Daniel Borenstein
San Jose Mercury News
Walnut Creek, CA, United States
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Borenstein: Oakland school trustee seated even though he probably lost election
What went wrong with Alameda County’s ranked choice ballot-counting and what California should do to fix it → Read More
Borenstein: Seeno v. Seeno becoming building empire’s ‘War of the Roses’
With largest Bay Area housing project on the line, family legal feud revelations should concern Concord council. → Read More
Borenstein: Libby Schaaf’s devastating political fall from grace
The outgoing Oakland mayor failed to build a political operation and now leaves labor in complete control of the city. → Read More
Borenstein: Election lessons from San Jose and the East Bay
Ranked choice voting, council vacancy replacements and the importance of voting. → Read More
Borenstein: Why Sheng Thao is not prepared to be Oakland’s mayor
Cluelessness about tax measure she voted to put on the ballot shows she lacks knowledge to lead a city of 450,000 people. → Read More
Bay Area View: 420,000 PG&E customers revolt against paperless-billing switch they never OK’d – Marin Independent Journal
Utility imposed electronic statements on 1.2 million customers without asking permission. → Read More
Borenstein: 420,000 PG&E customers revolt against paperless-billing switch they never OK’d
Utility imposed electronic statements on 1.2 million customers without asking permission. → Read More
Borenstein: Bay Area county supervisor still serving while Attorney General’s Office stalls
Legal hair-splitting enabled appointment of David Brown even though he had only lived in the district for four days. → Read More
Borenstein: A’s ballpark plan jeopardizes Oakland Port future growth
Why give up Howard Terminal, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize billionaire team owner John Fisher? → Read More
Borenstein: Environmental justice takes a hit in Oakland’s port plan
Officials downplay pollution concerns as they chase $60 million of profits from a new terminal that would foul the air. → Read More
Borenstein: A’s ballpark plan leaves California taxpayers to protect Oakland port
Without full funding for area traffic fixes, the economic consequences for state’s consumers could be substantial. → Read More
Borenstein: A’s ballpark plan leaves taxpayers to protect Oakland port
Without full funding for area traffic fixes, the economic consequences for California consumers could be substantial. → Read More
Borenstein: Tricks California local officials use to deceive voters
Grand Jury explains how those writing ballot measures have vested interests and fail to provide impartial summaries. → Read More
Borenstein: Prison worker COVID cases skyrocket as Newsom opposes vaccine mandate
California governor has made a cruel calculation that inmate health is not as important as political support of guards. → Read More
Borenstein: Entering third year of COVID-19, they still can’t get it right
From the Bay Area to Sacramento to Washington, our elected and public health officials keep dropping the ball. → Read More
Borenstein: How Oakland homicides, police staffing reached grim milestones
Rather than defund, the City Council has allowed the number of sworn positions to languish at inadequate levels. → Read More
Borenstein: Cal’s Justin Wilcox should have admitted team’s COVID failure
UC Berkeley football coach went on offense rather than setting an example for his young players by owning mistakes. → Read More
Borenstein: CalPERS gambles with taxpayers’ money once again
The nation’s largest pension system chooses riskier investment bets rather than upfront contributions to cover a shortfall. → Read More
Borenstein: CalPERS gambles with taxpayers’ money once again
The nation’s largest pension system chooses riskier investment bets rather than upfront contributions to cover a shortfall. → Read More
Bay Area Voice: Biden, like Obama, aims to weaken California pension reform
This cynical ploy that threatens transit funding has left Gov. Gavin Newsom as outraged as Jerry Brown was → Read More