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 ›
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LISTEN! East Bay Citizen Show with special guest Assemblymember Bill Quirk
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Kaplan supports U.S. Senate bill effectively ending war on pot
Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan says the bill will help free up money for reducing crime. OAKLAND | Legislation was introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate effectively seeking to end the federal government’s lengthy war on marijuana and Oakland Vice Mayor… Read More ›
Quirk’s Ties To Calpine, Hayward Energy Plant Becomes Election Issue
AD20 candidates: Asm Bill Quirk, Luis Reynoso, Jaime Patino ASSEMBLY | 20TH DISTRICT | Assemblymember Bill Quirk says his Republican opponent in the 20th Assembly District is a nice guy. Jaime Patino, the first-time office-seeker, says Quirk is a fine… Read More ›
Moderate Democrats Vying for the 16th Assembly District Find Much in Common
ELECTION 2014 | ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |It wasn’t too long ago that Contra Costa County’s wealthy 16th Assembly District was a pinkish shade of red. Termed out Assemblymember Joan Buchanan is credited for turning the Lamorinda district blue, but… Read More ›
2013 Year-In-Review, Part IV: Fate Of East Bay Pro Sports And Political Aspirations Eye A Pivotal New Year
October 2013 >>>A number of bills offered by East Bay legislators come to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for consideration. He signs Assemblymember Nancy Skinner’s high-capacity ammunition bill, along with State Ellen Corbett’s limo safety legislation. However, Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski’s non-citizen… Read More ›
Russo to Alameda? The Wild Island Just Got Crazier
REPORTS SAY OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY IS CHOICE FOR ALAMEDA CITY MANGERBy Steven Tavares When it comes to bizarre antics and dastardly political soap operas no city in the East Bay tops Alameda. From deposing its city attorney, city manager and… Read More ›
Potential Pot Moratorium May Achieve Few Results
NARCOTICS DETECTIVE TELLS COUNCIL ILLEGAL POT GROWERS IN SAN LEANDRO ARE EVERYWHEREBy Steven Tavares The number of San Leandro residents illegally growing marijuana is so high placing a citywide land-use moratorium on dispensaries and large-scale growing facilities may accomplished little to stem… Read More ›
Stark Says Toke Up, California!
PROP. 19 ISSUE MAY BRING OUT YOUNG, PROGRESSIVE VOTERS IN NOVEMBERRep. Pete Stark is backing Proposition 19, the November ballot initiative legalizing marijuana in California, according to a report in The Huffington Post. The site says Stark along with Bay Area… Read More ›
