Mark Ross, Noralea Gipner lead in Martinez City Council race By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The nation wasn’t alone Tuesday night as unexpected results from the 2016 General Election also poured into Contra Costa County. Of special local interest were results from the Martinez City Council, Dist. ...
Read More »Local politicians taking heat
‘Mudslinging’ amps up as General Election nears By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Several local candidates for public office, as well as politicians not on the ballot this year, are taking heat for their alleged involvement in “hit pieces” coming through the mail, on social media and other ...
Read More »Candidates answer questions about housing, jobs, environment & more
The following questions were devised by the Martinez-based group, Contra Costa Progressives. The questionnaire was sent to all candidates running for City Council and Board of Supervisor seats within Contra Costa County, encompassing 19 cities. Locally, all candidates, save one, answered the questionnaire. Their answers are published below. For questionnaire ...
Read More »Martinez City Council candidate forum to be broadcast on TV
MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez City Council Candidate’s Forum recently hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at City Hall will be broadcast on the City Channel in the coming weeks. It will be available for view on channel 28 for Comcast subscribers, and channel 29 for Astound customers. The first ...
Read More »McKillop endorses Avila Farias, Stevens, Masella-O’Brien
Dear Neighbors: Martinez is a city steeped in history and tradition. As a descendant of the early Martinez families who made their living fishing the Bay and working in the old cannery, I grew up to appreciate and value our town. As a City Councilmember today, I have a fuller ...
Read More »Martinez Chamber to host candidate forum
MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday they will be hosting a public candidate forum for local City Council candidates. The four hopefuls running for council are incumbent Mark Ross, John Stevens, Noralea Gipner and Courtney Masella O’Brien. All four candidates have confirmed their attendance at the ...
Read More »A quick look at who’s entered the local political arena
By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The deadline is Aug. 12 for candidates to formally file papers for the General Election this November, and races are now setting up for seats on both the Martinez City Council and the Martinez Unified School District Board. In the case of ...
Read More »Local candidates pull papers to appear on November ballot
By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Potential candidates are starting to trickle in for various seats and positions slated to appear on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot. In the race for two open seats on the Martinez City Council, incumbent Mark Ross, John Stevens and Noralea Gipner ...
Read More »And the clever campaigning award goes to …
Martinez City Council candidate John Stevens surprised parade goers Monday with fortune cookies. The fortunes? “JOHN STEVENS will be your next Martinez City Council Member.” Clever! Main Street Martinez rules forbade candidates from riding in the parade with election banners, but it looks like Stevens found a great way to ...
Read More »Stevens announces bid for City Council
MARTINEZ, Calif. – John Stevens, former CEO of the Martinez Chamber of Commerce, has announced his candidacy for Martinez City Council. Stevens says he has significant knowledge of Martinez and the issues important to its residents. “My experience at the Martinez Chamber of Commerce gave me daily contact with the ...
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