Councilmember Houston Helps Deter Trend to Award Contracts to Suburban Companies
Pushes for Oakland-based Firms to Provide Repair for City-Operated Vehicles. Concerned about how Oakland-based and/or minority firms have been “systematically omitted from bidding on millions of dollars of city work through the ‘waiver process’ and through neglect,” Oakland City Councilmember Ken Houston challenged an
A New Poke Restaurant Just Soft-Launched in San Ramon
San Ramon has a new destination for poke bowls, pokerritos and poke nachos. Oke Poke has quietly soft-launched its new restaurant at 188 Market Place in the Market Place shopping center. The restaurant is now serving customers ahead of a larger grand-opening celebration planned for Saturday, August 1. We’ve always...
Sunol fire burns 5 acres
A fire in Sunol has burned 5 acres of grass and brush and has the potential to grow to 50 acres, according to aerial fire crews. The blaze was reported in the 1800 block of Geary Road. As of 10:23 a.m. Sunday, Air Attack crews on the scene reported the fire was burning upslope with a slow to moderate rate of spread.
Oakland Judge Tosses Case Against Stage 4 Cancer Patient After Home Police Clash
An Alameda County Superior Court judge has thrown out misdemeanor charges against a woman whose attorney says a police call inside her home spiraled out of control, left her injured, and landed her in jail for six days while she is fighting stage 4 back cancer. The judge also lifted a criminal protective order tied to
Alameda County transfers property for $10 in revitalization effort of East Oakland
For years, a lot on MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland has sat vacant. As part of revitalization efforts in Alameda County, a little-used transfer law allowed a nonprofit to purchase it for $10 in the hopes of transforming the blighted property into affordable housing. The property deed of 8215 MacArthur...
Barnes and Noble to close another Bay Area store after 33 years
Another Bay Area Barnes and Noble is preparing to close its doors on the heels of the closure of the San Bruno store, which shuttered for good in May at the soon-to-be-razed Shops at Tanforan. But a handful of new openings are on the horizon for the bookstore chain. The...
1 dead, 6 injured in shooting at massive Bay Area party
Santa Clara County deputies arrived in Morgan Hill to find 300 people fleeing the scene of the unsanctioned party, which was promoted on social media.
Wealthy Bay Area cities are making progress on housing goals — but they’re almost...
California officials and housing advocates have portrayed ADUs as a much-needed component of the supply of new homes. In some parts of the Bay Area, they’re all that’s coming.
California pushes Bay Area gas water heater ban to 2028, adds hardship exemptions
The people already under the greatest financial pressure could end up bearing the heaviest burden.
Oakland Tackles Illegal Dumping — With a ‘Party’
It’s possibly the hottest party of the weekend in Oakland. But the cleanest? Don’t count on it. Dozens of residents lined up their vehicles this morning for the revival of the “Bulky Block Party,” where Oaklanders can discard their large household items for free as the city battles a costly illegal dumping problem.
