With no sign of a likely settlement in the BART contract talks, Bay Area transit agencies are preparing for another BART strike Monday when the 30-day cooling-off period expires. BART would offer limited bus service from some stations.
The federal program known as SNAP has been in high demand during the recession
The head of the agency hired to assist Albany's homeless, the Berkeley Food and Housing Project, said today, Monday, that the offer of short-term free housing is conditional on recipients being able to continue paying rent after the subsidy ends.
What rude or selfish actions bother you the most when you ride BART trains? We'd like to know.
To relocate the Albany Bulb homeless by the October deadline, Berkeley Food and Housing Project announced they will subsidize free housing for the first three to six months. Some concerns were expressed at the public meeting Thursday night.
BART is showing a mock version of the interior of its planned new car of the future at the MacArthur station between 2-7 p.m. today, Tuesday, through Friday.
The agency hired by Albany to help relocate the homeless from the Bulb by October, the Berkeley Food and Housing Project, will host a kick-off meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Albany Community Center to discuss their outreach and engagement efforts.
The Albany Planning & Zoning Commission on Wednesday will review the 4-story, 177-unit senior housing component of UC Berkeley's proposed commercial development next to University Village in Albany.
At the request of Albany City Councilwoman Marge Atkinson, the recent Planning & Zoning Commission approval of AT&T cell phone antennas on Sunny Side Cafe will be reviewed by the City Council.
BART service has been restored between North Berkeley and Richmond this afternoon, Thursday, following a temporary shutdown due to a fire next to the tracks. Delays persist.
The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by backers of Prop 8, the California ban against same-sex marriage, for an immediate halt to gay marriages pending the outcome of their suit seeking to keep the law on the books.
The Albany City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed increases in city fees and fines at its regular meeting Monday night.
Backers of Prop 8, the state ban on same-sex marriage, asked the state Supreme Court today, Friday, to adopt a narrow interpretation of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case and to allow the state ban to stand.
Some of the action involving East Bay politicians this past week in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
BART announced Tuesday night that trains are unlikely to be back in service on Wednesday, which would be the third day of a BART workers strike.
A tentative agreement Monday averted a strike by East Bay Regional Park District workers that could have closed swimming at Lake Anza and other activities in the district's network of parks on July 4 and 5, two of the parks' busiest days of the year.
The Albany City Council on Monday voted to hire Patrick O'Keeffe, a veteran city administrator who has filled key roles in Emeryville and El Cerrito, to be the city's interim City Manager.
Some of the things East Bay elected officials were working on this past week
Patrick Okeeffe was interviewed prior to stepping down from his prior post in Emeryville.
The survey by the Bay Area Newspaper Group also details the "pension pickups" some government employees receive
The new position should also help Skinner's district, which includes Albany in its boundaries that stretch from Hercules to Piedmont.
The decision to put a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab at the Richmond Field Station, announced with fanfare last year, has changed. A new campus is still planned in Richmond but with UC Berkeley joining as the lead partner.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitution would lower the voter threshold for funding measures
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BART on Tuesday asked for a state mediator to help with stalled negotiations with two unions whose contracts expire at the end of this month.
A newly revised version of the UC Berkeley plan for development next to University Village in Albany returns to Albany's planning commission Wednesday night. The proposed Sprouts Farmers Market has moved, and a public art mural is added.
Former BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger, who resigned under pressure two years ago, received $333,000 in salary last year even though she didn't work at any time during the year, according to the Contra Costa Times.
In addition the departure of Marin Elementary School Principal David Kumamoto, Albany Middle School Principal Peter Parenti is changing jobs to become the Albany Unified School District's director of curriculum.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit filed in August, Larsen v. City of Albany, challenging Albany's approval of the environmental impact report for UC Berkeley's development plans at University Village in Albany.
The Albany City Council on Monday pushed ahead with the city's goal of transferring responsibility for the Albany Bulb to the East Bay Regional Park District to operate as part of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
Are you with the majorities of Californians who support same sex marriage, who believe immigrants in the U.S. illegally should be able to stay and who want stricter gun laws? We'd like to know how you feel.
Between barbecues and beach outings, it's sometimes easy to forget that this holiday is designed to honor the 1.8 million Americans who have died in our nation's wars.
The BART board agreed Thursday night to a five-month trial of allowing bikes on BART at any time, including commute hours, on uncrowded trains. The experiment runs from July 1 to Dec. 1.
In its first night meeting since 2001, the BART board of directors Thursday will consider a staff recommendation to allow bikes on BART during commute hours as well as non-commute hours.
Albany City Manager Beth Pollard today, Wednesday, announced her retirement effective in August after 12 years in the job.