Also: San Leandro’s own city manager scandal could be heating up again on Tuesday night.
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Alameda may soon learn details of growing city manager scandal
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILFor the third time in as many months the Alameda City Council has scheduled a special closed session meeting, this one set for next Monday, April 16, 5 p.m., to discuss the growing political scandal pitting City Manager… Read More ›
A’s letter: Coliseum or bust!
OAKLAND COLISEUMA report Monday that the Oakland Athletics are interested in buying the Coliseum complex, but the letter sent by Athletics management to city and county officials more notably hints the team views the long-standing stadium issues as the Coliseum or… Read More ›
Alameda Labor Council asked to meet with investigator in San Leandro city manager probe
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 ›
San Leandro City Council calls special meeting to discuss disciplining city manager
San Leandro City Council’s special closed session begins Tuesday, 6 p.m. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSix days after the San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata threw the doors open on the city’s dirty laundry, including allegations of sexual misconduct against himself,… Read More ›
San Leandro city manager discloses allegation of sexual misconduct reportedly made against him by local CEO
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 ›
Bonta urges Alameda to disqualify landlord referendum accused of violating election law
Assemblymember Rob Bonta 18TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTAssemblymember Rob Bonta wants the Alameda City Council to investigate and potentially disqualify a pending ballot referendum brought forth last month by local landlords after a raft of complaints that signature-gatherers intentionally misled residents. The… Read More ›
Urban Shield opponents want Alameda County to pull funding
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSThe Trump administration’s expanding definition of terrorism, including a focus on undocumented residents, is renewing opposition to the annual law enforcement training exercises and weapons exposition in Pleasanton, known as Urban Shield. A grassroots organization will… Read More ›
Kaplan to CalPERS: Divest from Dakota and Keystone XL pipelines
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at Standing Rock in late November. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLast November, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan braved blisteringly cold weather to protest the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The project along with the Keystone XL pipeline, another project strongly… Read More ›
Barbara Lee, progressive leaders, criticize Trump’s Secretary of State candidates
Rep. Barbara Lee wants President-elect Trump to avoid choosing a pro-Iraq War supporter for secretary of state. CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT |East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee and three other members of the House Progressive Caucus are concerned about President-elect Donald… Read More ›
Despite evidence, embattled Hayward supe says, I’m not going anywhere
HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Hayward school board member John Taylor, with some panache, publicly asked embattled Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs at a meeting Wednesday night whether or not he intends to leave the school district anytime soon. Dobbs, appearing to follow… Read More ›
Lee wants acting DEA official replaced for calling medical marijuana ‘a joke’
Rep. Barbara Lee and others objected to the acting DEA chief calling medical pot “a joke.” CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | Rep. Barbara Lee and six other members of Congress are calling for the Obama administration to replace the acting… Read More ›
Alameda firefighters say audio recording shows mayor making inflammatory comments about them, council colleagues
Alameda Firefighters union says they obtained a recording of Mayor Trish Spencer speaking critical of them and two council colleagues. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL | The day after the Alameda City Council approved new public safety contracts last month, Mayor Trish… Read More ›
Mike Honda Condemns NFL Commish for Handling of Domestic Violence Incidents
Rep. Mike Honda CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda said he was “shocked and saddened” by the handling of a number of football players accused of domestic violence against by the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell… Read More ›
East Bay Reps Sign On to Reverse Decision on Licenses For Immigrants
CONGRESS | IMMIGRATION | Last week, the federal government denied a design change for California driver’s licenses to be offered sometime in 2015 to undocumented residents in the state. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rejected the design citing… Read More ›
Swalwell Leads Way To Protect LGBT Communities In…Ukraine(?)
CONGRESS 15 | Rep. Eric Swalwell’s first chance to grandstand did not take place in the East Bay, but in faraway Ukraine. Swalwell, along with Reps. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.), David Cicilline and over three dozen Democrats sent a letter to… Read More ›
