Stephen Cassidy: Out of power, but not out of things to say. SAN LEANDRO | Stephen Cassidy left the mayor’s office in San Leandro after just one term. There was no specific public reason for why he left thousands of… Read More ›
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San Leandro Mayor Dropped Excessive Pounds Through The Oprah Diet
Cassidy: many cheeseburgers ago. PHOTO/Shane Bond SAN LEANDRO | Mayor Stephen Cassidy was once one of those fat guys who drank Diet Coke during San Leandro City Council meetings. Now he drinks what The Citizen’s Shane Bond reported was “green… Read More ›
Sutter Health’s Epic Fail
HEALTH CARE | It seems San Leandro Hospital got out from under the thumb of Sutter Health in the nick of time. The California Nurses Association on Tuesday harshly criticized the hospital provider for potentially putting patients at risk when… Read More ›
How Alameda Health System Is Going All-In With Deals In Alameda, San Leandro
ALAMEDA COUNTY//HEALTH CARE | The fall and potential renaissance of two East Bay health care facilities in San Leandro and Alameda share similar qualities, they reportedly bleed money and struggle to compete in a market dominated by big players in… Read More ›
The Lengths Non-Profit Hospitals Go To Scam Taxpayers On Charity Care
SUNDAY COLUMN | As the Legislature made a mad dash this week to clear its calendar of bills from its houses of origin, one specific floor debate in the Assembly showed why many distrust government and unfortunately assume their hands… Read More ›
Alameda County Official Says Sutter Will Not Close San Leandro Hospital Until 2014, At Earliest
HEALTH CARE | Sutter Health’s long-held intention to shut down San Leandro Hospital will not happen this year, says the director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, but as early as spring 2014. The reason for the delay, says… Read More ›
Hayward’s St. Rose Hospital Faces $3M Funding Gap By Sept. 30
Supervisors Wilma Chan and Richard Valle, St. Rose interim CEO Mak Nakayama/Photo Shane Bond ALAMEDA COUNTY//HEALTH CARE | Hayward’s perennially cash-strapped St. Rose Hospital faces a projected $3 million hole by Sept. 30, according to county officials. In addition, another $3 million… Read More ›
Mahoney Takes Proposal To Save San Leandro Hospital To The Community
SUPPORTERS URGED RESIDENTS TO ATTEND MAY 17 TOWN HALL; APPEAL TO SUTTERBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.com@eastbaycitizen on twitter In his first public appearance on the newest proposal to save San Leandro Hospital, the CEO of Hayward’s St. Rose added details to the… Read More ›
Stark: Sutter Marches To Their Own Tune
HE SAYS THERE IS LITTLE HE CAN DO TO HELP SAN LEANDRO HOSPITALBy Steven Tavares Supporters of keeping the doors open at San Leandro Hospital, don’t expect help from the federal government. Rep. Pete Stark said during a town hall… Read More ›
‘A Little Better Than We Expected’
LOW BUDGET FORECASTS AND $1.7 MILLION IN UNEXPECTED REVENUE PERKS UP CITY FINANCIAL OUTLOOKBy Steven Tavares San Leandro’s climb back to financial stability, these days, is measured in hope as much as it is in dollars and cents. The city’s new finance director… Read More ›
Money was the Message for the Lockyers
YEAR-IN-REVIEW / APRIL-JUNE The will of Bill Lockyer to fund his wife, Nadia Lockyer’s campaign for county supervisor kicks into high gear before the June primary. SANTOS BRINGS RCV BACK; CHAN BECOMES SUPERVISOR; S.L. SCHOOL DISTRICT LOSES $1.6 MILLION APRILFran David… Read More ›
San Leandro Easily Passes Two Funding Measures
CITY FOLLOWS LOCAL TREND OF VOTERS APPROVING MEASURES WITH SIMPLE MAJORITYBy Steven Tavares San Leandro High will benefit from improvements to Burrell Field. In times of economic uncertainty, San Leandro voters easily approved a bump in the local sales tax to 10 percent,… Read More ›
The Times’ Anti-Union Stance Against City Workers
KAISER STOPS PAYING PROPERTY TAX AROUND ’14; TIMES DOESN’T THINK ECONOMY WILL IMPROVE? SL TIMES POST-PRODUCTION MEETING San Leandro Times Editor Jim Knowles is not present, nor is his reporter or the lady who answers phones. I brought Krispy Kremes…. Read More ›
Largest Project in San Leandro History Approved
KAISER/MIXED-USE RETAIL PROJECT PASSED BY COUNCIL; WILL ADD 2,000 NEW JOBS By STEVEN TAVARESThe Citizen The San Leandro City Council approved construction of the Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center Monday night–the largest construction project in the city’s history. San… Read More ›
Prime Healthcare is not the Solution to Hospital Woes
FOR-PROFIT OWNER FAVORS HEALTH CARE IF YOU HAVE THE MONEYThe inclusion of Prime Healthcare into the San Leandro Hospital equation may have larger ramification on the sick and infirm than the loss of the hospital. The for-profit health care provider… Read More ›
Santos takes Timeout to Speak, Defend Self
By STEVEN TAVARESThe Citizen ON HOSPITAL: ‘I HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE’The mayor’s office may be one of most accessible and welcoming city offices anywhere. Bright light enters the room overlooking East 14th Street and the furnishings are classy… Read More ›
Q&A with Mayor Tony Santos
Here’s an excerpt from San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos’ interview May 26:Q: On the budget, it seems the reserves are dwindling. What’s the outlook?A: Budgets for local government have always been a test any way. Cities just don’t have the… Read More ›
