Piedmont’s Measure F would increase the parcel tax property owners pay for city services by at least 20%. But nowhere in the official ballot materials for Measure F do city officials simply tell voters what’s going on. Indeed, a plain reading of City Attorney Michelle Marchetta Kenyon’s “impartial analysis” indicates there would be no new tax … Read more
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. The effort to recall District Attorney Pamela Price has unmasked Alameda County’s broken rules for removing an official from office. Of California’s 58 counties, 14 have their own charters rather than relying on state law to guide them. And Alameda County has the only charter … Read more
An Alameda County Board of Supervisors that has seen a surprising amount of turnover in the past few years will have at least one new member after a March 5 election where four of the five seats are up for grabs. Two candidates, Elisa Marquez and David Haubert, are running unopposed, while the District 4 … Read more
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. Three members of the Alameda County Board of Education face ill-prepared challengers in the March 5 election. None of those challengers merits serious consideration. A couple don’t even understand what the job entails. Instead, voters should reelect Angela Normand, Janevette Cole and Eileen McDonald. Normand … Read more
Here are our recommendations so far for the March 5 election. Click on the links to read the full editorials. If you have trouble reaching the individual articles on our mobile app, click here. Check back here as we regularly update the list before Election Day. U.S. Congress District 12 – Lateefah Simon District … Read more
A 30-year incumbent has retired suddenly from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, just months before an election he was almost guaranteed to win–and it’s not yet clear who’ll be his successor. Supervisor Keith Carson is photographed at the East Bay Times studio on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Carson announced he is no longer running … Read more
