The mere presence of the Alameda firefighters’ contract on a city council agenda is certain to elicit howls from island conservatives as it did Tuesday night. The agenda item was placed on consent for Tuesday meeting, but Alameda Councilmember Tony… Read More ›
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Alameda: School board member’s campaign accepted money from police union
Alameda school member Jennifer Williams accepted a $2,500 campaign contribution from the San Francisco Police Officers Association this week, according to finance reports. The contribution comes after Alameda County Democrats strongly advised elected officials running for office this fall not… Read More ›
Kaplan lashes out at Lyft, challenges them to a debate
Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan wore two pins during a virtual press conference on Monday: One for her re-election campaign and another in opposition to Proposition 22, the statewide ballot measure funded by gig companies, such as Lyft, Uber, and… Read More ›
49ers owner contributes to Wieckowski’s campaign
The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl. State Sen. Bob Wieckowski just hopes to make it to the November general election in Alameda County’s District 1 Board of Supervisors race. Jed York, the 49ers owner, wants to… Read More ›
ALCOD1: Dems make no endorsement, but one candidate was close
The plethora of viable candidates in the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race in District 1 made it unlikely any of them would receive enough support from Alameda County Democrats to win their crucial endorsement. The prognostication turned out correct… Read More ›
San Leandro scuttles campaign finance reforms
Cities without campaign contribution limits, however, will be preempted by a new state law coming into effect in 2021.