2012 YEAR IN REVIEW | What a year it was for the East Bay Citizen. Through hard-hitting coverage of the 2012 election season you could not find anywhere else in the Bay Area news media to the unfortunate, yet glorious,… Read More ›
Chris Crow
San Leandro Voters Issue A Stunning Rebuke To Cassidy’s Beliefs, Cantankerous Style
Stephen Cassidy: in the drink? SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | It appears San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy went to the well one too many times. The stubborn moderate conservative mayor surprised many in 2010 with his victory based upon fiscal… Read More ›
Benny Lee Becomes San Leandro’s First Asian American Councilmember
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 | San Leandro’s demographics of a generation ago is a well-known secret. In 1970, 99.9 percent of the East Bay city was white. Times have changed when it comes to its City Council, which… Read More ›
Contributor Tied To Swalwell Pay-To-Play Allegation Making Moves In San Leandro, Too
Gordon Galvan ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO | The East Bay political fixer involved in the Eric Swalwell Dublin pay-to-play allegations is also trying to make a mark in his old stomping grounds, San Leandro. Gordon Galvan has been busy writing checks, according… Read More ›
Mack-Rose Called Reed Offering For A Clean Campaign Before Going Negative
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DIST 2 | As early as last July, there were rumors the campaign for San Leandro’s District 2 seat would get vicious. Candidate Dan Dillman faces the possibility of incarceration next year for obstruction of… Read More ›
San Leandro Mayor Cassidy Aids Challengers In Effort To Stack The City Council
Stephen Cassidy ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Mayor Stephen Cassidy of San Leandro donated money to political allies in all three open seats on the City Council up for re-election including Morgan Mack-Rose for District 2, Chris Crow for… Read More ›
My Opponent Is Getting Help From Text Messages During Our Debate! OMG!
ELECTION ‘12//TEXT MESSAGING | Calling out your opponent for receiving help during candidate’s forums via text messages–it’s the campaign bombshell sweeping the nation! Well, at least, in our little corner of the East Bay. On at least four notable occasions… Read More ›
The Truth Gets In The Way Of Chris Crow’s Once-Promising Campaign For City Council
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DIST 4 | When San Leandro District 4 City Council candidate Chris Crow isn’t pacing and pontificating, patting himself on the back or practicing his Zig Ziglar business seminar shtick, the 28-year-old is exhibiting a glaring disregard… Read More ›
San Leandro Council Candidate Crow Touted Major Endorsement He Didn’t Have
ELECTION ‘12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DIST 4 | During two past San Leandro city council candidates forums held last September, District 4 candidate Chris Crow ran through a list of endorsements, including one from Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, the city’s… Read More ›
Cassidy’s Minions Test The Limits Of Campaign Fair Play
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//ANALYSIS | Nearly two years to the day members of Stephen Cassidy’s political team were caught distributing campaign literature at San Leandro school events, one of his preferred candidates for the city council is attempting to… Read More ›
Did Chris Crow Lie About His Warrant For Pot Possession?
ELECTION ‘12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DIST 4 | San Leandro city council candidate Chris Crow on Thursday confirmed on San Leandro Patch, he had a received a citation for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana in 2009. The… Read More ›
San Leandro Council Candidate Who Supports Pot Dispensaries Recently Cited For Possession
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DIST 4 | A San Leandro city council candidate who has previously stated support for bringing medical marijuana dispensaries within the city limits was recently notified of a police warrant for marijuana possession, according to sources… Read More ›
Inside The Mind Of Democrats: Fremont Mayor, Oakland, San Leandro City Councils
ELECTION ’12//DEMOCRATS | The blessing of the local Democratic Party is an important tool for any campaign, not only for the seal of approval it bestows, but access to the party’s purse strings and significant electoral amenities. This weekend, comments… Read More ›
San Leandro Moves Closer To Appointing New Council Member; Four To Be Interviewed
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | When the remaining members of the San Leandro City Council meet Sept. 13 to choose a replacement for former Councilwoman Joyce Starosciak, who resigned last August, there will only have four candidates to pick from…. Read More ›
Hutchison Tries To Prove All Politics Is Local In San Leandro Council Race
ELECTION ‘12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//DIST 4 | Justin Hutchison saw an empty crushed cereal box on his street. Its cardboard pitted from repeated steps and rolling tire wheels. As his wife and children continued their walk to Clancy’s, the venerable… Read More ›
Residents Sent City 1,000 Emails Protesting Wind Turbine On San Leandro Shoreline
ELECTION ‘12//SAN LEANDRO//ENVIRONMENT | Stephanie L’Archuleta, a member of the Heron Bay Homeowners Association board, went to Rio Vista last month to view one of the wind turbines proposed to be erected on the San Leandro shoreline within sight of the bayside community…. Read More ›
San Leandro Council Candidate’s Online Comments Rile City’s Asian Population
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO DIST 4 | A San Leandro city council candidate is running the risk of alienating the city’s largest demographic, after online comments Aug. 14, since removed, riled Asian American community leaders who now question the candidate’s trustworthiness as… Read More ›
Theater Owner, Dillman, Runs for San Leandro City Council
Dan Dillman/PHOTO: SHANE BOND ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL By SHANE BOND, The CitizenComing off the heels of the recent controversy with Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, Dan Dillman, owner of San Leandro’s Bal Theatre, launched his campaign last Saturday to… Read More ›
Future Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In San Leandro Turn A Surprising Corner
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//MEDICAL MARIJUANA | On July 2, the San Leandro City Council was just hours from likely approving a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the East Bay city. Earlier in the day, an California appellate court… Read More ›
Without An Official Resignation, Starosciak Hinders City’s Plans For Her Successor
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Near the conclusion of Monday night’s lengthy council meeting in San Leandro, departing Councilwoman Joyce Starosciak recused herself from discussing how the city will move to replace her after she announced her intent July 2 to vacate… Read More ›
Intriguing Council Races Shaping Up In San Leandro; Harrison For Mayor In Fremont
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | The appeal of running for political office in San Leandro has not exactly been robust over the past few years. Two current council members, Diana Souza and Michael Gregory, both in their second terms, have nary… Read More ›
San Leandro Again Takes A Pass On Pot Dispensaries; Pushes Issue To July
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | After two failed motions, the council approved, 6-1, to push a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and grow-sites within its city limits to their last meeting in July. The council again kicked the can down the road,… Read More ›
Reed Removes Planning Commissioner Likely To Be Her Council Opponent
SAN LEANDROJan. 12, 2012 | San Leandro Planning Commissioner Chris Crow awoke Wednesday morning to the nasty reality of political skulduggery when he learned the councilmember who appointed him to the seat hopes to inexplicably remove him without notice. The release of… Read More ›
