Two Castro Valley Boys Sitting on the Boulevard
From East Bay Insiders by Steven Tavares
April 27, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 131
About this episode
The episode discusses Castro Valley's push for incorporation, a surreal school board race, and Rep. Ro Khanna's potential presidential run.
On this week's East Bay Insiders , we're giving listeners a preview of After Hours —our subscriber-only deep dive where the conversation gets a little looser and a lot more insidey. Steve Tavares and Jason Teramoto chop it up on Castro Valley's recurring push for incorporation, what it was like growing up there in the '80s and '90s, and—yes—the possible existence of Stranger Things -style creatures lurking in the hills. Plus, a must-hear segment with Lee Thomas and Mike Hutchinson, who walks through his surreal 2022 school board race, when the Alameda County registrar certified the wrong winner—forcing him to go to court to secure a victory he had already earned. And in the main episode, Steve Tavares, Trishala Vinnakota, and Justin Berton break down Rep. Ro Khanna 's comments about a potential 2028 presidential run—and why his vision for a multiracial, economic-forward America may be more politically savvy than it sounds. Subscribe to unlock the full After Hours episode and get the complete conversation.
People in this episode
Host: Steve Tavares
Guests: Jason Teramoto, Mike Hutchinson
Topics covered
- incorporation
- Castro Valley
- school board race
- politics
- presidential run
- multiracial America
Keywords
- Castro Valley
- incorporation
- school board race
- Ro Khanna
- politics
- 2028 presidential run
- multiracial America
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Castro Valley
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