State Sen. Steve Glazer said SB 1149 is not intended to fix the pension crisis, but not make it any worse. 7TH STATE SENATE DISTRICTA bill that gives new state workers a choice between the standard defined benefit pension plan… Read More ›
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Governor vetoes Glazer bill to ban smoking on state beaches
LEGISLATURESmoking hot butts will still be found on California state beaches after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill introduced by East Bay State Sen. Steve Glazer that would have banned smoking on coastal beaches and some state parks. “If people… Read More ›
Glazer resigns from committee chair at behest of Senate leader
State Sen. Steve Glazer was the only Democrat in the state Senate to vote against the $52 billion gas tax in April. 7TH STATE SENATE DISTRICTEast Bay State Sen. Steve Glazer offered his resignation as chair of the state Senate… Read More ›
Citing constituency, Steve Glazer is only Senate Dem to vote against transportation tax
LEGISLATUREEast Bay State Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) broke from his Senate Democratic Caucus Thursday after casting a no vote against Gov. Jerry Brown’s $52 billion transportation bill. Senate Bill 1, backed by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon and… Read More ›
Glazer rips Wells Fargo, calls it an ‘outlaw institution’
State Sen. Steve Glazer said Wells Fargo’s iconic stagecoach once represented trust and honest, but no more following its notorious scandal. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT |State Sen. Steve Glazer tore into Wells Fargo for misconduct involving millions of falsified customer… Read More ›
Glazer’s Port Chicago 50 resolution unanimously approved by state Senate
State Sen. Steve Glazer’s resolution asks President Obama for an executive order exonerating the Port Chicago 50 of their convictions in 1944 for mutiny. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT |The state Senate voted Thursday to urge President Obama to fully… Read More ›
A’s owner, family maxes out donations to Steve Glazer’s state Senate campaign
A’s majority owner John Fisher has maxed out contributions to Steve Glazer two straight years. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT |When it comes to progressive Oakland and its beloved baseball team there is some irony when you realize A’s owner… Read More ›
Glazer attacks BART employees after latest system breakdown
State Sen. Steve Glazer is again taking the right side of the tracks. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Day Four of East Bay State Sen. Steve Glazer’s Twitter rant against BART workers resumed Monday. Following the malfunction of dozens… Read More ›
Bill Quirk labels Steve Glazer a ‘So-called moderate Democrat’
Assemblymember Bill Quirk said moderates like Steve Glazer vote to keep people in jail. LEGISLATURE | To the uninitiated, Hayward Assemblymember Bill Quirk may look like a standard-issue Hollywood curmudgeon, but the exterior often masks a warm, paternal manner. So,… Read More ›
For Glazer, an exercise in mixing bipartisanship and party politics
State Sen. Steve Glazer and Assemblymember Catharine Baker at a town hall Saturday in Orinda. LEGISLATURE | Democratic State Sen. Steve Glazer says there’s a place and time for campaigns and politics, but Saturday morning was reserved for the constituents… Read More ›
Glazer talks feminine hygiene with his daughter on Twitter
STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | A bill introduced last week by Southern California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia to remove sales tax on tampons was, at first, met with skepticism from Steve Glazer, an East Bay state senator whose politics in… Read More ›
EAST BAY POLITICAL YEAR-IN-REVIEW: January-March 2015
JANUARY Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf speaks at her Jan. 5 inauguration ceremony. PHOTO/EBAR >>>The new legislative year begins with rounds of swearing-in ceremonies and appointments. Libby Schaaf, fresh off her dominating mayoral win last November in Oakland, is sworn-in. Gov…. Read More ›
Susan Bonilla will not challenge Steve Glazer to a state Senate rematch next year
Steve Glazer defeated Susan Bonilla in the hard-fought SD7 race last May by 10 points. STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | Nearly five months after Susan Bonilla fell short in a grueling and often acrimonious intraparty special election against Steve… Read More ›
Glazer bill would prohibit state landmarks named after Confederacy
Glazer also penned a joint resolution urging Congress torename federal properties associated with Confederacy. STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | Thanks to State Sen. Steve Glazer there may never be an elementary school in Oakland named after Confederate Lieutenant General… Read More ›
Glazer takes his seat in the State Senate with a cordial response from colleagues
Steve Glazer addressing the State Senate following his swearing-in Thursday morning in Sacramento. PHOTO/CalChannel STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Steve Glazer’s new colleagues in the State Senate–especially those backed by labor–did not turn their backs or throw tomatoes as… Read More ›
Labor’s losing SD7 strategy: Send union members to a district that hates them
Polling showed the Seventh District were more than just not into labor unions. STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | Legions of clipboard-toting labor Democrats say they blanketed the State Senate Seventh District battleground just days before before Tuesday election. Five… Read More ›
Steve Glazer wins expensive State Senate special election
State Sen-elect Steve Glazer STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | In a race that featured millions of dollars from outside interests, Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer has won the State Senate Seventh District special election Tuesday night. With nearly all the… Read More ›
ELECTION RESULTS: 7TH STATE SENATE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION (Final, Unofficial)
STATE SENATE7th District…………………………VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%*Steve Glazer………………………..67,301 54.6%Susan Bonilla……………………….55,867 45.4%*includes Alameda County/Contra Costa County REGISTRATION/TURNOUTAlameda County/Contra Costa County……..VOTES….PCTPRECINCTS REPORTING 100%Total Registration………………….487,495Total Ballots Cast………………….123,168 25.27%Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.
SD7 Election Preview: Which special interest will reign supreme?
Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer and Assemblymember Susan Bonila MEET THE CANDIDATES Susan Bonilla represents almost half of the voters in Seventh District as an Assemblymember representing a portion of Contra Costa County. She is also a former high school teacher… Read More ›
SD7 Poll: Glazer leads Bonilla by 10 points with election just days away
SD7 candidate Steve Glazer STATE SENTATE | DISTRICT 7 | Steve Glazer’s hopes of winning next Tuesday’s special State Senate Seventh District race were buoyed Friday by an independent poll showing a 10-point advantage over fellow Democrat Susan Bonilla with… Read More ›
P.M. BRIEFING 5.11.15 (POLITICIANS POSING WITH MASCOTS WEEK)
State Sen. Bob Wieckowski, center, with Charlie Brown and Snoopy (not constituents). BAY AREA | With body cameras rolling, police use less force (San Francisco Chronicle) Use-of-force dropped by 72 percent in Oakand since 2010 OAKLAND | Oakland port moves past… Read More ›
A week from Election Day, State Senate race enters East Bay BART stations
Glazer’s campaign provided seven photos, including above, showing BART employees electioneering for Susan Bonilla on BART property. STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | For the Democrats Susan Bonilla and Steve Glazer, the next stop in their hard-fought State Senate special… Read More ›
Campaign nerves fray in contested State Senate race along with spendthrift IEs
STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Big Labor was angling to slap a campaign finance complaint this week against the conservative Independent Expenditure (IE) committee backed by the Koch Brothers for failing to report the amount of money it spent… Read More ›
P.M. BRIEFING | 5.6.15 (POLITICIANS IN HATS WEEK)
East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, center, poses with law enforcement while wearing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration cap. Last week, Swalwell urged for the nomination of a “progressive” DEA administrator. CA DROUGHT | Jerry Brown to water tunnel critics: ‘Shut up’… Read More ›
P.M. BRIEFING | 5.5.15 (POLITICIANS IN HATS WEEK)
Rep. Mike Honda dons the Gold Rush-era hat of the San Francisco 49ers mascot. OAKLAND | How Oakland’s landmark Rotunda Building filled up without tech (San Francisco Business Times) Answer: No ping pong tables Federal monitor keeps Oakland police in… Read More ›
Attack ad against Susan Bonilla echoes another used effectively last year
New attack ad against Susan Bonilla is paid for by a conservative IE so conservative it opposes some of the most conservative pols in the country. STATE SENTATE | DISTRICT 7 | It seems being a member of the California… Read More ›
Did the State Democratic Party just show its hand in the All-Dem SD7 race?
The state party’s financial support for Susan Bonilla in the SD7 intraparty race may signal desperation. STATE SENTATE | DISTRICT 7 | Never before has the California Democratic Party open its wallet to defeat one of its own. But political familicide… Read More ›
Republicans support Susan Bonilla, too?
STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 7 | A new campaign commercial from Seventh State Senate District candidate Susan Bonilla features cameos from reitred Rep. George Miller and Contra Costa District Attorney Mark Peterson. It also hints that Bonilla’s campaign views her… Read More ›
After 9-point primary drubbing, East Bay Progressives rush to support Bonilla
Alameda County proved a weak link for Susan Bonilla’s state senate campaign. STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Following Democrat Steve Glazer’s surprisingly strong electoral performance two weeks ago in the 7th State Senate District primary, the party’s more liberal… Read More ›
Glazer wins SD7 special election; will face Bonilla in May runoff
STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Voters in the 7th State Senate District, at least the few who participated in Tuesday’s special election, gave centrist Democrat Steve Glazer a seven-point win over Assemblymember Susan Bonilla. Since no candidate attained a… Read More ›
