Five candidates advance to the interview round

Supervisorial candidates will be interviewed on Mar. 28; Board of Supervisors to make appointment on Mar. 30

Top left: Ariana Casanova, Richard Valle, Elisa Marquez. Bottom right: Mark Salinas, Teresa Keng, Harris Mojadedi.

COUNTY NEWS

D2 APPOINTMENT

—MARCH MADNESS—The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will interview five prospective candidates hoping to be late Supervisor Richard Valle’s successor in the Hayward and Tri-Cities District 2 seat.

—Hayward Councilmember Elisa Marquez, Fremont Councilmember Teresa Keng, and Ariana Casanova, a representative for SEIU Local 1021, advanced to the Mar. 28 interview round.

—Each candidate received first round support from all four county supervisors on Tuesday evening.

—However, very little was gleaned from the vote. The county supervisors avoided offering any hints about any of the candidates.

—A second round of voting yielded two other interview candidates. Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas and Harris Mojadedi, a Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board Trustee, also advanced with support from three of the four supervisors.

—Tom Wong, a Hayward businessman and likely most conservative applicant in the field, received support from Supervisors Nate Miley and David Haubert, but fell a vote short of advancing to the interview round.

—Jason Matthew Miguel, a candidate last year for Newark mayor, failed to receive a single vote in two rounds of voting.

MORE INSIDE:

• 2012 appointment process showed, if you’re first, you’re last

• Casanova’s primary election strategy

• Endorsements coming in, some awkward

• Hype people pumped up their favorite candidates

• Next week’s interview preview

• Bottom line: My take