A group of Oakland progressives led by former Oakland mayoral candidate Pamela Price wants the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee to oppose the city’s proposed sale of its half of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics. Push back by… Read More ›
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San Leandro asks AG to investigate killing of Steven Taylor by police
San Leandro councilmembers voted in closed session on Monday night to request an independent investigation by the state attorney general’s office into the fatal shooting of Steven Taylor, an African American resident, by police on April 18. The move comes… Read More ›
Appellate court upholds ruling against Oakland’s coal ban
A federal appellate court upheld a previous ruling to invalidate Oakland’s prohibition on coal shipments on Tuesday. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a May 2018 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria that found the… Read More ›
Elon Musk’s bid to reopen Fremont Tesla plant is rebuffed; sues Alameda County
Tesla founder Elon Musk has tussled with Alameda County officials in an effort to reopen its sprawling Fremont plant on several occasions since a shelter in place was ordered in March. A plan to resume work on Friday afternoon was… Read More ›
Eden Health District to offer interim CEO candidate $17,333 a month in salary
The Eden Health District Board of Directors will decide Wednesday afternoon whether to hire former Eden Hospital executive George Bischalaney as its interim chief executive officer. The board announced on Nov. 7 that it had terminated the contract of Michael… Read More ›
Oakland City Council seeks to quell rapidly rising worries over A’s future
The Oakland City Council is asking the city administration to iron out its differences with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, who are proposing to sell their half of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics. “In the interest of… Read More ›
Judge delivers another defeat for opponents of Alameda homeless senior facility
An Alameda County judge ruled last week against a compliant made by opponents of a wellness center for homeless seniors that Alameda officials failed to properly study the project’s impact on the environment. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch… Read More ›
Hayward: After Title IX complaint over girls’ sports facilities at Tennyson High, shenanigans follow
Uniforms and equipment belonging to Hayward’s Tennnyson High School softball team were removed from a locked storage locker on campus and thrown into a dumpster this week. Exactly who discarded the contents remains a mystery. Tennyson’s softball coach Steve Griggs… Read More ›
Oakland’s lawsuit against NFL gets a second Hail Mary attempt; Councilman wants to ‘apply’ for a team
The construction of a nearly $2 billion football stadium in Las Vegas for the Oakland Raiders hit a snag earlier this year when the trusses for its roof did not properly fit. Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by the city of… 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 ›
Two East Bay educators lead lawsuit against teachers’ union dues
Lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court is based on last year’s Janus v. AFSCME ruling.
Former Wieckowski aide settles complaint for $350,000
The State Senate settled a lawsuit filed last year by a former legislative aide for East Bay State Sen. Bob Wieckowski for $350,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. The lawsuit alleged the unnamed employee was fired in September 2017… Read More ›
Former San Leandro police chief accused of misconduct in Beverly Hills
Sandra Spagnoli, who was San Leandro’s first-ever female police chief when she was hired in 2011, is facing serious questions at her new job leading the Beverly Hills Police Department. Beverly Hills officials earlier this month settled a large $2.3… Read More ›
Dublin recall group sues Alameda County Registrar
Dublin residents who mounted recall efforts against two locally elected officials were illegally barred by the Alameda County Registar of Voters from reviewing fully a recall petition that narrowly failed to secure the required number of signatures to appear on… Read More ›
Elaine Brown punches back; strongly endorses Desley Brooks’ opponent
It’s an endorsement that has a bit more personal history attached to it than most. Civil rights icon Elaine Brown slammed Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks in a statement Monday announcing her endorsement of Natasha Middleton, one of four candidates challenging… Read More ›
Oakland mayoral candidate sues Twitter, Facebook for $150M; alleges he was shadow banned
Mercurial Oakland mayoral candidate Peter Liu is suing Silicon Valley giants Twitter and Facebook for $150 million in damages. Liu field the lawsuit last week in Alameda Superior Court and alleges that both companies limited his reach to his followers… Read More ›
Lawsuit alleges Livermore City Council deliberately undermined measure to lower health care costs
Similar initiatives to limit health care charges to 15 percent of cost is coming to Palo Alto this, fall, and possibly Emeryville
Alameda officials considered lawsuit against Daysog’s rent ballot argument
Daysog filed his own lawsuit against the city last June to remove the council-approved ballot question for the landlord-backed rent stabilization charter amendment measure this fall.
Daysog v. Alameda: former councilman files lawsuit over ballot question
Lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court is asking for an injunction to block the council-approved ballot question from appearing on the Nov. ballot
GET THE LEAD OUT! Bill Quirk lambastes the lead and paint industry
It may be one of the most dastardly political schemes in recent state history. After the lead and paint industry in California was recently ordered to pay penalties that could run into the hundreds of millions to remedy illegal lead… Read More ›