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Bay Area Covid-19 update: Some districts close schools rest of year, deputies to only cite for some offenses
An emergency paid sick leave ordinance recommendation was passed unanimously by the San Jose City Council during a special meeting Wednesday, setting the stage for its approval next week....Read More
Representatives Lee, Swalwell to hold Covid-19 virtual town halls
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Dublin, will hold virtual events Thursday to provide information about the novel coronavirus crisis to their constituents. At 1:30 p.m. on...Read More
Missing Oakland woman found dead in vehicle
An Oakland woman who was reported missing last week was found dead in a vehicle in unincorporated Alameda County on Tuesday evening, police said. The woman was found dead...Read More
Attorney calls Almena’s release denial ‘miscarriage of justice’ in light of coronavirus spread
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because his health is deteriorating...Read More
Alameda County healthcare workers demand supervisors take control of broken system
Alameda Health System workers rallied at Highland Hospital in Oakland on Thursday to demand that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors take control of and manage the health system,...Read More
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt permanent school closures and charter school co-locations that they say would further...Read More
Oakland establishes COVID-19 emergency fund
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Friday announced the launch of an emergency relief fund to serve the city’s most vulnerable residents and first responders during the novel coronavirus pandemic....Read More
Eighteen-year-old faces murder charge for fatally stabbing friend
An 18-year-old man was charged with murder on Thursday for the fatal stabbing of a friend in East Oakland on Monday evening after an argument that involved the friend’s...Read More
Crews battle two-story Oakland structure fire
A fire Sunday morning at a two-story structure in the 300 block of 38th Street in Oakland has gone to a second alarm, with additional resources being summoned. The...Read More
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed to student instruction as of Tuesday....Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...Read More
Update: Jury convicts John Lee Cowell first-degree murder of Nia Wilson, attempted murder for attack on sister
UPDATE, 4:53 p.m.: John Lee Cowell has been found guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait for the stabbing murder of Nia Wilson. The...Read More
Oakland fire chief departs to lead San Rafael department
Oakland Fire Chief Darin White is leaving his post to become the new fire chief in San Rafael, further thinning the city of Oakland’s leadership ranks. White’s departure follows...Read More
Estuary coalition works to reduce East Bay urban pollution runoff into SF Bay
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is working on a project this year to reduce how much polluted water flows into the San Francisco Bay from Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley and El...Read More
Warriors join officials, experts for peace walk, town hall to support gun violence reduction
The Giffords Law Center, the Golden State Warriors and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will host a peace walk and public town hall Friday to discuss the efficacy of Oakland’s...Read More