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A primer on the Faith Fellowship v. San Leandro lawsuit

 A primer on the Faith Fellowship v. San Leandro lawsuit  City Hall, Faith Fellowship v. SL case, Featured, Legal  7 Responses »
Apr 012011
 

A few weeks ago a federal appeals court ruled that the city of San Leandro might have violated federal law by not allowing the Faith Fellowship Foursquare Church to use a building that it had bought in the industrial zone of San Leandro as a church. Last week, the city asked for a rehearing in the case and the final disposition of the case will probably take at least a few months. If, as I predict, the city ultimately loses, it may have to pay damages and legal bills amounting to several million dollars – which will not be covered [Continue Reading]

A new City Manager for San Leandro

 A new City Manager for San Leandro  City Hall, Featured  14 Responses »
Mar 302011
 

Last December San Leandro’s current City Manager, Steve Hollister submitted his resignation, stating that he would leave when his contract expired in June.  The speculation was that his contract would not be renewed.  Under Hollister, the City managed to deplete its financial reserves almost completely, a number of major companies moved out of town, it developed an anti-business reputation and quality of life in the City declined.  Tony Santos took the blunt of the blame for this in November – losing a Mayoral race in a city that almost automatically votes for incumbents – but in San Leandro it’s the [Continue Reading]

A full time Mayor?

 A full time Mayor?  City Hall, Politics  5 Responses »
Mar 232011
 
A full time Mayor?

Ever since Stephen Cassidy took office as Mayor of San Leandro I’ve been hearing grumblings about how he is just not around City Hall very much, he doesn’t go to ribbon cuttings and other community events and is just not available.  His lack of availability is, of course, easy to understand. Unlike his predecessors on the job, Cassidy holds a full-time job and, as the father of two young girls, has predictable family obligations.  Santos, the previous mayor, was retired and Sheila Young owns some kind of consulting business, I think, and did not have children at home. Currently, the [Continue Reading]

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