Assemblymember Bill Quirk needs a signature legislative achievement and he needs it to happen soon. ELECTION 2018➤I think the burgeoning scandal in Sacramento with legislators meting out punishment in secret to colleagues accused of sexual harassment in the workplace is… Read More ›
Hayward Anti-Discrimination Task Force meeting last spring. HAYWARD CITY COUNCILAt a Hayward City Council meeting last June, city officials basked in the glow of a standing ovation from those who have long advocated for declaring the Latino-heavy city a sanctuary… Read More ›
Interim Police Chief Mark Koller was born in Hayward and has served on the police force in various capacities since 1981. HAYWARDMark Koller, a second-generation Hayward police officer, will be sworn-in next Monday as the city’s fourteenth chief of police…. Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell on CNN earlier this year. 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRussia this. Russia that. East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell has basked in the glow of television studio lights in recent months. He’s a fixture on CNN, MSNBC and sometimes Fox… Read More ›
Significant changes for how Fremont chooses its elected officials could be on the horizon over the next few years. FREMONT CITY COUNCILFremont’s use of “at-large” elections violates state law, says a Southern California attorney who has successfully sued other cities by… Read More ›
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday, leader of one of the largest Latino communities, in the Bay Area voiced skepticism Feb. 24 about sanctuary cities. HAYWARDHayward’s lack of urgency when it comes to alleviating the fears among its minority and immigrant communities… Read More ›
Hayward Councilmember Francisco Zermeno serving as an impromptu translator at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Translation: Hayward does not offer Spanish translation at its city council meetingsHAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |Hayward’s diversity is boosted in part by the largest Latino population in… Read More ›
HAYWARD | ELECTION 2016 |For years in Hayward, the school board has been labeled dysfunctional. More precisely, the real criticism is they fight too much. With a little more precision: they fight too much in public. The attack line is… Read More ›
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday booted two out of a City Council meeting Tuesday. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |The controversy surrounding fired Hayward Superintendent Stan Dobbs moved from the school board to the city council Tuesday night after Mayor Barbara Halliday ejected… Read More ›
Former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Nearly a decade ago, former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, was indicted for a union garbage contract scheme that through secret side deals, ultimately cost taxpayers $11 million…. Read More ›
Hayward’s new Councilmember Elisa Marquez HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | The Hayward City Council is back at full strength after appointing Planning Commissioner Elisa Marquez to serve the remaining two years of Mayor Barbara Halliday’s council term. The choice of Marquez… Read More ›
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Hayward may have a new council member Tuesday night. On Friday, the City Council narrowed to 5 the list of 18 applicants hoping to fill out the remaining two years of Barbara Halliday’s council term. Halliday,… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | State Sen. Ellen Corbett, Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, along with members of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, traveled to Central America this week looking to gauge the growing immigration situation that has led to the detention… Read More ›
CAMPAIGN 2014 | STATE SENATE | 10TH DISRICT | A few weeks back, former East Bay Assemblymember Mary Hayashi burnished her strong ties to labor when addressing a large group of county Democratic leaders. On Tuesday, Hayashi began delivering on… Read More ›
Civil rights attorney Dan Siegel announces his run for mayor Thursday morning at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ELECTION 2014| OAKLAND | MAYOR | Civil rights attorney Dan Siegel laid out a distinctively progressive platform as he formally announced… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//CURFEWS | A younger Noel Gallo once walked the late night streets of Oakland. “Growing up in the city of Oakland as a teenager, I knew what the curfews was because I was one individual picked up by… Read More ›
San Leandro may fly the Chinese flag over City Hall on Oct. 1. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | A Raiders flag recently flapped over Oakland City Hall and numerous Bay Area cities have flown the rainbow-styled LGBT flag in public… Read More ›
HAYWARD//MAYOR 2014 | Hayward Councilmember Francisco Zermeño had a surprising announcement Monday afternoon. He’s running for mayor in 2014. Zermeño’s announcement was unexpected considering that little talk has been heard of him eyeing the mayor’s seat belonging to Michael Sweeney. In a… Read More ›
ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | A resolution by Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle discouraging the county sheriff from honoring request from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain undocumented residents in the county passed, 3-1, Tuesday afternoon despite the… Read More ›
“You Don’t Know Me!”: Supervisor Scott Haggerty. PHOTO/Shane Bond ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | “You don’t know me,” said Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty on Tuesday. Over and over he repeated the line to those critical of his vote against… Read More ›
The key to the GOP’s resurgence in California may start with Abel Maldonado. PHOTO/Shane Bond SUNDAY COLUMN | After a weekend at the California State Republican Convention, it remains to be seen if the party’s renewed effort to attract and… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Oakland may be one of the most cannabis-friendly cities in the nation, but count Councilman Noel Gallo out when passing around a blunt. The Fruitvale District 5 representative derided the city’s policies on medical cannabis during Tuesday’s… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//CONGRESS 15 | Eric Swalwell, Rep. Stark’s Democratic challenger in the 15th Congressional District, may have been bitten by the hand that is feeding his hopes of upsetting the 40-year House veteran—right wing conservatives. But, do they know what… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//CONGRESS 15//ANALYSIS | The impetus for the Citizens United attack this week by Dublin Councilman Eric Swalwell came from comments made this week by Rep. Pete Stark following a endorsement meeting for the Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club. “I was pleased… Read More ›
MARK SALINAS ALAMEDA COUNTY | On June 21, the day that Yoenis Céspedes, the Oakland Athletics’ top Latino slugger, blasted a game-winning, walk-off home run that completed a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the A’s’ front office was headed… Read More ›
ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18 | Creating an air of inevitability in the weeks after a clear primary win is pretty standard. But, as dozens of campaigns for the California Legislature re-gather for the fall general election, few are trying to add momentum to… Read More ›
NADIA LOCKYER RESIGNS//BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMay 2, 2012 | Politicians: start updating your resumes. The most secure and lucrative job in Alameda County politics is now open to all after the Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to an public vetting process to replace Nadia… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY 18Feb. 16, 2012 | If you’re looking for a good seat at the Assembly commissary next year, it’s becoming increasingly smart for candidates to cozy up with current members who share a similar ethnic background. The role of identity politics in the race for the… Read More ›
Dec. 19, 2011 | The Department of Homeland Security cracked down on Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio last week for his often times overzealous use of a controversial federal program that tends to target Latinos–regardless of their immigration status. Half of those deported… Read More ›
PROPOSED MAP WOULD KEEP PLEASANTON, HAYWARD INTACT; MOVE DUBLIN FROM MILEY TO HAGGERTYBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.comFollow @eastbaycitizen on twitter Click to enlarge OAKLAND – The Alameda County Board of Supervisors moved forward a consensus redistricting map Tuesday with hopes of placating a… Read More ›
