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49ers Fall Further Behind In Playoff Race After Loss To Seahawks

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Santa Clara, CA – It’s time to push the panic button. The 49ers will now have to win their remaining four games to get a chance to head back to the playoffs. The Seattle Seahawks put themselves in a better position for the playoff race after defeating San Francisco 19-3. While the 49ers defense held the Seahawks to four field goals, the offense left the field clueless as to why things aren’t clicking they way they should.

 

Colin Kaepernick looked completely lost as he threw two interceptions and overthrew the ball out of bounds multiple times. The once unpredictable quarterback is now an open book. Richard Sherman’s coverage on the San Francisco receivers was so good, Kaepernick kept throwing to him. Sherman almost recorded three picks but dropped one. His defense was astounding along with the rest Seattles defense.

 

“There was an opponent [Kaepernick] who said he would throw it to the open man,” said Sherman. “He didn’t care who was out there [in coverage]. I was the open man.”

 

 

“They are a good defense, they play fast, they play physical,” Kaepernick said. “We just have to be able to make plays.”

 

Unfortunately, the 49ers aren’t in a great position, they face the Oakland Raiders next week and then return to CentruyLink Field for a rematch with the Seahawks. San Francisco has the same dominant offense they had last season and even added more depth in the offseason creating more options. But there’s something missing. The offensive challenges still remain with converting on third downs and getting into the red zone.

 

The first quarter got off to a bad start when the 49ers lost two key players early. WR Michael Crabtree left the game before returning with a rib injury. And LDT Ray McDonald left with a finger injury before returning. Sherman made Kaepernick’s life difficult, his first interception was an intended pass for WR Brandon Lloyd, that setup Russell Wilson’s short pass to a wide open Robert Turbin for a 13-yard touchdown.

 

“I really don’t know what it is,” said RB Frank Gore. Things just aren’t happening for us out there. I don’t know what it is.”

 

Things didn’t get any better in the second quarter as the defense could not contain Turbin who stayed open. Wilson eluded defenders as he threw another shotgun pass to Doug Baldwin for 63-yards. Steve Hauschka followed with two field goals, 21-yards and 36-yards despite San Francisco’s defensive efforts to force a field goal, Seattle ended the half with a 13-0 lead.

 

Kaepernick finished 16 of 29 for 121 yards and had two interceptions. He was seven of his first sixteen passes and clearly had the worst game of his career. The 49ers were boo’d while leaving the field, Kaepernick missed many of his receivers who were in situations to advance the ball. His decision to scramble over wide-open check downs or missed reads are now a concern moving forward because San Francisco’s offense hasn’t been its best this season.

 

“They were bad throws,” Kaepernick said referring to Sherman being his open man. “Our receivers won. I didn’t make the throw on those. Those were my fault.”

 

The 49ers three-game winning streak ended and now they face a tough road ahead as Seattle moves closer to the NFC West leading Arizona Cardinals who are 9-2 and leads their division. When they return to Seattle in the upcoming weeks, its been a proven fact that they haven’t won in that stadium since 2011. But head coach Jim Harbaugh seems more determine in stating his team will be ready when they return next week.

 

“We need to come back and win them all,” said Harbaugh.

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Oakland Post: Week of March 13 – 19, 2024

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Who are the Alameda County District 4 Supervisor Candidates’ Top Campaign Contributors?

Below, we’ve listed each candidate’s 10 highest campaign contributors. For Miley, two of his top campaign donors also bought their own advertisements to support him and/or oppose Esteen through independent expenditures. Such expenditures, though separate from campaign donations, are also public record, and we listed them. Additionally, the National Organization of Realtors has spent about $70,500 on their own independent expenditures to support Miley.

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Jennifer Esteen. (Campaign photo) and Supervisor Nate Miley. (Official photo).
Jennifer Esteen. (Campaign photo) and Supervisor Nate Miley. (Official photo).

By Zack Haber

Nate Miley, who has served on Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors since 2000, is running for reelection to the District 4 supervisor seat.

Jennifer Esteen, a nurse and activist, is seeking to unseat him and become one of the five members of the powerful board that sets the county’s budget, governs its unincorporated areas, and oversees the sheriff, Alameda Health System, and mental health system.

District 4 includes most of East Oakland’s hills and flatlands beyond Fruitvale, part of Pleasanton and unincorporated areas south of San Leandro like Ashland and Castro Valley.

Voting is open and will remain open until March 5.

In California, campaign donations of $100 or more are public record. The records show that Miley has received about $550,000 in total campaign donations since he won the previous District 4 election in March 2020. Esteen has raised about $255,000 in total campaign donations since she started collecting them last July. All figures are accurate through Feb. 20.

While Miley has raised more money, Esteen has received donations from more sources. Miley received donations of $100 or more from 439 different sources. Esteen received such donations from 507 different sources.

Below, we’ve listed each candidate’s 10 highest campaign contributors. For Miley, two of his top campaign donors also bought their own advertisements to support him and/or oppose Esteen through independent expenditures. Such expenditures, though separate from campaign donations, are also public record, and we listed them. Additionally, the National Organization of Realtors has spent about $70,500 on their own independent expenditures to support Miley.

Nate Miley’s top campaign contributors:

The California Apartment Association, a trade group representing landlords and investors in California’s rental housing business, has spent about $129,500 supporting Miley’s election bid through about $59,500 in ads against Esteen$55,000 in ads supporting Miley, and $15,000 in campaign donations.

The independent expenditure committee Preserve Agriculture in Alameda County has spent about $46,025 supporting Miley through about $27,200 in their own ads, and $18,825 in donations to his campaign. Preserve Agriculture has supported reelection efforts for former Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley, and Sheriff Greg Ahern, a republican. It’s received funding from ChevronPG&E, and a the California Apartment Association.

Organizations associated with the Laborers’ International Union of North America, or LiUNA, have donated about $35,000 in total. Construction and General Laborers Local 304, a local chapter of the union representing which represents over 4,000 workers, donated $20,000.

Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition, which represents 70,000 LiUNA members in Arizona, California, Hawaii and New Mexico, donated $15,000.

William ‘Bill’ Crotinger and the East Oakland-based company Argent Materials have donated $26,000. Crotinger is the president and founder of Argent, a concrete and asphalt recycling yard. Argent’s website says it is an eco-friendly company that diverts materials from landfills. In 2018, Argent paid the EPA $27,000 under a settlement for committing Clean Water Act violations.

Michael Morgan of Hayward, owner of We Are Hemp, a marijuana dispensary in Ashland, has donated $21,500.

Alameda County District 1 Supervisor David Haubert has donated $21,250 from his 2024 reelection campaign. He’s running unopposed for the District 1 seat.

SEIU 1021which represents over 60,000 workers in local governments, non-profit agencies, healthcare programs, and schools in Northern California, has donated $20,000.

UA Local 342, which represents around 4,000 pipe trades industry workers in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, donated $20,000.

The union representing the county’s deputy sheriffs, Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Alameda County, has donated $17,000.

Becton Healthcare Resources and its managers have donated $14,625. Becton’s mission statement says it provides “behavioral health management services to organizations and groups that serve the serious and persistent mentally ill population.”

Jennifer Esteen’s top campaign contributors:

Mary Quinn Delaney of Piedmont, founder of Akonadi Foundation, has donated $20,000. Akonadi Foundation gives grants to nonprofit organizations, especially focusing on racial justice organizing,

Bridget Galli of Castro Valley has donated $7,000. Galli is a yoga instructor and a co-owner of Castro Valley Yoga.

Rachel Gelman of Oakland has donated $5,000. Gelman is an activist who has vowed to redistribute her inherited wealth to working class, Indigenous and Black communities.

California Worker Families Party has donated $5,000. The organization’s website describes itself as a “grassroots party for the multiracial working class.”

David Stern of Albany has donated $5,000. Stern is a retired UC Berkeley Professor of Education.

Oakland Rising Committee—a collaborative of racial, economic, and environmental justice organizations—has donated about $3,050.

Fredeke Von Bothmer-Goodyear, an unemployed resident of San Francisco, has donated $2,600.

Robert Britton of Castro Valley has donated $2,500. Britton is retired and worked in the labor movement for decades.

Progressive Era PAC has donated about $2,400. Its mission statement says it “exists to elect governing majorities of leaders in California committed to building a progressive era for people of color.”

East Bay Stonewall Democrats Club has donated $2,250. The club was founded in 1982 to give voice to the East Bay LGBTQIA+ communities.

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