On to November 3rd!

 

Last Chance U - Netflix Documentary featuring Laney football

 Last Chance U, Netflix Season 5, is a must -watch for anyone who played football in Oakland. My football playing and coaching days in Oakland are more than 40 years ago, and a whole lot has changed, but a few things are exactly the same!

This thought-provoking documentary features Oakland's Laney College and some hard realities faced by Eagles players. Great insight into football at the  JUCO level, too.

  

America - Road to Redemption

 AP News reports that today, Joe Biden named Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic Vice-presidential candidate 

Reference: https://apnews.com/5ac8fff8bbe1c70479604e3ff62ecb10

Alameda City Council Elections - 5 Candidates Qualified for November Ballot

Here is the memo from the City Clerk with the  final roster of candidates who have qualified to be on the ballot for the three open City elected offices. 

Election Day is November 3, 2020.

Local Elections

With COVID-19 dominating my attention and national politics being a bit overwhelming, it's easy to forget that we have local elections.  The outcome of our local elections have direct impact on and paying attention to who the candidate could be and what measures make the ballot is our duty as voters. 

For Alameda, here is the City Clerk's updated candidate roster for our local offices on the ballot in November. Commentary to follow once filing is closed and final roster published with qualified candidates.