Rep. Mike Honda at a town hall on social security Wednesday morning in Fremont. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |For someone poised to introduce his third piece of social security legislation in the past few years, Rep. Mike Honda appeared flummoxed… Read More ›
View of O.co Coliseum from the parking lot. OAKLAND | Under the NFL’s bylaws, franchises that want to relocate to another city must first allow fans to have their voices heard. The practice of the NFL, however, when it comes… Read More ›
OAKLAND/Oct. 27-28Open house at City Hall; sparse committee schedule STATE OF THE CITY Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will give a 2015 State of the City address (starts at 5:45 p.m.) as part of a City Hall Open House that begins… Read More ›
Constituents show opposition to U.S. support for Israel at a town hall in San Lorenzo Thursday held by Rep. Eric Swalwell. PHOTO/Steven Tavares CONGRESS | 15th DISTRICT | On July 11, Rep. Eric Swalwell riled Palestinian groups and constituents in… Read More ›
ASSEMBLY | 18TH DISTRICT | San Leandro resident Richard Mellor is one of the most eloquent progressive voices in the East Bay. His working class accent, however, can often beat you over the head, rather than persuade you. Nonetheless, he… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell urging Republicans on the House floor in September to give up their “ideological wet dream” of railroading Obamacare. CONGRESS//15TH DISTRICT/ANALYSIS | House Representatives have a knack for placing themselves outside of the morass of Washington while maintaining membership… Read More ›
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | In the midst of Dr. Donald Evans’s likely departure as Hayward’s superintendent of schools for the same job in Berkeley, he produced a short presentation Saturday to a meager attendance of just a few dozen, many district staff or elected officials,… Read More ›
CONGRESS | Mark this under things Rep. Pete Stark’s campaign should have said before Election Day last month: In a wonderfully sentimental Op-Ed piece for Roll Call, Stark’s long-time Chief of Staff Debbie Curtis laid down the case for her bosses… Read More ›
HAYWARD | Sept. 17, 2011 | Rep. Pete Stark, one of the most liberal and high-ranking members of Congress repudiated President Obama Saturday with a series of jabs knocking his ability and job performance. During a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon in Hayward, Stark… Read More ›
SUPPORTERS URGED RESIDENTS TO ATTEND MAY 17 TOWN HALL; APPEAL TO SUTTERBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.com@eastbaycitizen on twitter In his first public appearance on the newest proposal to save San Leandro Hospital, the CEO of Hayward’s St. Rose added details to the… Read More ›
STARK ADMITS HEALTH CARE REFORM IS MORE GOVERNMENT IN YOUR LIFE; BUT NEEDED IN THIS CASEBy Steven Tavares Civility came easy Saturday morning for Rep. Pete Stark. The sun was shining on the beginning of a beautiful January weekend, but… Read More ›
Opponents of Rep. Pete Stark, like the man standing above, talked down the congressman July 24 in Hayward. STARK HAS BEEN FREQUENT TARGET OF PASSIONATE RIGHTBy Steven Tavares When shots rang out in front of a Tucson Safeway last Saturday,… Read More ›
Seemingly innocuous statements from Rep. Pete Stark become potential fodder for conservatives like Glenn Beck. OPPONENTS MINING FOR THE NEXT YOUTUBE CLASSICBy Steven Tavares Biting retorts to angry constituents by Rep. Pete Stark have become content for YouTube infamy. Starting with his… Read More ›
Rep. Pete Stark answers a question during a town hall meeting Tuesday night in Fremont while being filmed by Minuteman Steve Kemp, who the congressman infamously asked in a YouTube video, “Who are you going to kill today?” ECONOMY AND JOBS… Read More ›
Nine days after the fact, conservative bloggers and pundits are all over Rep. Pete Stark’s assertion the federal government can do whatever it wants. Of course, there was more to the exchange along with other questioners who pressed him on… Read More ›
Supporters of possible Tea Party independent candidate for Congress Chris Pareja hold a demonstration last Saturday morning before Rep. Pete Stark’s town hall meeting in Hayward. RAISES HACKLES WHEN HE SAYS, ‘THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO WHAT IT WANTS’By Steven… Read More ›
STARK SAYS SENATE, WHITE HOUSE GAINING CONCESSIONS By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen Despite reports to the contrary, Rep. Pete Stark says the pace of health care reform talks between House and Senate leaders is lagging and believes passage may be… Read More ›
Rather than blaming conservative commentators for the diminishing support of the current health care reform bills in Congress, maybe it’s the fault of supporting Democrats for failing to explain it in an easily digestible sound bite. One of authors of… Read More ›
TEAPARTY-PATRIOTS.COM ANTI-TAX PROTESTERS TARGET STARK’S TOWN HALL MEETINGSIt’s Rep. Pete Stark’s turn to navigate the wrath of “counterprotests”. Whether the protests are artificially created opposition as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls them, AstroTurf or genuine right wing exasperation with the… Read More ›
