Alameda County supervisors approved on Tuesday a moratorium on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium gives relief only for renters in the unincorporated areas of Alameda County, but could possibly later extend to all cities in the county… Read More ›
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‘Our system is not being strapped at the moment,’ says Alameda County health care official
-Coronavirus news briefs from Alameda County: >>Influx of patients has not yet materialized. >>ALCO Sheriff’s deputies not issuing citations. >>Hayward testing site could be model for others. Alameda County has only 112 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but the numbers… Read More ›
Alameda County records first death from COVID-19
The first death in Alameda County due to the coronavirus occurred over the weekend, the county’s public health officer announced on Monday. The identity of the patient and where they live is not yet known. The death comes after a… Read More ›
To house the homeless during crisis, Alameda County will lease 2 hotels
With staggering numbers of homeless individuals in Oakland and across Alameda County, and a shelter in place order issued last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Alameda County supervisors on Tuesday morning are likely… Read More ›
A number of Alameda County measures near approval, but few uncounted ballots remain
Six ballot measures in Alameda County, primarily involving school parcel taxes and school bonds, are at or near the cusp of thresholds needed for passage. But with only provisional ballots remaining to be counted, as of Tuesday afternoon, time is… Read More ›
Activists tell county supes to stop jailing juveniles at Camp Sweeney
Clarence Ford was incarcerated in a juvenile detention center as a youth in 2006. It didn’t change his behavior. By the age of 20, he was jailed in an out-of-state prison. After serving his time, Ford returned to the Bay… Read More ›
Undersheriff said Oakland PD stood them up at Moms 4 Housing eviction
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan had a seemingly innocuous question for Rich Lucia, the Alameda County undersheriff. Why were Alameda County sheriff’s deputies deployed to evict the members of the Moms 4 Housing coalition last Tuesday morning, and not the… Read More ›
East Bay officials urge state to ban oil and gas production
Elected officials from Alameda, Oakland, and Albany, citing the growing climate change crisis, urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban oil and gas production in the state during a press conference Wednesday at the steps of Alameda City Hall. “I want… Read More ›
Alameda County bans flavored tobacco products, enacts retail licensing fee
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors banned the sale of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and flavored e-cigarette products in unincorporated areas of the county. The ordinance, a second and final reading of which was approved Tuesday afternoon, also requires tobacco… Read More ›
Alameda County Dems to offer March primary endorsements
Party endorsement could affect at least three races in the March primary.
The Terrible Teens: The 2010s decade-in-review
Following the Great Recession that opened the decade, economic inequality festered throughout the decade.
Alameda County fire chief is retiring
Alameda County Fire Chief David Rocha will retire at the end of this year, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors announced last week. But not entirely. Rocha, however, will stay with department and serve as interim fire chief, Alameda County… Read More ›
Alameda County approves $85 million sale of Coliseum site to the A’s
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the sale of its half of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics at a special meeting on Monday for $85 million paid over six years. The Board of Supervisors have for… Read More ›
Eden Interim CEO named: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
After enjoying more than two years of retirement from serving as CEO of Central Alameda County’s Eden Health District, Dev Mahadevan is back. The district named Mahadevan as interim CEO on Wednesday. Mahdevan spent nine years as the district’s CEO… Read More ›
Former Coliseum JPA official charged with felony conflict of interest
When the Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, the governing board that oversees operations of the Oakland Coliseum complex, was seeking out the tech firm RingCentral about becoming the stadium’s new naming rights partner, JPA Executive Director Scott McKibben illegally asked the… Read More ›
After some directors balk and bicker, Eden Health District will not hire former Sutter exec
At a meeting of the Eden Health District that had an almost surreal fly-on-the-wall feel, its Board of Directors quarreled Wednesday evening over the proposed pay and limited work hours contained in a proposed contract for former Eden Hospital administrator… Read More ›
Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward mayors back movement for customer-owned PG&E
A group of 22 California mayors and five county supervisors representing more than 5 million residents want PG&E to become a public co-op. A letter from the growing number of civic leaders was sent Monday to the California Public Utilities Commission urging them to consider the idea of a customer-owned public utility. The argue the […]
Alameda County prosecutors unionize; hint at fears of who comes after O’Malley
Some believe change at the helm of the Alameda County District Attorney’s office could be coming in the next few years. And Alameda County prosecutors, the only group of public-sector attorneys not represented by a union, made a move Tuesday… Read More ›
Alameda County bans mutton-busting; Haggerty votes no, tells proponents to eat salad
Mutton-busting is no longer allowed at Castro Valley’s Rowell Ranch after the Alameda County Board of Supervisors banned the rodeo event in which young children ride sheep like a bronco. Animal rights advocates have long argued the event and others… Read More ›
Sheriff Ahern is getting a $3 million chopper
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern received approval to purchase a helicopter worth $2.9 million. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved funding for the Bell 505 JetRanger X on Tuesday morning. The five-seatbchopper is billed by sheriff’s department as containing… Read More ›
Miley is not opposed to Hayward annexing Cherryland, but wants no ‘cherry-picking’ of land
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley told a neighborhood group in Cherryland earlier this month that they should consider a proposal, in its early stages, for Hayward city officials to study the feasibility of annexing their incorporated area. “I’m not opposed… Read More ›
Chan endorses successor to Haggerty’s open supervisor seat
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan has served the past seven years as the lone female voice on the rough and tumble Board of Supervisors. On Thursday, Chan issued her support for the candidate who is currently the lone woman in… Read More ›
Oakland City Council seeks to quell rapidly rising worries over A’s future
The Oakland City Council is asking the city administration to iron out its differences with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, who are proposing to sell their half of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland Athletics. “In the interest of… Read More ›
Kaiser, unions, reach tentative labor agreement
Kaiser Permanente and labor unions representing 80,000 health care workers in seven states, including 4,900 in the East Bay, agreed Wednesday morning to a tentative contract agreement. For Kaiser employees represented by the coalition of unions in California, the new… Read More ›
Nadia Lockyer, in disturbing social media post, accuses Bill Lockyer of rape
In a chilling social media post Wednesday night, former Alameda County supervisor Nadia Lockyer accused her husband, former state attorney general Bill Lockyer, of raping her. Nadia Lockyer, who now lives in Long Beach, also appeared suicidal, writing on Facebook,… Read More ›
Alamada County breathes a sigh of relief after citizenship question is dropped from Census
A seemingly old media dilemma forced the Trump administration to remove a citizenship question from being printed on the upcoming U.S. Census form. A deadline for the company tasked with printing 1 billion Census forms in time for the fall… Read More ›
5 observations on the ALCO grand jury’s deferential view of law enforcement
People dying at Santa Rita Jail. Seems fine, says Alameda County grand jury.
You won’t have Scott Haggerty to kick around anymore; longtime county supe will not seek re-election
One of the most sought after seats in Alameda County politics is now up-for-grabs. Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to his Board of Supervisors District 1 seat. Haggerty has served portions of… Read More ›
Haggerty wants Pride flag to fly over Alameda County buildings
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty wants to begin the process of amending the county’s flag display policy to include the rainbow LGBT Pride flag, but while that’s being done, raise the flag over county buildings this month to observe Pride… Read More ›
‘We have a problem on our hands’: Safety net hospital’s plight continues
The uncertain future of Hayward’s St. Rose Hospital, a safety net hospital serving a large number of Southern Alameda County’s Medi-Cal and uninsured residents, has vexed county and city officials for years. But the resolve for continually propping up the… Read More ›