Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter will definitely be a change of pace from her predecessor. SAN LEANDRO | There were no surprises in San Leandro’s moribund races last week. Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter came within two points of gaining a majority without the… Read More ›
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CUTTER ELECTED SAN LEANDRO MAYOR; THREE NEWCOMERS ADDED TO NEXT CITY COUNCIL
San Leandro Mayor-elect Pauline Cutter. SAN LEANDRO | MAYOR | CITY COUNCIL | Councilmember Pauline Cutter will be the next mayor of San Leandro after ranked choice voting Wednesday morning built upon an 11-point lead over Councilmember Diana Souza. Cutter… Read More ›
I Don’t Blame You For Not Voting
Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski is almost a sure thing to win election Tuesday to the State Senate. ELECTION DAY ’14 | ANALYSIS | Election Day has become perverse. Big money is again flowing to Assembly races in East Bay just as they… Read More ›
SAN LEANDRO ELECTION PREVIEW: A New Hope?
San Leandro mayoral candidates Councilmember Pauline Cutter, Bal Theater owner Dan Dillman and Councilmember Diana Souza. THE CANDIDATES When Mayor Stephen Cassidy made the surprising announcement that he would not seek re-election after just one term; you would expect a… Read More ›
Hat in Hand, Katz-Lacabe’s Council Campaign is Politically Couch-Surfing
San Leandro District 1 candidates Deborah Cox and Mike Katz-Lacabe, at a forum last August, differ in many ways, including the amount of campaign contributions they have received this election cycle. PHOTO/Steven Tavares SAN LEANDRO | CITY COUNCIL | San Leandro… Read More ›
‘Till Death Do You Cost Me My San Leandro City Council Race
SAN LEANDRO | CITY COUNCIL | Four years ago, there was chatter–maybe call it fear–among San Leandro’s political establishment about the rise of “newcomers” in the city seeking to gain power through its school board. First, there was school board… Read More ›
Budget Crisis Averted in San Leandro After Oakland Garbage Compromise
San Leandro officials down in the dumps about Oakland’s garbage contract are now relieved by news of a compromise. SAN LEANDRO | CITY COUNCIL | The substantial $500,000 annual hit San Leandro’s general fund would have suffered following Oakland’s decision… Read More ›
San Leandro City Council to Discuss Vice Mayor’s Actions in Oakland
SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | Simmering concern over San Leandro Vice Mayor Benny Lee’s actions over the controversial Oakland garbage contract could boil over at its next City Council meeting in two weeks. San Leandro Stephen Cassidy scheduled an agenda… Read More ›
Husband and Wife May Run for Office in San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO | They are well known to those who follow San Leandro politics and sometimes loathed by some of their outspoken activism. As San Leandro school board member Mike Katz-Lacabe seeks the open District 1 seat on the City… 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 ›
Early Crop of San Leandro Mayoral Candidates Failing to Excite, Leaving Others to Contemplate a Run
The lack of quality mayoral candidates in San Leandro leads some to suggest Ellen Corbett, left, should run in the fall. PHOTO/Steven Tavares SAN LEANDRO | MAYOR | When San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy said last month he would not… Read More ›
San Leandro Councilmember Diana Souza to Run for Mayor
First in: Councilmember Diana Souza SAN LEANDRO | MAYOR | After months of chatter speculating San Leandro Councilmember Diana Souza would run for mayor this year, the two-term District 3 representative officially filed papers for a bid to replace Mayor… Read More ›
No Mention of Mayor Cassidy Quitting; Squabble Over Naming Vice Mayor
First term Councilmember Benny Lee is San Leandro’s next vice mayor. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | The level of quiet acrimony at the San Leandro City Council is beginning to bubble over. A day after Mayor Stephen Cassidy announced on… Read More ›
San Leandro Begins a Slow, Deliberate Approach Toward its First Dispensary
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 ›
After Dividing San Leandro over Fiscal Fears, Cassidy Now Exploiting Race
SAN LEANDRO | ANALYSIS | Last September, a group of Chinese Americans in San Leandro asked the city to fly the red and gold banner of their homeland at City Hall in honor of the country’s national day on Oct…. Read More ›
The Skinny: San Leandro City Council Preview, Mar. 17, 2014
San Leandro City Council Preview835 East 14th StreetMonday, Mar. 17, 2014, 7 p.m.[FULL AGENDA HERE] Twitter Hashtag: #slmtg >>> REASON TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER’S CARD Councilmember Benny Lee with members of the city’s Chinese American community at a flag-raising at… Read More ›