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Alameda County extends Flock contract for 18 months despite privacy concerns
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (102+ words) Local News Matters The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an 18-month contract extension with surveillance infrastructure company Flock Safety for the use of law enforcement technology, including automated license plate reader cameras, in the county's unincorporated communities....
6 charged in alleged shooting, stabbing, vandalism over Pride weekend in SF
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (186+ words) Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of…...
Newsom signs Bay Area senator's bill to expand California's use of hydrogen energy
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (113+ words) Local News Matters A bill from an East Bay state senator to expand California's use of green hydrogen energy, a medium for storing renewable energy, was signed into law Monday night. Senate Bill 1350 from Sen. Jerry Mc Nerney, D-Stockton, qualifies…...
Best Bets: Altons at Levitt Pavilion, Breaks in Orinda, 'Hamlet' in Livermore, SF Symphony in Mountain View, Mario Adrion in San Jose
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Con Fire shares details about new Station 90 in Brentwood, expected to be open in 2029
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (113+ words) Local News Matters The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District shared details this week about a new fire station planned in Brentwood. The new facility, Station 90, is planned on a city-owned 5-acre parcel on Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs…...
World Cup celebrations turn violent in Bay Area, leaving multiple people injured
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (94+ words) Local News Matters Two people were stabbed in downtown San Jose and two others were shot near a watch party in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood Tuesday night as celebrations following Mexico's World Cup victory turned violent across the Bay…...
California Forever enlists Democratic insiders in renewed push to build Solano County city
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (140+ words) Local News Matters CALIFORNIA FOREVER, the tech billionaire-backed group that hopes to build a city from scratch on farmland in the outer San Francisco Bay Area, is lobbying state leaders to fast-track a massive shipbuilding deal that would kick-start its…...
July 2026 author events: Catherine Cho, Phil Cousineau, Maria Lenhart, Daniel Mason, Greg Sarris, Parini Shroff, Richie Unterberger, Jonathan Weber, Miranda Yaver
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (1706+ words) New novels, memoirs, histories, guidebooks, and political and sociological titles are in the lineup this month. To submit an event to the calendar, email books@baycitynews. com. Jonathan Weber: The Los Angeles Times" first Silicon Valley reporter in 1990 speaks'about "City…...
Permanente cement plant demolition moves forward after years of planning
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (112+ words) Local News Matters AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, demolition is finally slated to begin at the controversial Permanente Quarry and cement plant near Cupertino." The plant halted operations in April 2020 and was slated to permanently close in August 2023 amid pressure from…...
Alameda County supes approve standing committee on reparations for Black residents
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (608+ words) The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday established a standing committee on reparations that will work to address racial disparities experienced by the county's Black residents." The vote followed the Alameda County Reparations Commission's presentation of its draft action…...