State Sen. Loni Hancock, right, kept her word Wednesday when endorsing Sandre Swanson in SD9.. STATE SENATE |9TH DISTRICT | When Loni Hancock, the current holder of the Ninth State Senate District seat, announced Wednesday she was endorsing Sandre Swanson… Read More ›
Former Rep. Pete Stark in a graphic from 2011. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Many in East Bay have long expected Pete Stark’s young son will one day follow his father into the world of politics. Some even joke Fish… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty opening the campaign Tuesday for Measure BB. ALAMEDA COUNTY | TRANSPORTATION | The loss of Measure B, the Alameda County transportation sales tax measure defeated two years ago by a razor’s edge, was a problematic… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | On May 1, Rep. Eric Swalwell made a strategic vote in Congress. That day he and South Bay Rep. Zoe Lofgren, were the only members of the Bay Area Democratic caucus to vote for a… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta takes a moment to collect his thoughts at a candidate’s forum Tuesday evening in Alameda. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | During his 2012 campaign for the State Assembly, Rob Bonta often participated in a number… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell, Ellen Corbett, Hugh Bussell CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Two years ago, Eric Swalwell ended Pete Stark’s four decades in Congress in one of the biggest political upsets in East Bay history. While Swalwell, a former Dublin city… Read More ›
Bob Wieckowski, Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski is coming out punching. His campaign released a Web site this weekend dedicated to 10th State Senate District opponent Mary Hayashi’s three year old shoplifting incident. The… Read More ›
Abel Guillen, left, during a candidate’s forum in 2012. Guillen announced Wednesday he’s running for the Oakland City Council and with the endorsement of his former opponent Rob Bonta, right. PHOTO/Shane Bond OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | DISTRICT 2 | Abel… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Just after he was sworn into office in January 2013, East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell hired the daughter of a wealthy donor after she also contributed to his winning 2012 election campaign, records show. In… Read More ›
BERKELEY | The committee that backed a hotly contested ballot measure — known as the sit/lie ordinance, or Measure S — in last year’s Berkeley elections is facing a fine from the city’s ethics commission for failing to report more… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY 18 | Assemblyman-elect Rob Bonta declared victory in the 18th Assembly District late Monday night. His opponent Abel Guillen conceded shortly after, but failed to acknowledge his opponent in a brief statement. “I first want to salute my opponent Abel… Read More ›
| ASSEMBLY 18 | Lukas Taproom & Lounge in Oakland is a nice place. The campaign for 18th Assembly candidate Rob Bonta liked it enough to book the downtown restaurant for its Election Night celebration tonight, except there was one… Read More ›
ELECTION ‘14//CONGRESS 15 | The ballots haven’t even been counted. Hell, two-thirds of the voters haven’t thought twice about the Nov. 6 general election, but Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett is wasting no time at getting a leg up on… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL//PROFILE May 19, 2012 | The Hayward City Council forum started at 5:00 p.m last April 30 at a union hall located on a two block wasteland of shuttered buildings and twisted chain link fences on Mission… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18May 8, 2012 | Assembly candidate Abel Guillen said he dates both men and women and described his bisexuality as being “two spirit” after receiving advice in the 1990s from Native American tribal elders, according to the Bay… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4 May 7, 2012 | The thing about political campaigns is you never know when a certain moment will both titillate and provide a clear and insightful look at a candidate. On April 23, this unique… Read More ›
ELECTION 2012//CONGRESS 15April 26, 2012 | In his last seven congressional races, Rep. Pete Stark has garnered over 70 percent of the vote in every case. His challenger Eric Swalwell is hoping to limit the 40-year congressman to a figure… Read More ›
Gail Steele NADIA LOCKYER RESIGNSApril 24, 2012 | After just 472 days in office, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally accepted Nadia Lockyer’s resignation and immediately raised the possibility of a familiar face returning to replace her. “We would… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12///HAYWARD CITY COUNCILApril 14, 2012 | Over the past decade post-industrial Hayward has struggled to rebound economically from the loss of high earning jobs. Crime has remained a struggle and its schools have suffered near cataclysmic declines. Last Tuesday… Read More ›
CITIZEN EXCLUSIVE CONGRESS 15 April 11, 2012 | At the conclusion of Tuesday’s night contentious candidates forum for the 15th Congressional District, Rep. Pete Stark and Dublin Councilman Eric Swalwell appeared to have shaken hands and exchanged pleasantries, however sources who overheard… Read More ›
Chris Pareja CONGRESS 15April 10, 2012 | While Rep. Pete Stark and his vastly younger Democratic challenger Eric Swalwell prepare to break out butterfly collars and chant “here comes the judge!” like its 1972, there is another candidate hoping to… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell CONGRESS 15April 10, 2012 | Dublin Councilman Eric Swalwell is getting major points for recreating a 1972 advertisement for a short five-minute debate between Stark and then-Rep. George P. Miller aired on Channel 2. It’s not the crack… Read More ›
Ralph Farias HAYWARD CITY COUNCILApril 10, 2012 | When Ralph Farias, Jr. ran for the city council in 2010 he finished a distant fourth among six candidates with nine percent of the vote. Undaunted, the first-time candidate, a Republican, is… Read More ›
WALMART IN HAYWARDApril 6, 2012 | Walmart’s zeal to spread a new downscale supermarket format to Hayward was temporarily halted. The city’s planning commission voted, 4-3, to uphold an appeal headed by union labor to disallow a 34,000 sq. ft. Walmart… Read More ›
Hayward Councilman Francisco Zermeno Friday at Hayward Demos HAYWARD CITY COUNCILApril 5, 2012 | HAYWARD | Nine candidate, including three incumbents, are vying for four open seats on the City Council this June, but save one particular person, their differences are… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY 18April 4, 2012 | One big news story following the nexus of assembly candidate Joel Young and his involvement as a member of the AC Transit board is the $16 million purchase order last week from bus -maker Gillig in Hayward. The story in… Read More ›
CONGRESS 15April 2, 2012 | HAYWARD | The verbal gaffe is the political version of a 10-car wreck in auto racing. It’s cringe-wrorthing and the most memorable event of any debate. Friday night in Hayward, Dublin Councilman Eric Swalwell, in his… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY 20Mar. 28, 2012 | Welcome to the Dark Side, Assemblyman Fletcher. “From the moment Assemblymember Fletcher took office, he has consistently put the people of San Diego, and the people of California above partisan politics,” said Assembly Speaker John… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY 18Mar. 26, 2012 | For months, the only news coming from the three major candidates for the 18th Assembly District was a raging torrent of emails, tweets and proclamations trumpeting the latest round of endorsements, mostly from local labor… Read More ›
CONGRESS 15Mar. 26, 2012 | Rep. Pete Stark is none too shy to back up his beliefs, even when they run counter to a very touchy subject–religion. In this case, the lack of Stark’s belief in a supreme being. “When I disclosed… Read More ›
