Rendering of the proposed Davis Street Wellness Center at 3081 Teagarden Street. SAN LEANDROIn response to allegations of sexual misconduct, San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata denied the claims and, instead, asserted they were attempts by the accuser to aid… 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 ›
SAN LEANDROThe fate of a San Leandro medical cannabis dispensary may hinge on the repayment of a federal loan previously used to purchase the building where the group intends to open its business sometime next year. The San Leandro Board… Read More ›
THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6-9 –SAN LEANDRO– Regular council meeting, NoV. 6, 7 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–CITY-OWNED REAL ESTATE DEAL– Town Hall Square, the roughly 1.5 acres plot of undeveloped land bounded by East 14th, Hays, Davis Streets in Downtown… Read More ›
THE WEEK OF OCT. 27-NOV. 5 –OAKLAND– Special Community & Economic Development Committee meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–918-UNIT OAK KNOLL DEVELOPMENT– “The Applicant [SunCal] is requesting planning-related permits including a General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, and other… Read More ›
BAL Theatre owner Dan Dillman in front of the theater’s marquee in 2014. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILThe BAL Theatre, San Leandro’s last Art Deco performing arts building has proven scrappy in keeping its doors open while attracting former A-list Hip… Read More ›
THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-19 –OAKLAND– Regular council meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–POLICE COMMISSION FILLS OUT– Mayor Libby Schaaf‘ had her appointments to the Oakland Police Commission ready to go two weeks ago. They are Thomas… Read More ›
A rendering of the Davis Street Wellness Center retail area at its proposed dispensary on Teagarden Street. PHOTO/DSWC SAN LEANDROAfter several San Leandro zoning commissioners downplayed a city staff report opposing the issuance of a conditional-use permit for the Davis… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILOver the past two years, San Leandro has approved three conditional-use permits for medical cannabis dispensaries. None, though, have yet to open for business. But now, the locally-backed group controversially approved by the city council last summer… Read More ›
ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILAlameda is surrounded now by municipalities in Oakland and San Leandro that are taking full advantage of the highly-profitable cannabis industry in their cities, not to mention the potential windfall of new tax revenues that may follow. Based on a council referral… Read More ›
San Leandro’s initial tax rate on cannabis purchases could start at 7 percent, according to a city staff report. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILSan Leandro city staff is proposing a tax rate on cannabis purchases that would exceed Oakland and Berkeley…. Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | A third dispensary permit in San Leandro in just over a year was formally approved Monday night, but it may be the last for some time after a councilmember raised the possibility of moratorium on… Read More ›
San Leandro quickly approved a second medical cannabis dispensary in July. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL |When the San Leandro City Council approved a second medical cannabis dispensary in July, its swiftness, coming just after awarding its first-ever permit to Harborside… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta may have just become the godfather of medical marijuana regulation in the state. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation adding regulations to medical marijuana dispensaries nearly 20 years after voters approve its… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta is nearing passage of a landmark bill that will bring long-needed regulations to the state’s billion-dollar medical cannabis industry. Late Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Times reported a… Read More ›
Harborside founder Steve DeAngelo was disparaged during Tuesday night’s council meeting. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | The long road toward medical cannabis in San Leandro ended after the city council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a permit for Oakland-based Harborside… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO/Sept 8, 7 p.m.Road to dispensary ends; road building begins POT DISPENSARY PERMIT San Leandro’s first-ever medical cannabis dispensary faces its likely final hurdle Tuesday nigh. If the City Council approves its staff recommendation, the city’s lone dispensary operator… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | San Leandro’s first-ever pot dispensary will likely be operated by the nation’s largest collective. City staffers are recommending that the San Leandro City Council on Tuesday night select Oakland-based Harborside Health Center for the city’s… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta Major legislation moves to Appropriations in August ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | At the very least, East Bay Assemblymember Rob Bonta doesn’t want you consuming medical cannabis loaded with mold and harmful pesticides. Bonta’s Assembly Bill 266… Read More ›
A Hayward councilmember said last month he wants no “marijuana stores” in the city. City backs local control aspect of regulatory bill HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Medical marijuana dispensaries in Hayward have long been viewed by city leaders with great… Read More ›
San Leandro City Council Preview835 East 14th StreetMonday, April 20, 2015, 7 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE] Twitter hashtag: #slmtg HELP FOR THE HOMELESS Last October, the San Leandro City Council established a Homeless Task Force with $150,000 in funding for a warming… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | After San Leandro leaders moved to allow medical cannabis to be sold within its city limits, it now needs to find a suitable operator. Last December, the City Council voted to allow just a single… Read More ›
San Leandro City Council Meeting, Jan. 6, 2014 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, 7 p.m. [FULL AGENDA HERE] >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARD WISHLIST FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS (Item 10D) Proposals include seeking… Read More ›
July 2013 KTVU anchor Tori Campbell >>> The words are simply enough: “Captain Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Dang Ding Ow.” KTVU takes considerable heat for allowing the erroneous names of four Asiana Airlines pilots… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | It was no surprise last week the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution urging the federal government to refrain from raids on local medical cannabis dispensaries and respect states like California, Washington and… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | The fate of medical cannabis in San Leandro will not rest at the ballot box after all, but patients looking to medicate their ailments will, instead, be limited in their choice of dispensaries after the… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//DISPENSARIES | After much advocacy and derision regarding one of San Leandro’s most controversial topics, the City Council passed a draft ordinance that could allow up to two medical cannabis dispensaries in city boundaries following over three years of debate…. Read More ›
THE SUNDAY COLUMN | Eventually young Rep. Eric Swalwell was going to have to face the fact more than half of the 15th Congressional District is far more liberal than his hometown in the Tri Valley. When the issue gun… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO | Following two hours of testimony from San Leandro residents over a proposed ordinance allowing up to two medical cannabis dispensaries within city limits, council members commented upon the seemingly even number of those in favor and against…. Read More ›
//storify.com/eastbaycitizen/ebc-slmtg-on-medical-cannabis-dispensaries-in-san-2.js[View the story “EBC #slmtg on Medical Cannabis Dispensaries in San Leandro ” on Storify] EBC #slmtg on Medical Cannabis Dispensaries in San Leandro Medical cannabis dispensaries may be coming to San Leandro. The San Leandro City Council, Feb. 12… Read More ›
