Mialisa Bonta is the founder and CEO of the Oakland education non-profit LitLab. ALAMEDA–ELECTION 2018–Apparently, it’s what political couples do for romance. Last Valentine’s Day, Assemblymember Rob Bonta posted a photo on his Facebook page taken at the Alameda County… Read More ›
Bill Lockyer and Nadia Lockyer ALAMEDA COUNTYFormer Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer wrote in a posting on Facebook Wednesday morning that she has filed for legal separation from her husband, Bill Lockyer. Last month, Nadia Lockyer was arrested in Tuolomne… Read More ›
Bill and Nadia Lockyer ALAMEDA COUNTYFormer Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, whose brief tenure ended after she resigned due to drug and alcohol addiction, was arrested Thursday in Tuolomne County for spousal abuse. according to the Union Democrat. Nadia Lockyer is… Read More ›
Nadia Lockyer has made allegations against her husband Bill Lockyer on Facebook in past. ALAMEDA COUNTYFormer Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer wrote an alarming message on Facebook Sunday that sounded to some as a suicide note while briefly alarming her… Read More ›
APRIL>>>With the years-long drought worsening, several East Bay municipalities begin drawing up water conservation plans. Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday jokingly proposes a “skip-a-shower day.” State Sen. Bob Wieckowski tends to one of the plants to be used in the $6 million Oro Loma… Read More ›
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Bill Lockyer, 74, is going to be a daddy, again. PHOTO/Shane Bond ALAMEDA COUNTY | The real life soap opera that is the Lockyer family is apparently bidding for higher ratings just in time for May Sweeps. The San Francisco… Read More ›
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 ›
Bill Lockyer at the Calif. Democratic State Convention last April. PHOTO/Shane Bond CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Bill Lockyer’s imprimatur is not what it once was, but the state treasurer still has loads of money and liberal contacts in the 15th Congressional… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Board of Equalization member Betty Yee STATE CONTROLLER//2014 ELECTION | For a few months this summer, Alameda resident Betty Yee’s campaign for state controller was looking good. When State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, another East Bay resident, decided against another round… Read More ›
SUNDAY COLUMN | Despite your party affiliation or disdain for his last few years in office, there is no doubt Lockyer is one of the East Bay’s greatest political minds ever. Lockyer this week announced he will retire after serving… Read More ›
SUNDAY COLUMN | Two men in Oakland Athletics jersey, backpacks strapped to their bodies mill around thousands of A’s fans patiently lined up outside the O.co Coliseum in anticipation of a popular bobblehead promotion. Fans love the promotion and wait… Read More ›
CADEM CONVENTION//ROUND UP | Being an off year in California and East Bay politics does not normally elicit much news. In fact, last weekend’s Democratic state convention was more about likely 2014 candidates making important first impressions and building a network… Read More ›
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer speaking, Apr. 13, at the Democratic Party State Convention in Sacramento. PHOTO/Shane Bond CADEM CONVENTION | No moment emphasized the general smugness of California Democrats this weekend than a Top 10 list delivered by State Treasurer… Read More ›
Prelude to 2014: Rep. Eric Swalwell and State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett greet each other Mar. 21 at the Eden Area United Democratic Campaign St. Patrick’s Day dinner in Hayward. PHOTO/Shane Bond ALAMEDA COUNTY//DEMOCRATS | The Eden Area United… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Oakland took steps Tuesday never to profit from the sale of guns and ammunition. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution prohibiting the city from investing in companies which manufacture firearms and ammunition. “There is a well-funded corporate… Read More ›
OAKLAND | It is virtually impossible to legally buy a gun Oakland, but that has not stopped them from becoming a scourge on the community. Next week, the Oakland City Council will take steps to avoid unwittingly aiding Big Guns’… Read More ›
FINAL WORD ON 2012//ESSAY | This was the year East Bay politicians learned there was always a second chance for their errors. Not because they deserved that uniquely American second act at redemption, but because the political establishment has no mechanism for… Read More ›
ELECTION ‘12//ALCO SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 2 | Even as the Alameda County Board of Supervisors enacted limits on campaign fundraising last year, they never imagined a candidate with as many connections as Mary Hayashi. A large billboard towering over Foothill Boulevard… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY | Former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer was arrested last week in Orange County and charged with child endangerment, according to a police report. Lockyer, 41, was arrested Aug. 28 and held in custody for three days at… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY | California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer filed for divorce from his wife, former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer last week, reported the San Francisco Chronicle. In the wake of a highly-publicized drug and sex scandal which led to the the resignation of Nadia Lockyer in… Read More ›
ANALYSIS | State Treasurer Bill Lockyer next career move may be academia. The Sacramento Bee reported the 71-year-old Lockyer is interested in replacing outgoing CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, who announced his retirement last May. Lockyer’s two-year calendar was thought to… Read More ›
NADIA LOCKYER | Former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer’s court date seeking a restraining order against her former lover Steve Chikhani came and went a second time last week. No future court date has been scheduled. Chikhani told The Citizen… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY//REPLACING NADIA LOCKYERMay 21, 2012 | When news of Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi’s interest in replacing Nadia Lockyer at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors was leaked, it was interpreted as a method of embarrassing the larcenous legislator, instead, it… Read More ›
NADIA LOCKYER RESIGNS//SEX TAPES May 11, 2012 | The year of sex, drugs and shoplifting in East Bay politics just got even more titillating Friday night after sex videos of former Alameda County supervisor Nadia Lockyer were posting online. Both short… Read More ›
ELECTION 2012//ASSEMBLY 20April 27, 2012 | Independent 20th Assembly district candidate Mark Green wants to talk about Nadia Lockyer and he says his opponent, Democrat Bill Quirk, should have known about her problems with substance abuse during the 2010 Alameda County… Read More ›
NADIA LOCKYER RESIGNSApril 23, 2012 | Former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer admitted her husband Bill Lockyer, the state’s treasurer and former attorney general, supplied her with drugs, according to an interview she gave this weekend to the San Jose… Read More ›
NADIA LOCKYER RESIGNSApril 20, 2012 | Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer announced her resignation from the Board of Supervisors in a letter friday to constituents. Her resignation after just over a year in office ends one of the most scandalous periods… Read More ›
