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 ›
2016 EAST BAY POLITICAL YEAR-IN-REVIEW, PART 1 – Primary races begin to heat up; Ray McDonald fiasco blows up in Hayward; rents continue to rise
JANUARY>>>During a frigid Alameda City Council meeting that lasted until 4 a.m., struggling renters win an extension for a moratorium on rent increases that will lead the way to an ordinance approved in March. “If the NRA wants guns to… Read More ›
State Senate newcomer Nancy Skinner named majority whip
State Sen. Nancy Skinner will also chair one other committee, serve on four others. LEGISLATURE | East Bay State Sen. Nancy Skinner was tabbed by Pro Tem Kevin de Leon Wednesday to become the Democratic majority whip. In addition to… 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 ›
EBCampaign: Swanson commits ‘political catfishing’; Khanna invited Hillary to his wedding; Cook-Kallio gets high on pot $$
12 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY | Sometimes the Internet is not what it seems. For some, the person one perceives on the other end of an online interaction is not who they are in real life. It’s not uncommon for,… Read More ›
Catharine Baker wanted to head off a vote on four bills to regulate assault weapons
Assemblymember Catharine Baker voted against an amendment to move four assault weapon bills for a vote in the near future. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT |In the wake of the Orlando tragedy and a full-throated protest by House Democrats this week… 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 ›
BEST OF THE REST: East Bay Assembly, State Senate, Congressional Preview
Assemblymember Rob Bonta ASSEMBLY | In the East Bay, the era of very few competitive Assembly races is upon us. Four of the six races Tuesday feature Democratic incumbents with a likely stranglehold on their respective seats through at least… Read More ›
Parker’s bid to unseat Miley has nearly $100,000 in reserves for stretch run
Bryan Parker, left, with Alameda County Supe Nate Miley at a forum in Castro Valley. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | DISTRICT 4 |A day after announcing a major endorsement from East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, upstart Alameda County supervisorial candidate… 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 ›
$MONEYBALL$ East Bay Legislative Candidates raised $163k this week
MONEYBALL | Tens of millions worth of campaign contributions will be received this election cycle by East Bay candidates running for the State Senate and State Assembly. The numbers are daunting as a whole, but telling when tracked and viewed… Read More ›
Assembly Speaker pegs 16th District as a top opportunity for Democrats
Assemblymember Catharine Baker and challenger Cheryl Cook-Kallio. ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | It took six years for Republicans to snatch the 16th Assembly District from Democrats. Now Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon wants it back in the Democrat’s column after just… 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: April-June 2015
APRIL>>>With the years-long drought worsening, several East Bay municipalities begin drawing up water conservation plans. Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday jokingly proposes a “skip-a-shower day.” State Sen. Bob Wieckowski tends to one of the plants to be used in the $6 million Oro Loma… Read More ›
Outgoing Speaker recruited Democrat to face Baker in Sixteenth Assembly District
Democrat Cheryl Cook-Kallio filed Nov. 17 fornext year’s Sixteenth Assembly District primary. ASSEMBLY | DISTRICT 16 | If outgoing Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins was a college football coach her recruiting trip to the Sixteenth Assembly District could be graded as… 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 ›
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 ›
