Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Oakland. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSHomelessness is so pervasive in Alameda County that the only long-term solution to the problem may be to ask voters to approve a bond… Read More ›
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EBC AGENDA | SEPT 15-21 | OAKLAND public bank; FREMONT rent review ordinance; HAYWARD shuttle study; KHANNA town hall
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-21Without a doubt, affordable housing is the biggest issue facing the East Bay. Last week, the state legislature delivered some help to alleviate the crisis, but only time will tell if the wisdom of allowing developers… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | June 23-29 | OAKLAND forms indy police commission, impeaches Trump; ALAMEDA COUNTY allocates $55 million to indigent health care
THE WEEK OF JUNE 23-29The last week was a good one for the accountability of Alameda County elected officials. First, the Alameda County grand jury report kicked dirt on Supervisors Keith Carson and Nate Miley for their handling of county… Read More ›
Hayward Mayor Halliday with yet another set of bizarre statements, this time about the homeless
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday HAYWARD CITY COUNCILDuring a discussion over Hayward’s homeless count and possible solutions to housing them Tuesday night, Mayor Barbara Halliday offered a series of bizarre statements. They involved a comment that appeared to opine the homeless… Read More ›
What Would Hayward Do?
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | When it comes to helping the poor, WWHD? By unanimously passing an ordinance Tuesday night placing restrictions on free food-sharing groups thatĀ feed the poor in city parks, the Hayward City Council sided with concerns voiced by… Read More ›