County Supervisor Candace Anderson, who is always unopposed, shows obvious bias for San Ramon Council members' unethical behavior.
The San Ramon City Council's attempt to abolish a 1999 voter measure can't be done, according to the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department media coordinator.
"A law that was passed by a measure that the voters approved cannot be repealed without going back to the voters," Dawn Kruger, department press officer told OpGov.ai in an email.
Even Councilman Robert Jweniat agrees, but continues to consider nixing it.
The blatant illegal activity is just one reason for recalling Jweniat. But other collective concerns demand further action in a referendum raised by resident Chirag Kathrani months ago.
"We had ex-councilmen Jim Blickenstaff and many community leaders speaking in the city council, pleading on the podium," Kathrani said of the proposed $4.5K appeal fee required to disagree with developer plans.
This AI coverage of that meeting proves the same. Please note that adjacent California cities charge only hundreds of dollars to appeal a developer's decision, not thousands.
That is just one reason OpGov.ai reported a possible recall of Jweinat last week, noting that he and other elected officials are ignoring pressing protests in San Ramon, including a proposed Toll Brothers Development, and are silent on all AI-reported issues.
OpGov.ai reporters find their information from our AI city assistants, which report within minutes what would take a human reporter to do in sometimes hour-long meetings, as reported below:
"The August 12, 2025, San Ramon City Council meeting, extended well past midnight, displayed a disturbing trend of prioritizing developer interests and state mandates over robust public oversight and local community concerns," AI reports.
After reviewing many past meetings, it became clear to me, as the real-time reporter, that there is a pattern of neglect so obvious even a robot can pick it up.
"The San Ramon City Council meeting on September 9, 2025, was marked by significant public discontent and critical questioning of the council's decisions, particularly concerning development projects," AI reports.
When noticing the pattern of neglect, OpGov.ai reached out to private and corporate media, hoping to draw attention to the citizens' concerns.
Like officials, they did not respond. As a former local city beat reporter, I know that local meetings are most often ignored unless something sensational is happening.
This is evident in the Bay Area News email exchange below.
Angela Underwood email exchange with Bay City News Reporter Dan Borenstein
That is when OpGov.ai reached out to Candace Anderson on Monday, Oct. 5, advising her of all the public concerns in an email.
After thanking OpGov.ai for the correspondence, noting, “I appreciate you covering local news, as I think it’s essential for each of our communities to be aware of what is happening," the very next line she pens this.
Angela Underwood email exchange with County Supervisor Candace Anderson
"The issues you have identified to discuss with me are City of San Ramon matters and not Contra Costa County decisions," Anderson writes.
If that is not shady, I don't know what is, specifically, since Anderson has run unopposed for a while.
“I have great respect for the City leaders, their reliance upon their City Attorney’s legal advice, and their decision-making abilities,” Anderson said. “It is not my role to second-guess or opine upon these matters.”
Then what is her role as a District Supervisor?
County Supervisor Candace Anderson website page
She states on the government page that “I was elected to serve you and welcome your input and participation in local government,” as noted in her biography.
Yet, this is how she ends her email with OpGov.ai.
“In the future, should there be County issues you would like to discuss, I would be very happy to meet,” Anderson writes..
If this is how the media is treated, then how must citizens feel?
There is one county agency that has shown no bias or neglect: The Contra Costa County Recorder-Elections Department.
The department promptly responded to OpGov.ai media requests regarding the steps San Ramon citizens need to take to begin a recall.
“A recall is a very involved process, and we have information and a Guide to Recall available on our website,” Kruger said, offering this link.
As this report is going to press, OpGov.ai is filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all city official emails, including the city clerk.
Continue to follow OpGov.ai as it makes San Ramon elected officials accountable.
With all that, this report concludes exactly what the title says.
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