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Life of Thao
East Bay Insiders - June 28, 2024 23:50 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe FBI raids on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others on June 20 have set the East Bay afire with rumors, speculation, and expectations of the worst. We breakdown down what appears destined to be one of the biggest stories in East Bay political history.
Handicapping the recalls
East Bay Insiders - June 08, 2024 01:40 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsIt's becoming increasingly likely two high-profile recalls will be on the ballot in Alameda County this November. We handicap the potential recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and the recall against DA Pamela Price. Plus, we take a look at the changing of the guard in Dublin, and Shawn reminisces...
Really?!!
East Bay Insiders - May 20, 2024 03:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsCo-host Dan Mendoza is out on assignment. Really?!! Tavares! Really?!! Capt. Wilson. How does Alameda County DA Pamela Price avoid a recall this fall? We break down how the recall campaign may go down. Homelessness is down a bit in Alameda County. Which cities are doing better than others? Haywa...
Our comms expert Justin Berton is back!
East Bay Insiders - April 29, 2024 02:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe communications director for former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf offers some tips for Oakland's incoming police chief, and the "greater crime against communication" that was the San Leandro mayor's cringeworthy state of the city. We also remember East Bay legend Delaine Eastin, along with much ...
Aisha Knowles and The Apology
East Bay Insiders - April 08, 2024 05:33 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsAlameda County Board of Education Trustee Aisha Knowles joins the show to chat about "The Apology," the acclaimed documentary about the forced relocation of Russell City; the push for reparative justice for its former residents and descendents; and her future political plans.
Back to basics
East Bay Insiders - March 23, 2024 21:39 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsWe debut our new recording equipment, even though we didn't test it beforehand. With the primary election in the books, we're going back to basics. Oakland finally has a new police chief. We weigh-in on the rollout, along with the Russell City documentary "The Apology," the intra-county rivalrie...
Primary Answers
East Bay Insiders - March 11, 2024 06:03 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe March Primary in the East Bay provided a few surprises. We break down the biggest races. East Bay Insiders Podfather Matt Santos sits in as guest and recording engineer, and recalls Steve Tavares' first foray into politics, among other embarrassing tidbits, and we reminisce about our first-e...
Loren Taylor: Live in front of a studio audience
East Bay Insiders - February 28, 2024 23:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe first-ever East Bay Insiders LIVE was a smashing success! We sat down in front a live studo audience with Alameda County Democratic Central Committee candidate and former Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor at Awaken Cafe in Oakland. Loren laid out his vision for Oakland, the Alameda Coun...
He's just Ken
East Bay Insiders - February 24, 2024 00:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe March Primary is around the corner. Don't forget to vote! Alameda County District 5 supervisorial candidate Ken Berrick joins the program to talk about his plans for the county--fixing Santa Rita Jail, caring for children, and helping Oakland. Later, we break down the big March Primary races...
Newsom's coup
East Bay Insiders - February 12, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsGov. Gavin Newsom is tired of the mayhem on the streets of Oakland and the East Bay, essentially sending in the troops and taking over the district attorney's office. We break down the unprecedented moves with Alameda County District 5 supervisorial candidate Chris Moore. Later, the boys dish on...
Has the entire county gone nuts?
East Bay Insiders - January 28, 2024 20:09 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsAlameda County Democrats went berserk earlier this month, now their brethren across the aisle are trying to match their lunacy. Is there something in the water? A Hayward school boardmember made an incendiary comment toward a staffer, Rep. Eric Swalwell's opponent releases attack ad, BDS movemen...
What's up with that, Dems?
East Bay Insiders - January 15, 2024 01:47 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsIt was a wild first two weeks of 2024. Alameda County Democrats held a meeting that evoked a skit on Saturday Night Live, a judicial candidate undermined his own impartiality, and Vicki-Sparkle-Titz joined our political lexicon. We kickoff the new year with analysis on the demise of the Democrat...
Insidey Awards
East Bay Insiders - January 02, 2024 05:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe first annual Insidey Awards, already the least prestigious honor in Alameda County politics, makes it debut. Tune in for the best and worst performance by an elected official, best hair, and mayor of the year, among other categories, including the ultimate honor, Quote/Rant of the Year. We a...
Shawn is back!
East Bay Insiders - December 15, 2023 21:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe long wait is over. Shawn Wilson makes his triumphant return to the podcast. He has a new title and lays out his first directive as the podcast's president of code compliance, censorship, and content filtering. With the filing deadline for the March Primary past us, we preview the big races f...
Seneca Scott vs. Oakland Progressives
East Bay Insiders - December 09, 2023 01:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsOakland has a population of more than 400,000 and most of them will be listening to find out if Oakland raconteur Seneca Scott said anything about him. Scott joins the podcast for a second time and had plenty of barbs ready for Oakland progressives. He also recounted recently saving a woman from...
East Bay poster child for how the GOP has lost suburban voters
East Bay Insiders - November 20, 2023 23:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn part two of our discussion with former East Bay Assemblymember Catharine Baker: President Trump was not the reason why she lost re-election in 2018. "Candidates are responsible for either winning or losing their campaigns," Baker said, but "Trump was the single most dominant issue in my race....
Last of the East Bay Republicans
East Bay Insiders - November 17, 2023 08:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsFormer East Bay Assemblymember Catharine Baker joins the podcast for a lengthy discussion on the lack of civility in local and national politics, and how we can fix the problem. Baker served from 2014 to 2018. She is the last Republican elected from the East Bay to serve in the state Legislature...
State of Alameda County's safety net hospitals
East Bay Insiders - November 07, 2023 01:21 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsEast Bay labor leader Doug Jones of SEIU-UHW dishes on the Alameda County labor movement, including insights in the big 7th State Senate primary race, and helps us understand the dire state of safety net hospitals in Hayward, Alameda, and San Leandro, and what may come next.
Sheng Show
East Bay Insiders - October 20, 2023 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsFrom unceded Ohlone land, Steve Tavares and Dan Mendoza welcomed Justin Berton, former director of communications for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, to breakdown current Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's first state of the city address, and other issues facing the city. Later, the latest developments in t...
March Primary Reset
East Bay Insiders - October 02, 2023 05:53 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsA U.S. Senate appointment could shake up the East Bay's primary election in several ways. Castro Valley school boardmember Mike Kusiak makes a cameo appearance while bearing empanadas, and Lee Thomas returns a co-host. We discuss Sen. Dianne Feinstein's passing, the epic rant by Hayward Mayor Ma...
More Oakland woes: 'You're starting to see all kinds of cracks in this administration'
East Bay Insiders - September 17, 2023 01:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsYou're not going to sleep tonight after listening to the platinum episode of the East Bay Insiders Podcast. Steve Tavares, Dan Mendoza, and guest co-host Lee Thomas visit Joe's Pho in San Leandro. Lee gives his take on San Leandro Police Chief Abdul Pridgen being placed on administative leave. W...
Labor Strife
East Bay Insiders - September 02, 2023 02:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsHappy Labor Day Weekend! There's labor strife within the East Bay Insiders. Don't let the happy talk fool you. This week we delve into Oakland's 9-1-1 response-times; the real power behind the Oakland A's stadium lease issue; more on the DA Pamela Price's recall; Fremont's mayoral race; and the ...
Assemblykid gets timeout
East Bay Insiders - August 18, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsAssemblymember Alex Lee got caught playing with the bad kids in the neighborhood, and the recall effort against Alameda County DA Pamela Price is almost in full-swing. From downtown Pleasanton, the East Bay Insiders chat about 16- and 17-years old voting in school board elections, a glimpse insi...
You don't have to lie to kick it with East Bay Insiders
East Bay Insiders - July 21, 2023 23:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsWe clear the air with insights on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's pay raise controversy, an analysis of possible recall campaign strategies for and against Pamela Price, Jennifer Esteen's chances against Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley; Holy shirts, rent control, and more!
Dan the Man is the Man for Dublin, Man and lsland Boy
East Bay Insiders - July 07, 2023 20:19 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsIt's post 4th of July, but the East Bay Insiders still have some fireworks to be lit. Shawn Wilson joins the show while on vacation in Hawaii. Some local cities are beefing with Alameda County. We look Hayward's lawsuit against county social services and how staffing shortages may be fueling ris...
Send your impact fee checks to Oakland City Hall
East Bay Insiders - June 12, 2023 03:12 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsA's, crime pays, and Oakland's problems were created by you, Alameda County cities - the Oakland mayor's impact fee idea. Our correspondent reports back from the U.S. Conference of Mayor, Madame DA Pamela Price's latest moves, and the debut of the 30-second speed round (We didn't grasp the 30-se...
This title was created by A.I.
East Bay Insiders - May 26, 2023 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsChatGPT and A.I. is on the verge of changing how elections are run in the East Bay. We look at the early pitfalls of the new technology and its potential, Barbara Lee's new senate poll, oversight of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, and other tangents and rabbit holes, along with a Dublin May...
Dinner rolls, pizza, and steak
East Bay Insiders - May 09, 2023 06:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsFill yourself up on some dinner rolls, pizza, steak, and early March Primary outlooks for Alameda County supervisor and San Leandro. Adds a side dish of Oakland sideshows and Madame DA Pamela Price's plan to spend $128,000 to remodel her office.
It's all about Pam
East Bay Insiders - April 17, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 27 ratingsAlameda County DA Pamela Price is the breakout star of 2023. She's everywhere, except in front of reporters and taking questions. Is a recall looming? Dan Mendoza takes his seat at the News Desk. What makes for a good elected official? Elisa Marquez joins the Board of Supervisor, along with othe...
Eve of Destruction
East Bay Insiders - March 27, 2023 23:56 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe future of Alameda County politics is on the line as the Board of Supervisors begin the interview and deliberation process for choosing an appointment to its ranks. A shift to center could take hold or a move back to the left is at stake. We take you through the process and the storylines in ...
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