ELECTION 2016 | In the East Bay recently, two major campaigns felt the sting of similar negative television ads. Both used stand-ins to portray the challenger and both attempted to describe their alleged ties to powerful special interests groups. While… Read More ›
Ro Khanna says Rep. Mike Honda’s latest political ad contains racial innuendo. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |ELECTION 2016 |It may be the most biting and deprecating political ad in the Bay Area this election cycle. Rep. Mike Honda’s 30-second hit… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |The Center for Responsive Politics has found 17th Congressional District candidate Ro Khanna received more contributions from Wall Street interests than any other non-incumbent running for Congress this year. The non-profit, which operates OpenSecrets.org, the website… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | FORECLOSURES | What began as two competing resolution designed to show support for Richmond’s audacious plan to help underwater mortgage holders reduce principal and potentially by use of eminent domain, took pains Tuesday night to avoid… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Desley Brooks. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//FORECLOSURES | A pair of largely ceremonial Oakland City Council resolutions, both lauding Richmond for its efforts in helping owners of underwater mortgages in that city, is heading on a collision… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//FORECLOSURES | The Oakland City Council again squabbled and ultimately scheduled competing resolutions supporting Richmond’s out of the box anti-foreclosure proposal for later this month, but not before Councilmember Dan Kalb flashed anger for the first time and Larry Reid… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//FORECLOSURES | Richmond’s move last month to help foreclosed homeowners through a city-led plan to buy underwater homes under eminent domain made Wall Street extremely jittery. Rumblings that Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks might be interested in studying Richmond’s controversial,… Read More ›
Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is just the latest voice in the East Bay railing against government inaction over the past five years. LEGISLATURE/FEDERAL GOVT | Those in high finance decry the gambit being employed by Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin as underhanded…. Read More ›
