Also: San Leandro’s own city manager scandal could be heating up again on Tuesday night.
Davis Street Family Resource Center
Alameda Labor Council asked to meet with investigator in San Leandro city manager probe
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILThe Alameda Labor Council, one of the most powerful political bodies in the East Bay, made an effort to speak with the independent investigator tapped by the city of San Leandro to look into the sexual misconduct… Read More ›
Dispensary involved in San Leandro political scandal says they’ll repay loan before next week’s deadline, open 4/20
Rendering of the proposed Davis Street Wellness Center at 3081 Teagarden Street. SAN LEANDROIn response to allegations of sexual misconduct, San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata denied the claims and, instead, asserted they were attempts by the accuser to aid… Read More ›
San Leandro City Council calls special meeting to discuss disciplining city manager
San Leandro City Council’s special closed session begins Tuesday, 6 p.m. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSix days after the San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata threw the doors open on the city’s dirty laundry, including allegations of sexual misconduct against himself,… Read More ›
San Leandro non-profit leader, who accused city manager of misconduct, will sue the city
SAN LEANDROThe leader of the local non-profit, who last week said San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata attempted to offer a publicly-financed loan for the Davis Street Family Resource Center in exchange for an intimate relationship, says she plans to… Read More ›
San Leandro city manager’s accuser calls for his resignation after sexual misconduct allegations
Davis Street Family Resource Center CEO Rose Padilla Johnson filed a complaint against San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata on Dec. 8. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL The CEO of a prominent San Leandro non-profit, who last month issued a complaint… Read More ›
San Leandro city manager discloses allegation of sexual misconduct reportedly made against him by local CEO
San Leandro Chris Zapata denied allegations reportedly made by Davis Street Family Resource Center CEO Rose Johnson. EXCLUSIVE! SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILIn an apparent preemptive move, San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata released a lengthy letter Tuesday that rebuts unspecified and, until… Read More ›
Repayment of federal loan is hampering proposed San Leandro dispensary permit
SAN LEANDROThe fate of a San Leandro medical cannabis dispensary may hinge on the repayment of a federal loan previously used to purchase the building where the group intends to open its business sometime next year. The San Leandro Board… Read More ›
San Leandro dispensary faces another hurdle as permit deadline extension nears
San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter has publicly opposed the proposed site of the Davis Street Wellness Center dispensary. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSan Leandro city administration is standing firm in its stance against the conditional-use permit for a medical cannabis… Read More ›
San Leandro zoning board overturns city’s denial of medical cannabis dispensary use permit
A rendering of the Davis Street Wellness Center retail area at its proposed dispensary on Teagarden Street. PHOTO/DSWC SAN LEANDROAfter several San Leandro zoning commissioners downplayed a city staff report opposing the issuance of a conditional-use permit for the Davis… Read More ›
San Leandro councilman says dispensary permit holder lobbied council colleague’s employer
San Leandro Councilmember Pete Ballew slammed the city’s second dispensary permit holder for acting unethically. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILThe cross section of cannabis and politics clashed Monday night in San Leandro after one elected official said the group seeking to… Read More ›
Locally-based San Leandro dispensary, not yet in business, may lose permit
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILOver the past two years, San Leandro has approved three conditional-use permits for medical cannabis dispensaries. None, though, have yet to open for business. But now, the locally-backed group controversially approved by the city council last summer… Read More ›
San Leandro gifts $800,000 loan for child care center
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 could be moving quickly toward a third cannabis dispensary
San Leandro quickly approved a second medical cannabis dispensary in July. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL |When the San Leandro City Council approved a second medical cannabis dispensary in July, its swiftness, coming just after awarding its first-ever permit to Harborside… Read More ›
Inside San Leandro’s trippy ride to its first-ever pot dispensary
Former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy, left, along with other council members at a town hall in January 2013 on medical cannabis dispensaries. PHOTO/Natalia Aldana SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | For years, San Leandro’s city leaders wanted absolutely no part… Read More ›
