Piedmont begins ticketing near contentious Oakland border
PIEDMONT — Parking enforcement for the Linda/Kingston/Rose/Lake neighborhood began Monday and citations will be issued to anyone parking from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. seven days a week without a permit. The...
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Best-selling author Orenstein brings new collection of essays to Montclair
OAKLAND — For more than three decades, Peggy Orenstein has broken ground writing about topics relevant to women and girls, evaluating where they stand in terms of work, sex lives, as mothers and as...
View ArticleTraffic alert lifted on Interstate 880 after fiery two-vehicle crash
SAN LEANDRO — A fiery crash involving two vehicles that briefly blocked all freeway lanes on southbound Interstate 880 early Wednesday has been cleared, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP...
View ArticleNew dorm project near Gilman seeks to change image of prefab housing
BERKELEY — A newly installed residential project near Gilman Street could change the less-than-glamorous image of modular housing. Prefabricated housing is known for dramatically cutting the building...
View ArticlePiedmont briefs: Talk on ‘Myth of the Math Brain’ now set April 17
Dr. Jo Boaler’s Piedmont Education Speaker Series talk on “The Myth of the Math Brain” has been rescheduled from 7:30 to 9 p.m. April 17 at Ellen Driscoll Auditorium at Havens Elementary School at 323...
View ArticleTulips take center stage at 13th annual Mountain View Cemetery’s floral...
OAKLAND — Like the colorful tulips that bloom each spring, Mountain View Cemetery’s annual floral exhibition is a Bay Area tradition. Launched in 2005 as a modest show of floral arrangements, the Tower...
View ArticleFive men arrested in Berkeley sex case involving 14 to 16-year-old girls
BERKELEY — Five men have been arrested as suspects in a sexual assault case involving five girls ages 14 to 16 at a downtown apartment, authorities said Wednesday. The case unfolded about 1:30 a.m....
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Richmond: Real-life ‘Rosies’ honored on National Rosie the Riveter Day
RICHMOND –– Connie Gomez, 94, still has vivid memories of working in the Kaiser shipyards during World War II. It was a time of sacrifice, but also a time of unity, she said Wednesday at a gathering...
View ArticleBullet casing found in locker room at Piedmont Middle School
PIEDMONT — A custodian at Piedmont Middle School found a spent bullet casing in the boys locker room Wednesday morning, prompting police to search the lockers. No other casings and no firearms were...
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Oakland: New outdoor environmental deck unveiled at Chabot Space & Science...
OAKLAND — Chabot Space & Science Center’s sleek new outdoor environmental educational deck is ready to welcome visitors hoping to get a little closer to nature. Designed as a multi-use space for a...
View ArticleOakland man claims he didn’t shoot gun that killed sister’s boyfriend
OAKLAND — A man once known for his youth criminal justice advocacy said he didn’t shoot the gun that killed his sister’s boyfriend, but only pointed it at his head to scare him. DeAngelo Cortijo, 24,...
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Fremont to charge $2 for parking at Centerville Train Depot lots
In an effort to curb overuse and illegal parking at two city lots next to the Centerville Train Depot, Fremont will start charging a daily $2 fee. The City Council approved the charge Tuesday. The lots...
View ArticleEast Bay traffic stop yields ID theft suspect
A Hayward woman is in Contra Costa County jail after her arrest this week on suspicion of identity-theft-related charges, authorities said Wednesday. A Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputy on patrol in...
View ArticleOne dead, two shot in West Oakland
OAKLAND — Officers responded to the scene of a shooting that killed one person and left at least two people injured, authorities said Wednesday. Just after 8:40 p.m., police responded to reports of the...
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‘Lil’ Arnerich opted for remarkable life as family man, mentor to youth,...
ALAMEDA — As a young man, Anthony “Lil” Arnerich could have joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Or he could have joined the Athletics, then based in their original home city of Philadelphia. Both the New York...
View ArticleBridges between Oakland and Alameda to close for inspections
ALAMEDA — Motorists should expect delays when the bridges that link Alameda and Oakland are closed over various days in April so that inspections can be carried out. The Alameda County Public Works...
View ArticleBay Area stocks plunge, joining Wall Street debacle
Shares of big technology and non-tech companies in the Bay Area nose-dived on Thursday, amid a rout on Wall Street. The SV 150 Index, which tracks the aggregate stock market performance of the 150...
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Judge awards Elaine Brown $1 million in attorney fees, costs in lawsuit...
OAKLAND — In a tentative ruling issued Thursday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Paul D. Herbert issued Elaine Brown and her attorney approximately $1 million in attorney fees and costs related to...
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Union City’s controversial road project moves forward, but public transit...
OAKLAND — A controversial plan to divert $75 million in dedicated public transit funds for a new and wider road in Union City is on hold until designs for the new thoroughfare are complete. The Alameda...
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The University of California is 150 and nationally ranked – and continues to...
Start your day with the news you need from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our new Morning Report weekday newsletter. The University of California system is 150 years old on Friday, March 23....
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