Upcoming state audit targets mandates
California housing regulators are demanding that cities statewide develop meticulous plans to add 2.5 million affordable and market-rate homes by the end of the decade — but some local officials …
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Ex-workers want Oakland to sue Radisson Hotel for wage theft
The hotel that owes the largest wage theft payout in Oakland’s history still hasn’t paid a dollar to 128 ex-workers, according to union representatives who are pressuring the city to …
How Safeway controversy kicked off movement
When Pinole made news last month for being the first East Bay city to ban new gas stations, the small community of 18,000 was tapping into a trend that has …
California playgrounds may become too hot due to rising temps
As summer approaches and temperatures soar, one of the most dangerous places for Bay Area students might actually be the playground. On a hot, sunny day, the asphalt on school …
Cupertino’s Free Shakespeare in the Park to return this summer
The curtain will rise once again for Cupertino’s annual Shakespearean performances at Memorial Park. Organized by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, a nonprofit performing arts group, the 90-minute shows have …
San Mateo County to launch mental health ‘CARE Court’
San Mateo County plans to launch a mental health court this summer aimed at compelling homeless people and others with severe, untreated psychotic disorders into treatment plans and facilities. The …
Cupertino housing element moves forwards with City Council approval
Cupertino is one step closer to adding 4,588 homes in the next decade. The City Council Tuesday night adopted its housing element, which is a blueprint submitted every eight years …
Pro-Palestinian protesters put up more barricades, pitch tents as UC Berkeley building occupation grows
BERKELEY — More wooden pallets and tarps went up around the Anna Head Alumnae Hall on Thursday, creating a makeshift barricade around protesters occupying the dilapidated UC Berkeley building for …
Alameda County program tackles teacher shortage with low-cost credential program
In an effort to tackle the ongoing East Bay teacher shortage, the Alameda County Office of Education has teamed up with Reach University to offer a low-cost teacher credential program …
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over abandoned UC Berkeley building
BERKELEY — A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over UC Berkeley’s Anna Head Alumnae Hall on Wednesday, just a day after a large encampment in Sproul Plaza was taken down …