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Newsom signs law allowing restaurants to keep surcharges, fees on checks
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Saturday that keeps surcharges on restaurant and bar checks in the state legal. Senate Bill 1524 will make restaurants exempt from another new state law banning "junk fees." "I understand both sides of the debate, but I just...
Livermore announces new time for Fourth of July event due to weather
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the summer heat rolls in just in time for Independence Day festivities, the city of Livermore has shortened its family-friendly celebration at the Livermore Municipal Airport on Thursday to 10 a.m. to noon. It was previously set to run until 2 p.m. The...
Investigators say Oakland businessman laundered political donations to now-mayor through karaoke bar
Federal investigators say a California business owner used a karaoke-bar-turned-brothel to funnel campaign donations to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and other members of the city's political class.
San Jose Earthquake: 2.8-magnitude quake rattles Bay Area
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A 2.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the South Bay late Monday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey said the small earthquake struck the Seven Trees neighborhood of San Jose around 5:39 p.m.
Petaluma is the first Bay Area city to offer free bus rides
PETALUMA, Calif. - Petaluma is the first Bay Area city to offer free bus rides. The city's transit services will be completely fare-free as part of a one-year pilot program. City leaders say the goal is to help people learn about public transit, remove cost barriers, and meet the city's climate goals.
East Bay among hottest parts of Bay Area during heat wave
LIVERMORE, Calif. - The East Bay will be one of the hottest areas in the Bay Area this week. Restaurants and businesses in downtown Livermore said they didn't see as many people as they'd normally see sitting outside on Monday evening. In fact, we found more people dining indoors than...
Grand Jury Finds Evidence Antioch City Council Committed Brown Act Violations
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Grand Jury confirmed what many have said is going on with the majority City Council for years. Under the leadership of Mayor Lamar Thorpe, along with Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson and Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker, the Grand Jury found Brown Act Violations have likely occurred, the council has overstepped its authority, and the city has a hiring and retention problem.
Alameda County Fire officials warn of July 4th holiday heatwave fireworks risk
The Alameda County Fire Department on Monday demonstrated just how fast fireworks can spark grass fires.The hot temperatures this week have fire officials worried about crews getting stretched too thin this Independence Day. "Temperatures always seem around the Fourth of July to creep up on up," said Division Chief Randall West of the Alameda County Fire Dept. "Like this is the week of the year for us. For the sun to be even hotter, the grass to be even drier."Across the Bay Area first responders are looking at the confluence of the calendar and the weather forecast, and they see...
Celebrate the 4th with an Alameda Update
The Alameda shoreline is a nice place to watch the 4th of July fireworks, so Streetsblog thought it apropos to report a few short updates from the Bay Area's island city. Alameda advocates celebrated clearing the final hurdle towards getting protected bike lanes and other upgrades down the length of Central Avenue. From a social media post by Bike Walk Alameda advocate Cyndy Johnsen:
These California Cities Just Raised The Minimum Wage. Make Sure You’re Getting Paid the Right Amount
The minimum wage went up in several cities across California on Monday, just as inflation keeps elevating the prices of goods and services in an already very expensive place to live. One Bay Area city, Emeryville, has raised its minimum wage to $19.36 an hour, making it the city with the highest minimum wage in the state.
Oakland announces potential rent increases starting July 1
(KRON) — Oakland City Council’s emergency rent moratorium, adopted in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will end on Sunday, the city announced. From March 8, 2020, to June 30, Oakland’s emergency moratorium prohibited rent increases above the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI). Rent Adjustment Programs (RAP) - such as those based on uninsured […]
Exclusive: Oakland will not meet state's deadline to fix 911 response times
After July 26, Oakland is expected to lose state funding for its emergency communications center and be forced to reroute all its 911 calls through another agency’s calling center. These are the harsh consequences Oakland Police Department’s 911 center is set to face because it’s not able to improve...
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