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Let the festivals begin: Oakland to award grants to local nonprofit event organizers
In an effort to encourage cultural celebrations and foster festival culture, Oakland will distribute $234,500 in funds to local nonprofits hosting community events next year. The application period is...Read More
Marin County small business owners can soon apply for pandemic relief funds
Marin County small business owners will soon be able to apply for nearly $1 million in grants and interest-free loans from the county’s pool of federal Covid-19 pandemic relief...Read More
California legislators reach agreement on state’s Covid-19 relief package
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an agreement Wednesday on a package of financial relief programs, including $600 payments to the state’s...Read More
San Mateo County Immigrant Relief Fund administrators say ‘need is tremendous’
Since its inception in July, San Mateo County’s Immigrant Relief Fund has awarded over $11 million in grants to immigrant families needing relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund...Read More
City explores plans to improve Martinez fishing pier, Ferry Point
There are plans for a series of improvements to the Martinez fishing pier and Ferry Point area, beyond basic structural repairs to the pier itself, city officials hope can...Read More
BART gets $1.2 billion grant to increase Transbay Tube capacity
BART is getting an injection of funds from the Federal Transit Administration so the agency can purchase additional railcars and run more trains through the Transbay Tube during peak...Read More
Alameda Ferry Terminal gets $4.4 grant boost to refurbish facility
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $4.4 million grant to refurbish the Alameda Ferry Terminal, officials said Friday. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority will...Read More
Oscar Grant vigil to be held New Year’s Day
A vigil will be held Tuesday to remember Oscar Grant III, who was fatally shot 10 years ago by a BART police officer.Read More
Santa Clara Co. board mulls firearm enforcement team
Santa Clara County supervisors considered creating a specialized unit Tuesday to enforce firearm bans on individuals with domestic violence restraining orders.Read More
San Jose to pay homeless for trash cleanup
San Jose has teamed up with the Downtown Streets Team and Goodwill to offer homeless people jobs cleaning up trash and debris at "hotspots" near freeways in the city.Read More
Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.Read More
Air quality district approves more vehicle charging stations
Several Bay Area locations will install more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargers after the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved more than $6 million in funding for the...Read More
State receives $212M in disaster recovery funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $212 million for long-term natural disaster recovery efforts in California.Read More
Santa Cruz Co. to accept tires for free
Santa Cruz County will accept tires at no cost under an amnesty program to reduce environmental impacts of illegal dumping and the spread of infectious diseases, according to county...Read More
Antioch receives $10M state grant for desalination plant
Antioch will create a desalination plant with a $10 million grant from the state of California, the city announced on Wednesday.Read More
$1.8M grant for ‘newcomer students’ in Oakland
The Oakland Unified School District has secured a $1.8 million grant to support refugee, refugee and newcomer students. Read More
Bay Area cities turn used tires into fresh pavement
Seven Bay Area municipalities are among 35 statewide to receive grants for road repair projects involving recycled tires.Read More
Biotech giant grants $3 million to Khan Academy
Jen Ellison, a technology teacher at Phillips Elementary School in Napa, begins a typical class with a lecture, then hands out iPads or laptops.Read More
UC Berkeley is best value college, says Forbes
The University of California at Berkeley is the nation's top best-value college in 2017 for the second year in a row according to a Forbes magazine ranking.Read More
City begins freshening of Civic Center playground
San Francisco city officials Tuesday broke ground on a $10 million playground reconstruction project at San Francisco's Civic Center.Read More