AD15 candidate Buffy Wicks raised $209,000 during the first half of the 2017. ELECTION 2018–15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–Buffy Wicks is again making her opponents in the 15th Assembly District green with envy. After bursting onto the scene last summer with an… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee says President Trump’s new Cuba policy hurts U.S. businesses. 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Barbara Lee has another reason to be critical of President Donald Trump after the administration announced Thursday that it would roll back the reopening of… Read More ›
15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTA growing number of politicos in the 15th Assembly District are realizing the race next year to replace Tony Thurmond is going to be a wide-open affair. And the list of potential candidate is growing by the weeks. Oakland… Read More ›
President Trump’s executive order also restarts the “Secure Communities” law enforcement program that was discontinued in 2014. SANCTUARY CITIES President Trump’s executive order Wednesday seeking to punish sanctuary cities by halting federal grants could effect several East Bay cities, including Oakland which… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at Standing Rock in late November. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLast November, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan braved blisteringly cold weather to protest the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The project along with the Keystone XL pipeline, another project strongly… Read More ›
Peggy Moore’s years of work for President Obama’s campaigns finally paid off Saturday. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |ELECTION 2016 |With just four days before Election Day, Oakland City Council candidate Peggy Moore received an enormous boost in her bid… Read More ›
President Obama endorsed just three California legislative candidates, including the East Bay’s Cheryl Cook-Kallio in AD16. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | ELECTION 2016 |In a surprising, somewhat unprecedented move, President Barack Obama has endorsed 16th Assembly District Democrat Cheryl Cook-Kallio. The… Read More ›
Thousands of emails belonging to John Podesta have been released by WikiLeaks in recent weeks. PHOTO/Creative Commons CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Last January, Ro Khanna’s congressional campaign was seeking an early knockout in its rematch this year with… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda and Ro Khanna will face each other in a rematch this November. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Rep. Mike Honda’s previous congressional campaign believed Ro Khanna may have been trying to gain access to their emails,… Read More ›
Peggy Moore filed an intention to run Wednesday for Oakland’s at-large council seat. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |Peggy Moore, one of the East Bay’s best and brightest political apparatchiks is poised to become highest-profile challenger yet for any of the… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell is backing Proposition 64, the state initiative aiming to legalize cannabis use, according to a Sacramento Bee reporter. The state measure comes before voters this November. Although… Read More ›
State Sen. Steve Glazer’s resolution asks President Obama for an executive order exonerating the Port Chicago 50 of their convictions in 1944 for mutiny. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT |The state Senate voted Thursday to urge President Obama to fully… Read More ›
Katherine Welch in Oakland last January. STATE SENATE | 9TH DISTRICT | Some voters in the Ninth State Senate District, one of the most progressive areas in the entire state, might be skeptical about candidate Katherine Welch following a new… Read More ›
95 DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY DAY | Mike Honda: Hit me with it! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you Mary, just… The least you can do is level with me. What are my… Read More ›
In better times: President Obama and Rep. Mike Honda in early 2013. CONGRESS | CA17 | Rep. Mike Honda still thinks there is a chance President Obama will endorse his re-election campaign this year against Ro Khanna. Over the weekend,… Read More ›
CADEM16 | CA17 | President Obama is quietly distancing himself from Rep. Mike Honda, or at least, deciding to not take sides in the incumbent’s rematch against fellow Dem Ro Khanna. Politico reported Thursday that Obama is not renewing his… Read More ›
Traffic in and around the Oakland Airport during Super Bowl 50 may be equal to Thanksgiving. OAKLAND AIRPORT | For NFL teams competing for a spot in the Super Bowl, success usually comes through the air. It’s the same for… Read More ›
Rep. Swalwell says his guest to Tuesday’s State of the Union is a community leader in reducing gun violence. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT |As Rep. Eric Swalwell’s guest to Tuesday’s State of the Union, Fremont Police Chief Richard Lucero is described as a regional… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee took the NRA to task Tuesday for blocking gun control legislation in Congress. CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee applauded President Barack Obama’s executive order to limit gun violence, but not before blasting… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee and others objected to the acting DEA chief calling medical pot “a joke.” CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | Rep. Barbara Lee and six other members of Congress are calling for the Obama administration to replace the acting… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee will attend Friday’s flag-raising at U.S. Embassy in Havana. CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee is attending Friday’s historic raising of the U.S. flag over its embassy in Havana. U.S. Secretary of State… Read More ›
Another potential landing spot for Rep Barbara Lee? CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Many believe Rep. Barbara Lee is itching for something bigger than her seat representing Oakland and the East Bay in Congress. Here’s another possible landing spot: President… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Rep. Barbara Lee attempted to shot down rumors she was eyeing a potential appointment as ambassador to Cuba. Currently, no such position exists and the U.S. does not have an embassy n iCuba. But, that… Read More ›
If Rep. Barbara Lee’s seat is open soon, Rob Bonta could be in first in line to replace her. CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | Every so often in the East Bay you hear chatter that Rep. Barbara Lee is pondering… Read More ›
CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | House Republicans used an amendment to a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through the fall to block President Obama’s plan to protect nearly five million undocumented immigrants. On the House floor Wednesday, Oakland… Read More ›
Tom Hanks HAYWARD | There was always an urban legend that Tom Hanks never bothered to pick up his diploma from Chabot College. It’s likely not true. In a New York Times opinion piece, Hanks gives a loving ode to… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | When it comes to Japanese internment camps, Rep. Mike Honda is the beltway’s expert. So, when presumptive Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul equated it to President Obama’s immigration policy, Honda was ready to correct… Read More ›
CONGRESS | DISTRICT 17 | Ro Khanna may have once worked for President Obama, but last year he endorsed Khanna’s opponent, Rep. Mike Honda in the 17th Congressional District. Now, the President is sending in First Lady Michelle Obama to… Read More ›
East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Speaking before the Congressional Progress Caucus in Washington Tuesday, Rep. Barbara Lee reacted to harrowing testimony from young undocumented immigrants who have recently fled conflict in their homelands, saying, “I… Read More ›
Swalwell said he leads all freshman Democrats in bills passed with one. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Offering fun facts and figures meant to add beef to his flimsy patty of work has been a hallmark of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s first term…. Read More ›
