Mayoral Candidates on the Issues. Sort of…

 Mayoral Candidates on the Issues. Sort of…  Politics  2 Responses »
Sep 172014
 

In the last week there have been two poorly-advertised and poorly-attended Mayoral and City Council candidate fora in San Leandro.  Mike Katz-Lacabe tweeted from the Mayoral fora.  He’s running for City Council himself, so he couldn’t report on that part of the fora, though he did note some of the “lightening questions” from the first forum. Update: See also responses to the APA Caucus questionnaire below. City Council Candidates All San Leandro City Council candidates favored a marina with small boats – in other words, no support for paying to dredge the channel. All San Leandro City Council candidates said [Continue Reading]

Mike Katz-Lacabe in the News

 Mike Katz-Lacabe in the News  Media, News, People  No Responses »
Sep 122014
 
Mike Katz-Lacabe in the News

  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]

I pull, I nominate

 I pull, I nominate  ACDCC  No Responses »
Sep 092014
 
I pull, I nominate

List of Candidates I’ve Pulled and Nominated for the Alameda Democratic party endorsement (Updated with Results) As a member of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, I have the privilege of voting for the party’s endorsement in local, non-partisan races.  All registered Democrats running for office in Alameda county are eligible for the party endorsement.  Those who apply are interviewed by the Executive Committee, which can put candidates in the consent calendar.  Two members acting together can pull a candidate from the consent calendar and/or nominate a candidate for the endorsement.  All candidates nominated and pulled are then interviewed by [Continue Reading]

City Council Meeting 9/2: Heron Bay Gate, Massage Parlors, E-cigarettes, Audio Surveillance

 City Council Meeting 9/2: Heron Bay Gate, Massage Parlors, E-cigarettes, Audio Surveillance  Businesses, City Hall, Civil Liberties, Council Meeting Notes, Legal, Police  No Responses »
Sep 032014
 

The San Leandro City Council eliminated full minutes of Council meetings several years ago.  To make up for this, and keep San Leandrans informed of what their Council is up to, Mike Katz-Lacabe tweets from the meetings. I’ve started compiling his tweets on this blog.  You can follow Mike’s tweets at @slbytes. My comments on his tweets are on italics. At last night’s meeting, Mike was – as it’s often the case – the only candidate for City Council that was present. Public Comments Al Frates condemns Vice Mayor Benny Lee for advocating for California Waste Solutions Oakland garbage contract. Gating Heron [Continue Reading]

Dan Siegel is the Right Candidate to Endorse for Oakland Mayor

 Dan Siegel is the Right Candidate to Endorse for Oakland Mayor  Civil Liberties, Police, Politics  No Responses »
Aug 222014
 
Dan Siegel is the Right Candidate to Endorse for Oakland Mayor

Teachers, Nurses Endorse Siegel I want to congratulate the Oakland Education Association and the California Nurses Association for endorsing Dan Siegel for Mayor of Oakland. I have heard now from many people that they love what Dan Siegel stands for, but he can’t win. That, however, can be a self-fulfilling prophesy. If we don’t support the candidates who hold our values we will never see real change. By catering to our perception of what voters want to hear, we promote demagogy instead of real democracy. We do not give ourselves a chance. I thank the teachers and the nurses for [Continue Reading]

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