“The four sitting Livermore City Council members voted unanimously for an interview and appointment process, as opposed to calling for a costly special election, to fill the vacancy on the dais created upon Bob Woerner’s ascension from councilman to mayor… Read More ›
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Alameda Special Election: Measure in support of homeless services wins
Alameda voters declared their support for homeless seniors and medical respite services Tuesday night with a decisive win in the city’s special election. Measure A, the city-backed initiative affirming a City Council decision to zone a nearly four-acre federal property… Read More ›
5 observations on Alameda’s NIMBY vs. Homeless special election
Alameda’s special election on April 9 pits open space advocates vs. support for the homeless
ALAMEDA: Former mayor says you can’t be a NIMBY if you don’t have a backyard
Alameda County Democrats vote to oppose Alameda special election measure to block a homeless center for seniors.
ALAMEDA: After complaint, group behind special election initiative reveals who’s funding their campaign
Two days after an Alameda resident filed a complaint this week with the Fair Political Practices Commission that the group behind a ballot measure set for an April special election failed to disclose who is funding their campaign, they filed… Read More ›
Backers of Alameda special election initiative are hiding behind ‘cloak of secrecy,’ says complaint
Friends of Crab Cove, the proponents of a ballot measure set to come before voters at a special election next April, have never filed a campaign finance report since their effort began eight months ago. In response, an Alameda resident… Read More ›
Costly Alameda special election set for April
The Alameda City Council voted, 4-1, Wednesday to call a special election on April 9 after certification of a ballot measure petition circulated last year opposing the use of a waterfront property near Crab Cove for a $40 million federal… Read More ›