POLITICS AND FIRE CHIEF’S PILFERING OF GASOLINE HAS ALAMEDA IN A COMBUSTIBLE MOODBy Steven Tavares You can call it the Bell Factor. When officials dip their ladle too deep into the the people’s pot of soup during rough economic times,… Read More ›
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Acrimony and Threats Dog Stark at Town Halls
Supporters of possible Tea Party independent candidate for Congress Chris Pareja hold a demonstration last Saturday morning before Rep. Pete Stark’s town hall meeting in Hayward. RAISES HACKLES WHEN HE SAYS, ‘THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO WHAT IT WANTS’By Steven… Read More ›
Oakland On Edge
AROUND THE EAST BAY BLOGOSPHEREWhen it comes to next week’s likely verdict in the Johannes Mehersle trial invariably the knee-jerk local reaction will be devoid of contemplation. Images of protesters will be splashed on television screens focusing squarely on unknown out-of-town anarchists… Read More ›
Many Local Cities Exploring Tax Measures
ALAMEDA TAKES PAGES FROM HAYWARD’S ANTI-POT CLUB PLAYBOOK AROUND THE EAST BAY BLOGOSPHERE The Island of Alameda blog has two excellent stories this week. The City of Alameda voted this week against medical marijuana dispensaries and comments made by the… Read More ›