CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Hugh Bussell’s small lead over State Sen. Ellen Corbett for a spot in the November General Election against Rep. Eric Swalwell is holding firm. As of Monday morning, Bussell, a Republican from Livermore who spent… Read More ›
Alameda County
Swalwell Wins June Primary; Will Meet Unlikely Challenger in November
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Rep. Eric Swalwell nearly captured a majority of the June primary vote Tuesday night, but he won’t be facing a fellow Democrat in the fall following one of the biggest surprises of the Election Night…. Read More ›
EAST BAY JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS (Unofficial, Updated Monday)
REGISTRATION/TURNOUTAlameda County……………………….VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Total Registration…………………..803728.100.00%Vote-By-Mail Ballots Cast…………….125006..15.55%Election Day Ballots Cast……………..52269…6.50%Total Ballots Cast…………………..177275..22.06%CONGRESS15th District………………………..VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%*Eric Swalwell (I)…………………….36854..49.3%Hugh Bussell…………………………19339..25.9%Ellen Corbett………………………..18618..24.9%*including Contra Costa County17th District………………………..VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Mike Honda (I)……………………….41010..48.5%Ro Khanna……………………………23479..27.8%Vanila Singh…………………………14302..16.9%Joel Vanlandingham…………………….5766…6.8%*including Santa Clara County13th District………………………..VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Barbara Lee (I)………………………67192..82.2%Dakin Sundeen…………………………8555..10.5%Justin Jelincic……………………….4080…5.0%Lawrence… Read More ›
Embattled Alameda County Auditor Candidate Withdraws from the Race
Kathleen Knox ends her campaign for auditor, but her name remains on the ballot. ALAMEDA COUNTY | Kathleen Knox, the candidate for Alameda County auditor-controller who was charged earlier this month with six felony counts of voter fraud, has withdrawn… Read More ›
Alameda County Candidate for Auditor Pleads Not Guilty to Voter Fraud
Kati Knox says she lives on Clarke St. in San Leandro, investigators say no. ALAMEDA COUNTY | AUDITOR | Where’s does Alameda County auditor-controller candidate Kathleen Knox live? Danville or San Leandro? Knox, who is the daughter of former Alameda… Read More ›
Wieckowski Releases Hard-Hitting Website Attacking Hayashi
Bob Wieckowski, Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski is coming out punching. His campaign released a Web site this weekend dedicated to 10th State Senate District opponent Mary Hayashi’s three year old shoplifting incident. The… Read More ›
Coliseum Authority Offers A’s a 10-Year Lease to Stay in Oakland
COLISEUM AUTHORITY | The A’s may be in Oakland through 2024 after the Coliseum Authority offered the team a 10-year lease Tuesday to remain at the O.co Coliseum. A press release only noted the length of the proposed deal, but… Read More ›
Honda Offers Plan for Rape Kit Backlog; Wants to use Alameda County for Pilot
Rep. Mike Honda CONGRESS | Across the country there is an estimated backlog of nearly 500,000 rape kits awaiting testing, including about 2,000 in Alameda County alone. To alleviate the backlog, Bay Area Congressman Mike Honda asked a House Appropriations… Read More ›
Holding office in Alameda County: It’s a good gig, if you can get it
Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern is running unopposed this June. PHOTO/Shane Bond ALAMEDA COUNTY | Patrick O’Connell — like most Alameda County politicians — has run unopposed each time he’s been up for reelection to his longtime post as county… Read More ›
Supervisor Keith Carson’s Personal, Expletive-Filled Plea For Mental Health
Supervisor Keith Carson ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | No other elected official in the East Bay comports himself in the manner of a statesman than Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson. He is pensive listener who typically responds with measured,… Read More ›
Alameda County Puts Controversial Laura’s Law Pilot Program on Hold
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | During one of the most heartbreaking, riveting and longest Alameda County Board of Supervisors meetings in recent memory, a long-discussed proposal to approve the early stages of a court-ordered treatment program for the mentally… Read More ›
Reauthorization of County Health Care Half-Cent Sales Tax Heads to June Ballot
Alameda Health System received $88 million in tax revenue last year from Measure A. ELECTION 2014 | ALAMEDA COUNTY | Nearly every government agency seeking a ballot measure this election cycle characterizes its important in dire terms, but some come with… Read More ›
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Preview, Jan. 21, 2014
Oakland City Council Preview1 Frank Ogawa PlazaTuesday, Jan. 21, 5:30 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE]Twitter hashtag: #oakmtg >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARDPUBLIC SAFETY RADIO INTEROPERABILITY Last July, some council members asked for a side-by-side analysis of Oakland’s current police… Read More ›
The Skinny: Oakland City Council Committee Preview, Jan. 14, 2014
Oakland City Council Committees Preview1 Frank Ogawa PlazaTuesday, Jan. 14, begins at 9:30 a.m.Hashtag: #oakmtg >>> FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEENO-BID CONTRACT Committee will discuss awarding a $5.8 million no-bid contract to IPS Group, Inc. to install 4,300 parking meters in… Read More ›
2013 Year In Lists: Top 5 East Bay Political News Stories
Replica of a drone sought by the Alameda County Sheriff in Feb. PHOTO/Shane Bond 1. Public privacy under siege>>> The potent issue of government infringement on public privacy through technology was barely on the national radar a year ago and non-existent… Read More ›
2013 Year-In-Review, Part II: Oakland Gets Three Police Chiefs In A Week; Censure In The Air; BART Strike Rattles Bay Area
April 2013 >>>San Leandro City Council approves the construction of a private 100-foot wind turbine on its shoreline and angers a group of homeowners at the neighboring Heron Bay housing development. The homeowners association sues the city and the story… Read More ›
San Leandro May Spend $110k To Study Potential Tax Measure in 2014
San Leandro may eye a road improvement tax next year. It has struggled in recent years to find money to repair its roads. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | With the coming mid-term election season just around the corner, voters in Alameda… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisors Join Early Push For Legalizing Pot
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | It was no surprise last week the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution urging the federal government to refrain from raids on local medical cannabis dispensaries and respect states like California, Washington and… Read More ›
Is Nadia Lockyer Readying A Comeback?
Nadia Lockyer ALAMEDA COUNTY | Nadia Lockyer never ceases to amaze Alameda County. Just when you think a blanket of normalcy has arrive in her treacherous saga from county supervisor to stints in rehab for alcohol and drug treatment, there is… Read More ›
Alameda County Dems Unified In Not Noticing Nadia Lockyer’s Broken Arm
Nadia Lockyer in better times, if you can believe it? ALAMEDA COUNTY DEMOCRATS | The annual Alameda County Democratic Party dinner is meant to confer a sense of togetherness. We’re all in this together. Nevermind the opposing party’s presence in this… Read More ›
A’s Owner Hints At Downtown Ballpark in Oakland
A’s co-owner Lew Wolff OAKLAND | Was A’s co-owner Lew Wolff being positively flippant today about a downtown ballpark for the team in Oakland or is the recent spate of trash talk against the aging Coliseum a new strategy to pressure Oakland and… Read More ›
How Alameda Health System Is Going All-In With Deals In Alameda, San Leandro
ALAMEDA COUNTY//HEALTH CARE | The fall and potential renaissance of two East Bay health care facilities in San Leandro and Alameda share similar qualities, they reportedly bleed money and struggle to compete in a market dominated by big players in… Read More ›
Unremarkable Grand Jury Report Has One Surprise: Rep. Swalwell’s Father Served As Grand Juror
ALAMEDA COUNTY//GRAND JURY REPORT | Outside of Dublin, most people are unaware Rep. Eric Swalwell is not the first in his family to be an elected official. Eric Swalwell, Sr. served on the Dublin school board nearly a decade ago before his… Read More ›
County To Form Task Force Examining Re-Up Of Measure A For Next Year
ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | Measure A is one of the most successful voter-approved referendums in Alameda County over the past decade. Since 2004, the half-cent transactions and use tax has garnered nearly $1 billion in revenue, two-thirds of which, greatly aid the county’s health… Read More ›
Alameda County Closes $80 Million Deficit With Extra Leftover For Employees
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BUDGET | A proposal to close an $80 million budget shortfall in Alameda County includes cuts to the safety net and one-time only savings from previous budget years. County employee will also receive a cost-of-living increase for the first… Read More ›
EBMUD PROPOSES 20% RATE INCREASE
EBMUD | The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors will decide today whether to raise water rates for the utility’s 390,000 customers (106,000 in Oakland). The rate increase will phase in over two years: 9.75% in FY2014… Read More ›
Hayashi Bides Time As A Health Care Consultant
Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE 10 | Between running for Alameda County supervisor last year and ramping up for a run at the State Senate in 2014, there is time for Mary Hayashi to make some money. The former two-time Hayward assemblywoman… Read More ›
On Both Sides Of The Bay, Politicians Shamelessly Kiss Up To The Warriors
SUNDAY COLUMN | When it comes to the Golden State Warriors these days all types of ass-kissing is permissible. The grand prize: an NBA team on the rise and which side of the Bay they will call home within the next… Read More ›
After Major National Security Speech, Lee Still Has Concerns Over Use Of Drones
CONGRESS 13//DRONES | While some opponents of the Obama Administration’s use of military drones were placated by the president’s major national security speech Thursday, East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee, however, still has concerns. Preceding the president’s speech Thursday morning, Lee… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY SEES BUDGET FUNDING GAP FALL TO $80 MILLION
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BUDGET | The East Bay’s local economy is moving further from the worst of the Great Recession and closer to better times—except, only slightly. Last week, the Alameda County administrator’s office announced a $80.2 million funding gap that follows four… Read More ›
