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Mayor Santos’ State of the City Speech

SAN LEANDROIt is once again a privilege to present to you a report on the state of the […]

February 23, 2010 san leandro, Tony Santos

A Prescription for Special Interests to Wreak Havoc

THE LEGISLATUREWho knew the California Board of Pharmacy could so bedeviling? In the span of a few days […]

February 23, 2010 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ellen Corbett, lobbyists, Mary Hayashi

The Plot to Kill Medical Marijuana in Hayward

DID POLICE UNION TORPEDO STUDY OF DISPENSARIES? By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen  HAYWARD CITY HALLRewind back to Hayward’s […]

February 22, 2010 Bill Quirk, Kevin Dowling, medical marijuana, Michael Sweeney, police

Councilman Quirk’s Remarks on Medical Marijuana

Hayward Councilman Bill Quirk was hoping Tuesday night to push the city towards pursuing medical marijuana in its […]

February 19, 2010 Bill Quirk, Hayward, medical marijuana

Three Directors Asked To Recuse Themselves Over Surgery Center

LEGAL QUESTION: IF CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WITH CENTER, WHY NOT SLH?   ************ LAWYER: WEST, SAWHNEY, RATNESAR ALL […]

February 19, 2010 Colin Coffey, Rajendra Ratnesar, S.L. Hospital, San Leandro Surgery Center, Sutter, William West

Medical Marijuana in Hayward is Up in Smoke

COUNCIL NOT INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE ISSUE THIS YEAR By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen Hayward City Councilman Bill […]

February 18, 2010 Bill Quirk, Francisco Zermeno, Hayward, medical marijuana

LiveTweeting from Hayward City Council

HPOA President says a city official did not urge police union to speakout; says they acted alone.about 23 […]

February 17, 2010 medical marijuana

State Walks to the Plate with Threee Strikes Against

 CORPORATE POWER, MINORITY RULE, UNWIELDY LEGISLATURE HAMPER THE CALIFORNIA DREAMBy CRAIG WILLIAMS  Three strikes is a serious problem […]

February 15, 2010 corporations, George Lakoff, Opinion

Donaire Wins Convincingly with 3rd Round KO

PHOTO: Nontio Donaire, Jr How long is the City of San Leandro going to wait until they recognize […]

February 14, 2010 Nonito Donaire

A Niner in RaiderNation?

Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi’s 18th District lies smackdab among the denizens of the Oakland RaiderNation, then why did San […]

February 14, 2010 campaign finance, John York, Mary Hayashi

Dowling Aims to Make it a Two-Person Race for Supevisor

DISTRICT 2: THE RACE WITH THE LONG SHADOW OF BILL LOCKYER Hayward City Councilman Kevin Dowling is attempting […]

February 12, 2010 Alameda County Board, Bill Lockyer, Kevin Dowling, Nadia Lockyer, supervisor

With Endorsement in Hand Tam Makes It Official

COUNCILWOMAN HAS EXPERIENCE ON ALAMEDA HOSPITAL BOARD  Days after picking up an important endorsement from Alameda County Supervisor […]

February 11, 2010 Alameda County Board, Lena Tam

Follow the Money to Mary

WHO’S CONTROLLING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAC? WHERE DID STORY COME FROM? San Leandro Bytes reported Monday night possible links […]

February 11, 2010 campaign finance, Joyce Starosciak, Larry Tramutola, Mary Hayashi, mayor, Tony Santos

Supervisor Endorses Tam Over Chan

Citizen Exclusive!  POLITICAL LAYING OF THE HANDS ON TAM THROWS CHAN INTO A FIT By STEVEN TAVARES The […]

February 6, 2010 Alameda County Board, Arnold Schwarzenegger, budget

Lai-Bitker Paints State of a County in Disarray

SUPERVISOR SPEAKS BLUNTLY; DETAILS SIGNS OF LIFE ON THE HORIZON By STEVEN TAVARES  The Citizen  Alameda County Supervisor […]

February 5, 2010 Alameda County Board, Arnold Schwarzenegger, budget

City Employees Agree to No Wage Increases, Furlough

CITY’S SAVINGS: $980,000; WORKERS’ COSTS: 4.6 PERCENT PAY CUT  By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen  The new contracts San […]

February 3, 2010 budget, furlough, Jim Prola, Joyce Starosciak, Tony Santos, unions

Santos Leads Money Race

February 3, 2010 campaign finance, Joyce Starosciak, mayor, Tony Santos

Native Son Returns to Oppose Hayashi

FROM CASTRO VALLEY BOULEVARD TO HOLLYWOOD AND BACK By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen  This is the Assembly’s 18th […]

February 3, 2010 Assembly, Mary Hayashi, Nicholas Terry

The Little Young Lady Goes to Pasadena

Finance Meeting Battle Royale | Infamous Invoice | Salinger and Zinn | Snooki in San Leandro? Vice Mayor […]

February 1, 2010 campaign finance, Eden Township, Joyce Starosciak, Sutter, Tony Santos

Black Cat Brings Bad Economic News to Committee

FINANCE DIRECTOR PROJECTS DEFICIT TO RISE TO $7.3M AS REVENUES DECLINE By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen  You know […]

January 30, 2010 budget, Jim Prola, Perry Carter, Tony Santos

Surgery Center For Sale; but not to Sutter?

DISTRICT POSTPONES APPROVAL OF SALE TO SUTTER FOR $1.19M  By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen When it comes to […]

January 29, 2010 Eden Township, San Leandro Surgery Center, Sutter, Sutter Lawsuit, Vin Sawnhey, William West

Ethics Committee Clears Stark of Wrongdoing

REPORT LASHES OUT AT NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR SINGLING STARK OUT. By STEVEN TAVARES The Citizen  The House Ethics […]

January 29, 2010 House Ethics, Pete Stark, Ways and Means

Q&A with ACMC CEO Wright Lassiter III

The Citizen caught up with the Alameda County Medical Center CEO Wright Lassiter III Tuesday at Holy Names […]

January 27, 2010 Alameda County Medical Center, Eden Township, hybrid plan, Sutter, Wright Lassiter

Invoice Casts Doubt on Author of Ratnesar’s Letter

Citizen Exclusive!  BILL TO EDEN DISTRICT REFERS TO SUTTER EMPLOYEE AS AUTHOR OF BOARDMEMBER’S DEC. ‘LETTER TO THE […]

January 26, 2010 Cassandra Clark, Dev Mahadevan, Eden hospital, Eden Township, Jonnie Banks, Rajendra Ratnesar, S.L. Hospital

John Roberts Hates You, but Loves AIG and Chevron

SUPREME COURT TURNS ‘FREE SPEECH’ INTO ‘RICH SPEECH’  By DOUG JONES The current unemployment rate in California is […]

January 26, 2010 campaign finance, Opinion

MediaNews’ Quick Turn to the Right

Presumably if you live in the Bay Area, you tend to lean to the left of Supreme Court […]

January 25, 2010 Uncategorized

RCV May Aid Incumbent Mayor in the Fall

Santos Gets Five Extra Months to Rake in the Dough | ‘R’ Still Comes Before ‘S’ | Captain […]

January 24, 2010 Diana Souza, Joyce Starosciak, S.L. Hospital, Sutter, Tony Santos

Saving Nummi for a Greener Future

By CRAIG WILLIAMS One idea that has not been considered regarding Nummi is to create a reverse mortgage […]

January 24, 2010 NUMMI, Opinion

This Just In…KTVU’s Big Scoop on Stark

STARK DOESN’T VISIT HIS IN-LAWS!, JOHN BURTON IS NOT DEAD AND SOMEONE THINKS THEY’LL BEAT PETE  “KTVU Channel […]

January 21, 2010 KTVU, Pete Stark

See You at the Polls in…November

S.L. CITY COUNCIL APPROVES RANKED CHOICE VOTING; MAYORAL, COUNCIL ELECTIONS SET FOR NOV. 2 By STEVEN TAVARES The […]

January 20, 2010 election, Joyce Starosciak, mayor, Stephen Cassidy, Tony Santos

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