Pete Ballew and the 89-9

Big deals and big meals. "Recovering" former San Leandro Councilmember Pete Ballew joins the season finale of The Marinade for a hearty conversation over lamb chops, 10-hour smoked beef ribs, and longanisa sausage.

Ballew reflects on his eight years of public service, sharing candid thoughts on ethics at City Hall, the challenge of generating new revenue, and his outlook on the city’s future. “The 89-9 has a built-in distrust of government,” Ballew says, using his trademark nickname for San Leandro and its residents.

A former San Leandro police officer, Ballew also weighs in on law enforcement and the current direction of the city council. “There’s two types of councilpeople,” he says. “People that get into it for the community, and people that get into it for themselves.”

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