Mayor Stephen Cassidy voted against the resolution on Monday. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//FLAG FLAP | The Chinese flag won’t be flying over San Leandro City Hall after all. Three days after a contentious City Council meeting narrowly approved celebrating China’s… Read More ›
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Benny Lee Becomes San Leandro’s First Asian American Councilmember
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 | San Leandro’s demographics of a generation ago is a well-known secret. In 1970, 99.9 percent of the East Bay city was white. Times have changed when it comes to its City Council, which… Read More ›
Residents Sent City 1,000 Emails Protesting Wind Turbine On San Leandro Shoreline
ELECTION ‘12//SAN LEANDRO//ENVIRONMENT | Stephanie L’Archuleta, a member of the Heron Bay Homeowners Association board, went to Rio Vista last month to view one of the wind turbines proposed to be erected on the San Leandro shoreline within sight of the bayside community…. Read More ›
San Leandro Council Candidate’s Online Comments Rile City’s Asian Population
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO DIST 4 | A San Leandro city council candidate is running the risk of alienating the city’s largest demographic, after online comments Aug. 14, since removed, riled Asian American community leaders who now question the candidate’s trustworthiness as… Read More ›
The Race For Second In The 20th Assembly Could Come Down To The Wire
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 20June 4, 2012 | Hayward Councilman Bill Quirk should be advised to compose an early victory speech for the 20th Assembly District Tuesday night. His campaign, like Rob Bonta’s in the nearby 18th, has rolled somewhat effortlessly towards… Read More ›
Young’s Pattern Of Dishonesty Now Includes Mistaking San Leandro For Sacramento?
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18May 24, 2012 | Add a poor sense of geography or downright lying to Joel Young’s list of transgressions this campaign season. The candidate for the 18th Assembly District is in hot water again about the issue of his honesty and integrity over his whereabouts before… Read More ›
Two Candidates In 18th Assembly District Rush To Bolster Their Bases
ASSEMBLY 18Feb. 16, 2012 | If you’re looking for a good seat at the Assembly commissary next year, it’s becoming increasingly smart for candidates to cozy up with current members who share a similar ethnic background. The role of identity politics in the race for the… Read More ›
Filipina First To Open Assembly Campaign To Replace Hayashi
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DR. JENNIFER ONG IS RUNNING FOR AD18By Steven Tavares Assemby candidate (AD18)Dr. Jennifer Ong Hayward optometrist Dr. Jennifer Ong is the first declared candidate hoping to replace Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi when her term expires in 2012. The Alameda County… Read More ›
