Pleasanton’s Brendan St. John hopes to give CA15 voters an alternative to Swalwell. “I’ve always said the greatest thing about Eric Swalwell is no matter the opinion, he agrees with you.”
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Rep. Barbara Lee, agreeing with Trump, says she supports reinstituting federal earmarks
Rep. Barbara Lee also said Saturday that she will support any resolution to impeach Trump. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTAt a town hall event that Rep. Barbara Lee‘s office termed a teach-in for the “GOP tax scam bill” Saturday morning in Oakland,… Read More ›
2017 Year in East Bay Politics: We grabbed Trump by the politics
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSIt’s difficult to imagine what the prevailing story line of politics in the East Bay would have been without the daily barrage of tweets and general insanity emanating from President Donald Trump in 2017. Much… Read More ›
58 House Democrats considered impeaching Trump, but Swalwell, Khanna wasn’t one of them
The White House said the 58 Democrats who supported President Trump’s impeachment were “extremists.” CONGRESSA procedural vote in the House Wednesday on whether to table discussion on the impeachment of President Donald Trump included support from Republicans and Democrats that… Read More ›
Alameda Councilman says Impeachment march gives Congress confidence to oust President Trump
IMPEACHMENT MARCH Alameda Councilmember Jim Oddie addressing marchers in San Francisco July 2 in support of impeaching President Donald Trump. PHOTOS/Zac Goldstein By Keegan Tatum and Zac Goldstein As an estimated 2,000 people began their march down the Embarcadero, an… Read More ›
Oakland City Council backs inquiry, Trump impeachment: ‘I hope God blesses us with a miracle and gets rid of both Trump and Pence’
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL“I can’t think of any of my colleagues on this council that voted for Donald Trump,” said Oakland Council President Larry Reid before a number of public speakers lined up to urge the City Council to support a… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | June 23-29 | OAKLAND forms indy police commission, impeaches Trump; ALAMEDA COUNTY allocates $55 million to indigent health care
THE WEEK OF JUNE 23-29The last week was a good one for the accountability of Alameda County elected officials. First, the Alameda County grand jury report kicked dirt on Supervisors Keith Carson and Nate Miley for their handling of county… Read More ›
Barbara Lee for President? Town hall says yes!
13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTEast Bay Rep. Barbara Lee’s town hall meetings are usually lovefests between the popular progressive congressmember and her adoring constituents. But last Sunday at a town hall featuring Watergate-era White House counsel John Dean, the crowd in Berkeley… Read More ›
Oakland City Council may hear resolution in June seeking possible impeachment of Trump
OAKLAND CITY COUNCILThree Oakland elected officials introduced a resolution Thursday calling for Congress to investigate all impeachable offense alleged of President Donald Trump.The symbolic resolution, authored by Oakalnd Councilmember Dan Kalb, Abel Guillen, was presented to the Oakland City Council… Read More ›
Alameda approves resolution urging investigation of Trump, possible impeachment
A resident offers support Tuesday night for the Alameda City Council’s resolution to impeach President Trump. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda’s sharp left turn on the political spectrum continued late Tuesday night with a resolution giving support to Rep. Barbara Lee for… Read More ›
Since when did Alameda become an island of progressive activism?
WHEN A FEW DROPS OF BLOOD from a protesting renter hit the floor at City Hall in November 2015, something seemed to have changed in Alameda’s politics. A grassroots renters group flooded City Hall that night urging the council to… Read More ›
Alameda City Council to take up resolution calling for Trump’s impeachment
Rosemary Jordan, a member of Alameda4Impeachment, addressing the Alameda City Council last Tuesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWhen a few members of the public this week pressed the Alameda City Council to pass a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Trump,… Read More ›
Khanna offers strategy for Democratic Party’s success, but hundreds shut out of town hall
Rep. Ro Khanna apologizing to constituents who were unable to hear him speak Wednesday night at Ohlone College in Fremont. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTWhile congressmembers, particularly Republicans, are being harangued by constituents at town halls across the country, Rep. Ro Khanna’s… Read More ›
A push in Alameda for Trump’s impeachment
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILThe view of Alameda as a quiet, apolitical bedroom hamlet in the East Bay has changed rapidly in just the last year. A homegrown group of housing advocates stormed City Hall more than a year with tactics usually… Read More ›
Barbara Lee tells town hall that Dems are ‘building the case’ for Trump’s impeachment
Rep. Barbara Lee’s town hall last Saturday was attended by an estimated 1,500 people. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTWhen a question about impeaching President Donald Trump was posed during a town hall last weekend hosted by Rep. Barbara Lee in Oakland, the… Read More ›
