ELECTION 2018 Ron Dellums DELLUMS ENDORSES PRICEThe East Bay’s venerable liberal lion, former Rep. Ron Dellums, offered his endorsement of Pamela Price, the Alameda County District Attorney candidate seeking to unseat Nancy O’Malley next month. “I have always been proud… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Police officers in San Leandro stand to gain favorably from a new three-year contract to be approved Monday night by the San Leandro City Council. The city will save over $560,000 over the life of… Read More ›
ANALYSISMar. 22, 2012 | Like Mayor Jean Quan in Oakland sitting stoically during council meetings against a torrent of angry residents, San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy took repeated body blows from a union activist in silence, but the punches undoubtedly… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO | Jan. 18, 2012 | Resplendent in a three-piece suit, Chris Zapata was approved as the new city manager of San Leandro. Minutes later, though, he absorbed the first volley in what may be the beginning of a contentious period of labor negotiations with the city’s employee… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO MAYOR CALLS FOR MORE CUTS TO STAFF; CRITICIZES POLICEBy Steven Tavares San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy campaigned on changing the way city employees financed their own pensions and health benefits, but instead he may be angling to push… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRANS VALUE PUBLIC SAFETY; SAN CARLOS DISBANDED IT FORCE TO SAVE MONEY, WILL YOU?By Steven Tavares San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy did not get off to a good start with the city’s police officers. His stance on pensions angered… Read More ›
SPAGNOLI BECOMES SAN LEANDRO’S POLICE CHIEF; FIRST WOMAN IN CITY HISTORYBy Steven Tavares New San Leandro Police ChiefSandra Spagnoli Sandra Spagnoli’s first day at the helm of the San Leandro Police Department started at 6:30 a.m. this morning. It was… Read More ›
The silhouette of San Leandro School Board President Morgan Mack-Rose. Her comments Dec. 21 critical of the city employee contracts raised the eyebrows of some union members. SOME POLS DRAW LINE IN THE SAND WITH UNIONS; FREMONT’S NEW COUNCILMEMBER TO PROVIDE… Read More ›
CASSIDY’S INNER CIRCLE LOBBIES FOR COUNCIL TO PUT OFF LABOR DEALS UNTIL NEXT YEARBy Steven Tavares Apparently hoping to collect on the spoils of last month’s mayoral victory, a small group of mayor-elect Stephen Cassidy’s supporters asked the San Leandro… Read More ›
BILL TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY AT PSYCH WARDS COULD LEAD TO GUNS AT HOSPITALSBy Steven Tavares Does Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi’s latest piece of do-good legislation give an opening for officers at hospitals to carry firearms? The bill, introduced last week, would… Read More ›
WHY DID SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUITS TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO ANNOUNCE?By Steven Tavares CITIZEN INSIDER By most accounts, the hiring of Sandra Spagnoli as the first female police chief in San Leandro history is not the token hire some believe it… Read More ›
SOURCES HAD SAID UNION WAS ANGERED BY STATEMENTS BY STAROSCIAKBy Steven Tavares It wasn’t anything Councilwoman Joyce Starosciak said that lead the San Leandro Police Officers Association to split their endorsement for mayor between her and Mayor Tony Santos, it… Read More ›
