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 ›
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Hawaiian adventure: East Bay lawmakers Wieckowski, Bonta frolic on the beach
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 ›
Wieckowski to honor disgraced former San Jose mayor for leadership award
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 ›
Wieckowski proposes excise tax for excessive water use
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 ›
Report: Wieckowski aide, San Jose council candidate admits to DUIs
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 ›
Tesla’s big announcement features the ‘Gigafactory’ Bob Wieckowski let getaway
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 ›
DOWN BALLOT: Nov. 3, 2014, 1 Day Until Election Day
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 ›
12 East Bay Races to Watch This Fall
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 ›
Khanna Makes a Sly Opening Statement for Attracting Moderates, GOP Voters
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 ›
Wieckowski Tops State Senate Field; Hayashi Again Falls Short
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 ›
Down Ballot, May 28, 2014; 6 Days to Election Day
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 ›
Why is Bob Wieckowski Talking About His Own Sex Tape?
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 ›
Down Ballot, May 21, 2014; 13 Days to Election Day
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 ›
Down Ballot: May 20, 2014, 14 days to Election Day
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 ›
Kuo Calls on Wieckowski, Hayashi to End Intense Negative Campaigning
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 ›
Hayashi Says Poll Shows Her Leading Wieckowski, Field in 10th State Senate
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 ›
Special Interests Pouring Money into Anti-Hayashi Indy Expenditure Committee
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 ›
Hayashi Responds to Wieckowski’s Negative Website With One of Her Own
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 ›
Back to the Future: Hayashi is Run Through Gauntlet over Past Shoplifting
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 ›
Wieckowski Aide Filed Unsuccessful Restraining Order Last Year Against Wife of Alberto Torrico
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 ›
When Given the Chance to Attack Hayashi, Wieckowski Demures
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 ›
Moneyball: First Quarter East Bay Campaign Finance Reports
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 ›
The Case for Debates in the East Bay
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 ›
Hayashi Bides Time As A Health Care Consultant
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 ›