Longtime East Bay journalist Steven Tavares, who has covered Swalwell since his Dublin City Council days, stated on April 12: “I’ve covered Eric Swalwell since he was a member of the Dublin City Council. Shortly after being elected to Congress in 2013, his behavior towards women was known by all levels of our local government and the Alameda County Democratic Party.”
They looked the other way as long as Swalwell offered access to political power.
