Fourth of July Events to Take Place Across the Bay Area
Antioch, El Cerrito and Pittsburg are among the Bay Area cities with 4th of July events scheduled. Read on for details on the festivities and transit changes....
02
Jul
02
Jul
Bay Area Air District Hikes Buyback Rate for Gas-Powered Cars
The Bay Area Air District will pay $2,000 to buy back gas-powered vehicles that are model year 2000 and older in an effort to reduce air pollution....
30
Jun
‘Trying to Get My Lines as Crispy as I Can’: Youth Get in the Barber Battle Flow
Middle and high school barbers from across California came to Pittsburg on June 22 to compete in the School's Out Barber Battle....
13
Jun
Antioch Unified Names Darnise Williams New Schools Superintendent
The Antioch Unified School District appointed Darnise Williams as its next superintendent, a position she has previously held in other districts....
08
Jun
‘This Is For That Woman’: Pittsburg Mother-Daughter Duo Uplift Incarcerated Women Through Braiding Program
Pittsburg mother and daughter Joanna and Tatiana Hernandez are the force behind the Freedom Braiders program, which teaches hairstyling to incarcerated women....
06
Jun
Richmond Area Public Schools to Get Air Filtration Upgrades
The Bay Area Air District Board of Directors approved sending $4 million to communities around the region to support home and school air filtration programs....
04
Jun
Air Quality Advisory Extended Through Thursday Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke
The Bay Area Air District has extended an air quality advisory through Thursday because of wildfire smoke coming from Canada. It was first issued Monday....
29
May
Bay Area Teams Step Up to Strike Out Hate
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Roots are teaming up with the California Civil Rights Department’s CA vs Hate initiative....
21
May
East Bay Regional Parks District Embarks on Nearly $11M Wildfire Prevention Project
The East Bay Regional Park District will spend millions over the next three years removing dead and dying trees to reduce the chances of catastrophic wildfires....
14
May
EBMUD Board to Decide on Drinking Water, Wastewater Rate Hikes as Part of Budget Proposal
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is contemplating rate increases for both drinking water and wastewater customers, district officials announced....
09
May
BART Meltdown Friday Spurs Calls for More Vigorous Public Transit Funding
BART had to suspend operations systemwide for hours Friday morning due to a computer problem, spurring calls for greater investment in public transportation....
05
May
AC Transit Names New CEO Amid Budget Challenges
AC Transit's chief operating officer Salvador "Sal" Llamas was named general manager and CEO by the bus agency's board of directors after a nationwide search....
05
May
New Study Looks at Decline in Bay Area’s Black Homeownership Rates
A study released last week on Black homeownership in the Bay Area shows the region lost thousands of African American households after 2010....
01
May
Kamala Harris Calls for Allegiance to American Ideals, Courage in Face of Trump Administration
In her first major speech since last year's election loss, former Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked President Donald Trump on Wednesday....
28
Apr
East Bay Regional Parks Wants Public Input on Its Long-Term Strategic Plan
East Bay Regional Park District seeks public input for its next District Plan, which will address climate change and wildfire mitigation, among other things....
