Peter Kuo finished a surprising second in the 2014 10th State Senate race that included Dems Bob Wieckowski and Mary Hayashi. STATEWIDE OFFICERepublican Peter Kuo ran for the state senate’s 10th District in 2014 and followed it up last year with a… Read More ›
State Sen. Bob Wieckowski and Assemblymember Rob Bonta both attended a special interests-paid junket in Hawaii. STATE LEGISLATURE | When visiting the Hawaiian Islands they say you’re always among family. It’s no different when the annual Hawaii junket, frequently derided… Read More ›
Former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Nearly a decade ago, former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, was indicted for a union garbage contract scheme that through secret side deals, ultimately cost taxpayers $11 million…. Read More ›
State Sen. Bob Wieckowski at the Oro Loma Sanitary District waste water plant in April. Levying tax would be voluntary and fund conservation efforts STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 10 | With California in the midst of a worsening drought, Fremont… Read More ›
Tim Orozco finished first in the San Jose City Council primary last April. STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Tim Orozco, an aide to State Sen. Bob Wieckowski and candidate for the open District Four San Jose City Council seat,… Read More ›
State Sen. Bob Wieckowski STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | When Tesla, the Fremont-based electric automobile maker announced last fall it would build an enormous battery plant not in California, but in Nevada, it represented a stinging economic blow to the… Read More ›
ALCO REGISTRAR Alameda County Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis appears to have a great sense of drama. He said Monday the ranked-choice voting algorithm used to tabulate races in Oakland, San Leandro and Berkeley will only be used after all… Read More ›
FALL ELECTION PREVIEW | The November General Election will not go down as one of the most exciting political seasons in history. The statewide ballot is devoid of a contested race. And it’s pretty much the same on the federal… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | A Santa Clara County activist’s praise for Ro Khanna’s help in avoiding a newly built public library from becoming an embarrassing white elephant, may represent the campaign utilizing a bit of sleight of hand to… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Mary Hayashi’s political future is gone. Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski’s may soon involve a seat in the State Senate. Meanwhile, Peter Kuo’s is just beginning. Wieckowski won the June primary in the 10th State Senate… Read More ›
Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser Tuesday for Rep. Mike Honda. PHOTO/Shane Bond STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 As Democrats Bob Wieckowski and Mary Hayashi continue sniping at each other, Republican Peter Kuo attended a memorial Tuesday for one of the South… Read More ›
Free Credit in San Leandro | Who Will Win In Hayward? | Swalwell’s First Political Consultant CHAPTER 17 | Here’s the thing about Bob Wieckowski. He’s not who you think he is and whatever you might think about him is probably… Read More ›
CONGRESS DISTRICT 17 Which number will be higher? The number of votes Joel Vanlandingham receives or the number of words allotted to him by the corporate press? On Tuesday, Vanlandingham told the San Jose Mercury News he will move within the… Read More ›
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 Republican Peter Kuo is making many a Democrat in District 10 worried (and also excited). There is palpable buzz that he could possibly eek into the top two next June and at the expense, most likely,… Read More ›
Peter Kuo STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT |When it comes to the political fisticuffs being played in the East Bay’s 10th State Senate District, Peter Kuo has laid low, but he emerged Tuesday—just three weeks before Election Day—calling on two… Read More ›
Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE | 10th DISTRICT | Despite the bloody turn in the race for the East Bay’s 10th State Senate District seat, Mary Hayashi’s campaign says a poll shows she is leading Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski by percentage points,… Read More ›
Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | The primary race for the titillating 10th State Senate District could get even uglier. An independent expenditure committee named, “Californians For Integrity In Government Opposed To Hayashi For Senate 2014, Sponsored By… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Mary Hayashi is taking her state senate district opponent’s hard-hitting Website released last weekend and upping the ante with an equally biting rejoinder. The Hayashi campaign released BobProtectedRapists.com Friday afternoon to highlight a March… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | ANALYSIS | Mary Hayashi said she was ready to discuss real issues at the beginning of a recorded interview with the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board. The focus though started with another round of questions… Read More ›
STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | A violent feud between the wife of a former East Bay state Assemblymember and the ex-chief of staff of a current one is raising questions about the use of taxpayer funds on what appears… Read More ›
Bob Wieckowski, Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | When the ball was teed up for Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski to knock out of the park, he instead, asked for an intentional walk. On Saturday, during its endorsement meeting, the… Read More ›
CAMPAIGN FINANCE | STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 Mary Hayashi still holds a 4-to-1 money advantage over Assembly Bob Wieckowski in the five-person State Senate 10th District race. Hayashi reported a cash balance of $690,733, as of Mar. 17, according to finance… Read More ›
Debates are like NASCAR for Political Nerds | Kuo: One-Trick Pony? | More Odd Candidates Emerge CHAPTER 6 | A few years back I was having a conversation with a veteran Sacramento political consultant over a contentious Assembly race in… Read More ›
Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE 10 | Between running for Alameda County supervisor last year and ramping up for a run at the State Senate in 2014, there is time for Mary Hayashi to make some money. The former two-time Hayward assemblywoman… Read More ›
