The severe winter covid-19 surge in the East Bay may have hit its peak, said an Alameda County public health official this week. “I think we might be through the worst,” Alameda County Interim Public Health Officer Nicholas Moss said… Read More ›
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Alameda County expects to receive first doses of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine on Friday
Alameda County’s initial allotment of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive this Friday, county health officials said. “The big headline is, we don’t have it yet,” said Dr. Kathleen Clanon, medical director for Alameda County Health Care Services… Read More ›
Camp Sweeney may be red-tagged because of crumbling infrastructure
Camp Wilmont Sweeney, the juvenile-detention facility in San Leandro long criticized for its deteriorating physical condition, may soon be shut down, county officials said this week. The 60-year-old facility, operated by the Alameda County Probation Department, is riddled with cracks… Read More ›
Post-covid, might virtual public participation at Alameda County supervisors meetings be permanent?
The pandemic has sent all government meetings to the virtual realm, but once the pandemic is behind us public speakers may be allowed to continue participation in Alameda County Board of Supervisors meetings from home. Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle… Read More ›
Progress on ‘expensive’ Alameda County tiny homes project is on target
A 29-unit tiny homes project on the grounds of Fairmont Hospital in unincorporated Alameda County remains on schedule to qualify for $3.9 million in federal CARES Act funding, county officials said on Tuesday. When asked by Alameda County Supervisor Keith… Read More ›
That was quick. Fremont mayor already hobnobbing with Haubert
In a bitterly fought campaign for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat this fall, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei laid all her chips on Vinnie Bacon. But, Bacon fell well short of defeating Dublin Mayor David Haubert earlier… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor preview: Missed opportunity?
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is by far the most stable elected body in the East Bay. But after 24 years at the helm of the Tri-Valley and Fremont District 1, Supervisor Scott Haggerty is retiring. This year mark… Read More ›
Alameda County, A’s finalize deal for half the Coliseum property
The Oakland Athletics finalized the purchase of Alameda County’s half of the Coliseum property for $85 million on Monday. The deal is another step toward the franchise’s plans to build a privately-financed ballpark at Howard Terminal, along with a future… Read More ›
Strike is imminent as unions, Alameda Health System, and county supes trade barbs
With 3,000 nurses and health care workers at Alameda Health System hospitals less than 24 hours from a five-day strike, Alameda County supervisors attempted on Tuesday to move both sides toward a last-minute agreement. But after several hours of testimony,… Read More ›
Carson, Miley to urge for apology, reparations for slavery
More than nine years ago, a resolution by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors that called for national reconciliation and reparations due to centuries of slavery in the U.S. feels eerily prescient to the state of the country in 2020…. Read More ›
ALCOD1: Haubert has sizable fundraising advantage over Bacon
Alameda County District 1 supervisorial candidate David Haubert has raised more than $430,000 in contribution this year, according to campaign finance reports released this week. Haubert, the mayor of Dublin, also holds a sizable cash reserve of more than three… Read More ›
ALCO supe candidate Vinnie Bacon sent threatening voicemail to Sikh Democrat
Alameda County supervisor candidate Vinnie Bacon sent a voicemail over the weekend to a prominent member of Fremont’s Sikh-American community threatening to end his participation in the local Democratic Party due to his support for Bacon’s opponent this fall, David… Read More ›
Candidates for Alameda County supervisor are pulling no punches
Dublin Mayor David Haubert opened the first public debate last month with Fremont Councilmember Vinnie Bacon in the race for the open District 1 seat on the powerful Alameda County Board of Supervisors by striking a friendly tone. Haubert is… Read More ›
Alameda County supervisors end summer session by approving a flurry of covid-19 relief programs
Alameda County supervisors wrapped up business prior to their month-long August recess with a number of items intended to help residents cope with the coronavirus, including a pilot program to offer a stipend to those recuperating from the virus, and… Read More ›
Alameda County: Eviction moratorium extended again; supervisor floats rent relief idea
Just weeks after the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to extend a countywide moratorium on evictions, the board do so again on Tuesday, furthering the prohibition to 60 days after the expiration of the county’s public health order, but… Read More ›
Alameda County official says covid-19 surge could worsen this fall
After initially keeping the coronavirus at bay, the number of new cases in Alameda County has skyrocketed to more than 11,000 over the past two months, and it may get worse, according to the county’s interim public health officer. Local… Read More ›
Miley on BLM
Please stop trying to lecture me about Black Lives Matter.-Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who is Black, responding to public speakers during a Board of Supervisor meeting on July 28.
Supervisors approve half-cent sales tax measure for the November ballot
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will ask residents already struggling during a pandemic and economic downturn to give more to fund essential services after voting Tuesday to place a countywide half-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot. The… Read More ›
Alameda County: Pending state approval, outdoor dining, Oakland Zoo could reopen this week
Alameda County supervisors gave their support to an application asking the state for a variance that will allow outdoor dining to resume, perhaps within this week. If approved by the state, the variance will also allow the struggling Oakland Zoo… Read More ›
San Quentin covid-19 outbreak is impacting Alameda County
A massive outbreak of covid-19 at the San Quentin State Prison is beginning to bring a rise in cases and hospitalizations to Alameda County, a county health official said on Tuesday. More than 1,000 cases of covid-19 have spread at… Read More ›
Alameda County supervisors backdate and extend countywide eviction moratorium
A countywide moratorium on evictions triggered by the pandemic and enacted in late April was backdated to Mar. 24, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors decided on Tuesday. During the same meeting, county supervisors also extended the same moratorium, set… Read More ›
Covid-19: Oakland Zoo says its running out of money and at risk of closure
The Oakland Zoo is bleeding money and at risk of closure if it does not reopen soon, its executive vice president said. The Oakland Zoo, which has been closed since the covid-19 shelter in place was ordered in mid-March, is… Read More ›
Gail Steele, long-time Alameda County supervisor, advocate for children, dies
Gail Steele, one of the legends of Alameda County politics, died on Friday morning. Steele represented the Hayward and parts of Tri-Cities on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from 1992-2010. She also served eight years on the Hayward City… Read More ›
Update on Project Room Key
It will be extremely difficult to reach 1,200 hotel beds.–Willie Hopkins, Alameda County General Services Agency director, last Tuesday, telling the Board of Supervisors that the goal of housing the unsheltered in hotels during the pandemic is uncertain because some… Read More ›
‘We’re going to have to pivot much sooner’: Alameda County’s budget deficit is likely higher
Alameda County’s baseline budget shortfall of $72 million is likely somewhere closer to $140 million, and possibly larger, county officials said on Tuesday. Alameda County Administrator Susan Muranishi warned the Board of Supervisors will need to deal with the abrupt… Read More ›
ALCO health officer: Surge could come in August, loosening restrictions may increase spread
A surge in new covid-19 cases in Alameda County could peak sometime in August, while models suggest relaxing the county’s shelter in place orders will likely result in increased spread of the infection. “I think we need to manage our… Read More ›
Alameda County supes approve sheriff’s $106m funding request to hire deputies
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a $106 million request by the sheriffs department to fund the hiring of up to 265 new deputies during a lengthy meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The narrow, 3-2 decision, was decided by Supervisor… Read More ›
Elon Musk’s bid to reopen Fremont Tesla plant is rebuffed; sues Alameda County
Tesla founder Elon Musk has tussled with Alameda County officials in an effort to reopen its sprawling Fremont plant on several occasions since a shelter in place was ordered in March. A plan to resume work on Friday afternoon was… Read More ›
Alameda County is pursuing a half-cent sales tax measure for November to fight homelessness
Alameda County officials are in the early stages of proposing a ballot measure for November to increase its sales tax by a half-cent in order to fund solutions for reducing the region’s growing homelessness crisis. The issue of homelessness in… Read More ›
Alameda County braces to learn the damage covid-19 has done to its budget
The forecast for Alameda County’s short-term fiscal health will come into focus this week and it could be sobering news for those who depend greatly on the county’s safety net services. County supervisors will learn at a budget workshop session… Read More ›
