| ELECTION DAY | Despite a near historic flood of late newly registered voters in California, a new Field Poll predicts turnout will be just a tick under 70 percent. The poll, released today, suggests overall enthusiasm for this year’s… Read More ›
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Ong Crosses $500,000 In Total Independent Expenditure Support
Dr. Jennifer Ong ELECTION ‘12//ASSEMBLY | Dr. Jennifer Ong, one of two Democrats facing each other in the 20th Assembly District next month, broke the half-million dollar mark in support from independent expenditures this week. Ong, who is facing former Hayward… Read More ›
Assembly Candidates Bonta, Guillen Push Populist Streak At San Leandro Forum
Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen ELECTION ‘12//ASSEMBLY 18 | With the days tumbling quickly towards election day, 18th Assembly District candidates Rob Bonta and Abel Guillen unfurled noticeable shades of populism during a forum Wednesday night in San Leandro. Both progressives… Read More ›
Alameda Group Files Petition to Recall Assembly Candidate Rob Bonta
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18/ALAMEDA | By SHANE BOND | The CitizenELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18/ALAMEDA | In Alameda, a familiar adversary for most of its City Council has collected over 40 signatures for a recall campaign against current 18th Assembly District frontrunner, Rob… Read More ›
State Democrats Endorse Bonta; Campaign Repositions Candidate To The Left
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18 | Alameda Vice Mayor Rob Bonta secured one of the biggest endorsements left to be had in the 18th Assembly District–the full backing of the California Democratic Party. Democratic party members Sunday afternoon tabbed the 40-year-old Bonta over Peralta Community College… Read More ›
For Bonta And Ong, An Energized Filipino Electorate May Be A Game Changer
ASSEMBLY 18 | Often times local political campaigns are run somewhat blindly without much real-time feedback to gauge whether one move is more beneficial than another. You have to keep your ear to the ground and feel your gut. One way… Read More ›
Pre-Primary Fundraising Totals Show Local Candidates On Spending Sprees
Abel Guillen has spent $221,000 in AD18 this year, but only $46,000 left. ELECTION ’12//CAMPAIGN FINANCEMay 28, 2012 | With pre-primary campaign fundraising totals finalized last week, the local numbers show a definitive and expected trend. After spending months amassing… Read More ›
Independent Expenditure Committee Swoops In With Bundles Of Cash To Defeat Young
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18May 28, 2012 | Voters in Oakland and its neighbors in the 18th Assembly District has been inundated in recent weeks with uncommonly negative campaign mailers against candidate Joel Young, but who is paying for these pieces and who… Read More ›
Clever Campaigning, Shifty Shenanigans Mark The Stretch Run To June Primary
ELECTION ’12 May 28, 2012 | For politicians, these are not times for the faint of heart. In fact, the pressure is high, nerves are fraying and while some campaigns are deep into readying well-honed strategies, others are looking to… Read More ›
Alameda’s War On Campaign Fundraising Returns To Potentially Impact Assembly Race
ELECTION 2012//ASSEMBLY 18//ALAMEDAApril 27, 2012 | An old hornet’s nest may be stirring in Alameda that caused a still-churning debate stemming from the a two-year-old dispute over campaign finance limits and fundraising from outside political interests. This time around it may become an… Read More ›
Candidates In 18th Assembly District In A Close Race To The June Primary
ASSEMBLY 18Feb. 8, 2012 | The 16th Assembly district has long been known as a “black seat” in the state legislature because the demographics of the district had historically tilted toward African-American voters living in East Oakland. For the past… Read More ›
Young Using Swiftly Created Women’s Group To Advocate For His Assembly Run
Sept. 28, 2011 | Assembly candidate Rob Bonta doesn’t have a “Women for Rob” political committee and Kathy Neal, for that matter, doesn’t have a group of supporters calling themselves “Men for Kathy, but embattled AC Transit Board Director Joel Young… Read More ›
Assembly Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence
An assembly candidate with hopes of representing the redrawn 18th district next year covering Alameda, San Leandro and a section of Oakland is accused of hitting a former girlfriend during a pre-dawn confrontation after the woman was shocked to find him… Read More ›
