Safeway will close Hayward supermarket in 2026 but aims to save jobs
HAYWARD — Safeway has decided to shut a store in Hayward but intends to shift all of its affected workers to one or more locations in the area, according to a WARN letter sent to the state Employment Development Department. Safeway estimated that 76 associates who work at the...
‘She Had Deep Cuts on Her Wrists’: Family Says California Cops Killed 72-Year-Old Woman,Then...
The family of a 72-year-old woman filed a legal claim against a police department in the San Francisco Bay Area, alleging that a violent arrest […] ‘She Had Deep Cuts on Her Wrists’: Family Says California Cops Killed 72-Year-Old Woman,Then Covered It Up
Safeway to close fourth Bay Area store in just over a year
The grocery chain already closed stores in San Francisco, Pinole and Vallejo this year.
Civilian oversight of Berkeley police is hitting a wall
The system of civilian oversight over Berkeley police, created with support of 85% of voters five years ago, is navigating one conflict after another these days. Several times in the last year, the city’s police department refused to turn over records to the Police Accountability Board (PAB) and police accountability...
The RV crackdown the city promised has begun
Miguel Sandoval was in the middle of lunch Wednesday when he got word that the city was towing the trailer where his two teenage siblings have lived for six months. He put down his food and raced to the Bayview corner where it was parked. But he was too late.
Waymo, Alphabet Sued for Bias After AI Allegedly Mislabels SF Doctor as Terrorist
After two years of trying and failing to sign up for Waymo, friends inside the company told Dr. Nasser Mohamed his Middle Eastern Muslim name set off the AI identity screening. But Dr. Mohamed alleges he couldn’t get a human to correct the error. So now he’s suing the company and its corporate parent, Alphabet.
Juveniles stopped for riding e-bikes, electric motorcycles in Lafayette, one impounded for 30 days
Police offer rules, regulations, age restrictions for operating. Recently, a Lafayette PD motor officer attempted to stop four juveniles – two riding electric bikes and two on electric motorcycles. Three of the juveniles stopped, but one sped away. Due to safety concerns, the officer did not pursue. The motor...
Mayor Ashcraft Addresses Federal ICE Operation, Food Assistance
I prefer to stay out of the news, but sometimes the news comes to us. For example, last month we learned, less than 24 hours in advance, of a federal deployment of immigration enforcement agents to Coast Guard Island Alameda (CGIA). CGIA is a human-made island in the Oakland Estuary, between Alameda and Oakland....
Contra Costa County Declares Emergency Over CalFresh Funding Disruption Due to Federal Shutdown
(Martinez, Calif.) – The Board of Supervisors has proclaimed a local emergency due to the federal government shutdown disrupting CalFresh funding which threatens the food security of 107,020 individuals in Contra Costa County. More than half of the County’s CalFresh recipients (58,861) are children and older adults....
San Francisco is enforcing its RV dwelling ban, but critics have concerns
SAN FRANCISCO - People living in RVs in San Francisco and their supporters rallied on Wednesday, worried they will be displaced by the city's new RV ban. RV dwellers are asking the city to hold off on towing until new protections can be put in place. San Francisco's new RV...
