGRESS 15 | Mr. Everything To Everybody is back at it. Rep. Eric Swalwell continues to understand moderate Democrat to mean a catch-all for the… Read More ›
PHOTO/Mark Salinas-Facebook SUNDAY COLUMN | We hear quite a bit about shopping locally from our public officials and supporting commerce in Alameda County, but when it comes to one of the biggest and most popular assets in the region, the… Read More ›
