THE WEEK OF APRIL 20-26 –OAKLAND– Regular council committee meetings, Tuesday, April 24, starts at 9:30 a.m. ➤Finance & Management Committee, 9 a.m. [ENTIRE AGENDA HERE]–BALLOT MEASURE TO TAX VACANT PROPERTIES– Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Kalb say the city… Read More ›
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San Leandro mayor’s state of the city details accomplishments, excludes city manager scandal
San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter delivering the state of the city address last Monday at the Senior Community Center. SAN LEANDROSan Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter, during the annual state of the city address this week, said the city… Read More ›
San Leandro set to join list of sanctuary cities in the East Bay
The San Leandro City Council is set to join Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and Emeryville as sanctuary cities in the East Bay. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILNext week, San Leandro is set to join a growing list of sanctuary cities in the… Read More ›
Hayward destroyed a famous indicator of seismic activity, now we’re all going to die
The corner of Prospect and Rose in Hayward. PHOTO/Oakland Geology HAYWARD | Like many East Bay cities, Hayward has many streets and sidewalks in need of repair. However, Hayward’s city government found the one road improvement project that it may… Read More ›
City Hall Insider: agenda notes from around the East Bay, Sept. 8
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 ›
Already the worst in Alameda County, will San Leandro’s roads improve with additional revenues?
San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter says the city will keep its promise to fix its roads with additional sales tax revenues. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Last fall, San Leandro officials said the passage of Measure HH, a new… Read More ›
Former San Leandro Mayor Calls Out Current One for Stance on Tax Measure
San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy and former Mayor Tony Santos are still rivals four years later. SAN LEANDRO | Former San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos says the current mayor should apologize to residents for opposing a quarter percent sales tax… Read More ›
San Leandro Places 30-Year Sales Tax Extension on November Ballot
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Nearly four years after voters in San Leandro approved a much-needed sales tax measure viewed by many to have helped the city escape the worst of the Great Recession, city leaders will again ask them… Read More ›
Joe Lacob: A Sterling Example of the Rich Stealing from the Poor in Alameda County
The amount of outstanding debt Warriors owner Joe Lacob owes Alameda County is almost the same as its fiscal budget shortfall. ALAMEDA COUNTY | BUDGET | Starting next week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will begin deliberations on a… Read More ›
San Leandro May Spend $110k To Study Potential Tax Measure in 2014
San Leandro may eye a road improvement tax next year. It has struggled in recent years to find money to repair its roads. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | With the coming mid-term election season just around the corner, voters in Alameda… Read More ›
San Leandro Approves First Two-Year Budget
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | For the first time in its history, the San Leandro City Council unanimously passed a two-year budget this week forecasting a $124.7 million budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The city expects using… Read More ›