East Bay
On Monday, November 22, Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is kicking off the 2021 Town Nights events at eight locations across the city of Oakland. According to the flyer there will be free food, games, sports, entertainment and more. Town Nights events aim to change community norms around violence through community engagement, more...
Three racehorses died over the past week at Golden Gate Fields, prompting outrage from those closely following equine deaths at California tracks. Inimitable, a 2-year-old thoroughbred, was euthanized on the track Friday after falling near the quarter pole during the first race of the day. A cause of death for the more...
Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that one of the Bay Area’s last remaining roller rinks is closing its doors. As one of the largest roller skating rinks within hundreds of miles, San Ramon’s the Golden Skate, located at 2701 Hooper Drive, has delighted many skaters come from all over more...
By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation If Contra Costa County stays on track in its fight against COVID-19, residents may be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve without masks indoors if they’re fully vaccinated. Health officer Chris Farnitano told the county board of supervisors on Tuesday that other Bay Area more...
A drug operation was snuffed out Wednesday, after detectives from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants in the East Bay and found one of the largest illegal marijuana growing operations in California. In a news release posted late Wednesday night by the sheriff’s office, detectives described the operation as more...
Happy 100th birthday to Ranger Betty Reid Soskin at Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, in Richmond, CA. Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service. Over the past decade and a half, Ranger Betty has shared her experiences as well as more...
Z Hotel, located in Oakland’s Jack London Square, is slated to be converted into affordable housing. Thanks to Mercury News and The Registry SF for sharing the news that Riaz Capital will be transforming the hotel into micro studios designed for workplace professionals who earn between $50,000 and $120,000 a year more...
The San Francisco Bay Area has a brand new campground. which opened on Friday, August 27, 2021. Located within Coyote Hills Regional Park and next to the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay in Fremont, the 60-acre Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay is the East Bay Park District’s first more...
Tolling operations began Friday morning for a new 11-mile express lane on southbound Interstate Highway 680 from Martinez to Walnut Creek. The express lane starting at Marina Vista Boulevard in Martinez will charge tolls from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and connects with a previously existing 11-mile express lane more...
Construction began this week on a tiny home village city officials intend for homeless people on city-owned land at Lake Merritt. The property, located at East 12th Street, will eventually house 65 people in tiny homes and provide a comprehensive set of services to help residents transition to stable housing more...
By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation He was supposed to see a man about a dog. He ended up in law enforcement’s doghouse, according to Hayward Police. A man selling three puppies online met a man in South Hayward last Wednesday afternoon, who said he wanted to buy a pooch. When more...
By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Oakland city councilmembers redirected more than $17 million from proposed police spending to alternative methods of violence prevention when the council passed a $3.8 billion budget Thursday evening. The vote came at about 5:30 p.m. following hours of public comment and discussion at a virtual meeting. The more...