Rep. Eric Swalwell, right, posing with law enforcement while wearing a DEA cap. 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTDon’t call East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell a Republican or you will pay for it. After Swalwell tweeted a comment referring to his Republicans parents,… Read More ›
ELECTION 2016 | Large anti-Donald Trump protests may be raging miles away in Oakland and other East Bay cities, but San Pablo’s Mayor Rich Kinney is interested in serving the president-elect. In a series of tweets last weekend, Kinney offered… Read More ›
Ron Cohen says video released Friday of Trump disparaging women is too much for him. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |Former South Bay Republican congressional candidate Ron Cohen took some heavy heat earlier this year for being one of… Read More ›
Screenshot from the Cheryl Cook-Kallio campaign ad paid for by the California Democratic Party. ASSEMBLY 16TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |California state Democrats believe the 16th Assembly District is ripe for the retaking. But first, they just need to introduce their alternative… Read More ›
Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog, along with Jennifer Roloff, at an endorsement meeting in August for the Alameda Democratic Club. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |ELECTION 2016 |Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog owns a Web domain named “Moderate Democrat,” but some Democrats in Alameda and… Read More ›
Sandre Swanson in Oakland last January. STATE SENATE | 9th DISTRICT |As a lonely Republican in the deep blue East Bay, former state Senate candidate Rich Kinney doesn’t have much to offer other than his help in cajoling reluctant conservatives… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | East Bay Assemblymember Catharine Baker says she opposes the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” the state ballot initiative to legalize cannabis in California. Baker, an East Bay Republican legislator representing suburban areas… 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 ›
Ron Cohen, a Republican from Fremont, becomes the third candidate in the CA17 June primary. ELECTION16 | Ron Cohen, a Fremont certified public accountant, is the first Republican to join the highly-anticipated Seventeenth Congressional District rematch between Democrats Rep. Mike… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee and new Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan have history. CONGRESS | DISTRICT 13 | “I congratulate Paul Ryan on his election as Speaker of the House today,” East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee said Thursday of the new… Read More ›
Assemblymember Catharine Baker ASSEMBLY | CAMPAIGN FINANCE | Republican Assemblymember Catharine Baker raised more than $427,000 during the first half on this year. Baker, who is the lone local Republican member of the Legislature, nearly outpaced the rest of the… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell is known to play the ball with aggressiveness. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Rep. Eric Swalwell hasn’t maintained a clean sheet when it comes to keeping people from sneaking into the San Jose Airport (This goes for… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | Steve Glazer urged his supporters Sunday night to “Follow the $” after learning a political action committee typically backed by labor is spending thousands to back the lone Republican in the State Senate 7th… Read More ›
18th Assembly District candidate Jaime Patino says the local media is doing the public a disservice by ignoring his race against Assemblymember Bill Quirk. ASSEMBLY | 20TH DISTRICT | Union city resident Jaime Patino, a Republican, is a long-shot to… Read More ›
Smeyesing–smiling with your eyes–is something Tim Sbranti can’t seem to do during this campaign. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | If you place 16th Assembly District candidate Tim Sbranti in the mayor’s seat during Dublin City Council meetings you will see… Read More ›
Assemblymember Rob Bonta addresses a candidate’s forum Tuesday evening in Alameda as challenger, David Erlich looks on. PHOTO/Steven Tavares ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | Until Tuesday night, San Leandro electrician David Erlich had never taken center stage in a political… Read More ›
CAGOP CONVENTION | The California Republican Convention’s Bay Area Regional Caucus hammered out a few known details to a relatively traditional audience of older men and women. David Miller, a candidate for the party’s state chairmanship, urged for “unity” under… Read More ›
CAGOP CONVENTION | There’s not much left but up for the California Republican Party, as the state’s conservatives meet in Sacramento for their spring convention. With the party sitting quietly outside of every statewide office and sitting in the aftermath of… Read More ›
