The early results for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors showed one tight race, and several that were not competitive. In the most high-profile contest, early returns showed Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas with a lead over former Emeryville mayor John Bauters in the race to fill Keith Carson’s recently vacated seat. They … Read more
An Alameda County Board of Supervisors that has seen a surprising amount of turnover in the past few years will have at least one new member after a March 5 election where four of the five seats are up for grabs. Two candidates, Elisa Marquez and David Haubert, are running unopposed, while the District 4 … Read more
A contentious plan to build a new mental health facility at the Santa Rita Jail has been tabled indefinitely, prompting celebration from community advocates who successfully lobbied against the project and sending Alameda County back to the drawing board. The expansion would have added more than 40,000 square feet to the Dublin jail complex — … Read more
A broad, diverse set of candidates have emerged to run for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat, which will have no incumbent for the first time in more than 30 years. After Supervisor Keith Carson’s surprise, last-minute retirement annoucement last Friday, the filing deadline was extended to Wednesday December 14 at 5 … Read more
A 30-year incumbent has retired suddenly from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, just months before an election he was almost guaranteed to win–and it’s not yet clear who’ll be his successor. Supervisor Keith Carson is photographed at the East Bay Times studio on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Carson announced he is no longer running … Read more
In the weeks since the Alameda County Board of Supervisors proposed changes to the county’s recall rules, nearly everyone appears to have come to the conclusion the amendment is a bad idea. Except, that is, the supervisors themselves. The proposal seems to have been sparked by the contentious effort to recall Pamela Price, the county’s … Read more