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 ›
Hayward City Council
East Bay Insiders – Episode 24 – Raise your glass to freedom
Hamilton, baseball and politics, and another round of sneak peaks for the fall election season in the East Bay. In particular, two races that are big in both consequence and size-Oakland’s up-for-grabs District 7 council seat and the four seats… Read More ›
Gail Steele, long-time Alameda County supervisor, advocate for children, dies
Gail Steele, one of the legends of Alameda County politics, died on Friday morning. Steele represented the Hayward and parts of Tri-Cities on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from 1992-2010. She also served eight years on the Hayward City… Read More ›
City Council Briefing: Cannabis tax rate increase, smoke-free ordinance, and in-lieu housing fees
East Bay City Council meeting highlights for the week of Oct. 28: >>> HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL (Oct. 29, 7 p.m.) – Item 14 CANNABIS TAX HIKE – Hayward city staff is proposing to increase its cannabis tax on gross receipts from… Read More ›
Halliday nostalgia
For someone who started out my career making 50 cents an hour babysitting, $15 would have sounded incredible to me.—Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday reminiscing during a discussion Oct. 15 for increasing the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by… Read More ›
Miley is not opposed to Hayward annexing Cherryland, but wants no ‘cherry-picking’ of land
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley told a neighborhood group in Cherryland earlier this month that they should consider a proposal, in its early stages, for Hayward city officials to study the feasibility of annexing their incorporated area. “I’m not opposed… Read More ›
Hayward’s much-delayed $60 million downtown library to open in September
Hayward’s much-anticipated, much-delayed downtown library will officially open on Sept. 14, the city announced. The $60 million project, funded through a voter-approved half-cent sales tax increase, had suffered a series of construction delays that bedeviled its completion over nearly two… Read More ›
East Bay congressional district has never been led by a woman of color. ‘It’s about damn time, right?’ Wahab says
Rep. Eric Swalwell is running a presidential campaign while, at the same time, doing a good job of keeping prospective challengers for his congressional seat and campaign donors unsure whether he will return to the district. Swalwell says he’ll make… Read More ›
Union City, threatened with lawsuit, decides to move toward district elections
A statewide push to move California cities away from at-large municipal elections to a district-based system has snared Union City. Starting in November 2020, Union City voters will begin electing councilmembers by districts under the plan unanimously approved by the Union City… Read More ›
Mendall on liquor, tobacco retailers
I’m wiling to say no more. If they come with a [Conditional-Use Permit], I’m going to vote no.—Hayward Councilmember Al Mendall Tuesday to developers who propose housing projects during a work session on the proliferation of liquor and tobacco retailers,… Read More ›
STEVE TAVARES IS ANGRY: Ep 23–Miracle in AD16; Interview with Hayward Councilmember-elect Aisha Wahab
Do you believe in miracles? 16th District Assemblymember-elect Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s major upset in the East Bay seemingly caught everyone off guard. Now that’s she done it, how exactly did it happen? What unexpected East Bay legislator deserves a little credit… Read More ›
Too-close-to-call all over the East Bay
At least five seats in various East Bay cities remain in doubt a week after the Nov. 6 election.
Similar Hayward mayoral candidates, one hopes rematch yields a different result
HAYWARD MAYOR PREVIEW
HAYWARD: Council incumbent loans his campaign $18,000, adds to already large debt
Hayward Councilmember Marvin Peixoto’s re-election coffers received a boost Tuesday after he loaned $18,000 to his own campaign. The quick injection of cash, however, only adds to Peixoto’s already significant campaign debts. Following council campaigns in 2008, 2010 and 2014,… Read More ›
STEVE TAVARES IS ANGRY: Ep 15–ISIS lady; Alameda Fox News; fire and brimstone with Hayward council candidate Joe Ramos
Will Hayward ever receive salvation? Hayward City Council candidate Joe Ramos, also a preacher, believes only if residents seek a new path. Ramos leads a prayer and offers his vision for Hayward in the most passionate Steve Tavares Is Angry… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA|Sept. 14-20—ALAMEDA minimum wage; ALAMEDA COUNTY may extend ‘dirty dirt’ moratorium; FREMONT settles with Verizon
SAN LEANDRO — Regular council meeting, Monday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. ENTIRE AGENDA HERE | Next meeting: Oct. 1. –FIBER OPTIC MASTER PLAN– The council receives a report Monday night from consultant Magellan Advisors that plots the next stages in… Read More ›
Hayward councilmember’s plea for tax measure: ‘We are at the breaking point’
Measure T would double Hayward’s existing real property transfer tax from $4.50 per $1,000 of property value on residential and commercial buildings to $8.50.
STEVE TAVARES IS ANGRY- Episode 9: Labor Day Special; Interview with Union City candidate Harris Mojadedi
Watergate in Hayward? A robber broke into council candidate Aisha Wahab’s car and stole campaign materials, but left a cigarillo in the car. Meanwhile, every smoker in Hayward politics appears to be a suspect. In The Breakdown, I take a… Read More ›
PUBLIC COMMENT: Hayward City Council lacks an anti-racist lens for its housing policy
Hayward landlords used coded racial language during a meeting in May, says the author, and the Hayward City Council ‘did not bat an eye’
STEVE TAVARES IS ANGRY-Episode 4: Hayward City Council candidate Aisha Wahab
Hayward City Council candidate Aisha Wahab turned heads two weeks ago by reporting a haul of campaign contributions that was more than double the combined amount by her two incumbent opponents. Aisha Wahab joins the Hot Seat for an interview… Read More ›
First-time Hayward council candidate posts eye-popping finance report
Aisha Wahab’s $42,000 haul may entirely change the calculus of the Hayward City Council race this fall
EBC|AGENDA: June 22-28 — ALAMEDA COUNTY Supes approve $3.1 bn budget; OAKLAND Uber Tax; HAYWARD’s 11 pot permits;
ALAMEDA COUNTY — Budget hearings, June 25-27, June 29. Next meeting: July 10. –BUDGET DELIBERATIONS– A proposed $3.1 billion county budget will receive its finishing touches this week before likely approval on June 29. A nearly $66 million budget shortfall… Read More ›