District 3 Supervisor Wilma Chan announced that Alameda County will be the first county to actively recruit and enroll uninsured children eligible for publicly funded health insurance.
Nelson Kirk, the public works supervisor for the city's grounds division, is ensuring the greening of the city.
Patch is participating in Sunshine Week this week by promoting and celebrating open government and freedom of information.
Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski held a public forum in Union City last week to discuss the California budget and Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to close the deficit.
The City Council passed two resolutions to protect Union City from Gov. Brown’s proposal to dismantle redevelopment agencies.
Assemblymember Bob Weickowski and Jean Ross, director of the California Budget Project, will hold a forum for Tri-Cities residents who want to learn about how the budget will affect them.
The city and the redevelopment agency made an agreement last week that would protect agency funds and lock projects in place.
Alameda County unemployment rate at 11 percent, with statewide unemployment at 12.4 percent, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.