Scott Olsen, right, addresses a community meeting on public safety, Mar. 6, with police consultant Bob Wasserman and Mayor Jean Quan, highlighted, looking on. PHOTO/David Colburn OAKLAND | Scott Olsen, the Occupy Oakland protester and Iraq War veteran, who suffered… Read More ›
Police consultant Bob Wasserman and Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan Jan. 15 in Oakland. PHOTO/Shane Bond OAKLAND | The City Council may be willing to shell out money for a high-priced consultant to fix its crime problem, but it may… Read More ›
Dr. Raj Salwan FREMONT | For the third time in two years, the Fremont City Council has appointed a new member to its brethren. The five-member council chose local Democratic stalwart Raj Salwan Monday night to serve the remaining two… Read More ›
Feb. 8, 2012 | Just as the Fremont City Council returns to full-strength following the passing of Bob Wasserman, the list of potential mayor candidates begins to shrink. Councilman Dominic Dutra removed his name from the race for mayor this fall now… Read More ›
Gus Morrison Jan. 31, 2012 | After eight years in exile, Gus Morrison is back in the mayor’s office in Fremont. The City Council, short one member after Mayor Bob Wasserman’s death last December, unanimously approved the appointment of… Read More ›
FREMONTJan. 20, 2012 | The remaining members of the Fremont City Council now possess a list of fourteen prospective candidates seeking to fill the remaining 10 months on recently deceased Mayor Bob Wasserman’s term in office. The list of candidates to be… Read More ›
FREMONTJan. 13, 2012 | Just minutes after a musician performed the last bars of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” last Tuesday, a touching two-hour tribute for the recently deceased Fremont mayor Bob Wasserman devolved into the makings of what may be an epic battle to become his replacement…. Read More ›
BOB WASSERMAN 1934-2011Dec. 29, 2011 | Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman died Thursday after a long illness. He was 77. Wasserman was the South Bay’s mayor since 2004. A former police officer, Wasserman’s public service to the residents of Fremont began… Read More ›
WASSERMAN SAYS LEADERS IN SACRAMENTO ARE NOT LISTENING TO THEIR CONSTITUENTSFremont Mayor Bob Wasserman is an old hat when it comes to local government. That’s to say nothing seems to faze him, but he has become increasingly critical of the… Read More ›
MOST MEMBER CITIES HAVE APPROVED FUNDING FOR DISSOLUTION; EX-DIRECTOR FILES SUIT AGAINST GOVERNING BOARDBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.com@eastbaycitizen on twitter While East Bay cities await the findings of long overdue financial audit of soon-to-be defunct Associated Community Action Program, nearly all municipalities… Read More ›
UNCERTAINTY LEADS CITY TO PULL PLUG ON SALE OF $140 MILLION IN TAX BONDS, FOR NOWBy Steven Tavares The Fremont City Council put the brakes on an ambitious sale of $140 million in tax allocation bonds to fund redevelopment projects… Read More ›
JUST 4 OF 13 MEMBERS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE SINCE TROUBLE AROSE AT ACAP; ALAMEDA MAYOR MISSINGBy Steven Tavares Alameda MayorMarie Gilmore You never hear about inter-governmental agencies outside of councilmember’s brief descriptions of their duties at the end of council meetings…. Read More ›
FINANCE DIRECTOR BELIEVES GUV IS LEANING AGAINST SHUTDOWN OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESBy Steven Tavares City officials in Fremont moved quickly to secure millions by issuing tax-exempt bonds last month for a menu of public improvement projects in the days after Gov…. Read More ›
HAYWARD APPROVES AGREEMENT FOR $40 MILLION; FREMONT LOOKS AT ITS OPTIONSBy Steven Tavares When it comes to wading through the massive uncertainty surrounding Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to put the kibosh on the state’s redevelopment agencies, Fremont continues to be… Read More ›
FREMONT SWEARS-IN NEW COUNCILMAN; ON BUDGET WOES: HE SAYS CITY IS ‘UNDER THREAT’By Steven Tavares Dominic Dutra became the newest Fremont City Councilman Tuesday night on the promise he would not seek re-election in two years, but his acceptance speech… Read More ›
The silhouette of San Leandro School Board President Morgan Mack-Rose. Her comments Dec. 21 critical of the city employee contracts raised the eyebrows of some union members. SOME POLS DRAW LINE IN THE SAND WITH UNIONS; FREMONT’S NEW COUNCILMEMBER TO PROVIDE… Read More ›
