Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, right, at a meeting in San Lorenzo last month. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSAfter a series of community meetings showing a building consensus among local residents in opposition to a plan for the Alameda County Sheriff’s… Read More ›
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern at a town hall last summer in Hayward where he faced considerable criticism. ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF–ELECTION 2018–Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern has long dismayed East Bay progressives because of his deference to ICE, his support… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, seated right, listening to public speakers Wednesday night who are concerned about his plans for the Ashland Youth Center. ALAMEDA COUNTYA strong dose of distrust toward the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department and a lack of… Read More ›
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSAs fall began to bleed into winter, everything seemed to go wrong for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. The unions were already nipping at her heels with a campaign-style website portraying her leadership in dire tones…. Read More ›
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICS“My friends’ first question is not why am I running for DA. The first question is ‘have you lost your mind?’–Oakland attorney Pamela Price, in June, announcing her candidacy to challenge Alameda County District Attorney… Read More ›
Tuesday’s resolution will allow Alameda County’s two medical cannabis dispensaries to seek state licenses for adult-use. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSUnincorporated Alameda County’s two medical cannabis dispensaries would be financially impacted if not allowed to sell recreational cannabis starting next month,… Read More ›
The Peralta Community College Board of Trustees delivered a strong blow last week to the A’s plan for a new ballpark near Laney College. OAKLAND In the early 2000s, a young and talented Oakland Athletics ball club appeared on the… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, center, speaking at Thursday’s Coliseum JPA meeting at Oracle Arena. COLISEUM JPAOakland and Alameda County representatives on the Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority showed keen interest Thursday for revisiting the idea of the county selling… Read More ›
COLISEUM JPAWhen it comes to the Oakland Athletics’ plan for building a new ballpark near Laney College, Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley said he just wanted to put out in public what some have recently speculated about in private. “I’m… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTYThe serious lack of affordable housing in the East Bay was clearly apparent to voters in Alameda County last year with approval of Measure A1, a $580 million general obligation bond to help foster new ownership of affordable housing… Read More ›
COLISEUM JPAA fan-generated proposal to sue the Raiders and the National Football League over the team’s move to Las Vegas took a significant hit Friday after Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority declined to participate in the lawsuit. The plan took a… Read More ›
Alameda County Superivsor Nate Miley, right, along with Castro Valley Matters President Michael Kusiak, at an Eden Area Livability Initiative meeting Thursday in San Lorenzo. CASTRO VALLEYA group of Castro Valley residents are once again advocating not for incorporation, at… Read More ›
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern and Supervisor Nate Miley. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSAlameda County Supervisor Nate Miley has long been one of the typically progressive Board of Supervisors’ must ardent supporters of the sheriff’s office and Urban Shield, the disaster… Read More ›
Godfather Griz, representing Forever Oakland, addresses the Coliseum JPA Friday morning at Oracle Arena in Oakland. OAKLAND COLISEUM JPAWhile some Coliseum Joint Powers Authority commissioners appeared less than enthused about a fan base seemingly grasping again at a long-gone straw… Read More ›
A potential lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL may lack legal standing without support of a government entity like the JPA. OAKLAND COLISEUM JPAThe Oakland Raiders are gone to Las Vegas, at least, in 2-3 years, but a legal… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell announcing his first run forCongress at a 2011 rally in Dublin. 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTOn a rainy night in April 2012, during what would be former Rep. Pete Stark’s final political campaign, the irascible 40-year congressman lashed out at his… Read More ›
In addition to Fairview, Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley represents the unincorporated areas of Ashland, Cherryland and Castro Valley. ALAMEDA COUNTYThe tiny 10,000-person hamlet of Fairview, an unincorporated area between Hayward and Castro Valley, received approval from the Alameda County… Read More ›
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 ›
OAKLANDA grassroots collection of Raiders fan groups believe they have a legal grounds for keeping the NFL franchise in Oakland, and the investor group headed by football great Ronnie Lott still believes a football stadium can be built in Oakland,… Read More ›
Texas-based Paramedics Plus won a controversial contract for Alameda County EMS services in 2010, but has financially struggled ever since. ALAMEDA COUNTYThe three-year extension of a controversial Alameda County contract for emergency ambulance services was moved forward by the Board… Read More ›
Henry Levy will be sworn-in as Alameda County’s next treasurer-tax collector sometime in May. ALAMEDA COUNTYIn the end the unions got their man. Following an hour-long deliberation, highlighted by some contention, including questions about the applicant’s integrity, the Alameda County… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan has threatened dissolution of the health district for differing reasons since 2012. EDEN HEALTH DISTRICTThere is not a need for the embattled Eden Health District to be dismantled and its assets distributed to various health… Read More ›
Former Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison is one of five seeking to replace retiring long-time County Treasurer Donald White. ALAMEDA COUNTYAs Alameda County treasurer-tax collector Donald White is the name property owners loathed to write at tax time. But after White announced… Read More ›
A single-wide mobile home located on Castro Valley Boulevard. ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSDuring a prolonged housing affordability crisis in the East Bay, mobile home parks have been a low-cost option for many residents, especially seniors. But in relative terms,… Read More ›
MAY>>>A major police scandal breaks in Oakland after a then-underage sex worker says she was involved sexually with numerous Oakland police officers. Officers from other local jurisdictions were also involved with the woman known as “Celeste Guap.” Police Chief Sean… Read More ›
JANUARY>>>During a frigid Alameda City Council meeting that lasted until 4 a.m., struggling renters win an extension for a moratorium on rent increases that will lead the way to an ordinance approved in March. “If the NRA wants guns to… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell, center, campaigning for Bryan Parker last spring. along with future candidate Tojo Thomas, right, who Swalwell later endorsed for the Castro Valley school board. Both lost. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT |Despite periodic news reports placing East Bay… Read More ›
152 DAYS UNTIL NOVEMBER ELECTIONTime to put the 2016 June primary to bed. Ro Khanna finally won a political campaign. That’s was the gist of a text message I received Wednesday morning. Khanna’s victory Tuesday night was by far the… Read More ›
REGISTRATION/TURNOUTAlameda County……………………….VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Total Registration………………….833,803Vote-By-Mail Ballots Cast……………263,684 31.63%Election Day Ballots Cast……………147,663 17.71%Total Ballots Cast………………….411,347 49.33%*-incumbent**-race crosses over two counties. PRESIDENTDemocratic – Alameda County……………VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Hillary Clinton (D)………………….164889 51.27%Bernie Sanders(D)……………………153955 47.87%Republican – Alameda County……………VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Donald Trump (R)……………………. 29097 62.84%John Kasich… Read More ›
Bryan Parker and Rep. Eric Swalwell ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | DISTRICT 4 |One of the interesting side stories to the Alameda County supervisors race is not just Rep. Eric Swalwell’s surprising endorsement last April of Bryan Parker, the challenger… Read More ›
