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Abel Guillen and Phil Ladew: Two Candidates to Get Behind – for all the right reasons

Abel Guillen and Phil Ladew: Two Candidates to Get Behind – for all the right reasons People, Politics No Responses »

Mar 042012

Meet the two political candidates that give me hope we can actually turn around our country, from the bottom up. Last night I had a small get together to introduce California Assembly candidate Abel Guillen to some of my friends. It was great to hear his analysis of the state’s financial problems, his proposed solutions and overall vision, as well as his experiences at Peralta Community college. One thing that really impressed me is that he lead the Peralta Board to divest their $100+M budget from big banks and move their money to small credit unions. But he’s also done [Continue Reading]

San Leandran Sam Sirico Named a Finalist for Major League Baseball’s Fan Cave

San Leandran Sam Sirico Named a Finalist for Major League Baseball’s Fan Cave People 1 Response »

Feb 152012

This posting was submitted by a reader. If you’d like to submit an article related to San Leandro, please e-mail me. Samantha Sirico has been named one of fifty finalists for Major League Baseball’s 2012 “MLB Fan Cave” competition. The 50 men and women include fans from across the U.S. and Canada and represent a wide range of backgrounds and occupations, including recent college graduates, journalists, bloggers, actors, musicians, a self-described “unemployed comedian,” a celebrity hairstylist, a made-up superhero and a professional wrestler. The contest, which received over 22,000 video applicants through MLB.com, will reward it’s winner with a season-long [Continue Reading]

RCV in San Leandro: A Primer to the Nov. 2010 Mayoral Election

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Aug 272011

Tony Santos is at it again. Since being defeated by Stephen Cassidy in the November 2010 San Leandro mayoral election, Santos has made no secret of his bitterness and resentment. He has blamed anyone and everyone (excluding himself) for his defeat and has committed his forced retirement to the cause of defeating “ranked choice voting” throughout the country. He’s written letters, had himself interviewed, and in his latest stunt, he testified in Sacramento against making it easier for California cities to institute ranked choice voting. He is sure, he will tell you, that ranked choice voting was the ultimate culprit [Continue Reading]

San Leandro gets its own Official Vexillologist

San Leandro gets its own Official Vexillologist People 4 Responses »

Jun 182011

San Leandro is not a rich town. Unlike other cities we don’t have museums, art galleries or even a French restaurant, but we do have a vexillologist all of our own. On June 11th, Martin A. Francis was proclaimed by the City Council as San Leandro’s official vexillologist. The Council also proclaimed June 14, 2011 to be “Martin A. Francis” day. Mr. Francis is an 84-year-old retired school custodian with a special and interest for the American flag. He has coordinated the city’s Flag Day celebrations for 35 years and given countless presentations on the flag at local schools, churches, [Continue Reading]

San Leandro Teacher is Arrested – Good for Him!

San Leandro Teacher is Arrested – Good for Him! People, Schools 2 Responses »

May 052011

Bancroft Middle School Science teacher Raleigh McLemore was arrested Tuesday at a protest at Wells Fargo’s annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco. Wells Fargo is criticized for rushing to foreclose on homes without working with owners to help them keep them. According to McLemore the foreclosure crisis has deeply affected students and teachers at Bancroft. Parents are ashamed to talk about the troubles, and students can be suddenly gone from the classrooms. Protestors are asking Wells Fargo to “place a moratorium on all foreclosures until the bank negotiates with the coalition to establish comprehensive loan modification reforms.” They also want [Continue Reading]

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