Alameda’s report on council interference is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILIt’s been six months since the Alameda City Council hired an independent investigator to probe a number of claims laid out by Alameda City Manager Jill… Read More ›
Jill Keimach ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda City Manager Jill Keimach surreptitiously recorded a conversation with two Alameda councilmembers at a meeting that is at the center of the city’s on-going political scandal. Over the course of the city’s nearly six-month investigation… Read More ›
San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter delivering the state of the city address last Monday at the Senior Community Center. SAN LEANDROSan Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter, during the annual state of the city address this week, said the city… Read More ›
Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL As the public awaited the potential release of an independent investigation into claims of political interference made by its City Manager Jill Keimach, the Alameda City Council, instead, came out of a nearly… Read More ›
Alameda councilmembers met for five hours during a closed session in late January likely discussing the same item being heard Friday. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAn independent inquiry into allegations made last October by Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach against unnamed councilmembers… Read More ›
LEGISLATUREA former legislative aide to State Sen. Bob Wieckowski filed a complaint against the state Senate that alleges her firing last year came after reporting to the Legislature that she was raped by an Assembly staffer in December 2016, according… Read More ›
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 ›
In 2007, it was alleged Oakland Council- member Larry Reid asked for a new air- conditioning unit in exchange for favors in Oakland for a contractor. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILWhy did Larry Reid disclose last week that a prospective Oakland cannabis… Read More ›
A special closed session Alameda City Council meeting started at 3:30 p.m. last Tuesday and ended at 8:25 p.m. What did they talk about? ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILFor nearly five hours last Tuesday the Alameda City Council sat in a special… Read More ›
ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSActions taken by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in closed session over the past few weeks point toward the existence of potential allegations of workplace misconduct at the county-level. Exactly where, though, is unclear. At the… Read More ›
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 ›
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf OAKLANDA investigation into the handling of the Oakland police sexual misconduct scandal by the department describes a troublesome lax attitude early on toward the allegation and a city administration disinterested in the post-investigation fallout. It was… Read More ›
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 ›
Hayward Police Chief Diane Stuart is retiring, effective immediately. HAYWARD | Hayward is now in the market for a new police chief, but we still don’t know why. Police Chief Diane Stuart, currently on leave pending an investigation into an… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks called her collegaues on the rules committee “spinles wonders.” OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |Despite a round of aspersions against the Oakland City Council cast by Councilmember Desley Brooks and members of the public Thursday morning, potential censure… Read More ›
HAYWARD | Hayward School Board Trustee Luis Reynoso says his eyesight isn’t so good in poorly-lit room, so during a candidate’s forum Wednesday night he quietly turned to an opponent seated next to him and asked if that was indeed… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell and Stan Dobbs in Washington D.C. HAYWARD | Does Rep. Eric Swalwell still support the fired Hayward superintendent who verbally abused two school board members last year, intimidated employees and allegedly struck his mistress in the middle… Read More ›
Alameda County Superintendent Karen Monroe, bottom left, in a photo Sept. 16 with other county administrators, including the fired Stan Dobbs, pictured second row, right. HAYWARD | Less than 48 hours after the Hayward Unified School District fired with cause… Read More ›
HAYWARD | Read below the entire investigation report on now-former Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs. Included is the notice of termination given by the Hayward School Board of Trustees on Sept. 15: Hayward Unified School District report of allegations against… Read More ›
Stan “Data” Dobbs was terminated with cause following Wednesday night’s Hayward school board meeting. HAYWARD | An investigation into now-former Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs details a calculating and controlling administrator with a volcanic temper, a bullying backstabber even to his… Read More ›
An investigator found no evidence that John Taylor paid for any printing projects. HAYWARD | Hayward school trustee John Taylor misused school district resources for personal and campaign-related printing projects, according to a report forward to the Alameda County District… Read More ›
Hayward school board member John Taylor is alleged to have misused school funds for his council campaign. HAYWARD | Hayward school board member John Taylor improperly used the school district’s print shop to design and produce campaign materials for his… Read More ›
HAYWARD | Last May, when a group of Tennyson High School parents urged Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs to get to the bottom of why former 49ers defensive end and alleged rapist Ray McDonald was allowed to address at-risk students… Read More ›
Hayward superintendent Stan Dobbs wants to be indemnified against any potential legal action. HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Hayward school superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs is looking for an exit out as the school district’s top administrator, according to letter he sent to the… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda’s future in Congress may rest on a pending House ethics investigation. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |The former congressional staffer who may ultimately cause the end of Rep. Mike Honda’s political career this fall following the past disclosure… Read More ›
Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker PHOTO/Shane Bond OAKLAND | An investigation precipitated by the controversial reinstatement last year of an Oakland police officer disciplined at an Occupy Oakland protest in 2011, found the city attorney’s office typically handled arbitration hearings… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY | The California Fair Political Practices Commission, the government body that oversees campaign ethics, cleared the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee of violating the state’s Political Reform Act. “After completing our investigation, we found insufficient evidence of a… Read More ›
OAKLAND | ALCO GRAND JURY | A new Alameda County Grand Jury report is questioning whether the City of Oakland and its police department are receiving all the revenue they’re due from a long-term towing contract. In addition, the report… Read More ›
Stewart Chen ALAMEDA | CITY COUNCIL | Alameda Councilmember Stewart Chen responded Thursday to a joint investigation by the East Bay Citizen and The Alamedan published this week detailing a previously undisclosed pair of misdemeanor convictions for insurance fraud from two… Read More ›
ALAMEDA | CITY COUNCIL By Michele Ellson and Steven Tavares Alameda Councilmember Stewart Chen’s official biography offers the storybook journey of a man who immigrated from the Philippines as a teen and made his way onto the Alameda City Council,… Read More ›
