Border wall: Trump eyes taking money from California flood projects to pay costs
President Trump is considering taking more than $2 billion already approved by Congress for flood control projects in California to help fund the building of his controversial border wall, according to...
View ArticleFamily starts GoFundMe account for Oakland hit-run victim
OAKLAND — A GoFundMe account has been started by relatives of 70-year-old retired school teacher Carolyn Jones who is still hospitalized after a hit-run driver left her critically injured Dec. 26 near...
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Man who claimed he ‘blacked out’ during violent spree in San Leandro...
Sophy Kong was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder and attempted murder of three people. Alameda County Sheriff's Office OAKLAND — Sophy Kong claimed he “blacked out”...
View ArticlePhotos: California High wins soccer game against Amador Valley High
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. California High won their conference soccer game 4-3 against Amador Valley in Pleasanton on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Nikki...
View ArticleWWII Navy vet, 95, says farewell to USS Oakland
Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. OAKLAND — Last time they saw each other, one had full use of his legs and the other a hull. Robert W. Almquist, 95, clutched his...
View ArticleFlight 662 backstory: Why Aeromexico took nearly five hours to release...
OAKLAND — It turns out, the Aeromexico flight from hell that languished on the Oakland airport tarmac for nearly five hours Thursday as sweaty passengers fainted, cried and screamed for help, could...
View ArticleCocktail lounge wins approval for downtown Hayward
HAYWARD — A cocktail bar with cabaret entertainment and a kitchen that serves pizza and snacks could soon take over a long-vacant downtown spot. The Hayward City Council on Jan. 8 voted to let The 990...
View ArticleEntire East Bay Express editorial staff laid off on Friday
OAKLAND — In a devastating blow to the East Bay’s alternative weekly newspaper, the East Bay Express on Friday laid off one-third of total employees, including its entire editorial staff except Editor...
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Why this California garlic farmer loves tariffs
GILROY — California farmers hate Trump’s tariffs. Except maybe one. Ever since President Donald Trump fired the first major shot in his international trade war, imposing a 10 percent tariff on Chinese...
View ArticleMan shot while parked in car near Oakland’s Lake Merritt
OAKLAND — A 24-year-old man was shot Friday evening while sitting in his parked car near Lake Merritt, police said Saturday. Another person inside the vehicle was not injured, authorities said. The...
View ArticleGavin Newsom appoints Oakland man to lead Natural Resources Agency
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed the leader of an Oakland water philanthropy to be the next secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency. Wade Crowfoot will lead the agency that oversees state...
View ArticleLetter: Personal responsibility a big role in park abuse
Personal responsibilitya big role in park abuse Good grief. All the Dems and media are decrying the presence of human waste, dirty diapers and other articles of onerous trash piling up in our national...
View ArticleLetter: Wall easily breached with 3 dump trucks
Wall easily breachedwith 3 dump trucks I see a wall 30 feet high. I see three dump trucks backing up and dumping their loads up against the wall on Mexico’s side. I see people climb up the debris and...
View ArticlePark It: District to host Oakley, Union City youth job fairs
The East Bay Regional Park District is hosting two youth job fairs in coming days to highlight full- and part-time employment opportunities for youth in the regional parks. The first fair is from 10...
View ArticleEast Bay letters: Where Mueller finds smoke there’s fire
Concerning the recent Victor Davis Hanson commentary “Is the Mueller probe creating more crimes than it’s uncovering?” Mr. Hanson ties himself in knots trying to show that special counsel Robert...
View ArticleGenerous donations to Share the Spirit on pace to surpass last year’s
WALNUT CREEK — Generous readers have contributed more than $220,000 to this news organization’s annual Share the Spirit campaign, which benefits the less fortunate in Contra Costa and Alameda counties....
View ArticleFour people wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Four people were shot in two different areas of Oakland over a three-hour period Saturday night, including three standing on a sidewalk and another who said he was wounded while sleeping on a...
View ArticleThey said it: Stuck on the plane
“Babies were crying, people were passing out.” — Arnie Zavala, of Pittsburg, who was among passengers on an Aeromexico plane who were forced to stay on board for more than four hours last week after it...
View ArticleLetter: Bay Area roads treated as a dumping ground
Bay Area roads treatedas a dumping ground We all have a social conscious that informs us that trash is a blight, yet it is multiplying throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Where there is a...
View ArticleMan held at gunpoint in Piedmont home invasion robbery Saturday
Police in Piedmont are investigating a Saturday home invasion robbery in which a man was held at gunpoint, an official said. No injuries were reported, and it’s not yet clear what, if anything was...
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