State Senate candidate Nancy Skinner raised more than $277,000 during the past six months. SD9 ALCOD4 CAMPAIGN FINANCE |Former Assemblymember Nancy Skinner of Berkeley reported that she has nearly $1.1 million in cash reserves in her state Senate campaign account,… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, left, is hoping to fend off Bryan Parker this June. ALAMEDA COUNTY | DISTRICT 4 |Bryan Parker’s nascent campaign for Alameda County supervisor is showing mettle after posting year-end fundraising totals of $117,000, his campaign… Read More ›
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ELECTION16 | If the Alameda County Board of Supervisors are not gods in the context of East Bay governance, they are surely the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s almost a lifetime appointment unless you’re caught shooting up methamphetamines. That’s why Bryan… Read More ›
Jean Quan, right, as a council member in 2011 at a protest for Oscar Grant. Insiders says she’s thinking about a return to the council in 2016. OAKLAND | 2016 | Granted, it’s early. But Oakland’s 2016 election season is… Read More ›
Bryan Parker, center, helped Castlemont High’s football team raise $14,000 for new uniforms. OAKLAND | On a blustery late afternoon at Oakland’s Castlemont High School in July, members of the football team’s receiving corps ran play after play. “Thirty-two-in!” called… Read More ›
JANUARY Dan Siegel >>>With Bryan Parker, Joe Tuman and Libby Schaaf already in the race, civil right attorney Dan Siegel announces his candidacy for Oakland mayor while pledging to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and end the… Read More ›
OAKLAND | Once Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf finally got it going, there was really no stopping her campaign. In terms of sports analogies, campaigns are often labeled horse races, but in this case, it is apt. Her team huddled away… Read More ›
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan and Jean Quan with A’s co-owner Lew Wolff last summer. MEET THE CANDIDATES This time four years ago, Jean Quan was viewed as the underdog to Don Perata. She erased a nine-point margin after the first round… Read More ›
A broken car window outside Parker’s campaign headquarters. OAKLAND MAYOR Don Perata broke his silence Wednesday morning by endorsing Bryan Parker for mayor. However, to receive “The Don’s” support Parker had to travel to Perata’s Orinda office for the announcement. During… Read More ›
Former State Senate Pro Team is backing Port Commissioner Bryan Parker for Oakland mayor. OAKLAND | MAYOR | Former State Senate Pro Tem Don Perata says Oakland mayoral hopeful Bryan Parker has what it takes to get things done. With… Read More ›
Sen. Barbara Boxer backs Schaaf. OAKLAND MAYOR Councilmember Libby Schaaf received another high-profile endorsement Tuesday, this time, from U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. Earlier this month, Schaaf’s former boss, Gov. Jerry Brown, backed her campaign…Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, Parker received the support… Read More ›
OAKLAND | MAYOR | Over the past few weeks, surprisingly few Oakland mayoral candidates have unleashed a feverish charge down the stretch. The campaign’s making things happen recently are led by Councilmember Libby Schaaf, Port of Oakland Commissioner Bryan Parker,… Read More ›
Joe Tuman, Courtney Ruby and Bryan Parker at a press conference Thursday in front of City Hall saying each of their candidacies are outsider bids for the mayor’s office next month. PHOTOS/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | The close second-tier… Read More ›
Quite a few Oakland voters received this hit piece from a unknown group calling themselves Citizen for Oakland. Its backers are made up of some pro-business residents and a few Libby Schaaf donors. OAKLAND | MAYOR | Two things are… Read More ›
The San Francisco Chronicle has showed very little attention to Oakland’s mayoral race. Nevertheless, other local media outlets appear similarly confused over which candidate it should endorse this fall. OAKLAND | MAYOR | Six Bay Area news outlets, six different… Read More ›
Bryan Parker, right, with fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Courtney Ruby at a candidates forum in August, is marking the anniversary of Occupy Oakland, not the movement , but the raid on it three years ago. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR… Read More ›
Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker detailing his plan for helping the city’s youth to succeed during a press conference last week in front of Oakland City Hall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | At a large, mostly black audience recently… Read More ›
OAKLAND | MAYOR | When Gov. Jerry Brown served as mayor of Oakland, Councilmember Libby Schaaf was part of his staff. If the popular governor was going to weigh-in on this 15-candidate mayoral race this fall, it was likely going… Read More ›
Oakland mayoral candidates at forum in May. OAKLAND | MAYOR | An excellent source for tracking the influence of money in Oakland’s mayoral race came online last month allowing voters to easily view the amount of campaign contributions each of… Read More ›
Oakland mayoral candidate Dan Siegel is a progressive darling, but his message may not be resonating among all voters. However, even if unsuccessful, his campaign has brought change. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | In an interview last week, Oakland mayoral… Read More ›
Center: Bryan Parker and Bishop Bob Jackson. OAKLAND | MAYOR | Not many people know Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker was once on the path to the priesthood. Parker attended the seminary as a teenager and although he maintained his… Read More ›
My story in this week’s East Bay Express on the fallout from Oakland’s garbage contract pinching into San Leandro’s general fund to the tune of around $500,000 annually is reverberating through the city administration and council. It may also end… Read More ›
OAKLAND | MAYOR | A new campaign commercial from mayoral candidate Bryan Parker airing on Oakland cable may be the best of this election cycle. The 30-second spot, titled, “The House Divided,” features an elaborate editing sequence that makes Parker… Read More ›
Haggerty Slams Quan | Another Schaaf, Parker Connection | Talking Sh*t at Oro Loma | Siegel Sings When A’s co-owner Lew Wolff arrived at the Aug. 6 Coliseum Joint Powers Authority meeting approving the team’s lease extension, one of the… Read More ›
Einstein: by all accounts, the Oakland mayoral race is destined to be vicious. PHOTO/OccupyOakland OAKLAND | MAYOR | Twenty humans believe they have a shot at unseating Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. Add one canine named Einstein. The political pooch added his… Read More ›
Bryan Parker says he still prefers a waterfront ballpark for the A’s OAKLAND | MAYOR | Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker is urging the City Council to approve the contentious 10-year A’s lease deal and not play a “high-stakes game… Read More ›
Oakland mayoral candidate Joe Tuman addresses voters during a candidate’s forum Wednesday at Laney College. PHOTO/STEVEN TAVARES OAKLAND | MAYOR | Ten of the 17 current candidates for the Oakland mayoral race met at Laney College this week. Mayor Jean… Read More ›
Bryan Parker OAKLAND | MAYOR | Bryan Parker’s demeanor is typically business-like. He wears nice suits and often shows polite empathy. But there was a more agitated Bryan Parker on display last Thursday night at the first major Oakland mayoral… Read More ›
A full house at Oakland’s Temple Sinai Thursday night listened as nine of the city’s mayoral candidates discuss a single issue–public safety. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | Public safety, the likely signature issue of this year’s Oakland mayoral election,… Read More ›
