The fall AD15 race with presumptive front runner Buffy Wicks is already stoking the growing schism between mainline Dems and Berniecrats.
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AD15: Kalb extends lead over Beckles for second place
Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb’s slim lead over Richmond Councilmember Jovanka Beckles for the second spot in the 15th Assembly District’s fall election increased to 304 votes. The Alameda County and Contra Costa County Registrar’s offices updated their Election Night results… Read More ›
AD15 PREVIEW: Will Buffy Wicks win the primary, but lose the election?
Consensus says Buffy Wicks wins the primary, but the size of the field and up to seven credible candidates means he difference between second and third will be razor-thin.
AD15: Heavy spending as primary race winds down
It’s not only the assembly candidates emptying their pockets, but also Independent Expenditure Committees.
Buffy Wicks again leads AD15 in fundraising as primary race heads toward stretch run
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 ›
AD15 candidate who evangelized for Universal Basic Income, withdraws; endorses Beckles
Owen Poindexter and Jovanka Beckles at a candidate forum last January in Albany. 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–Jovanka Beckles‘ bid for one of two seats in the highly-competitive 15th Assembly District primary, has gained the support of one of the field’s… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | MAR 23-29 | BERKELEY may prohibit use of city funds for sugary drinks; HAYWARD spends big $$ for mobile police vehicle; and more
THE WEEK OF MARCH 23-29 –BERKELEY– Regular council meeting, Tuesday, Mar. 27, 6 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–COKE IS NOT IT– Four years ago, Berkeley voters overwhelmingly approved a tax on sugary drinks sales. Now the Berkeley City Council may go further with an… Read More ›
East Bay’s June ballot is set; AD15 features 12 candidates; sheriff, 2 supervisors to run unopposed
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 ›
Illustrative polling highlights East Bay assembly candidate’s evolving campaign strategy
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 ›
Tony Thurmond makes a pitch for his possible successor in AD15
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 ›
AD15 candidate Buffy Wicks raised a whopping $500,000 in campaign contributions last year
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 ›
As expected, no Democratic endorsement in crowded AD15 race, but surprises nonetheless
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 ›
EBC AGENDA | JAN. 26-FEB. 1 | BERKELEY seeks surveillance use policy; ALAMEDA’s own city manager scandal heats up?; State Dem pre-endorsements
THE WEEK OF JAN. 26-FEB. 1–ALAMEDA– Special closed session council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–ALAMEDA’S CITY MANAGER SCANDAL?– It’s not clear what exactly the Alameda City Council might be discussing behind closed doors Tuesday afternoon. The agenda suggests the… Read More ›
Assembly candidate Dan Kalb wants to bring back redevelopment agencies
Dan Kalb, standing, is one of nine Democrats running in the AD15 race this June. ELECTION 2018f–15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–Nearly seven years ago, the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in California significantly changed the ways local governments approved and built capital improvement… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | JAN 19-25 | Cell-site simulators deployed by East Bay law enforcement 3x last year; Highland needs $11m more for retrofit; ; Oakland’s racial disparity in traffic stops
THE WEEK OF JANUARY 19-25 –ALAMEDA COUNTY– Regular board meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 10:45 a.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–DA’S STINGRAY REPORT– Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley is required to offer a “report” on law enforcement’s use of cell-site simulators, also known as Stringrays. The device… Read More ›
2017 Year in East Bay Politics: With 2018 election cycle ahead, candidates made early moves
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSIt was not too early for a number of potential East Bay candidates to announce intentions to run next year, or, at least, begin to put out feelers. A number of statewide candidates from the… Read More ›
INSIDE THE EAST BAY: Kaplan pushes to keep her seat on Bay Area Air Quality board
◼Is Libby trying to give Kaplan the Schaaf?◼Fremont councilmember’s flippant defense ◼Assembly candidate could be risking union’s wrath ◼Ellen Corbett’s curiously busy lately. Before Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan gained a seat on the nine-county Bay Area Air Quality Management District… Read More ›
LAST 5 THINGS I THINK ABOUT EAST BAY POLITICS
Rebecca Kaplan is going to sweep into the AD15 race late and take it. ELECTION 2018➤I think its absolutely useless to do an analysis of the 15th Assembly District’s current large field of candidates because the person who will sworn-in… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | OCT 27-NOV 5 | OAKLAND’s 918-unit Oak Knoll project faces scrutiny; HAYWARD to greenlight cannabis rules; BERKELEY defines ‘use of force’
THE WEEK OF OCT. 27-NOV. 5 –OAKLAND– Special Community & Economic Development Committee meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–918-UNIT OAK KNOLL DEVELOPMENT– “The Applicant [SunCal] is requesting planning-related permits including a General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, and other… Read More ›
Assembly hopeful Ben Bartlett gets a boost from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín
Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett and Mayor Jesse Arreguin. PHOTO/Bartlett for Assembly 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTJust a month into Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett‘s campaign for the 15th Assembly District, he has gained one of its plum endorsements, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. “California… Read More ›
Wicks grabs everyone’s attention with big fundraising haul in 15th Assembly District race
15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTThe biggest political campaign in the East Bay next June is wasting little time revving up its fundraising engine. The race in the 15th Assembly District already appeared to many local politicos as a early toss-up and a… Read More ›
Oakland Councilman Dan Kalb formally announces candidacy for the 15th Assembly District
Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTOakland Councilmember Dan Kalb made official what just about everyone in East Bay politics has known for months. He’s running next year for the 15th Assembly District seat. “All through my career, I have… Read More ›
Jean Quan is mulling a comeback
Jean Quan OAKLAND As far as second or third acts go, this would be quite a stunner. Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is mulling a run for the open 15th Assembly District seat being vacated next year by Assemblymember Tony… Read More ›
EBMUD board director Andy Katz enters growing AD-15 race
Andy Katz’s current term on the EBMUD board ends in 2018. 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTFour years ago, East Bay Municipal Utilities District board member Andy Katz thought he was ready for a move to the state house. He eventually dropped out… Read More ›
Interest builds for Thurmond’s open Assembly seat
15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTA growing number of politicos in the 15th Assembly District are realizing the race next year to replace Tony Thurmond is going to be a wide-open affair. And the list of potential candidate is growing by the weeks. Oakland… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA – April 7-13 — Budget season begins – URBAN SHIELD concerns – OAKLAND non-profits – EDEN dissolution?
THE WEEK OF APRIL 7-13When Richmond Assemblymember Tony Thurmond officially (finally!) threw his hat into the ring for state superintendent of instruction this week, he basically informally set in motion the 2018 election cycle in the East Bay. Thurmond’s announcement… Read More ›
State political director for Hillary Clinton to run for Oakland’s at-large council seat
Peggy Moore filed an intention to run Wednesday for Oakland’s at-large council seat. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |Peggy Moore, one of the East Bay’s best and brightest political apparatchiks is poised to become highest-profile challenger yet for any of the… Read More ›
Oil and tobacco-funded IE spends a quick $138,000 in support of Sandre Swanson
SD09 candidate Sandre Swanson and current office holder state Sen. Loni Hancock. STATE SENATE | 9TH DISTRICT |An independent expenditure committee, whose largest donors include oil and tobacco companies, has spent more than $138,000 in the last week in support… Read More ›
Rob Bonta’s assembly challenger is a Donald Trump delegate
Republican Roseann Slonsky-Breault was named a Trump delegate and is facing Assemblymember Rob Bonta in the June primary. ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT |Two years ago, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta was opposed by a Republican who suggested an United Nations secret… Read More ›
EBCAMPAIGN: BONTA REACHES THE INNER CIRCLE ; Swalwell raises alarm over token GOP challenge; QUAN’S HUSBAND DEFENDS HER HONOR
B80 DAYS TO PRIMARY DAY | Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s rise within the state’s Democratic power structure was only slightly tarnished when he was relieved by new Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon two weeks ago of his prime committee chairmanship. Bonta made… Read More ›
