Piedmont: Four candidates on ballot for three city council spots
PIEDMONT — Four individuals have qualified to appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot for the City Council race. Incumbents Teddy Gray King and Tim Rood are seeking a second term. Betsy Smegal...
View ArticleDeputy city manager of Hayward selected
HAYWARD — Jennifer Ott has been named deputy city manager of Hayward, where her responsibilities will include redevelopment strategy and negotiations, overseeing community services and housing and...
View ArticleThousands compete on Lake Merritt during the USRowing National Championships.
Over 1,300 rowers are taking part in the USRowing Masters National Championships at Lake Merritt from August 16-19. Oakland is hosting the championships for the first time since 2000. The event is...
View ArticleDUI suspect arrested after plowing into Emeryville police car
EMERYVILLE — A 26-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence and other charges after his vehicle struck an Emeryville police car, authorities said. Around 3:25 a.m.,...
View ArticleUber driver arrested in Union City sexual assault, police say
UNION CITY — An Uber driver has been arrested and charged in the suspected sexual assault of a woman he had picked up last month in San Francisco and was driving to her Union City home, police said...
View ArticleCelebrate Big Mike’s birthday in Hayward
HAYWARD — Big Mike, the colossus that once stood sentry at the city’s north end on Mission Boulevard and now looms over Bell Plastics on National Avenue, will celebrate its birthday Sunday. Fittingly,...
View ArticleFrom addiction and incarceration to a double-major and plans for a PhD
OAKLAND — Shalita Williams, 41, appears the very image of success as she prepares to graduate from UC Berkeley. But her life trajectory was not always so clear-cut. “I started coming in contact with...
View ArticleNew phone theft wave aboard BART trains
In addition to the challenges BART faces with recent violent attacks aboard its trains, numerous cellphone thefts aboard its trains continues, including at least one that officials failed to report...
View ArticleOakland attracts dozens of new Section 8 landlords, needs more
OAKLAND — A new incentive program to attract more Section 8 landlords has added 75 in the past six months, but that number is far short of making up for the more than 1,000 who left the program from...
View ArticleOakland holding block parties where residents can drop off junk
OAKLAND — Have an extra mattress or couch you need to get rid of? The city invites you and your junk to a series of bulky block parties starting later this month. “Oaklanders know how to turn anything...
View ArticleMollie Tibbetts: Police say remains are ‘consistent’ with missing Iowa boy
LA PORTE CITY, Iowa — Human remains recovered from a creek this week are believed to be those of a 16-year-old autistic boy who vanished from his small Iowa hometown in April, authorities said...
View ArticleTwo-alarm fire ignites at fencing company in Pleasanton
PLEASANTON — A two-alarm fire ignited early Friday morning at a fencing company in a commercial area of the city, according to ABC7, this newspaper’s media partner. The fire was first reported just...
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Renting in Oakland: What will $2,200 get you?
How far does your rental dollar go in Oakland? We’ve rounded up the latest listings via rental site Zumper to see what’s available for about $2,200 per month. (Note: prices and availability are...
View ArticlePart of Highway 24 in Oakland shut down after multi-vehicle wreck
OAKLAND — One person was injured and a Sig Alert was issued Friday morning after a tractor-trailer and two vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 24, authorities said. The big-rig jack knifed...
View ArticleGreg Papa finds a new NFL gig; let’s hope he likes scarlet and gold
Greg Papa didn’t have to wait long or travel far for his next football gig. Papa, unceremoniously booted from the Raiders radio booth last month after 21 years as the voice of the team, has signed on...
View Article‘Refreshed and excited,’ Ghost Ship defense attorneys say they look forward...
OAKLAND — It appears that any potential plea deals for Ghost Ship defendants Derick Almena and Max Harris are off the table as their attorneys announced Friday that they’re looking forward to a trial....
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Former Peralta College District watchdog urges voters to reject November...
OAKLAND – Saying that he doesn’t trust Chancellor Jowel Laguerre “for a second,” the former chairman of a Peralta Community College District watchdog panel is urging the rejection of a November parcel...
View ArticleJohn Madden: ‘I’m not leaving.’ So why is he signing off from his radio show?
John Madden, who coached the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl then became an iconic football broadcaster, announced Friday that he was retiring from his free-form, inevitably delightful twice-a-week...
View ArticleWoman’s death after leaving jail in middle of night spurs move to change...
DUBLIN — When Jessica St. Louis left Santa Rita County Jail last month, she headed to the nearest BART station more than a mile away. It was 1:30 a.m., and the trains wouldn’t start running for another...
View ArticleTwo men shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot Friday in Oakland, one while driving his car and the other who told police he was wounded by someone trying to rob him, authorities said Saturday. Both men are expected to...
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