Pete Stark, the Walnut Creek community banker who parlayed his opposition to the Vietnam War into an unprecedented 40-year run representing the East Bay in Congress, died Friday at his home in Maryland, the family announced. He was 88. “Today,… Read More ›
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Howard Kerr, former San Leandro elected official, dies
Howard Kerr, a former San Leandro councilmember who led the effort to implement speed bumps in the city, and later served as a member of the Oro Loma Sanitary District for 29 years, died Jan. 2. He was 96. “Howard… Read More ›
‘Bertie’ Cooper, three-term Hayward mayor, dies
Roberta “Bertie” Cooper, a three-term mayor of Hayward, who led the city through a period of increased development, died Monday. She was 82. The cause of death was cancer. Cooper served 18 years as an elected official in Hayward, 12… Read More ›
Tony Santos, former San Leandro mayor who sought to break city’s bonds of segregation, dies at 86
Tony Santos, a former San Leandro mayor, stalwart progressive and friend of labor, who lead the once-segregated city toward a more equally diverse future, died Monday afternoon. He was 86. Santos had been in declining health for months and passed… Read More ›
Ron Dellums, influential congressman and self-described ‘commie pinko from Berkeley’, dies at 82
Dellums, one of the East Bay’s most influential public officials ever died Monday following a bout with prostate cancer.