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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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

$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.

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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.

7 years ago

$3.4 million grant gives buses priority at traffic lights

Officials with the San Mateo County Transit District said they have received a $3.4 million grant to install a system…

7 years ago

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