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Oakland: Eng, Debro and Gonzalez for School Board

Oakland: Eng, Debro and Gonzalez for School Board Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

This election season the quality of candidates for Oakland School Board is so high, that there is a lot of room for hope that things in the school district will turn around. We could only wish that we had such great people in the San Leandro School Board. DISTRICT 2: AIMEE ENG Aimee Eng is a very impressive candidate. She has an M.A. in education from Stanford and works for a foundation that gives grants to educational projects in the Bay Area. I had a very long conversation with her, and later heard from her at the Democratic party endorsement [Continue Reading]

Fremont: David Bonaccorsi & Raj Salwan best Choices for City Council

Fremont: David Bonaccorsi & Raj Salwan best Choices for City Council Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

David Bonaccorsi is, to put it simply, the most progressive candidate running for City Council in Fremont this year. A lawyer, he understands the importance of due process, presumption of innocence and the need to preserve constitutional rights; concepts that often escape his will-be-colleagues. He also understands the need for fact-based policy making and for the use of common sense in making policy. For example, as a member of the planning commission he voted against banning medical marijuana patients from growing cannabis plants in their backyards. Fremont does not have a medical marijuana dispensary and the alternative of growing marijuana inside a [Continue Reading]

Berkeley: Soto-Vigil, Worthington and Beier for City Council; Alper and Daniels for School Board

Berkeley: Soto-Vigil, Worthington and Beier for City Council; Alper and Daniels for School Board Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

These are the candidates that I’m personally endorsing for Berkeley races. I have spoken with them and/or received answers to my questions and have been incredibly impressed by their qualities. As I look at the list, I can’t help but note that all my recommendations are for men. This doesn’t make me happy, and yet it’d be utterly sexist of me to chose a woman just because of her gender. I will note that in the School Board race there are two women running who seem capable and caring, and who are very well thought of by all Berkeley politicians [Continue Reading]

Albany: Paul Black, Charles Blanchard Best Choices for School Board

Albany: Paul Black, Charles Blanchard Best Choices for School Board Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

Paul Black, the sole incumbent in this race, responded to my questionnaire even though he actually wasn’t seeking the Democratic endorsement. He told me that this was a non-partisan race, so he did not want the endorsement of any party. You just have to love the quality of the candidates you get in Albany 🙂 Black’s answers were intelligent, showed that he is on top of issues and that he’s a careful thinker. Black shows those same qualities on his writings. Charles Blanchard is a former School Board member who retired in 2008, amidst accolades. I found his approachability refreshing, and [Continue Reading]

Castro Valley: Dot Theodore for School Board

Castro Valley: Dot Theodore for School Board Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

The Castro Valley School Board needs a change in leadership. Last year there was a big uproar among parents and members of the community, when the School Board decided to move the Alma preschool to the lower baseball field of Marshall Elementary, without notifying parents of either school. The School Board’s response was this was in the agenda, so parents should have considered themselves notified. Dot Theodore, a parent of two children at Castro Valley public schools, is running for School Boads to heal those relationships between the School Board and the community. She wants to make sure that [Continue Reading]

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