Charles Gilcrest, the long-time political consultant and local insider who helped start the political careers of many San Leandro elected officials, and later served as informal advisors for several mayors and councilmembers, died on Monday. He was 64. Gilcrest was… Read More ›
Joseph Hilson served on the Hayward City Council from 1992 to 2004. HAYWARD CITY COUNCILJoseph Hilson, a three-term Hayward councilmember, who was an early adopter of technology in local government, has died. Hilson was elected in 1992 and served through… Read More ›
‘Lil’ Arnerich served two terms on the Alameda City Council. ALAMEDAAnthony ‘Lil’ Arnerich, a former Alameda councilmember and civic leader, particularly in the retrofitting of Alameda High School, and an advocate for youth sports, died Friday. He was 89. Arnerich’s… Read More ›
Harbor Bay Isle developer, Ron Cowan, passed away Jan. 11. APPRECIATION | In 2014, I was commissioned to write a short history of Ron Cowan’s life and the building of Alameda’s Harbor Bay Isle. Cowan passed away on Jan. 11,… Read More ›
Laython Landis, in a photo from earlier this year, served 42 years in public office. SAN LEANDRO | OBIT | Layton Landis, the long-serving East Bay sanitary district member and former San Leandro City Councilman, who retired from public office… Read More ›
Mary King looking over a design for the new Bay Bridge span. PHOTO/MTC ALAMEDA COUNTY | OBIT | Trailblazing three-term Alameda County Supervisor Mary King died Sunday following a long illness. She was 69. In 1988, King became the first black… Read More ›
McCammon’s 2006 Assembly race against Mary Hayashi was notable for its vitriol. ALAMEDA COUNTY | Bill McCammon, a former Alameda County fire chief and head of the the East Bay Regional Communication System Authority, died in his sleep Monday morning… Read More ›
