Union City facing $3.5 million deficit, asks residents where to make cuts
UNION CITY — Facing an ongoing deficit of $3.5 million, Union City officials are asking for the public’s help in deciding what cuts should be made to city services and programs to balance the budget....
View ArticleSF Film Fest 2019: Bay Area filmmakers, and Kevin Durant, pack the lineup
A San Quentin basketball team that exhibits a true warrior spirit. An Oakland activist group spurring girls of color to get involved in their communities. What do these stories have in common? They are...
View ArticleBarbara Higbie brings all-female band to ‘Resonance’ concert in Berkeley
Barbara Higbie is quick to point out that she’s been making music with men all her life. Some of her closest collaborators are of the male persuasion. But when the Albany multi-instrumentalist wanted...
View ArticleEast Bay men arrested on burglary charges following pursuit
SAN MATEO — Authorities arrested a pair of suspected auto burglars early Wednesday morning following a dramatic car chase through the streets of San Mateo into Belmont. Officers initially encountered...
View ArticleBowling: Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl April 9 Leprechauns: Rick Miller had a 248 game and a 688 set, 127 pins over average. Todd Koons had a perfect 300 game and a 679 set, 91 pins over average. Trailriders: Gary...
View ArticleI-880 reopens after broken-down construction crane spurs traffic alert
OAKLAND — The afternoon commute on one Bay Area freeway began recovering Thursday after an equipment crane broke down, and a pothole developed, the California Highway Patrol said. Commuters on...
View ArticleLast World War II Doolittle Raid survivor to be remembered in Alameda
ALAMEDA — The death of the last survivor of World War II’s famed Doolittle Raid on Tuesday will be marked this month at the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum as part of commemorating the 77th...
View ArticleGolden State Warriors get the ’60 Minutes’ treatment
It’s playoff time and the Warriors are apparently ready for their TV close-up. Not only will Golden State be featured Saturday in ABC’s marquee prime-time slot as the team opens defense of its NBA...
View ArticleJury acquits man of East Bay Target shooting murder
OAKLAND — A jury on Thursday acquitted a man of murder for fatally shooting another man over a bag of marijuana. Cameron Smith, 23, claimed it was self-defense when two men tried to rob and shoot at...
View ArticleTwo men fatally shot in car in East Oakland Sunday are identified
OAKLAND — The names of two men fatally shot early Sunday in a car in East Oakland were released Thursday by police. They were identified as Toryon Hardy, 29, who had addresses in Hayward and Oakland,...
View ArticleEast Bay elementary school teacher arrested in child porn case
FREMONT — An elementary school teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having child pornography in his possession, authorities said. Gerald Jue, described by school officials as a third- and...
View ArticleQ&A: the local company delivering cannabis to your doorstep
Just like ordering Thai food on Grubhub or DoorDash, cannabis delivery companies are making it easy for Californians to get marijuana, edibles and other cannabis products online and delivered to their...
View ArticleEx-Kaiser claims investigator charged in embezzlement scam
OAKLAND — A man who worked for a decade and a half at Kaiser Permanente faces a single count of mail fraud in connection with nearly $7 million worth of coordinated over-billing for investigative...
View ArticleVote now: Who makes the best cupcake in the Bay Area?
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Whoever thinks cupcakes are over haven’t seen or tasted some of the gorgeous ‘cakes coming out of Bay Area bakeries lately....
View ArticleLetter: Oakland must move ahead, give kids quality education
Oakland must move ahead,give kids quality education I am writing to show support for Measure AA. Measure AA would bring high-quality early childhood education to the kids of Oakland. As a former head...
View ArticleDublin teachers agree to tentative contract, avoid strike
DUBLIN — The Dublin Unified School District and its teachers have come to a tentative contract agreement, avoiding a potential strike, the district announced Friday morning. The 625-member Dublin...
View ArticleFormer A’s and Giants pitcher, who figured in key games for both teams, dies...
Chances are you hadn’t considered Scott Sanderson recently. Sanderson, a pitcher on seven major league teams over 19 seasons, died Thursday at age 62, multiple media outlets reported. The cause of...
View ArticleMail-only special election for Dublin parcel tax begins
DUBLIN — Voting has started on a mail-only Dublin schools special election that asks to renew an existing parcel tax. The measure, a renewal of Measure E passed in 2012, asks residents to approve a $96...
View Article‘This sentence needs to stand for something’: DUI driver who killed four gets...
MARTINEZ — After an overwhelmingly sad court hearing in which family members memorialized two men and two boys who were killed in a 2017 drunken driving crash, a judge gave the driver a sentence that...
View ArticleLetter: Planet or plastic? Grocery bag options are still an issue
Planet or plastic? Grocerybag options still an issue Most Bay Area grocery stores still offer the option of paper or plastic bags. A recent article in National Geographic reminds us regarding the use...
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