In a bitterly fought campaign for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat this fall, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei laid all her chips on Vinnie Bacon. But, Bacon fell well short of defeating Dublin Mayor David Haubert earlier… Read More ›
David Haubert
Haubert wins hard-fought Alameda County supervisors race
In a no-holds barred Alameda County Board of Supervisors race that featured attacks on each others character and a police report filed against one of the candidates, Dublin Mayor David Haubert defeated Fremont Councilmember Vinnie Bacon for the open seat… Read More ›
Gloating follows a long night of election returns
A day after Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty may have learned who will be his successor, the irascible retiring elected official tweeted a snarky message for the likely losing candidate. Dublin Mayor David Haubert appears poised to be the winner… Read More ›
Alameda County’s Top 20 fundraisers
Alameda County District 1 supervisorial candidate David Haubert shoveled in campaign cash like no other candidate this year, according to finance reports. Haubert’s haul was more than double the next highest fundraiser in any race in Alameda County. Oakland At-Large… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor preview: Missed opportunity?
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is by far the most stable elected body in the East Bay. But after 24 years at the helm of the Tri-Valley and Fremont District 1, Supervisor Scott Haggerty is retiring. This year mark… Read More ›
ALCOD1: Haubert has sizable fundraising advantage over Bacon
Alameda County District 1 supervisorial candidate David Haubert has raised more than $430,000 in contribution this year, according to campaign finance reports released this week. Haubert, the mayor of Dublin, also holds a sizable cash reserve of more than three… Read More ›
Alameda CTC moves $400 million from failed BART to Livermore plan to ValleyLink
The Alameda County Transportation Commission approved the transfer of $400 million in funding once earmarked for the failed BART to Livermore plan to ValleyLink, a proposed rail project that would connect the Tri-Valley to San Joaquin County. “It’s time to… Read More ›
East Bay’s Top 10 November races to watch
Alameda County Supervisor District 1 This race has already been the East Bay’s most punishing for months. The Alameda County race for District 1 supervisor pits candidates from both halves of the roughly equal east county and Fremont district. Amazingly,… Read More ›
Candidates for Alameda County supervisor are pulling no punches
Dublin Mayor David Haubert opened the first public debate last month with Fremont Councilmember Vinnie Bacon in the race for the open District 1 seat on the powerful Alameda County Board of Supervisors by striking a friendly tone. Haubert is… Read More ›
Vinnie Bacon surges to the top, declares victory in tight supervisors race
Fremont Councilmember Vinnie Bacon’s lead atop an uncommonly close Alameda County District 1 Board of Supervisors race was extended on Monday as the number of uncounted ballots quickly dwindle. Bacon, who began his campaign for supervisor more than a year… Read More ›
PREVIEW: Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1
Meet the Candidates Bob Wieckowski represents the 10th State Senate District, which includes Fremont, but not the Tri-Valley half of District 1 on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Prior to the state Senate, Wieckowski served in the Assembly and… Read More ›
Dirty tricks enter Alameda County supervisors race
An unknown number of voters received a letter recently that strongly discourages them from voting for Alameda County District 1 Board of Supervisor candidate Bob Wieckowski. Furthermore, who sent the letter is also unknown, a potential violation of the state… Read More ›
ALCOD1: Haubert, in email, said he would limit county programs related to abortion
Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1 candidate David Haubert wrote to a prospective voter last month, that as supervisor, he would seek to limit abortion-related county programs, and, instead, focus on alternatives such as adoption and education. “I am… Read More ›
ALCOD1: With videos, Haubert is making a push to engage Indian, Asian voters
The number of Indian-American voters in Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors District 1 seat is significant. But none of the four candidates in the big District 1 race this March have a natural hold on the community. With large populations… Read More ›
Alameda County District 1 Supervisors preview
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty stood at the back of the hall at a senior center in Pleasanton looking a little more grumpy than usual. Haggerty, who is retiring from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, was growing impatient with… Read More ›
Update: Haubert raised money more than Hernandez, Wieckowski
ALSO: Campaign finance totals from Alameda County Board of supervisor and education.
Poll: Alameda County supervisors race is a four-way statistical tie
An internal poll conducted earlier this month by Alameda County supervisorial candidate Melissa Hernandez’s campaign reveals all four candidates in the District 1 are in a statistical dead-heat with just one week before vote-by-mail ballots begin appearing in mailboxes. The… Read More ›
ALCO D1: Fremont vs. Dublin in East Bay’s marquee March primary race
The next person to represent District 1 on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will be a current elected officials from either Fremont or Dublin. The four-person field was set Wednesday, although the list of candidates had solidified months ago…. Read More ›
Wieckowski receives major labor endorsement
Alameda County’s largest and most politically active union is backing state Sen. Bob Wieckowski for next year’s open Alameda County Board of Supervisors seat in District 1. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 announced its support for Wieckowski’s… Read More ›
Haggerty’s right-hand man will not seek to replace him as Alameda County supe
Vinnie Bacon, Fremont councilmember David Haubert, Dublin mayor Melissa Hernandez, Dublin councilmember Bob Wieckowski, state senator Most observers view the District 1 supervisorial race as fluid with just six months before the Mar. 3 primary. Wieckowski’s early campaign has taken… Read More ›
Emeryville to raise LGBTQ flag for itself, another for Dublin, as backlash begins
If Dublin city leaders won’t recognize the LGBTQ community’s steady effort for inclusiveness by raising the rainbow-striped LGBT Pride flag at their city hall, then Emeryville Councilmember John Bauters says his city will fly one for Emeryville on June 8,… Read More ›
Hands off our pole: Dublin City Council votes against flying Pride flag
With two Dublin councilmembers stating the Tri-Valley city is not a progressive city like San Francisco, description of the city’s flag pole as sacred, and a litany of anti-LGBT comments from a number of residents, the Dublin City Council on… Read More ›
If Swalwell runs for president, who might replace him in Congress?
The list is long with potential candidates already jockeying for early position.
