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Caltrans Enhances Road Safety on Interstate 80, Median Barrier and Lighting Upgrades Underway from Alameda to Contra Costa
Caltrans is embarking on a project to make nighttime drives less perilous on a stretch of Interstate 80, updating the median barrier and adding safety lighting from the Alameda/Contra Costa County line to the Carquinez Bridge. In an ongoing effort to heighten roadway security and traveler comfort, the current phase is snaking through Richmond and San Pablo, rolling out between the San Pablo Dam Road and El Portal Drive exits to continue eastward, as updated by Caltrans.
Invasive yellow fever mosquito species from SoCal found in Bay Area
CONCORD -- The yellow fever mosquito, an invasive species that bites during the day, has been confirmed in Contra Costa County, the Mosquito and Vector Control District said Friday.The district, which found the first signs of the breed earlier this week, is asking the public to report encounters with the aggressive mosquito, which typically bites around the legs and ankles. It is small and black, with white stripes on its back and legs."In areas with established populations, particularly in Southern and Central California, these mosquitos have changed the quality of life," Steve Schutz, the district's scientific programs director, said in...
League of Women Voters to host candidate forum for East Bay Regional Park District Ward 2
Join the League of Women Voters of Piedmont (LWVP), Oakland (LWVO) and West Contra Costa County (WCCC) on Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., for a forum featuring three candidates for East Bay Regional Park District Ward 2: Lynda Deschambault, Casey Farmer, and Shane Reisman. This virtual forum is hosted by LWVP.
Two historic California reparations bills stall out — sparing Newsom a tough political call
A last-minute protest failed to win the Senate-approved bills a chance to be voted on in the Assembly. The chair of the Black Caucus promised they would be re-introduced next year, and called reparations "a multi-year effort."
California lawmakers seek more time to consider energy proposals backed by Newsom
Democratic lawmakers in the California Assembly are pushing back against a last-minute effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass proposals aimed at cutting energy costs for Californians and reducing gas price spikes at the pump.They say they need more time to weigh the impacts. The pushback means the state Legislature might head to a special session this year after the legislative deadline to wrap up the session on Saturday. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said his members are "on the same page" as Newsom about the need to prioritize lowering energy bills for Californians. But details of the proposals weren't released...
What proposed self-checkout changes would mean for California shoppers
A bill advancing through the California Legislature would require more cashiers to monitor self-checkout stations, but some business groups say the cost of the increased surveillance is too high. The Retail Theft Prevention and Safe Staffing Act, also known as SB 1446, is designed to decrease retail theft by increasing the number of workers in self-checkout areas, said Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, the bill’s author. She also said the improved monitoring will make stores safer. The...
Day Around the Bay: A Dispute Over Chicken Farms Roils Sonoma County
In Sonoma County, animal rights activists and chicken farmers are engaged in a tense conflict over a local ballot measure that would ban factory farming. Critics argue that the proposal would overturn their way of life, supporters say it is a matter of treating animals with basic dignity. [Chronicle]. A...
Oakland boxer hopes to revitalize Bay Area boxing scene
Undefeated middleweight boxer Amari Jones is preparing to showcase his skills in a highly anticipated main event fight at the Oakland Marriott this Saturday. Jones, 22, expressed pride in representing his hometown and the broader Bay Area in the boxing world. "Representing Oakland, and not just Oakland but the Bay Area, there's not a lot that comes out of the Bay Area in boxing," he said. Training at his Pittsburg-based gym, the Lions Den, Jones is determined to change that narrative. "Honestly, when I came up in boxing out here, there wasn't too many people doing it. So,...
Scott Wilk | Progressives’ Public Safety Flip-Flop
Have you ever dealt with someone who just can’t admit when they’re wrong? And even when they’re clearly proven wrong, they gaslight and twist the narrative just to seem right?. This is essentially what we’ve seen from the governor and progressive Democrats in Sacramento all year on...
Woman found dead at BART Pleasant Hill station
(KRON) –Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police are investigating what led to a woman being found dead at its Pleasant Hill Station. BART officials said officers and medics responded to the report of a medical emergency Thursday at 5:28 a.m. An unidentified 69-year-old woman was discovered at the scene and was pronounced dead. Police said […]
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