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Berkeley considers reparations program to narrow wealth gap for Black residents
Berkeley is weighing proposal to hire a consultant who would help navigate a reparations program for the city’s Black community.Read More
Council debates looming ‘tsunami of displacement’ as rent relief expires
Tuesday's San Jose City Council meeting highlighted the looming "tsunami of displacement" as rent relief is set to expire on March 31.Read More
Benicia mayor to fill vacated air district board seat
Benicia Mayor Steve Young will fill a vacated Solano County seat on the board for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Read More
Police respond to Glen Park armed person in apparent mental health crisis
Police are responding to an armed person believed to be experiencing a mental health crisis across from the BART Glen Park station.Read More
Hands-on humanitarian: Santa Clara woman helps refugees near Ukraine border
A Santa Clara woman and her mother traveled to a refugee camp near the Ukraine border to help those forced to flee their homes.Read More
Excelsior collision leaves 73-year-old pedestrian in critical condition
A 73-year-old man was crossing the street in Excelsior Wednesday morning when he was struck by a vehicle and critically injured. Read More
Lateefah Simon retains BART Board of Director seat amid residency dispute
In a reversal, Lateefah Simon will be allowed to retain her Board of Directors seat as outside legal experts resolve her residency dispute.Read More
Oakland airport foot traffic reaches highest level since pandemic onset
Oakland International Airport is showing signs of recovery with February foot traffic reaching the highest level since the pandemic onset.Read More
Police find ghost guns in arrest of four teen robbery suspects
Police arrested four teens suspected of a robbery and two burglaries. They recovered three ghost guns from the suspect vehicle. Read More
Air district moves to target Chemtrade emissions with abatement order
The air district is trying to hit the Chemtrade facility in Richmond with an abatement order that would require compliance by April 15. Read More
Supes cut sister relationship ties with Moscow over ‘brutal’ invasion
Condemning the invasion of Ukraine, Santa Clara County supervisors voted Tuesday to cut sister relationship ties with Moscow, Russia.Read More
Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for half of county cases
Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for about half of Contra Costa County's new Covid-19 cases.Read More
PG&E warns Calistoga residents of possible outages during utility work
PG&E is warning Calistoga residents that power could be interrupted during utility test work being performed Tuesday until early Saturday.Read More
Council president criticizes city administration after tiny home village fire
After fire destroyed three tiny homes Monday, Oakland City Council president criticized the city administration over safety concerns.Read More
BART restores red line service 16 days after power interruption
Sixteen days after a broken power cable disrupted service, BART Tuesday restored the red line between Richmond and Millbrae.Read More
With no end to drought in sight, county starts early draw on Russian River water
Sonoma Water has already inflated the Russian River damn and is drawing water this year much earlier than usual. Read More
Police arrest woman suspected of fatally stabbing mother
A 27-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing her mother at a home in San Jose's Strawberry Park neighborhood.Read More