Parcel tax could raise $3-$6 per year for public safety Three of the last four San Leandro municipal elections have included at least one revenue-generating tax measure. On Monday, the San Leandro City Council set the initial stages for another…. Read More ›
San Leandro’s Lenco Bearcat MedEvac on display at a community meeting in 2015. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILAs the threat of violent protests at U.C. Berkeley this year escalated, San Leandro Police allowed the university police to twice borrow its armored… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILFor the second time in as many weeks, a proposed tenant relocation payment program in San Leandro has failed to move forward. The San Leandro City Council sent back to committee, 5-2, Monday night a second iteration… Read More ›
San Leandro’s public WiFi network, part of Lit San Leandro, could be affected by the FCC’s ruling in February. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSan Leandro’s downtown fiber-optics loop, known as Lit San Leandro, is often viewed as the catalyst for the… Read More ›
San Leandro recieves more than $9 million in federal funding, but Trump’s threat to defund sanctuary cities did not make the council pause. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSan Leandro became the fifth sanctuary city in Alameda County and the third local… Read More ›
SAN LEANDROAccess to affordable child care has been on San Leandro’s radar for years. On Monday, the San Leandro City Council backed it up with approval of an $800,000 loan for a 4,850 square foot child care center and adjacent… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | A third dispensary permit in San Leandro in just over a year was formally approved Monday night, but it may be the last for some time after a councilmember raised the possibility of moratorium on… Read More ›
San Leandro Mayor Pauline Cutter’s substitute motion will push passage of the city’s minimum wage ordinance to next September. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL |A successful substitute motion offered by San Leandro Mayor Pauline Cutter will give some small businesses an… Read More ›
Councilmember Jim Prola proposes raising San Leandro’s minimum wage to $15 by 2020. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL |The minimum wage in San Leandro could reach $15 an hour by 2020, the city council proposed Monday night. If approved at the… Read More ›
SIX-MONTH REVIEW | A new crop of East Bay officials recently finished their first six months in office. Their probation period is officially over. But while nobody is getting let go–voters would have to mount a recall campaign–most have met… Read More ›
San Leandro Councilmember Jim Prola sought a community workforce agreement during his first term, but the proposal failed by one vote. Pact sets $1 mil threshold for construction projects. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | For years, progressive members of the… Read More ›
BANG editorial writer Daniel Borenstein led the pension reform debate for years, but it failed to scare East Bay officials to join his calls for austerity. Prola: ‘I don’t respect him. I don’t respect his paper’ By Darwin BondGraham and Steven TavaresPENSION… Read More ›
San Leandro City Council Preview835 East 14th StreetMonday, May 4, 2015, 7 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE] Twitter hashtag: #slmtg INCREASED FEES FOR SERVICES It may not be the most eventful San Leandro City Council meeting ever and likely will not be… Read More ›
Some railway tanker lines are up to 1.5 miles long and carry 2.5 million gallons of crude. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Elected officials in San Leandro have often been reticent about making public stands on somewhat ancillary issues. Four… Read More ›
A LENCO Bearcat MedEvac on display last month in San Leandro. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Despite concerns of many public speakers, the San Leandro City Council voted Monday night to accept a state homeland security grant for the… Read More ›
WHITE MAN CAN JUMP: San Leandro’s lone Caucasian council member is named vice mayor despite calls for diversity. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | In the past, San Leandro chose its largely ceremonial vice mayor every spring, but a low-level charter crisis… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Upon receiving the oath of office from former San Leandro Mayor Ellen Corbett, Mayor-elect Pauline Russo Cutter said she is enthusiastic about her new job. “I’m just as excited as I was 17 years ago,”… Read More ›
Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter will definitely be a change of pace from her predecessor. SAN LEANDRO | There were no surprises in San Leandro’s moribund races last week. Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter came within two points of gaining a majority without the… Read More ›
ALCO REGISTRAR Alameda County Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis appears to have a great sense of drama. He said Monday the ranked-choice voting algorithm used to tabulate races in Oakland, San Leandro and Berkeley will only be used after all… Read More ›
San Leandro mayoral candidates Councilmember Pauline Cutter, Bal Theater owner Dan Dillman and Councilmember Diana Souza. THE CANDIDATES When Mayor Stephen Cassidy made the surprising announcement that he would not seek re-election after just one term; you would expect a… Read More ›
ELECTION ’14 | I think absolutely no case has been made to replace Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. At one point, over 20 candidates were potentially in the race and over the past 16 months none of the remaining 14 have… Read More ›
1. Ro Khanna – To focus of Khanna initial fundraising splash of over $1.2 million in just a month does a disservice to potentially a once-in-a-generation political mind in the East Bay. The former Obama commerce department official has the… Read More ›
MAYOR TELLS FORMER COMMISSIONERS: DON’T EVEN BOTHER APPLYINGBy Steven Tavares San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy has told at-large commissioners appointed by the former mayor not to bother re-applying for their posts. Despite a perennial lack of viable candidate to serve on… Read More ›
LOPEZ SAYS MEASURE Z WILL NOT DIVERT SALES TAX DOLLARS AWAY FROM CITYBy Steven Tavares David Anderson has been quiet in his run to unseat San Leandro Councilman Michael Gregory, until he made a run at the incumbent’s record last Thursday… Read More ›
Moderator and former San Leandro councilman Bob Glaze (standing) oddly places the candidates from separate council races at different tables. (Left-right) David L. Anderson, School Trustee Pauline Cutter, Councilman Michael Gregory, Corina Lopez. COUNCIL CANDIDATES ASK CITY TO COME… Read More ›
A compendium of notes and quotes from the candidates forum Sept. 8 for San Leandro city council: DISTRICT 1DAVID ANDERSON Says businesses oppose Measure Z; in favor, but does not favor 7 year clause. Would support raising taxes, attracting Silicon… Read More ›
DISTRICT 1Councilman Michael Gregory, David AndersonWhat a difference a year makes for Gregory. Last year, the sharp-dressed, well-groomed councilman had more than a few hairs out of place. Under his watch, there was a strong possibility of losing San Leandro… Read More ›
IS CUTTER LOSING THE MAYOR’S SUPPORT? CASSIDY, BROWN: LIKETHISBy Steven Tavares Is there a tangible difference between non-monetary contributions versus cold, hard cash? San Leandro mayoral candidate Stephen Cassidy says no. A press release Tuesday touted financial disclosures filings showing… Read More ›
