Power out for nearly two dozen in West Oakland after truck pulls down poles
Power is still out for nearly two dozen customers in a West Oakland neighborhood Sunday after a garbage truck pulled down utility poles and wires. Almost 100 customers lost power initially, but by 2:30...
View ArticleA’s looking to keep Kyler Murray away from NFL
Kyler Murray’s decision to enter the NFL Draft was considered an inevitability just a few days ago, but the A’s are looking to make one final stand. With the deadline for college underclassmen to...
View ArticleLetter: U.S. governed by what’s right, not majority’s will
U.S. governed by what’sright, not majority’s will A recent letter-writer expressed that he’d sleep well “if anything happens to both 45 and the vice president” and Nancy Pelosi became president (“Have...
View ArticleWomen’s March in Bay Area focusing on unity, not rift that split national group
Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. When the story spread last month that charges of anti-Semitism were behind a split at the top of the national Women’s March,...
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Brazen shootings of Oscar Grant’s best friends remain unsolved years later
They were inseparable in life. Now, they’re inseparable in death. Buried shoulder-to-shoulder in a Hayward cemetery, their tombstones arranged in a neat row, Oscar Grant III, Johntue Caldwell and...
View ArticleRaiders willing to discuss playing in Oakland next season
Click HERE if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. Don’t close the door on the Raiders playing one final season in Oakland just yet. The Raiders will meet with the Coliseum...
View ArticleEast Bay pets of the week for Jan. 18
Hi, I’m Adelaide! I am a gentle noble lady that would be a loyal addition to a loving home. I am the kind of companion that would want to be by your side at all time, curled up by your feet while you...
View ArticleLife without science: Bay Area research suffers as government shuttered
Deadlocked, President Trump and Congress remain at an impasse over money for a border wall. But hungry bacteria in a valuable U.S. Geological Survey experiment remain very much alive. So a furloughed...
View ArticleDestruction of Paradise fire spurs rush to build fuel breaks
BONNY DOON — If a fire races toward a cluster of homes in this rural community on a ridge overlooking the Pacific, this is what it will confront: a 50-foot-wide swath of cleared undergrowth that will...
View ArticleOpinion: Audit actions of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Under the leadership of elected Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern, the agency that claims to serve the community with integrity and fairness has instead fostered an us-versus-them law enforcement...
View ArticleSpecial Alameda election to decide fate of proposed center for seniors, homeless
ALAMEDA — A special April election has been called that will decide whether land near Crab Cove Visitor Center will be used to provide medical, housing and other services for seniors and the homeless,...
View Article‘Atmospheric river’ set to soak Bay Area, blanket Sierra Nevada with snow
An ‘atmospheric river’ storm approaching California is expected to soak most Bay Area cities Wednesday with 1 to 3 inches of rain and blanket the Sierra Nevada with 2 to 4 feet of snow, according to...
View ArticleMusic@Menlo’s dynamic duo Wu Han and David Finckel perform in Berkeley
A beautiful partnership Fearless musicians, glamorous performers and fierce advocates for musical literacy, pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel are among the leading lights of the chamber music...
View ArticlePeople’s Park protesters arrested by UC Berkeley police before removal of trees
BERKELEY — The removal of five trees from People’s Park neared completion Tuesday morning amid arrests of protesters who didn’t want to see the trees come down, campus authorities and police said....
View ArticleSpotlight is on new American opera in SF Bay Area this weekend
West Edge Opera’s subscription season is a summertime thing, but this is the time of year when the East Bay company under Mark Streshinsky’s artistic direction offers intriguing glimpses of new works....
View ArticleSome Oakland teachers plan ‘sick-out’ Friday during labor dispute
OAKLAND — Teachers at Skyline High School and other Oakland Unified schools are planning to call in sick to work Friday amid an ongoing labor dispute between the district and the union. The “sick-out”...
View ArticleCelebrate the legacy of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Django Reinhardt was one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, having influenced countless other artists with his amazing jazz guitar playing and compositions. The Freight and Salvage in...
View Article‘Mutton busting’ set to be banned at Alameda County rodeos
OAKLAND — Alameda County is banning an event where children ride on the backs of sheep, popular at some rodeos. Rodeo-goers will still get to enjoy watching cowboys showcase their roping skills and...
View ArticleFremont to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2020
Minimum wage in Fremont is on the rise. The Fremont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 for large employers and by 2021 for smaller ones. Fremont...
View ArticleEast Bay man gets 18 years for 3 robberies in Alameda
OAKLAND – An ex-felon was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in state prison for robbing three businesses in Alameda at gunpoint in a 25-minute period in 2016. Alameda County prosecutors and Alameda...
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