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Howard Kerr, candidate for Oro Loma Sanitary District

Howard Kerr, candidate for Oro Loma Sanitary District Politics No Responses »

Oct 012014

The Oro Loma Sanitary District includes parts of San Leandro – which parts, I’m not actually sure. They have contracted with Waste Management for garbage collection, so if you live in San Leandro and get your bill from WM, you are in the Oro Loma district. Oro Loma has an elected board of directors, and this year five candidates, including two incumbents, are vying for three seats. I have sent all candidates a 3-question questionnaire based on the fact that I assume others, like me, know very little about sanitary districts. Here are the answers and candidate statement from Howard [Continue Reading]

City Council Candidate Mia Ousley Answers Questions

City Council Candidate Mia Ousley Answers Questions Politics 1 Response »

Sep 302014

In order to better get to know the candidates for San Leandro offices, I sent out a questionnaire with questions provided by San Leandro residents and relevant to San Leandro. I will be posting the answers as I receive them. Mia explains that she skipped some of the more complicated questions, but will send her answers soon. City Council Candidate Questionnaire 1- Do you have a website, Facebook, or Smart Voter page with more information about you and your platform? www.Mia4Council.com www.Facebook.com/Mia4Council Smart Voter page – http://forms.smartvoter.org/2014/11/04/ca/alm/vote/ousley_m/ 2- What is your political philosophy? Progressive Liberal, who believes our citizenry is [Continue Reading]

Write In Gregg Daly as First Choice from San Leandro Mayor

Write In Gregg Daly as First Choice from San Leandro Mayor Politics No Responses »

Sep 262014

Pauline Cutter Best Choice, but Vote for Her Third The following are my ranked-choice recommendations for San Leandro Mayor, as of the time of updating this article. Things can change in political races as you learn more about the candidates, which is why I don’t vote until election day. Note that while I’m making recommendations on this race, I’m not endorsing any of the candidates. The race for San Leandro Mayor features four candidates: City Council members Pauline Cutter and Diana Souza, theater owner Dan Dillman and former police officer Gregg Daly, who is running as a “write-in” candidate. Politically, [Continue Reading]

San Leandro Talk’s Guide to Ranked Choice Voting

San Leandro Talk’s Guide to Ranked Choice Voting Local Elections for Dummies, Politics 1 Response »

Sep 252014

2014 Edition Here is the scoop on how to vote and how the votes are counted. San Leandro instituted ranked choice voting (RCV) in 2010. This will be our third election using it. I am a fan of RCV for a couple of reasons. First, it saves the city money to only have to conduct one election for Mayor/City Council – rather than an election and then a runoff. Second, it gives people more of a choice and allows voters to cast “protest” votes without fearing that this will help the candidate they like the least. Third, it costs less [Continue Reading]

Tony Thurmond will Bring Heart to the California Assembly

Tony Thurmond will Bring Heart to the California Assembly Politics No Responses »

Sep 232014

The race for AD 15 offers a clear choice Dynamic. If I had to chose just one word to describe Tony Thurmond, that’s the one I’d pick. Thurmond is certainly electrifying. He can entrance a crowd. When my kids, at 12 and 9 already jaded by a life lived amidst politicians, saw him give his speech at the Democratic pre-endorsement meeting back in February, they were enthralled, inspired. Move over One Direction, here is Tony Thurman. He has passion. He has heart. He cares. A month later, over coffee here in San Leandro, I come to understand what my children [Continue Reading]

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