Oakland Hosts 4th Annual Diwali Festival as Antioch Plans Toy Drive
Neighborhood festivals and seasonal family assistance anchored East Bay community calendars across Alameda and Contra Costa counties…
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East Bay Rents Drive Altamont Super-Commutes as Trial Reaches Day 13
Housing displacement across the Altamont Pass, federal courtroom cross-examination in Oakland, and community animal shelter outreach…
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Bay Area Passes $1B Transit Tax at 61% as SF Elects Wiener, Keeps Park
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties approved a regional public transit sales tax measure by a 61% to 39% margin, raising an estimated $1…
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Alameda Reviews Shoreline Plan & Roots Venue as Richmond Air Assessed
Waterfront land use, environmental health risk modeling, and grassroots food access shaped news across Alameda and Richmond on…
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Lafayette Advances BART Bike Station as Wrubel Leads Berkeley Race
Transit infrastructure, ranked-choice election tallies, and community media anchored Lamorinda and neighboring East Bay civic news on…
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Oakland Tallies Election Leads as 1.2 kW Plug-In Solar Takes Effect
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Measure EE win decisively alongside council victories for Charlene Wang (65.62%), Janani Ramachandran…
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Coliseum Manager Files 1,600-Worker WARN Notice as Lee Wins Oakland
Oakland Arena and Coliseum operator Legends Global—which has managed the complex since 2012—filed a state WARN notice to lay off more…
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