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California’s $20 minimum wage leads 89% of fast-food restaurants to reduce hours
The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers. However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations. […]
Donate School Supplies to Local Elementary Students
Alameda Hospital staff invites public to drop off supplies at hospital lobby by July 31. Alameda Hospital staff are showing up for a local elementary school by launching a backpack and school supplies drive. Staff are collecting crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue sticks, scissors, folders, lined paper, graphite pencils, backpacks, wipes, and more.
Planning Board Approves Alameda Food Bank Warehouse Design
On July 22, the Planning Board approved the design review for the Alameda Food Bank’s planned addition of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse to Building 607 at 677 West Ranger Avenue. While the existing facility will be renovated into a new community food market serving the City’s most vulnerable, the planned food storage warehouse will address increased demand and enable the Food Bank to prepare for emergencies affecting the larger community.
Prop 32 asks California voters to raise statewide minimum wage to $18
Renato Palisoc has worked at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego for 16 years. He said wages have gone up incrementally during that time, but the cost of living in California has increased exponentially. California's current $16 minimum wage is more than twice the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25....
Controversial Bay Area horseback riding company investigated for animal neglect following horse death
MILPITAS — Santa Clara County authorities are investigating a controversial Bay Area horseback riding company weeks after a horse under their care allegedly died from neglect. Chaparral Ranch — which has been at the center of animal abuse allegations for years — called the county’s Animal Control to their...
Berkeley Talks: Journalist Jemele Hill on the intersection of sports and race (revisiting)
Follow Berkeley Talks, a Berkeley News podcast that features lectures and conversations at UC Berkeley. See all Berkeley Talks. In Berkeley Talks episode 205, sports journalist Jemele Hill discusses her career at the intersection of sports, race and culture in the U.S. at a UC Berkeley event in January 2020.
A homeless crackdown is looming — so why is SF slashing its outreach budget?
San Francisco has slashed funding for its Homeless Outreach Team just as the city prepares to launch a stricter enforcement policy against encampments. Officials approved a $1 million reduction to the team’s $10 million budget this year in an effort to consolidate the city’s 10 street teams tasked with responding to homelessness, public drug use and episodes related to mental illness, according to Mayor London Breed’s office.
Alameda PostCast for July 26, 2024
New this morning in Episode 113, topics include: Criminal charges issued in the wake of last year’s scrap metal fire; FAAS hits the fast-forward button on their spay/neuter facility; the Planning Board approves the new Alameda Food Bank facility; the Island Hopper shuttle begins at Alameda point; lots of water transit news; more overnight Posey Tube closings; Julie’s has a new owner; back-to-back titles for the Alameda Anchors; and weekend events from our newly improved events calendar.
After lengthy public comment, Berkeley City Council discusses military equipment report, passes resolution to lower voting age
Aside from the noteworthy discourse around the failed Dwight Triangle resolution, Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting also saw the adoption of a resolution lowering the voting age for school board elections and discussions around the 2023 Annual Military Equipment Report. Public comments largely surrounded the war on Gaza, and...
Discussions on proposed ‘middle housing’ zoning measure follow a divided special meeting
Berkeley City Council is currently considering an ordinance that would allow small apartment buildings, known as “middle housing,” to be built in lower-density neighborhoods around Berkeley, spurring what has become a heated debate between both council members and the community. At a special meeting Tuesday, community members were...
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