Hearing for suspect in Pleasanton double homicide case continued to next week
The man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s mother and brother in Pleasanton briefly appeared in court Monday morning during his first plea hearing, where his attorney ultimately did not enter a plea.
County supes vote to help Alameda Health System tackle budget problem
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted last week to approve a plan to help keep the county’s public health system afloat in the face of devastating federal budget cuts.
A teacher’s perspective: How pressure, pain and silence fuel opioid vulnerability in schools
Getty Images By Vivan Vaidya The opioid epidemic is often discussed in statistics such as overdose deaths, hospitalizations and prescription rates. But in our high schools, it’s the quiet domino effect that both students and teachers are noticing: Anxiety, stress, and the following silent normalization of pill misuse. “Most teenagers simply don’t see themselves as…
$53 million from Measure W fund allocated to 10 housing projects
Alameda County has allocated $53 million of funds from a 2020 sales tax to 10 housing projects, county officials announced Wednesday in Oakland.
Espinola named Bay East president for 2026
Bill Espinola, of Parkview Realty in Hayward, is the new president for the Bay East…
Supes appoint interim registrar of voters as current elections chief is set to retire
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to appoint longtime county employee Cynthia Cornejo as interim registrar of voters, succeeding her boss Tim Dupuis…
Driver airlifted after crash down embankment along rural Mines Road
Emergency crews rescued a driver trapped inside their car after it careened down an embankment and landed on its side in a stream in unincorporated…
