Oakland San Leandro, East Bay Politicos Say Steven Tavarez Gets Paid To Write Crap About People Oakland San Leandro, East Bay Politicos Say Steven Tavarez Gets Paid To Write Crap About People When Now-Former Oakland Councilmember Bryan Azevedo was running for re-election, one of his campaign operatives told me personally that it was widely known that San Leardro Blogger Steven Tavarez was hired to put out negative information about him. That was not new news to me or to anyone in San Leandro Politics. For several years, politician after elected official, after political aide has told me the so-called "East Bay Citizen" Steven Tavarez , and I quote, "Is paid to put out crap about people". In other words, negative opinions. I guess it's a slow news day for Mr. Tavarez because he decided to write a totally mindless take that makes me think he's either drinking too much or high, or suffering some brain-slowing illness that he needs to get help for, an...