OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | An Oakland City Council ordinance that would enact a citywide minimum wage of $10.20 was held in committee Tuesday while staff continues to study the issue. Meanwhile, a potential local initiative for the November ballot to… Read More ›
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Hayward Councilmember Mendall Advocates for Raising Minimum Wage
Hayward Councilmember Al Mendall, right, wants Alameda County or Hayward to raise the local minimum wage to $12 or $15. PHOTO/Steven Tavares HAYWARD | MINIMUM WAGE | There is a growing push in the East Bay calling for a steep… Read More ›
Middle-Aged White Males: Homeless and Nowhere to Go
SAN LEANDRO | HOMELESSNESS | Rose Padilla Johnson, the executive director of San Leandro’s Davis Street Family Resource Center, says there may be over 500 people in the city lacking suitable shelter. The typical profile of the homeless is San… Read More ›
What Would Hayward Do?
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | When it comes to helping the poor, WWHD? By unanimously passing an ordinance Tuesday night placing restrictions on free food-sharing groups that feed the poor in city parks, the Hayward City Council sided with concerns voiced by… Read More ›
Poor, Young, Elderly to Feel the Brunt of Alameda County Budget Cuts
CUTS DEEPEST TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, HEALTH SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY; BUDGET LIKELY APPROVED FRIDAYBy Steven Tavaressteven.tavares@eastbaycitizen.comFollow @eastbaycitizen on twitter The disconnect between what Alameda County desires to protect from budget cuts necessitated by a $137 million funding shortfall and what it will… Read More ›
