A spokeswoman for the City of Albany said the city is withholding comment on a the affordable-housing lawsuit filed against it Wednesday, pending a City Council review of the suit in closed session this coming Monday.
Some of the activity this past week from Washington and Sacramento involving East Bay legislators
Albany was sued Wednesday by Albany Housing Advocates, Albany Bulb resident Amber Whitson and homeless home-care aide Betty Stephenson for allegedly violating state law on providing for affordable housing.
A "Services Fair" with tables staffed by local service agencies was held in a Golden Gate Fields parking lot Thursday afternoon to offer assistance in finding alternative housing for people living on Albany Bulb.
Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, who are Albany school parents and Berkeley residents, are being honored by the Berkeley City Council tonight, Tuesday, for their leading role in the court battle against Proposition 8, the state ban on same-sex marriage.
One big impact of the federal shutdown in the Bay Area was the closure of national parks, including tours of Alcatraz. The the Gold Dust Lounge in SF was offering discounts to stranded tourists ""until Republicans sober up."
A public workshop will be held tonight, Oct. 1, on the City of Albany's tardy Housing Element. Faced with a serious threat of being sued, Albany is working to move forward in winning state approval of the required housing plan for the city.
There were 12,582 federal employees in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties last year.
This short video posted on Vimeo five days ago by TruthBeTold offers a sympathetic view of people living on the Albany Bulb as the City of Albany prepares to remove them by enforcing the city's no-camping law.
Some of the items this past week in Sacramento and Washington involving East Bay legislators
Despite the rain last Saturday, the National Weather Service warns that several days of "critical fire danger" loom ahead for the East Bay hills because of strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions.
Do you think this new law will make it safer for bicyclists in Albany and other parts of the Bay Area? Tell us in the comments or take our poll.
The clock is ticking down to the Oct. 10 deadline, when a 60-day cooling off period in the BART contract talks ends and another strike could occur. The two sides remain far apart as they prepare to return to the bargaining table today, Monday.
In 2011, BART officials cut off cell phone service to underground stations to thwart a planned protest. A bill sitting on Gov. Brown's desk would require government agencies to get a court order before doing the same.
A new troll has been placed on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, continuing a lucky-troll tradition started by iron workers when they made bridge repairs and engaged a colleague to add a troll after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
AT&T has dismissed its lawsuit against the City of Albany in connection with the application to put cell phone antennas on the Sunny Side Cafe on Solano Aveune. This dismissal follows the City Council's approval of the antennas on Sept. 3.
The Berkeley City Council voted 8-0 with one abstention Tuesday night to move forward with exploring a local requirement for labeling GMO produce sold in the city. The proposal calls for the grocers to do the labeling.
Calling for tougher state gun control legislation at a news conference in Oakland today, Monday, were two Democratic members of the state Assembly from the East Bay: Nancy Skinner, whose district includes Albany, and Rob Bonta.
The "yellow fever mosquito," which also carries dengue fever, has been found in the Bay Area, and Alameda County health officials are conducting special monitoring in Albany, asking residents to report any sightings and especially captured ones.
Big laurels for Alameda County's website. It has been named as the best county government portal in the nation in the "Best of the Web" contest by Government Technology Magazine's Center for Digital Government.
A controversial array of 12 AT&T cell phone antennas proposed for the roof of Sunny Side Cafe on Solano Avenue in Albany won approval on a close 3-2 vote by the Albany City Council Tuesday night.
After an emotional public hearing with more than three dozen speakers offering conflicting views on the Albany Bulb homeless, the City Council Tuesday night reaffirmed its decision to begin enforcing the city's no-camping law next month.
A group of about four dozen protesters, including homeless people living on Albany Bulb, marched to City Hall tonight, Tuesday, to express opposition at the City Council meeting to the city's plan to evict the Bulb homeless in October.
AT&T has sued the City of Albany again over an application to install cell phone antennas. The new suit, filed last week, accuses the city of unreasonable delay in approving its application to put antennas on Sunny Side Cafe on Solano Avenue.
With an anticipated lawsuit by AT&T in the wings, the Albany City Council on Tuesday night will review the proposed AT&T cell phone antennas on the Sunny Side Cafe, which were approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission in June.
After being closed five days, the Bay Bridge reopened tonight, Monday, with traffic flowing by shortly after 10 p.m., hours ahead of schedule.
Protest against the plan to evict the homeless from the Albany Bulb in October is building momentum with an online petition and a planned march from the Bulb to Tuesday night's City Council meeting, where the issue will be discussed.
Distinguished officials and scientists flocked to Albany Thursday to celebrate "National Historic Chemical Landmark" status for the USDA's Western Regional Research Center on Buchanan Street, the only institution ever to win the honor twice.
Here's what you need to know about the Bay Bridge closure, biking on the new span and what will happen to the old bridge and its good luck troll.
The world's largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society, has named the U.S. Department of Agriculture research center in Albany as a "National Landmark" for its pioneering role in isolating and reproducing food flavors.
At a forum for transit planners Thursday, Anthony Bruzzone of the Arup planning firm said traffic demand on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge could exceed capacity by 2035 or 2040.
In the latest Albany Community eNewsletter – published today, Friday – outgoing City Manager Beth Pollard offered her thanks and appreciation for an important feature that first attracted her to the city: "People in Albany Care."
The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge was shimmed up this past weekend with temporary steel plates so that it can be ready for its scheduled Sept. 3 debut, bridge authorities said today, Monday.
A BART train broke that down in the Transbay Tube this morning, Wednesday, has been cleared and full service restored, but the system was still experiencing delays shortly before 10 a.m.
Governor Jerry Brown today, Monday, signed AB1266, a California law allowing transgender in the state's K-12 public schools to choose either the boys' or girls' locker room and which sex-segregated team to play on. We'd like to know your thoughts.
The California Department of Public Health warns that a type of ginger candy imported from Vietnam contains excessive lead and should be discarded immediately.
Albany and the eight other cities in the East Bay Green Corridor have realized their three-year goal of developing a standardized permitting process for residential solar energy. A press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 6, will describe it.
The day after Gov. Jerry Brown blocked a possible BART strike for a week, AC Transit workers gave notice today, Monday, that they could go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, potentially stranding 100,000 East Bay riders.
The City of Albany announced today, Monday, that it will host a community celebration to honor retiring City Manager Beth Pollard on Aug. 29, "Beth Pollard Day." Those who wish to attend the $20 event are asked to RSVP by Aug. 22.
In a lawsuit filed today, Friday, over last summer's Chevron refinery fire, the City of Richmond accuses the oil giant of "years of neglect, lax oversight and corporate indifference to necessary safety inspection and repairs."