Delaine Eastin for Governor 2018 is up and running. GOVERNOR | Former East Bay lawmaker Delaine Eastin’s bid for California governor is officially open for business. “Eastin for Governor 2018” was registered with the state Secretary of State’s office on… Read More ›
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Stalker! Fired Hayward superintendent attended school board candidates forum
HAYWARD | Hayward School Board Trustee Luis Reynoso says his eyesight isn’t so good in poorly-lit room, so during a candidate’s forum Wednesday night he quietly turned to an opponent seated next to him and asked if that was indeed… Read More ›
Just days after Dobbs’ firing, Alameda County Supt. gave him a warm send-off
Alameda County Superintendent Karen Monroe, bottom left, in a photo Sept. 16 with other county administrators, including the fired Stan Dobbs, pictured second row, right. HAYWARD | Less than 48 hours after the Hayward Unified School District fired with cause… Read More ›
Scathing report of deceit, bullying and conspiracy brings down a Hayward official
Stan “Data” Dobbs was terminated with cause following Wednesday night’s Hayward school board meeting. HAYWARD | An investigation into now-former Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs details a calculating and controlling administrator with a volcanic temper, a bullying backstabber even to his… Read More ›
Text from Hayward supe contradicts claim school district initiated buyout talks
Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs is on paid administrative leave while the school board investigates his past action. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD |Despite several public denials, a text from embattled Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs to the school board’s counsel shows… Read More ›
Despite evidence, embattled Hayward supe says, I’m not going anywhere
HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Hayward school board member John Taylor, with some panache, publicly asked embattled Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs at a meeting Wednesday night whether or not he intends to leave the school district anytime soon. Dobbs, appearing to follow… Read More ›
Why did Hayward school officials reignite the Ray McDonald episode?
Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs invited Gloria Allred to Tennyson. HAYWARD SCHOOLS | ANALYSIS |The plight of schools in Hayward has long been a drag on a city that can’t seem to take one solid step forward. When former 49ers… Read More ›
Hayward school board acknowledges altercation with superintendent;makes no move on his fate
HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Four members of the Hayward school board publicly acknowledged at special meeting Thursday night that Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs allegedly berated and cursed the board in a closed session meeting on September 16 and then made physical… Read More ›
ELECTION PREVIEW: CA15 and the Best of the Rest in the East Bay
Hugh Bussell and Rep. Eric Swalwell THE CANDIDATES After upsetting 40-year Congressman Pete Stark in 2012, Rep. Eric Swalwell is seeking re-election for the first time. Last June, Republican Hugh Bussell, meanwhile, may have scored an even bigger upset than… Read More ›
‘Data’ Dobbs Denies Ever Dropping Candidacy For Hayward Superintendent
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | Hayward’s new Superintendent, Stan Dobbs, claims he never dropped out of the superintendent race in a recent interview with the East Bay Citizen at the July 24 board meeting despite evidence that proves otherwise. Dobbs blatantly… Read More ›
Hayward School Board President Admits They May Have Broken The Brown Act
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The quickly assembled special meeting last Tuesday called by the Hayward school board to discuss the contract of its interim superintendent may have been illegal. “I do think we violated the Brown Act,” said Hayward school board… Read More ›
Some Hayward School Board Members Advocating For Large Supe Contract
Stan “Data” Dobbs has strong support from Hayward school board members John Taylor and Lisa Brunner. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The contract likely approved Wednesday evening by the Hayward school board for appointed interim superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs may equal… Read More ›
Hayward Superintendent Candidate Attempted To Withdraw Last Week
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | Stan Dobbs, the top candidate chosen last week by the Hayward school board to become the city’s next school superintendent attempted to withdraw his name from consideration, according to sources familiar with his decision. The five-member… Read More ›
Hayward School Board Chooses Dobbs As Next Superintendent
HAYWARD | The Hayward School Board chose its former Chief Financial Officer Stanley Dobbs as the district’s finalist for superintendent this Saturday. He would replace Dr. Donald Evans who announced his departure from the district last month to become Berkeley’s… Read More ›
‘Data’ Dobbs Made Quite An Impression In San Diego
Hayward’s Next Supe? Stan “Data” Dobbs. HAYWARD//SCHOOL DISTRICT | As the man in charge of the Hayward school district’s purse strings, Stan Dobbs appeared both aloof and confrontational when he stood before the district’s school board. Dobbs often clashed with the argumentative… Read More ›
Former Hayward School District CFO In Line To Be Its Next Superintendent
HAYWARD//EDUCATION | The Hayward Unified School District’s recently departed former chief financial officer may be a front runner for its vacant superintendent’s job and could be named interim as early as this Saturday, sources tell The Citizen. Stan Dobbs, who resigned… Read More ›
Donald Evans Named Berkeley’s New Superintendent
EDUCATION | Hayward Superintendent Donald Evans was confirmed as Berkeley’s new school superintendent Wednesday and will start his new job July 1 after spending just 18 months at the helm in Hayward. Evans would not clarify why he was leaving… Read More ›
San Leandro Councilwoman To Run For Alameda County School Superintendent
San Leandro Councilmember Ursula Reed SAN LEANDRO | Two-term San Leandro Councilwoman Ursula Reed says she intends to run for Alameda County superintendent of schools in 2014. The current holder of the seat since 1999, Sheila Jordan, is eyeing retirement in… Read More ›
It Gets Worse for Hayward Schools
The assault on public employees and unions to “give their fair share” to help limit continuing budget upheaval has moved to the beleaguered Hayward Unified School District. While the man who some say put the city’s schools on the path… Read More ›
Coup at School District Complete
After elections and pushing from teacher’s union, new supe takes over San Leandro schools By Steven TavaresIf you read the quotes carefully over the past months from San Leandro school district members, you would have guessed the reasons for the axing of… Read More ›