6 Amazing Facts About the Lafayette Reservoir You Almost Certainly Didn’t Know
If you’ve jogged the loop, rented a pedal boat, or watched the sunrise over the water, you already know Lafayette Reservoir is a local gem. But its backstory and “how it works” details are surprisingly wild.
Motorcyclist Dies In I680 North Crash In Pleasant Hill Friday
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I680 just south of SR242 on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the key commuter lanes to facilitate their investigation into the fatal crash. Commuters scrambled to get off the freeway shortly after the four northbound lanes were closed at 6:19p.m....
Oakland Puts New Cop Watchdog Chief in the Hot Seat
Oakland’s civilian police watchdog has a new boss, and he is stepping in at a tense moment. Attorney Antonio Lawson is now executive director of the Community Police Review Agency, the city office that investigates police misconduct. He officially took the job on Tuesday after a stint as interim director, inheriting...
Lake Merritt Fentanyl Lab Busted, Oakland Man Draws Six Years
What looked like a regular Adams Point apartment, a short walk from Lake Merritt, was, according to federal agents, a fentanyl pill operation. On Jan. 28, Carlos Joel Castro‑Arteaga was sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal fentanyl distribution charge. In court filings, he wrote...
Piedmont’s first Black homeowner was forced out of his home in the 1920s. Now,...
Sidney Dearing was a hugely successful Oakland businessman and became the first Black homeowner in Piedmont when he bought a house in January 1924. But within a year, Dearing, his wife and two young children were forced out. Now, 100 years later, his family is taking action.
Northern California Weather Alert: Sacramento, Redding See Warmer-Than-Normal Temperatures Feb 26–March 2
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sacramento, California – A stretch of milder air could bring a noticeable late-winter warm-up to Northern California beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, as above-average temperatures settle across the region...
Bay Area homebuilder warns of 100% layoffs as business evaporates
SummerHill Homes, a residential builder based in Alamo, California, has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state, signaling a complete shutdown of its operations as new housing demand collapses across the Bay Area. The filing warns of layoffs affecting the company’s entire workforce, with...
Bay Area auto giant suddenly slashes hundreds of jobs
Lucid Motors, the electric vehicle maker headquartered in Newark, California, has abruptly eliminated hundreds of jobs at its Bay Area facility. The cuts, disclosed through a state-mandated layoff notification, land at a company that already faced federal scrutiny over how it handled worker separations during a...
Antioch Schools Reel As Board OKs Layoff Notices For Nearly 300 Jobs
Antioch Unified School District trustees voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve a preliminary plan that will send layoff notices to roughly 300 full-time employees as leaders scramble to close a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. The move sparked a packed and tense board meeting, where parents and staff warned that the...
SFUSD to issue layoff notices a week after $183 million deal to end teachers...
The pink slips, which, by law, must be issued by March 15 each year, give San Francisco Unified School District teachers advance warning that they could lose their jobs at the end of the school year.
