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Bay Area Journalist Enlisted to Aid Embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as Chief of Communications
Veteran journalist Casey Pratt has had the pulse of Bay Area sports for years. Pratt now steps into a new arena as the Chief of Communications for the office of Mayor Sheng Thao, an individual in serious need of some good PR, following an FBI raid of her house involving an alleged corruption scandal, Oakland's ranking as the #2 worst managed city in the country, and calls for Thao to step down from all directions, including the NAACP. Thao hopes that Pratt's acumen from behind the news desk will translate to a position of civic discourse, as well as a strategic messaging shift, the mayor's office announced earlier today.
Learn how to play pickleball
It’s never too late to learn: The Piedmont Pickleball Committee will be hosting its monthly pickleball intro lessons for anyone interested in learning how to play the fastest-growing sport in America. We will go over all the basics of the game. Date: Saturday, August 3 from 10 a.m. –...
City of Orinda announces new city manager
Orinda Mayor Darlene Gee announced the selection of Linda Smith to serve as Orinda’s next City Manager. The Orinda City Council will consider approval of the City Manager Employment Agreement at its July 16, 2024, meeting. Smith, who is the current City Manager of Dublin, CA, will start her tenure with the City of Orinda on October 14, 2024.
Contra Costa County hands out its first permit for home-based micro-restaurants
Contra Costa County handed out its first Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation permit, and it's been a dream come true for the people who received it. Patience, precision and passion are all important parts of Kellie Joe's pizza making process.They've helped her find success operating numerous pizza ventures in Contra Costa County with her wife, Vanda, since 2009, including Chicks and Love and Queen of Crusts.But now, her patience, precision and passion is about to really pay off."I get really emotional. It's like a dream come true," she said.Kellie and Vanda became the first people in Contra Costa County to obtain...
Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire
Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters. The county recorded 3,180 evictions last year, the highest amount since 2014. Compare that to the less than 2,000 evictions between 2020 and 2022 during the pandemic. Key protections tenants won at the... The post Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire appeared first on San José Spotlight.
UCLA extension gets $6M gift from author Scott Galloway
UCLA extension has received a $6 million gift from professor, author and entrepreneur Scott Galloway to fund a new program that gives non-traditional students access to the skills and resources needed to launch their careers.
Berkeley zoning has served for many decades to separate the poor from the rich and whites from people of color
Editors’ note: A version of this story first appeared on Berkeleyside in March 2019. Stored away in the file cabinets of City Hall is a series of binders dating back to 1916. These binders each contain several hundred pages of systematically organized documents in neat legal language. At the back of each section is a map of Berkeley with a small number on each property – R-1, C-1, M. This is Berkeley’s zoning code.
Grand jury issues grave warning over city's unpreparedness for imminent crisis: 'Every city taxpayer ... will bear the costs'
A civil grand jury has found that San Francisco is unprepared for flooding risks caused by a rise in sea levels, as reported by Axios. In a report titled "Come Hell or High Water," released on June 11, a civil grand jury in San Francisco assessed the city's preparedness for climate change-related disasters.
SF supervisors push proposal to persuade police to to delay retirement
San Francisco Supervisors went to great lengths Tuesday to ensure a controversial public-safety measure reaches the November ballot. The board voted 8-3 to advance a charter amendment that, if approved by voters, would offer financial incentives for older police officers to delay retirement. But it did so only after holding back-to-back special meetings to beat a deadline to get the measure on the ballot. Those moves came after Supervisor Hillary...
Another Bay Area city pushing for CHP assistance from Newsom
VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) — In the North Bay, a Vallejo city councilmember is pushing for the governor to deploy California Highway Patrol officers to her city’s streets, similar to how CHP officers are helping to crack down on crime in Oakland and San Francisco. “The neighborhoods and the people are crying for help,” explained Vallejo […]
California Prepares to Launch CalHeat Score, Nation’s First Extreme Heat Ranking System
In 2022, Assembly Bill No. 2238, legislation establishing a statewide extreme heat ranking system was signed into law. Currently this ranking system is being developed by California’s Environmental Protection Agency and is planned to be launched in 2025 as the nation’s first extreme heat wave ranking system. According...
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