Nadia Lockyer has made allegations against her husband Bill Lockyer on Facebook in past. ALAMEDA COUNTYFormer Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer wrote an alarming message on Facebook Sunday that sounded to some as a suicide note while briefly alarming her… Read More ›
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San Leandro unanimously approves first dispensary; angles for pot tax initiative
Harborside founder Steve DeAngelo was disparaged during Tuesday night’s council meeting. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | The long road toward medical cannabis in San Leandro ended after the city council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a permit for Oakland-based Harborside… Read More ›
Alameda County drug take-back program may get a look from U.S. Supreme Court
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley ALAMEDA COUNTY | Groups representing a number of pharmaceutical companies asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a 2012 ordinance passed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors that calls for drug companies to pay for… Read More ›
Alameda County Dems Unified In Not Noticing Nadia Lockyer’s Broken Arm
Nadia Lockyer in better times, if you can believe it? ALAMEDA COUNTY DEMOCRATS | The annual Alameda County Democratic Party dinner is meant to confer a sense of togetherness. We’re all in this together. Nevermind the opposing party’s presence in this… Read More ›
Corbett Keeps Focus On ‘Made In California’ With Latest Crop Of Bills
State Sen. Ellen Corbett STATE SENATE//LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP | It is wise to keep in mind State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett is running for Congress when studying her latest crop of legislation. In fact, there is ample evidence she may… Read More ›
Nadia Lockyer Arrested For Child Endangerment in Southern California
ALAMEDA COUNTY | Former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer was arrested last week in Orange County and charged with child endangerment, according to a police report. Lockyer, 41, was arrested Aug. 28 and held in custody for three days at… Read More ›
Alameda County Passes First Pharmaceutical Drug Disposal Ordinance In The Country
ALAMEDA COUNTY//HEALTH | By SHANE BOND, The CitizenThe Alameda Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the nation’s first ever pharmaceutical drug disposal ordinance Tuesday that will require the pharmaceutical industry to provide disposal units for consumers to drop off of their… Read More ›
Nation’s First Drug Disposal Ordinance Coming To County–If Pharma Doesn’t Sue
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | Alameda County is one step closer to becoming the first municipality in the nation to force pharmaceutical companies to establish drug disposal programs for unwanted, unneeded and expired drugs. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors took… Read More ›
Assembly Candidate Questions His Opponent’s Ties To The Lockyer Scandal
ELECTION 2012//ASSEMBLY 20April 27, 2012 | Independent 20th Assembly district candidate Mark Green wants to talk about Nadia Lockyer and he says his opponent, Democrat Bill Quirk, should have known about her problems with substance abuse during the 2010 Alameda County… Read More ›
Three Days After Latest Bizarre Twist, Lockyers Make A Public Appearance
NADIA LOCKYERApril 15, 2012 | Just three days after sending an email to a local reporter so shocking that the newspapers feared for her safety, embattled Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer appeared in public Saturday night in Fremont with her… Read More ›
Nadia Lockyer, County Residents Are Hurting; When Will It Stop?
Lockyers in December 2011. ANALYSIS///NADIA LOCKYERApril 13, 2012 | One thing is clear: the Lockyer household is in shambles and its tumult threatens to overwhelm her constituents. Thursday’s latest chapter in the very public and meteoric fall from grace of… Read More ›
Alameda County Prescription Drug Disposal Ordinance Clears First Reading
BOS ROUNDUPFeb. 29, 2012 | A proposed Alameda County ordinance forcing drug companies to offer disposal of unwanted prescription medication passed its initial hurdle Tuesday before the county board of supervisors. The ordinance backed by Board of Supervisors President Nate Miley… Read More ›
Lockyer’s Entrance Unto The East Bay Scene Was Hopeful, But Overshadowed By Husband
NADIA LOCKYER ENTERS REHABFeb. 20, 2012 | Back in early 2010, as a new political reporter working my first real election cycle, I was moved by the sudden rise of Nadia Lockyer as a candidate with the money, contacts and… Read More ›
All The Pieces Of Nadia Lockyer’s Future Demise On Display As Election Day Neared
NADIA LOCKYER ENTERS REHABFeb. 20, 2012 | In hindsight, the title of this Oct. 29, 2010 pre-election day preview should have told Hayward voters enough about the candidate they would later choose as their county representative: “LOCKYER’S OBSCENELY-FUNDED CAMPAIGN FOR SUPERVISOR HAS COVERED UP… Read More ›
Nadia Lockyer Enters Rehab For Drug And Alcohol Dependency
Feb. 14, 2012 | Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer announced today that she has entered a rehabilitation facility for treatment of a chemical and alcohol dependency addiction. The news follows a bizarre incident at a Newark motel February 3, reported… Read More ›
County Sources Allege Nadia Lockyer Is Fighting Substance Abuse
Feb. 13, 2012 | The health of Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer has long been a private concern to her staff and inner-circle for much of her campaign for the seat in 2010 and first year in office. Although her… Read More ›
Dems, Stark Look To Create $100 Billion In Medicare Part D Savings
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SAY ELIMINATING ‘SWEETHEART DEAL’ WITH BIG PHARMA IS BETTER THAN GOP REFORM OF MEDICAREBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.comFollow @eastbaycitizen on twitter Big Pharma is extracting huge profits from Medicare Part D by effectively charging the federal government more for drugs…. Read More ›
San Leandro Cop Nicknamed ‘Big Dirty’ Caught Selling Pot
THOSE HOPING FOR A NEW ERA IN SAN LEANDRO LAW ENFORCEMENT DISAPPOINTED BY CHARGEBy Steven Tavaressmailto:steven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.com@eastbaycitizen on twitter The recent Bay Area scourge of mixing illegal narcotics and law enforcement has hit the San Leandro Police Department. Officer Jason Fredriksson,… Read More ›