AD16 Assemblymember Catharine Baker will face Dem Rebecca Bauer-Kahan are the only candidates in the June 5 primary. 16TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–In some parts of the state where Democrats are hoping to upend Republican seat holders, aspiring candidates are running… Read More ›
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSControversy hit two historically quiet East Bay hamlets during the summer months. First, came Piedmont Mayor Jeff Wieler’s Facebook postings and conversation that denigrated African Americans and the LGBT communities. Piedmonters called Wieler out for… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker 16TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTTo get Governor Jerry Brown‘s cap-and-trade bill passed Monday night, it took help from Republicans to get it done, including the East Bay’s Assemblymember Catharine Baker. Baker, the East Bay’s lone Republican state lawmaker, was one… Read More ›
LEGISLATURE | BUDGET | Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s fiscal budget proposal this week seeking to balance the first state budget deficit since 2012 with $1.6 billion in cuts, local East Bay state legislators and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors weighed-in:… Read More ›
An expected close race turned into a nearly 12 point win over Cheryl Cook-Kallio. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |In successive elections, East Bay Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker has now beaten back some of the most powerful liberal institutions… Read More ›
–CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN CA17?––Is this truly the end of Rep. Mike Honda’s 16 years in Congress? Is the third time a charm for Ro Khanna, who lost congressional races in 2004 and 2014? The race will be tight… Read More ›
Latest attack ad charges Alameda’s Tony Daysog with pay-to-play. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL –— ANOTHER NASTY HIT —Assuredly somebody has it in for Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog. Over the weekend, a second scathing attack piece hit mailboxes. And like the first,… Read More ›
16TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT –— PARTY TIME —As opposed to two years ago when special interests on both sides of the ledger spent ungodly sums of Independent Expenditure Committee money, this year’s 16th Assembly District race has shifted to the party… Read More ›
12 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY | Sometimes the Internet is not what it seems. For some, the person one perceives on the other end of an online interaction is not who they are in real life. It’s not uncommon for,… Read More ›
President Obama endorsed just three California legislative candidates, including the East Bay’s Cheryl Cook-Kallio in AD16. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | ELECTION 2016 |In a surprising, somewhat unprecedented move, President Barack Obama has endorsed 16th Assembly District Democrat Cheryl Cook-Kallio. The… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker and former Pleasanton Councilmember Cheryl Cook-Kallio in the race to represent parts of Contra Costa County and the Tri Valley in the Assembly’s 16th District. MEET THE CANDIDATES Assemblymember CATHARINE BAKER just sort of fell from the… Read More ›
Alameda City Council candidate Malia Vella. 1. Alameda City Council candidate Malia Vella is by far the most impressive non-incumbent running in any race in the East Bay this November. Her election could be the beginning of a long and… Read More ›
38 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |Granted, there is still six weeks before voters in the nationally watched 17th Congressional District register all of their votes. Much can still happen in this suddenly raucous and hard-hitting race. But the hit Rep…. Read More ›
42 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |Fremont’s City Hall chambers–not really much of a hall, really, nor a chambers–was packed Friday night to hear from mayoral candidates Mayor Bill Harrison and Vice Mayor Lily Mei. Growth, whether smart, dumb, or ravenous,… Read More ›
Screenshot from the Cheryl Cook-Kallio campaign ad paid for by the California Democratic Party. ASSEMBLY 16TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |California state Democrats believe the 16th Assembly District is ripe for the retaking. But first, they just need to introduce their alternative… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker broke with Republicans and supported SB32 on Tuesday. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |There’s more reason for East Bay Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker to be worried about her general election matchup with Democrat Cheryl Cook-Kallio. The Democratic Party in… Read More ›
94 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |As the dynamics of the presidential election begin to take hold, it’s becoming increasingly clear that East Bay Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker‘s fate will rest with The Donald. The 16th Assembly District only slightly favors… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | East Bay Assemblymember Catharine Baker says she opposes the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” the state ballot initiative to legalize cannabis in California. Baker, an East Bay Republican legislator representing suburban areas… Read More ›
State Sen. Loni Hancock addressing the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday. STATE SENATE | 9TH DISTRICT |It appears coal won’t be traveling through a port terminal in the East Bay for the foreseeable future and state Sen. Loni Hancock hopes… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker voted against an amendment to move four assault weapon bills for a vote in the near future. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |In the wake of the Orlando tragedy and a full-throated protest by House Democrats this week… Read More ›
142 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |Republican East Bay Assemblymember Catharine Baker voted against the state’s $122.5 billion budget package this week. However, there were some parts of the budget Baker supported, such as setting aside $2 billion for the state’s… Read More ›
152 DAYS UNTIL NOVEMBER ELECTIONTime to put the 2016 June primary to bed. Ro Khanna finally won a political campaign. That’s was the gist of a text message I received Wednesday morning. Khanna’s victory Tuesday night was by far the… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta ASSEMBLY | In the East Bay, the era of very few competitive Assembly races is upon us. Four of the six races Tuesday feature Democratic incumbents with a likely stranglehold on their respective seats through at least… Read More ›
21 DAYS TO PRIMARY DAY | Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker has a big problem and its name is Donald J. Trump. In the purple-tinted Contra Costa County and Tri Valley 16th Assembly District, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee is a… Read More ›
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MONEYBALL | Tens of millions worth of campaign contributions will be received this election cycle by East Bay candidates running for the State Senate and State Assembly. The numbers are daunting as a whole, but telling when tracked and viewed… Read More ›
70 DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY DAY |Earlier this year, I visited one of the six joint legislative town halls organized by Democratic State Sen. Steve Glazer and Republican Assemblymemer Catharine Baker. This particular town hall in Orinda, a city within the… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker and challenger Cheryl Cook-Kallio. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | It took six years for Republicans to snatch the 16th Assembly District from Democrats. Now Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon wants it back in the Democrat’s column after just… Read More ›
AD16 | Cheryl Cook-Kallio, the Democrat tasked with winning back the only red assembly district in the Bay Area, received some attention from Assembly speaker-elect Anthony Rendon. During his remarks before the California Democratic Party Convention’s general session Saturday, Rendon… Read More ›
State Sen. Steve Glazer and Assemblymember Catharine Baker at a town hall Saturday in Orinda. LEGISLATURE | Democratic State Sen. Steve Glazer says there’s a place and time for campaigns and politics, but Saturday morning was reserved for the constituents… Read More ›
