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Elevated lead levels in drinking water at Oakland schools sparks outrage
Oakland Unified School District parents and school staff are speaking out after elevated lead levels were found in drinking water at multiple schools across the district.In one case, a water fountain had ten times the amount of allowable lead levels.A notice was sent out to families this week, but some of the testing happened months ago, with students and staff have been drinking the water during the summer school sessions.Now some people, like 6th grade teacher at Frink United Academy of Language Stuard Loebl, are concerned about the impact of lead consumption, which includes learning difficulties, blood disorders and behavioral...
Brian Daboll acknowledges “poor decision” by Daniel Jones, glad it happened in preseason
Giants coach Brian Daboll admitted that quarterback Daniel Jones was far from perfect in Saturday’s preseason game. But Daboll emphasized that it was just preseason. Jones started the game and threw two interceptions, and the Giants also lost three fumbles, and Daboll was frustrated by that, noting that Jones has to make better decisions.
3 killed in morning Fremont crash
FREMONT, Calif. - At least three people are dead after a car crashed into a concrete barrier in Fremont, officials said. The three victims were all in the same car when it collided with the barrier shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday northbound on Interstate 880 at the Warren Avenue crossing.
New angle of Giants DT Elijah Chatman chasing down a Texans RB is wild
This is the kind of play that can earn you a spot on the 53-man roster. For NY Giants defensive tackle Elijah Chatman, he continues to do himself a ton of favors in sticking around for Week 1. After the preseason Week 2 loss to Houston, it almost feels like a lock that he'll be around to face the Vikings.
Santa Rosa Community Health Clinic in homeless services center pays dividends
Two years after opening Caritas Center, its downtown Santa Rosa family shelter and services hub, Catholic Charities believes it has successfully tested a key piece in the puzzle of solving homelessness: improve the health of people who are homeless. The North Bay’s largest provider of homelessness services arrived at that conclusion based upon an ongoing partnership with Santa Rosa Community ...
Average White Band, Commodores lead Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival
Soul icons The Commodores, Tower of Power vocalist Lenny Williams, Scottish funk act Average White Band and Heatwave will perform at the fourth annual Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival in Vallejo on Sept. 7. Dock of Bay, produced by local concert promoters Frazier Trager Presents, will again take place...
D.A. Pamela Price Charges Alameda Swim Team President with Multiple Counts of Embezzlement
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Alameda resident Sarah Lynn New, 45, has been charged with three felony counts of Embezzlement in violation of Penal Code Section 503. If convicted and sentenced on the three felony charges, Ms. New faces nine years in prison. The complaint alleges that...
Santa Clara County officials want to toughen eviction protections
Santa Clara County landlords are dodging a decades-old law that requires they pay to relocate evicted tenants. To combat that, county leaders could give unincorporated neighborhoods stronger eviction protections than surrounding cities. The Board of Supervisors next month will discuss expanding their 1993 tenant relocation assistance policy which covers renters in unincorporated areas. The changes would... The post Santa Clara County officials want to toughen eviction protections appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Waymo’s robotaxi depot is still honking its San Francisco neighbors awake
San Francisco neighbors who live in a building next to a Waymo parking lot are still being haunted by overnight honking. That’s despite a fix from the ride hail company that seems to have fixed the original problem — the cars beeping their horns in the parking lot — but has also revealed that the issue is a little stickier than it may have first seemed.
Thieves pilfer vintage cash register from San Francisco restaurant
An early Sunday burglary at Hamburger Haven, a long-standing restaurant on San Francisco’s Clement Street, has left its owner frustrated but resolute. Thieves pried open a window in the back dining room and stole an antique NCR cash register from 1968, which owner Roozbeh Falahati described as a centerpiece of the restaurant. The burglars were apparently unable to open the register.
Pittsburg apartment fire that displaced dozens started on stove, woman says
PITTSBURG, Calif. - Multiple apartment units went up in flames at the Woodland Hills apartment complex in Pittsburg early Sunday morning. The fire quickly spread to the second-floor apartment and to the neighboring building. The Contra Costa County Fire Department confirmed 16 units were damaged by fire or water, including four that were completely destroyed.
Ex-MLB players weigh in on A's move to Sutter Health Park
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This weekend marks the final Bay Bridge series game. That’s when the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants face off. Sunday is the last time the two teams will play each other at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s are headed to West Sacramento...
Closure of homeless veterans housing program in Sebastopol leaves raw feelings behind
A Sebastopol-based transitional housing program for homeless veterans shut down in the first week of August, forcing its residents to find other housing and leaving a gulf of raw feelings and differences of opinion in its wake. When Santa Rosa-based Nation’s Finest — which is active in California, Arizona and Nevada — closed Robinson House in Sebastopol, at least 10 formerly homeless veterans ...
84-year-old man critically injured in Mendocino County crash
An 84-year-old man remained hospitalized Sunday in an intensive care unit after his car flipped on a road near the Mendocino County coast, authorities said. The man was rounding a turn on Comptche Road in a Honda Civic just before 1:15 p.m. Saturday when the car went off the south shoulder a few miles east of Highway 1, California Highway Patrol-Ukiah Sgt. Matt Werle said Sunday. The driver ...
Central Coast restaurants receive $5,000 grants
Grants aim to help small businesses in diverse and underserved communities across California. – Ten local restaurants on the Central Coast have received $5,000 grants through the California Restaurant Foundation’s (CRF) Restaurants Care Resilience Fund. The fund, now in its third year, is supported by a $1 million donation from SoCalGas, among other California utility companies. The grants aim to help small businesses in diverse and underserved communities across California by providing financial assistance for equipment and technology upgrades, unforeseen hardships, employee retention bonuses, and employee training.
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