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Mia Ousley is First Choice for City Council, District 5

Mia Ousley is First Choice for City Council, District 5 People, Politics No Responses »

Oct 062014

The race for San Leandro City Council District 5 features three middle-age women with a lot of enthusiasm for the community and city politics. Mia Ousley, the co-founder of the Coalition to Save San Leandro Hospital, will be facing San Leandro School Board trustee Corina Lopez and Durant Avenue Task Force co-leader Leah Hall. They will be elected through ranked choice voting. In San Leandro, all voters are able to vote for all City Council and School Board seats. These are my recommendations for Council District 5: First Choice: Mia Ousley Second Choice: Corina Lopez Third Choice: Leah Hall Mia Ousley [Continue Reading]

Gregg Daly, Write-In Mayoral Candidate, On the Issues

Gregg Daly, Write-In Mayoral Candidate, On the Issues People, Politics No Responses »

Oct 062014

In order to better get to know the candidates for San Leandro offices, I sent out a questionnaire to all candidates with questions provided by San Leandro residents and relevant to San Leandro. I will be posting the answers as I receive them. Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire PERSONAL INFORMATION 1- Do you have a website, Facebook Smart Voter page with more information about you and your platform? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Write-In-Gregg-Daly-for-San-Leandro-Mayor/307796592737915 NSFW/Adults Only Recommended/ Open & Independent Minds Only / Parental Guidance Suggested / Neo-Cons Neo-Libs will be annoyed thoroughly https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregg-Daly-2016-Groovy-Libertarian-for-President/206305789411601 Ask me anything: writeingreggdaly4mayor@dalyclan.net 2- What is your political philosophy? Independent (Non-Partisan) Groovy [Continue Reading]

Mike Katz-Lacabe in the News

Mike Katz-Lacabe in the News Media, News, People No Responses »

Sep 122014

The following are *some* of the news articles still available online that quote or speak about Mike. I’ve omitted some of the ones about schools because there are just too many of them. News articles about Mike’s work on license plate reader are here. City Surveillance Cameras Will Have Microphones, San Leandro Times 9/11/14 Katz-Lacabe Vies for Council Seat, San Leandro Times 8/21/14 City Council Opens Door for Big Brother, San Leandro Times 7/23/14 Toro’s School Board Seat on Nov. Ballot, San Leandro Times 6/6/14 Council Looks at Law on Tree Removal , San Leandro Times 5/29/14 School Board [Continue Reading]

By pandering to Israel, Rep. Swalwell condones killings of Palestinian civilians

By pandering to Israel, Rep. Swalwell condones killings of Palestinian civilians People, Politics 2 Responses »

Jul 122014

Over a hundred Palestinian noncombatants, mostly women, children and elderly people, have been killed by the Israeli attacks on Gaza. There are at least 850 injured people. The toll can only grow as Israel intensifies its attacks. And yet, when Rep. Eric Swalwell decided to speak about the conflict in Gaza, it wasn’t to condemn the vicious attacks on the Palestinian civilian population, attacks that Human Rights Watched has deemed to be war crimes, but to support them: Post by Congressman Eric Swalwell. Swalwell made no mention of the Palestinian civilians killed by Israel. Israel’s security matters. Palestinian lives do [Continue Reading]

Mary Hayashi Surveilled

Mary Hayashi Surveilled People 7 Responses »

May 132014

Video release of California Senate candidate’s shoplifting raises questions about ethics and privacy Note: This article has been updated since it was first published. The woman absently browsing through the racks of clothing that afternoon at Neiman Marcus looked haggard. Her dyed hair appeared uncombed and unwashed, her usually perfectly made-up face was bare and she was wearing a less-than-flattering jogging suit. As she shopped, she was encumbered by a large purse, a shopping bag from Nordstrom’s and another from Neiman Marcus. Her movements between the racks seemed random. Once in a while, she’d select a piece of clothing or [Continue Reading]

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