A rendering of the 24-story luxury building that was initially proposed fot the sale of Oakland-owned land in 2015. ALAMEDA COUNTY GRAND JURYOakland’s proposed sale two years ago of a sliver of city-owned property near Lake Merritt, known as the… Read More ›
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday booted two out of a City Council meeting Tuesday. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |The controversy surrounding fired Hayward Superintendent Stan Dobbs moved from the school board to the city council Tuesday night after Mayor Barbara Halliday ejected… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//BUDGET | A two-year budget including increased funding for public safety was passed by the Oakland City Council late Thursday. The “all-in” budget compromise backed by Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Dan Kalb and Lynette Gibson McElhaney was approved, 5-3,… Read More ›
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The quickly assembled special meeting last Tuesday called by the Hayward school board to discuss the contract of its interim superintendent may have been illegal. “I do think we violated the Brown Act,” said Hayward school board… Read More ›
HAYWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT | What would have been unthinkable even just six months ago could soon be fact—fiscal crusader and Hayward school board member Luis Reynoso may be soon ruling the roost and he would like the title of board… Read More ›
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD SCANDAL | A family member of the deceased great-grandmother referenced last week by Hayward school board member Maribel Heredia as an excuse for missing a board meeting Aug. 21, says she is lying. “If Maribel Heredia is… Read More ›
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR HAVE CHOICE WORDS FOR EACH OTHER COUNCILWOMAN ACCUSES MAYOR OF VIOLATING THE BROWN ACTBy Steven Tavares Mayor Tony Santos has a new battle front in his bid for re-election this November after his opponent for the office Councilwoman… Read More ›
Councilwoman Joyce Starosciak, who is running for mayor against the incumbent Tony Santos, accused him of violating the Brown Act during a Sept. 13 Shoreline-Marina Committee meeting. Here is the entire text of an email entitled “San Leandro needs a… Read More ›
Yum! Pigeon meat in Oakland! The blog Oakland Local features a story on “haute cuisine” possibly moving to fill the cavernous Barnes & Noble building at Jack London Square. No word on whether the proposed restaurant will also sell red… Read More ›
THE EDITORIALIn 1953, Assemblyman Ralph Brown sought to return the business of government to the perusal of the people. The Brown Act was created to force every molecule within the light of democracy to shine on the business of legislative… Read More ›
