Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, right, at a meeting in San Lorenzo last month. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSAfter a series of community meetings showing a building consensus among local residents in opposition to a plan for the Alameda County Sheriff’s… Read More ›
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Repeal of individual mandate may mean 37,000 more uninsured in Alameda County
ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSAn estimated 37,000 Alameda County residents may lose their health care insurance after the repeal last month of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, said the director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. Low-income residents,… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA | June 23-29 | OAKLAND forms indy police commission, impeaches Trump; ALAMEDA COUNTY allocates $55 million to indigent health care
THE WEEK OF JUNE 23-29The last week was a good one for the accountability of Alameda County elected officials. First, the Alameda County grand jury report kicked dirt on Supervisors Keith Carson and Nate Miley for their handling of county… Read More ›
Controversial Alameda County EMS contract nears 3-year contract extension, but future relationship is doubtful
Texas-based Paramedics Plus won a controversial contract for Alameda County EMS services in 2010, but has financially struggled ever since. ALAMEDA COUNTYThe three-year extension of a controversial Alameda County contract for emergency ambulance services was moved forward by the Board… Read More ›
Alameda Healthcare District board fills two open seats
Alameda Healthcare District board members Gayle Godfrey Codiga and Dennis Popalardo being sworn-in Wednesday evening. ALAMEDA HEALTHCARE DISTRICTThe Alameda Healthcare District Board of Directors is back at full strength. After a pair of elected board members resigned earlier this year,… Read More ›
Alameda County’s budget deficit is two numbers and neither are particularly rosy
ALAMEDA COUNTYAlameda County’s budget shortfall is either $68 million, a figure slightly lower than last year’s $72 million deficit, or a significantly more worrisome $108 million, the county administration announced Wednesday.The latter funding gap is a result of Alameda County… Read More ›
State cuts to in-home care services could blow a hole in Alameda County’s next budget
ALAMEDA COUNTYAlameda County’s likely fiscal year budget shortfall will be additionally impacted by the state’s decision to begin asking municipalities to shoulder more of the costs for in-home health services. Last week, Alameda County Administrator Susan Muranishi told the Board… Read More ›
Eden Health District escapes Chan’s bid for dissolution
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan has threatened dissolution of the health district for differing reasons since 2012. EDEN HEALTH DISTRICTThere is not a need for the embattled Eden Health District to be dismantled and its assets distributed to various health… Read More ›
Eden Health District CEO says Bonta wants dissolution solely for their assets, not reasons stated
Eden Health District CEO Dev Mahadevan EDEN HEALTH DISTRICTAlameda County elected officials and two East Bay assemblymembers have asserted for the past year that the Eden Health District no longer provides health care grants for its central county residents and… Read More ›
VP Biden declines needle prick in Newark
VP Joe Biden: No blood test for me, thank you. NEWARK | Vice President Joe Biden visited Newark Thursday to showcase a local company’s innovation in the health care field. Biden praised biotech firm, Theranos, which employs about 150 at… Read More ›
Cutter rips healthcare district for not paying ‘fair share’ to San Leandro Hospital
“I am quite outraged at what Eden does and how theydo it,” said San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter. Cutter also questions Eden Township CEO’s pay SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter excoriated the local… Read More ›
Alameda County ambulance provider needs $5 million from taxpayers to continue services
A change in the county’s payer mix since 2010 led to mounting losses, says Paramedics Plus. Proposal fails with Carson’s no vote; Miley’s recusal BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | The exclusive provider of ambulance services in Alameda County says it needs a… Read More ›
Report: Wieckowski aide, San Jose council candidate admits to DUIs
Tim Orozco finished first in the San Jose City Council primary last April. STATE SENATE | 10TH DISTRICT | Tim Orozco, an aide to State Sen. Bob Wieckowski and candidate for the open District Four San Jose City Council seat,… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee: Republicans Cut Hospital Preparedness Before Ebola Risk
http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.js#ec=8yN282cTrvfL3wf_wEQfNnmkjEBHlfL7&pbid=b171980b65ae4996bffea4da902c7846 CONGRESS | 13 DISTRICT | In contentious races across the country, Ebola has become a political hot potato. On Friday, Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee used the infectious disease to criticize House Republicans for past cuts to health care and… Read More ›
Save San Leandro Hospital Vet Appointed to Eden Township Board
Roxann Lewis is the newest member of the Eden Township Healthcare District Board of Directors. EDEN TOWNSHIP | One of the people who helped San Leandro Hospital escape closure last year is now a member of the Eden Township Healthcare… Read More ›
Joe Lacob: A Sterling Example of the Rich Stealing from the Poor in Alameda County
The amount of outstanding debt Warriors owner Joe Lacob owes Alameda County is almost the same as its fiscal budget shortfall. ALAMEDA COUNTY | BUDGET | Starting next week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will begin deliberations on a… Read More ›
June Primary Winners: The Eric Swalwell Era Begins
PHOTO/Shane Bond ERIC SWALWELL His upset victory two years ago surprised many, but Swalwell’s longevity was in some question as State Sen. Ellen Corbett stood in his way for a second term in Congress. Without Corbett in the general, there… Read More ›
Down Ballot, May 27, 2014; 7 days to Election Day
Just so we’re completely clear. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL If you drive east on A Street in Hayward near Hesperian Boulevard, you will see a billboard paid for by the union-backed political action committee, Healing the Heart of Hayward (ProTip: about… Read More ›
Alameda County Puts Controversial Laura’s Law Pilot Program on Hold
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | During one of the most heartbreaking, riveting and longest Alameda County Board of Supervisors meetings in recent memory, a long-discussed proposal to approve the early stages of a court-ordered treatment program for the mentally… Read More ›
Reauthorization of County Health Care Half-Cent Sales Tax Heads to June Ballot
Alameda Health System received $88 million in tax revenue last year from Measure A. ELECTION 2014 | ALAMEDA COUNTY | Nearly every government agency seeking a ballot measure this election cycle characterizes its important in dire terms, but some come with… Read More ›
Reauthorization for Alameda County’s Measure A may not come until 2016
A large portion of Measure A tax dollars is used to operate Oakland’s Highland Hospital. ALAMEDA COUNTY | HEALTH CARE | Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan believes voters will not be asked to reauthorize a critical funding measure for the… Read More ›
2013 Year-In-Review, Part I: The Fight Over Public Safety Erupts Over Bratton, Drones
PHOTO/Shane Bond 2013 | YEAR-IN-REVIEW | The spoils of the 2012 election season were received from Congress to the State Legislature to city councils throughout the East Bay. Crime continues to be a problem in Oakland, along with how to… Read More ›
Corbett To Offer Bill Related To Castro Valley Assisted-Living Care Case
State Sen. Ellen Corbett LEGISLATURE | State Sen. Ellen Corbett says the chain of events leading to 14 elderly patients in Castro Valley being left unattended and alone at an assisted-care facility for two days is unacceptable. When the State Legislature reconvenes… Read More ›
Sutter Health’s Epic Fail
HEALTH CARE | It seems San Leandro Hospital got out from under the thumb of Sutter Health in the nick of time. The California Nurses Association on Tuesday harshly criticized the hospital provider for potentially putting patients at risk when… Read More ›
How Alameda Health System Is Going All-In With Deals In Alameda, San Leandro
ALAMEDA COUNTY//HEALTH CARE | The fall and potential renaissance of two East Bay health care facilities in San Leandro and Alameda share similar qualities, they reportedly bleed money and struggle to compete in a market dominated by big players in… Read More ›
Alameda County Closes $80 Million Deficit With Extra Leftover For Employees
ALAMEDA COUNTY//BUDGET | A proposal to close an $80 million budget shortfall in Alameda County includes cuts to the safety net and one-time only savings from previous budget years. County employee will also receive a cost-of-living increase for the first… Read More ›
Hayashi Bides Time As A Health Care Consultant
Mary Hayashi STATE SENATE 10 | Between running for Alameda County supervisor last year and ramping up for a run at the State Senate in 2014, there is time for Mary Hayashi to make some money. The former two-time Hayward assemblywoman… Read More ›
DEAL TO SAVE SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL IS ON THE TABLE
ILLUSTRATION/ Steven Tavares PHOTO/CNA SAN LEANDRO//HEALTH CARE | Sutter Health and the Alameda Health System are set to sign a letter of intent to begin negotiation terms of an agreement that will keep San Leandro Hospital open for, at least,… Read More ›
Miley: A Lack Of Leadership In Oakland Is Hastening Crime Problem
ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS//ROUNDUP | A multi-agency proposal that would add up to 90 public safety officers for high crime areas in Alameda County has some federal and local hoops to jump through before receiving the $67 million grant. This week,… Read More ›
Union Workers At Pleasanton Country Club Agree To New Contract Nearly Three Years After Contentious Lockout
LABOR | Food service workers at Pleasanton’s tony Castlewood Country Club, locked out for nearly three years, finally have a new contract. Unite Here Local 2850, the labor union representing 45 cooks, servers, and bartenders at the club announced the… Read More ›