ICYMI, San Ramon! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed

Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.

Smoking and Drones Banned from East Bay Regional Parks

• The smoking ban came at the request of the environmental group Save the Bay.

Northern California's Slang 'Hella' Added to Merriam-Webster New Edition

• Our word was among 2,000 interesting new words chosen for the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Frozen Vegetable Recall In CA: Serious, Sometimes Fatal Contamination Risk Cited

• Some brands of frozen vegetables were recalled in California and elsewhere because of a serious, sometimes fatal contamination risk.

WATCH: Coast Guard Helps Injured Boater in the Bay

• The injured boater ran aground near the Dumbarton Bridge.

New BART Car Crashes Into Dirt Berm

• No one was injured during the test run mishap.

Livermore Wine Country Downtown Street Festival 2016: Save the Date

• Wine and beer tasting passes can be purchased online now.

Oakland Man Wins Tesla Model S or $50K Cash

• His name was pulled in the San Francisco Dream House Raffle Early Bird Drawing.

San Leandro Plans Big Cinco de Mayo Celebration

• Music, dancers, food and crafts will all be featured.

Albany Senior Resource Expo Planned Thursday

• Find out what resources are available here in the community to enhance your life, or help ease your care giving burden.

Beautiful Bird Missing in Castro Valley

• The parrot has been missing since Tuesday.

Final Work on Sinkhole Restoration Planned Thursday

• The utilities are fixed and the road resurfaced. coming up Thursday: striping.

Fremont Police Fundraiser For Special Olympics Thursday

• The Tip-A-Cop event will be held at a restaurant at Pacific Commons.

Anti-Human Trafficking Summit to Be Held in San Leandro Thursday

• Experts and legal representatives from throughout the Bay Area will be in attendance.

Piedmont Teen Earns Spot in Traveling Circus

• This kid is talented! He'll be performing as a juggler, but also enjoys filmmaking and debate while maintaining an 'A' average at school.

3 UC Berkeley Graduates Win 2016 Pulitzer Prizes

• Two of the prizes were for journalism while the other for fiction. One writer had high praise for the university.

Alameda County Fair 2016: Concert Lineup; Ticket Discounts; 4th of July Bash

Your favorites are back--from fair food to the Fireworks Spectacular--plus new attractions including Clydesdales, Chinese Acrobats and more.

Bubbles of Fun Run Registration Underway

• Fun, exercise and plenty of bubbles will be featured at the event on May 7. Proceeds help local schools. (Links for registration included)

Berkeley Researchers Watching the Snow Melt

Summer-like weather here in the Bay Area over the weekend also meant temperatures warm enough to melt snow in the high Sierra.

Fremont Senior Center Planning Trips

• Get out of town, out of state or even out of the country with the Fremont Senior Center. Take a look at a list of the fun trips planned.

Steph Curry Stars in White House Video With President Obama: WATCH

• Is there anything that Curry can't do? Watch this funny video with our NBA MVP and POTUS. #dubnation

Muslim College Student Claims He Was Harassed By Airline

• Khairuldeen Makhzoomi says he was kicked off a Southwest plane after speaking Arabic on his cell phone.

UC Berkeley Grad Awarded $250,000 Fellowship

• The Berkeley grad will pursue a doctor of philosophy degree in materials science. Two students planning to attend Stanford also won.

Raiders Face Steep Rent Hike in Coliseum Contract Extension

• The one-year extension keeps the team in Oakland through the upcoming season.

San Leandro Company to Pay $1M in Back Wages, Damages

• This is the second time in 5 years that TriNet has been found in violation of federal wage laws.

Be Part of San Ramon's History: Submit Input for the 2083 Time Capsule

• Read what people are saying about San Ramon now and then, and make sure to leave your opinions too!

Solano Prison Inmates Given 'Shark Tank' Style Business Opportunity

• California State Prison-Solano inmates will pitch their business plan ideas to Silicon Valley venture capitalists and biz execs next week.

Spay Neuter Fees Waived for Adoptions Through the Month

• Contra Costa County Animal Services is waiving fees for dogs and cats for the rest April hoping to encourage adoptions.

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