Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Democrat Eric Swalwell talked with MSNBC political reporter Chuck Todd on Monday morning. The interview starts at about the 3:20 mark of the video.
In an interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd Monday morning, Eric Swalwell talked about why he believes voters shouldn't value Rep. Pete Stark's experience and how he will keep up with his opponent on the fundraising front. On the morning show "The Daily Rundown," Swalwell told Todd there isn't anything wrong with experience but that Stark has become "disconnected" and "ineffective" as a congressman. A rhetorical line Swalwell has used a number of times in the campaign. Todd asked Swalwell if he'll be able to keep up with Stark financially if the race stretches until November. The Dublin City Councilmember responded that he has raised the same amount of money as Stark since he entered the race in September and his campaign has raised over $280,…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Needs include increasing tech support allocation, adding four half-time special assignment teachers, and five positions in the business, facilities and maintenance area.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District Superintendent Steve Enoch introduced an item at Tuesday night's board of education meeting with some foreboding words. "There is never a good time to have this conversation," he told the board. Then he began to outline nearly $1 million in district staffing needs, which the board would unanimously approve. "I am very aware that we are facing financial challenges as a district," he said. "Another reality (facing the district), however, is we continue to be a growing school district." It's nearing 30,000 students and has been growing at about 4 percent, or 1,000 students, a year, according to a presentation by the district during a bond forum in January. The needs included increasing the per student …
Learn more about Chris Pareja, a candidate for the open seat in the 15th Congressional District.
Join San Ramon Patch Editor Patrick Creaven at 1 p.m. Monday for a live online chat with Chris Pareja, a conservative running for Congress in the 15th Congressional District. Pareja will answer questions from Creaven, and readers will be able to comment and post questions as well. You can also submit questions ahead of time via the comments section below. On Friday, Patch live chatted an interview with Eric Swalwell, which you can read here.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Join now to submit questions for Patch's interview with Swalwell, who is campaigning to represent the 15th Congressional District.
Join San Ramon Patch Editor Patrick Creaven now until 4 p.m. for a live online chat with Eric Swalwell, Dublin City Council member and candidate for the 15th Congressional District. Swalwell will answer questions from Creaven on the campaign, his political philosophy and local and national issues. Readers will also have an opportunity to ask Swalwell questions. On Monday, Patch will live chat an interview with congressional candidate Chris Pareja at 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The president told ABC News that his thinking has "evolved" on the subject of same-sex marriage. How do you feel about his decision?
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Thursday, May 10
President Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday that he now supports same-sex marriage. The president—who still supports states deciding the issue on their own—said his personal views had gone through an "evolution" based on conversations with family and friends and the views of his own daughters. "They are much more comfortable with it," the president told Robin Roberts in an interview to be shown on “Good Morning America” Thursday. Excerpts aired Wednesday night on ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer." ”You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples," Obama said in the interview. "There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we’re talking about …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A majority of council members said they supported having truant students pay a fine, but wanted to wait and hear what the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education said about the issue.
The San Ramon City Council delayed its decision on changing its truant student policy at its meeting Tuesday. The proposed ordinance would allow San Ramon police officers to fine students for being truant from school. After a warning, truant students would receive a fine of $100 and subsequent violations could result in a fine of up to $500. Currently, officers return truant students to the school without any financial punishment. Though councilmembers Scott Perkins, Dave Hudson and Jim Livingstone said they believed it was a good idea, the council wanted to hear the thoughts of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education before making a final decision. The school board also discussed the Tuesday and questioned the need…
Questions arise about the validity of truancy numbers in the district.
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District decided to delay action on a stronger daytime curfew ordinance coming out of the city of San Ramon until several questions and issues were resolved. The proposed ordinance from San Ramon is in conjunction with the Contra Costa District Attorney in an effort to reduce student truancy across the county. The new push would put more teeth in what is currently on the books making it a police matter, enforced by fines. Instead of taking truants under the age of 18 back to the school, the police could detain them. Additionally, fines would be assessed by the parents based on the number of times truant, starting at $100 for the first offense and going up to $500 for the third and any subsequent offenses…
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Join San Ramon Patch Editor Patrick Creaven at 3 p.m. Friday for a live online chat with Eric Swalwell, Dublin City Council member and candidate for the 15th Congressional District. Swalwell will answer questions from Creaven, and readers will be able to comment and post questions as well. You can also submit questions ahead of time via the comments section below. On Monday, Patch will live blog an interview with candidate Chris Pareja at 1 p.m.
Monday, May 7, 2012
With 59 percent saying no, voters have rejected a mail-in ballot for a Contra Costa County parcel tax for clean water projects, the Contra Costa Clean Water Program announced today, Monday.
With a 59-percent no vote on a mail-in ballot, Contra Costa County voters roundly rejected a "Clean Water" parcel tax, the Contra Costa Clean Water program announced Monday. Ballots for the "2012 Community Clean Water Initiative" were mailed to 339,586 property owners in the county in February and were due back April 6. Tabulation of the result was delayed because the ballots were counted by hand. Voters returned 100,768 ballots, with 59,844 voting no (59 percent) and 40,924 voting yes (41 percent), according to Donald Freitas, program manager for the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a consortium of the county's 19 cities plus the county government and the county flood-control district. The ballot generated some public confusion and …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Stark made false accusations and statements throughout the week.
The most talked about issue in the 15th Congressional District campaign hasn't been national security, health care or the economy. Instead, the focus has turned to what's the latest, strange statement from Rep. Pete Stark. It began last month, when Stark, who has been in Congress since 1972, accused his opponent and fellow Democrat Eric Swalwell of taking bribes while on the Dublin City Council. A week later, Stark apologized and said he misspoke. Earlier this week, Stark met with editors and reporters at the San Francisco Chronicle. Stark claimed a Chronicle writer, Debra J. Saunders, had contributed to Swalwell's campaign. When asked to provide evidence of the accusation, Stark wasn't able to and apologized. In the same meeting at the …
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