Tag Archives: City of Alameda Democratic Club

United they stand

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

Hell hath no fury like an Alameda “progressive” spurned.

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The candidates and Measure Z

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

Suppose you’re one of those “single-issue” voters who will cast her ballot for only those candidates who take the “right” side on a specific issue.  This being Alameda, suppose that issue is Measure Z, the ballot measure to repeal Article … Continue reading →

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The Measure Z showdown

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

Those who watched the recent debate between Vice Mayor John Knox White and Alameda Citizens Task Force steering committee member Paul Foreman on Measure Z, the ballot measure to repeal Article XXVI of the City Charter, were treated to a … Continue reading →

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The Democratic convention (Alameda version)

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round faced a difficult choice Wednesday night: Should we tune into day three of the Democratic national talk show and watch Elizabeth, Hillary, and a host of other Trump trashers and Biden backers?  Or should we sign into the … Continue reading →

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“Progressives” and Prop. 10

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

At first glance, it might seem easy for any Alamedan who identifies herself as a “progressive” to decide to back Proposition 10, which would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act and permit cities to enact rent-control ordinances covering all rental properties within … Continue reading →

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