Friday, March 16, 2012
Here's what Alameda County voters will see on their ballots in the June primary
On June 5, Californians for the first time will vote in an open primary. The top two vote getters in a race will move on to the November general election, whether they are from the same party or not. In addition, this will be the first election with the new congressional, state Senate and state Assembly districts approved last fall by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. They officially take effect in January. You can look at the new districts at this website. The Alameda County elections department website is here. Below are the races people in Alameda County will see on their June ballot. Patch will have more coverage of these races between now and the primary. 17th District The new district includes Newark, part of Fremont…
Friday, January 6, 2012
Applicants are scheduled to be interviewed by the Newark City Council on Jan. 31.
Thirteen individuals are seeking for an appointment to fill a vacant seat on the city council, according to Newark City Clerk Sheila Harrington. The list of applicants include two candidates who ran for city council in the November election and planning commissioners Robert Marshall and Bernie Nillo. Here is the full list of applicants: City council members voted for an appointment process at its Dec. 15 meeting, citing that the process would save the city approximately $100,000. City council will hold a meeting on Jan. 30 to interview the applicants in a public. That meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The deadline to apply for the vacant seat was 5 p.m. Thursday. The term of the open council seat is from the date of the appointment …
Friday, December 23, 2011
Deadline to apply for city council seat remains to be set for Jan. 5.
A special city council meeting in which applicants for a vacant seat will be interviewed has been rescheduled. Originally set for Jan. 19, the city council will instead meet and interview applicants who wish to be appointed to the council on Jan. 30, according to City Clerk Sheila Harrington. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Four individuals have picked up a physical application, but the applications are also available online. Harrington said as of Thursday evening, no applications have been submitted back into the City Clerk's Office. Applications for the seat can be picked up on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the City Clerk’s office on the fifth floor of City Hall, 37101 Newark Blvd. However, city offices will be closed until Jan…
Friday, November 18, 2011
The unemployment rate in Alameda and Contra Costa counties was 10 percent last month. The two-county region added 2,600 jobs since September. But more than 140,000 East Bay residents are still job hunting without success.
Figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department showed a slight improvement in the East Bay jobs picture last month. The unemployment rate in Alameda County fell a tick from 10.2 percent in September to 10.1 percent in October. Joblessness in Contra Costa County also edged down from 10.1 percent in September to 10 percent in October. The unemployment rate reflects how many people in the region actively hunted for work in a given month but couldn't find any. The statewide unemployment rate in October was 11.7 percent, while joblessness nationwide registered 9.0 percent, according to the EDD. Alameda and Contra Costa counties are grouped together as one statistical zone. Together, they added 2,600 jobs between …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Are you happy with the results? What do the results mean for Newark? Tell us in the comments.
The ballots are counted, and unofficial final results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters show that Newark's next mayor will be current councilman Al Nagy and that two council seats are to be filled by incumbent Luis Freitas and newcomer Sucy Collazo, a Newark business owner. Both the mayoral and city council race were won by a more than 10 percent margin. Nagy won the most votes, with councilwoman Ana Apodaca earning 32.45 percent of the votes and Newark Unified Board of Education Vice President Ray Rodriguez with 21.35 percent of the vote. In the city council race, Collazo won the most votes (32.94 percent) with Freitas following her (32.32 percent). Council candidate Mike Bucci trailed behind the pair with 15.39 percent. Council…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Measure G gains enough votes to pass, according to unofficial final election results.
With 56 percent of voters saying, "yes," Measure G will passed, meaning that property owners will have to contribute to a $63 million bond that will help pay for facilities upgrades throughout the Newark Unified School District. The bond needed a 55 percent majority of votes cast to pass. A total of 2,698 residents voted in favor of the school bond measure, while 2,140 residents voted against it. The money would go toward updating classrooms, libraries and science labs and refurbishing schools to meet earthquake and fire safety standards. Consultants have identified $150 million worth of facilities upgrades needed at Newark Unified’s school sites. Most of Newark’s schools are up to 40 years old, and some school sites contain asbestos, lead…
David Smith declined to run. Ana Apodaca trailed with 32 percent of the votes cast.
Councilman Al Nagy has won the most votes in the first mayoral race since 1978 without David Smith, Newark's mayor for the past 33 years, according to final results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Nagy won with 46 percent of the votes cast. Fellow councilmember Ana Apodaca garnered 32 percent of votes, while Ray Rodriguez, who serves on the Newark Unified Board of Education, got 21 percent. "I feel good," Nagy said after unofficial final results came out Tuesday night. "What can I say. It was because of a lot of people's [hard] work." Nagy said he ran a strong campaign in the past months, knocking on residents' doors. He credited his campaign team for his success. "They did one heck of a job," Nagy said. "In Newark, nothing …
According to final results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, incumbent Luis Freitas and newcomer Sucy Collazo are the top vote-getters.
There will be a new face on Newark’s City Council next year, but it's a familiar one to locals. Longtime Newark resident and business owner Sucy Collazo will join incumbent Councilman Luis Freitas in taking the two open seats on the city council. Collazo received the highest number of votes, garnering 33 percent of the votes cast. Freitas — the sole councilmember seeking re-election — got 32 percent of the votes cast, according to final results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Both Collazo and Freitas expressed excitement about the election. "I'm excited and happy. ...It's looking good," Freitas said in a brief phone conversation with Patch as he celebrated at a party at the Newark Pavilion. Collazo, who was holding a …
Newark residents share who they voted for in the city's mayoral and city council races and why. Some also discuss Newark Unified's proposed school bond measure, Measure G.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Many Newark residents have already put in their votes to choose a new mayor, decide who will fill two vacant seats on the city council and vote on whether to approve a proposed school bond measure. Three individuals are vying for the mayor's seat: Ana Apodaca, Al Nagy and Ray Rodriguez. Incumbent Luis Freitas hopes to keep his council seat, while four others are hoping to fill another vacant seat: Rick Bensco, Mike Bucci, Sucy Collazo and Jack Dane. So how who do Newark voters want as their future leaders? Whom did you vote for? Here's what voters said during exit poll interviews and on Newark Patch's Facebook page: "Nagy because he's very familiar with Newark, and Luis Freitas. — Will Knutson "I voted for Ray Rodriguez [for mayor] because…
This report will be updated with the results of Newark's Mayoral and City Council races and the school district's bond, Measure G.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Official Final Results have come in for Newark elections, but have yet to be certified by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Newark voters chose Tuesday who will be their next mayor and two city council members and cast their decisions on a $63 million school bond measure. Read more about Newark elections here. NOV. 8, 2011 ELECTION RESULTS (6 of 6 precincts reporting) (I=Incumbent) (W=Winner) Newark Mayor Race VOTES % 32.90 Al Nagy (W) 45.89 Ray J. Rodriguez 1,263 21.21 VOTES % Rick Bensco 911 8.93 Mike Bucci 1,583 15.51 Jack Dane 1,056 10.35 Measure G VOTES % Yes (W) 3,286 55.90 No 2,592 44.10 Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, unofficial results Last updated: 11 p.m. on Nov. 9
Michelle Romero
12:32 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Folks should have received their voter guides in the mail by now. I'm working with the Future of California Elections Project to revamp the guide and we're hosting a community input session in Fremont on May 29th. Come tell us what you think and help us improve it: http://www.facebook.com/events/313934275347263/ more ›