Alameda County DA candidate Pamela Price apparently has her own hype man.
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EBC AGENDA | APR 27-MAY 3 | ALAMEDA releases long-awaited report on Council interference; FREMONT seeks more density
THE WEEK OF APRIL 27-MAY 3 –ALAMEDA– Regular council meeting, Tuesday, May 1, 7 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–NORTHERN HOUSING TRANSFERS– “On January 2, 2018, the City Council introduced an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to remove the Government Overlay designation on the North… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | MAR 23-29 | BERKELEY may prohibit use of city funds for sugary drinks; HAYWARD spends big $$ for mobile police vehicle; and more
THE WEEK OF MARCH 23-29 –BERKELEY– Regular council meeting, Tuesday, Mar. 27, 6 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–COKE IS NOT IT– Four years ago, Berkeley voters overwhelmingly approved a tax on sugary drinks sales. Now the Berkeley City Council may go further with an… Read More ›
Price says O’Malley didn’t charge Fremont officers for killing 16-year-old because of $10,000 campaign donation
Oakland civil rights attorney Pamela Price, left, is challenging Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley in June. ALAMEDA COUNTY DA–ELECTION 2018–Pamela Price says Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley did not charge two Fremont police officers for the killing last year… Read More ›
Assembly candidate Dan Kalb wants to bring back redevelopment agencies
Dan Kalb, standing, is one of nine Democrats running in the AD15 race this June. ELECTION 2018f–15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–Nearly seven years ago, the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in California significantly changed the ways local governments approved and built capital improvement… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | OCT 27-NOV 5 | OAKLAND’s 918-unit Oak Knoll project faces scrutiny; HAYWARD to greenlight cannabis rules; BERKELEY defines ‘use of force’
THE WEEK OF OCT. 27-NOV. 5 –OAKLAND– Special Community & Economic Development Committee meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–918-UNIT OAK KNOLL DEVELOPMENT– “The Applicant [SunCal] is requesting planning-related permits including a General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, and other… Read More ›
Stalker! Fired Hayward superintendent attended school board candidates forum
HAYWARD | Hayward School Board Trustee Luis Reynoso says his eyesight isn’t so good in poorly-lit room, so during a candidate’s forum Wednesday night he quietly turned to an opponent seated next to him and asked if that was indeed… Read More ›
VIDEO: Honda-Khanna CA17 Candidate Forum
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda confronted Ro Khanna about appealing to Republican donors, two other candidates attacked Khanna instead of the incumbent Mike Honda and Republican Peter Kuo showed his green energy credentials by holding up his solar… Read More ›
Honda escapes forum unscathed, but the field of candidates, instead, attack Khanna
CA17 candidates Pierluigi Oliverio, Rep. Mike Honda and Ro Khanna at the League of Women Voters candidate forum in Fremont. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |The candidates in the 17th Congressional District race were out for blood at a candidates forum… Read More ›
CA17’s only pre-primary forum will be staged without an audience
Supporters for Ro Khanna and Rep. Mike Honda get whipped up in a frenzy following a candidates forum in April 2014 in Fremont. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |The only time candidates for the nationally-watched 17th Congressional District race featuring Democrats… Read More ›
First-time Hayward council candidate Matt McGrath is attracting attention
Hayward council candidate Matt McGrath retired as a Hayward department head in 2014. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Hayward has a dearth of prospective candidates at all segments of its city government, but one may have been hiding all these years… Read More ›
Quan Says She’s like Obama; Schaaf Gets Sassy; Anderson Shines
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 Mayoral Candidate Vows to ‘Intellectually Bitch Slap’ City Council
Batman villain Bane and Oakland mayoral candidate Peter Liu. OAKLAND | MAYOR | At a education-themed forum last spring at Laney College, Oakland mayoral candidate Peter Liu, an Iraq War veteran and insurance broker, said a video game he created… Read More ›
Development, Traffic Highlight Stark Contrasts in Alameda’s Mayor’s Race
Alameda school board member Trish Spencer, Mayor Marie Gilmore. ALAMEDA | MAYOR | Housing is a hot-button issue in many Bay Area communities. In Alameda, the traditionally insular island city, has a different variation on the topic—not only is the… Read More ›
A Proxy War for Mayor in San Leandro
San Leandro mayoral candidates, Councilmember Diana Souza, Dan Dillman and Councilmember Pauline Cutter, at a forum Sept. 11 at the San Leandro Main Library. PHOTO/Steven Tavares SAN LEANDRO | MAYOR | San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy decided earlier this year… Read More ›
At Forum, Tuman Attacks Quan for Saying Her Youth Jobs Program Lowered Crime
The large field of Oakland mayoral candidates before the start of the #Oakmtg-sponsored forum Aug. 21 at City Hall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares OAKLAND | MAYOR | There were few fireworks during a two and a half hour Oakland mayoral candidates forum… Read More ›
Debate, as in Singular, not Plural, says Honda’s Campaign
Rep. Mike Honda, Ro Khanna and Joel Vanlandingham at a May 3 forum in Fremont. CONGRESS | DISTRICT 17 | Ro Khanna reiterated his desire for five monthly debates from now to the November Election in a letter Tuesday to… Read More ›
Oakland District 2 Council Candidates Offer Nuanced Positions on Public Safety
Abel Guillen OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | DISTRICT 2 | The way the five current candidates for Oakland’s District 2 City Council seat were talking inside the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church you would think they were there for sanctuary from the… Read More ›
Bonta, GOP Challenger Disagree Along Partisan Lines
Assemblymember Rob Bonta addresses a candidate’s forum Tuesday evening in Alameda as challenger, David Erlich looks on. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | Until Tuesday night, San Leandro electrician David Erlich had never taken center stage in a political… Read More ›
For His Re-Election Bid, Bonta Isn’t Taking Anything for Granted
Assemblymember Rob Bonta takes a moment to collect his thoughts at a candidate’s forum Tuesday evening in Alameda. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | During his 2012 campaign for the State Assembly, Rob Bonta often participated in a number… Read More ›
Honda, Khanna Agree To Agree, but Jostle over Job Creation
Rep. Mike Honda, Ro Khanna and Joel Vanlandingham before the start of Saturday’s CA-17 forum in Fremont. PHOTOS/Steven Tavares CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | This is what the top two primaries produce in California electoral politics: The upstart Democrat offers… Read More ›
Honda says He’ll Debate Challenger after the June Primary
Chanting Ro Khanna supporters among sign-wavers for Rep. Mike Honda. PHOTO/Steven Tavares CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Following Saturday night’s eagerly-awaited first meeting between fellow 17th Congressional District Democrats, Rep. Mike Honda told reporters he will participate in a debate… Read More ›
Oakland Mayoral Challengers Debate Crime, Need for More Officers
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 ›
Swalwell Again Avoids Questioning Over His Vote Allowing Government Spying
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | For the second straight public forum, Rep. Eric Swalwell again sidestepped his April 2013 vote that would have allowed the government to request the Web histories of ordinary citizens without their knowledge. Swalwell voted for… Read More ›
20th Assembly Candidates Support Gay Marriage, but Spar over Gender I.D. Law
Bill Quirk, Luis Reynoso, Jaime Patino ASSEMBLY | 20TH DISTRICT | When it comes to gay marriage, candidates for the 20th Assembly District made a mad dash to the left of each other, but not before two of them swung… Read More ›
The Case for Taxing Property Owners Who Leave Their Storefronts Empty
SD10 Republican ‘Splintering’ Dems | Superintendent Candidate’s BF? | Forum Changes Working CHAPTER 12 | There’s a book making waves among economists named Capital in the Twenty-First Century. In part, the tome by Thomas Picketty rising in influence since its release… Read More ›
A Feeling Out Period in the Initial CA-15 Candidate’s Forum
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | It’s too early to get nasty in the 15th Congressional District. Democrats Rep. Eric Swalwell, State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett and Republican Hugh Bussell mostly spoke in generalities, while taking pains to avoid confrontation… Read More ›
At Forum, Swalwell Says He ‘Stood for Privacy Rights,’ Record Says Otherwise
Ellen Corbett, Eric Swalwell CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Rep. Eric Swalwell said at a candidate’s forum Tuesday night in Castro Valley he voted against government intrusion into the digital records of Americans, but the assertion is false. When the… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell Does His Best Dubya; Raises Terror Alert from Blue to Red
Wieckowski serves Peking Duck | Crazy, but Credible Allegation? | That Bonta Photo Shoot CHAPTER 11 | Over a decade ago, the specter of terrorism again striking our shores was used to great effect by President George W. Bush. It… Read More ›
State Senate Candidates Offer Red Meat to All Parts of the Political Spectrum
Candidates for the 10th State Senate District, left to right at the dais: Roman Reed, Audie Bock, Peter Kuo, Mary Hayashi. Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski was absent for the forum at Fremont City Hall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT… Read More ›
