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Ghost Ship defendant attorneys file motion to dismiss; cite destroyed evidence
OAKLAND — The attorneys for Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena filed a motion to dismiss his 36 counts of manslaughter for the deadly 2016 fire, citing that even experts do not know the cause of the...
View ArticleFremont: Man swings machete at woman in road rage, police say
Fremont police said today they arrested a man who assaulted a woman with a machete during a possible possible road rage incident Tuesday afternoon. At about 1:04 p.m., police said they received a...
View ArticleCHP: Oakland driver visit leads to meth confession, arrest
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man was in jail Wednesday after concern about his recently purchased vehicle led him to his local California Highway Patrol office, authorities said. Just before 2:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleAlameda Point key building’s design going before planners
ALAMEDA — The design of a building proposed for Alameda Point that will feature 200 apartments and 10,000 square feet of commercial space will be back before the Planning Board on Monday. Known as...
View ArticleHotel proposed near Alameda’s Park Street Bridge
ALAMEDA — Plans are underway to build a 96-room hotel about a block from the Park Street Bridge on a site that once housed an auto dealership and is now a scooter store. The four-story hotel, which...
View ArticleNew leadership could be coming to Ashland’s REACH youth center
ASHLAND — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office may soon take over running a $3.7 million youth center that mostly serves African-American, Asian and Latino teenagers, populations that can sometimes...
View ArticleLetter: Restorative justice practices can improve communities
Restorative justice practices can improve communities Damin Esper’s article “AUSD settles with students over racist Instagram posts” (Page B1, April 3) implies that restorative justice is wholly...
View ArticleFremont’s Broadway West Theatre Company to close after more than two decades
After a nearly 22-season run, the final curtain is coming down this summer on the Broadway West Theatre Company in Fremont. The little community playhouse — tucked inside the second floor of a brick...
View ArticleLetter: Extreme measure needed to stop those in office who are tearing down...
Extreme measure needed to stop those in office who are tearing down U.S. institutions Regarding “Is there a perilous ‘deep state’ of untouchable U.S. officials?” (Opinion section, March 30) by Victor...
View ArticlePolice seek Pleasanton robbery, carjacking suspect
PLEASANTON — Officers are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who robbed and carjacked a mall visitor’s Tesla Model X before abandoning it in a Livermore neighborhood, authorities said...
View ArticlePolice, suspect shoot-out in Fremont leaves one dead
Undercover Fremont police pursuing a suspect wanted on a felony firearms warrant exchanged gunfire with the man Thursday evening after they say he pulled a weapon on them. He was pronounced dead at the...
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Editorial: Re-elect DA O’Malley, the only fully qualified candidate
In the race for Alameda County district attorney, there are two candidates, only one of whom is fully qualified for the county’s most powerful law enforcement position. District Attorney Nancy O’Malley...
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Elvis (impersonator): She’s letting him be her teddy bear
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the photos or video on your mobile device. Elvis is engaged. Well, not the Elvis, but the James Clark of Brentwood, to his fiancé, not Priscilla, but the...
View ArticleLetter: To nurse who said Stephon Clark ‘deserved it’: You deserve what...
Kaiser correct to fire nurse who said Clark ‘deserved it’ Re: “Ex-Kaiser nurse in trouble for Stephon Clark comment solicits donations” (April 4): I wish to provide perspective with regard to an...
View ArticleAuthor returns to Piedmont, talks about difficulties of parenting teens
PIEDMONT — Author and educator Dr. Mike Riera returned as a favored speaker at the Piedmont Education Speaker Series on March 27, this time with the program, “The Hidden Logic of Teenagers.” Riera, who...
View ArticleLetter: Sheriff David Livingston knows jails aren’t resorts, has not chosen a...
Sheriff knows jails aren’t resorts, should not resign In response to Kathleen Epperson’s letter “County should probe jails, ask sheriff to step down” (April 3): Ms. Epperson may not be a fan of law...
View ArticleLetter: Fuel-efficient cars benefit everyone — except oil firms
Fuel-efficient cars benefit everyone except oil firms It is no surprise that the science-denying Trump administration’s EPA under Scott Pruitt is trying to end Obama’s, and California’s, fuel...
View ArticleSearch on for occupants of vehicle down embankment in Oakland hills
OAKLAND — Firefighters and police are on the scene of a vehicle 100 feet down an embankment off Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Oakland hills looking for possible occupants, authorities said. The...
View Article16 Oakland schools could get crossing guards under proposed plan
OAKLAND — Sixteen Oakland schools could get crossing guards by next school year if a councilwoman’s plan goes through. Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan has introduced a resolution to allocate $320,000 of...
View ArticleFourteen people robbed at Oakland mahjongg parlor
OAKLAND — Fourteen men and women said they were robbed at gunpoint early Friday by as many as eight suspects at a Chinatown mahjongg parlor, authorities said. No one was injured. The robbery was...
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