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Oakland drops lawsuit against county, removes Coliseum sale hurdle
Oakland is dropping its lawsuit against Alameda County over the sale of the Oakland Coliseum complex, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor Libby Schaaf, Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Vice...Read More
At least one dead in Alameda County head-on collision
At least one lane of traffic is closed on Pleasanton Sunol Road in unincorporated Alameda County Thursday morning after one person was killed in a head-on traffic collision, according...Read More
Pedestrian killed in Newark collision
A 65-year-old pedestrian died in a traffic collision Friday evening in Newark on Thornton Avenue.Read More
Officials struggle with where to send Hall of Justice inmates
“We don’t have a lot of options.”Read More
I-580 lanes reopen after multi-vehicle collision seriously injures motorcyclist
The California Highway Patrol has cleared all lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 580 east of the Altamont Pass in unincorporated Alameda County, after a collision seriously injured a motorcyclist....Read More
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday and last up to five days in portions of 34 counties across...Read More
Supe warns of undercount consequence in upcoming census town hall
The stakes will be high for Alameda County when the 2020 census is conducted next spring and the office of county Supervisor Keith Carson is doing outreach early to...Read More
Oakland employee resigns police commission post in disgrace
A city of Oakland employee has resigned from her post as vice chair of the panel that picks members of the city’s Police Commission following her conviction on a...Read More
Mines Fire burns through at least 20 acres near Livermore
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire in Alameda County on Monday afternoon. The fire, reported about 2:30 p.m., is located along Mines Road near Livermore,...Read More
Alameda County study shows half of guns used in crimes registered out of state
Only half of the guns used to commit crimes in Alameda County last year were registered in California and less than 10 percent were registered to the person who...Read More
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris in connection with the...Read More
Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for man accused of killing Nia Wilson
Alameda County prosecutors said Monday that they won’t seek the death penalty for a transient charged with special circumstances murder for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at...Read More
Unemployment rates drop below 5 percent across Bay Area counties
Unemployment rates were below five percent in all nine San Francisco Bay Area counties last month, data from the California Employment Development Department shows. Bay Area July unemployment rates...Read More
Crews nearly contain 248-acre Dublin brush fire
Firefighters have almost completely contained a brush fire that broke out in Dublin Friday afternoon after it grew to 248 acres, fire officials said. Cal Fire and the Alameda...Read More
Sheriffs seize 25 firearms in multi-location search warrant operation
Detectives recovered 25 firearms Wednesday as a result of a multi-location search warrant operation in unincorporated Alameda County, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. The office’s gang suppression...Read More
Bridge toll hikes add $9.3 million for commuter parking projects
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday committed $9.3 million from bridge tolls for new commuter parking projects in Alameda County, according to the agency. Bridge tolls were raised $1...Read More