Rebecca Parr
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Chabot-Las Positas community college chancellor resigns
DUBLIN — Chabot-Las Positas Community College Chancellor Jannett Jackson, who has been on medical leave since the end of May, has resigned. The college district’s trustees accepted her … → Read More
San Leandro city manager cleared of sexual misconduct accusations
An investigation by an independent investigator found no substance to allegations made against San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata. → Read More
76 condos planned in South Hayward; more than half for seniors
Condos are planned on vacant parcels near the South Hayward BART station, with more than half set aside for seniors. → Read More
Cal State East Bay career closet dresses students for success
Cal State East Bay career closet helps students dress for job interviews, jobs. → Read More
San Leandro honors its first African-American council member
The San Leandro City Council unanimously honors the city’s first African-American council member, Surlene Grant. → Read More
That darned San Lorenzo High mascot
San Lorenzo school board was all set to adopt a new mascot for one of its high schools until a problem surfaced. → Read More
New manager’s energetic plans to revitalize Douglas Morrisson Theatre in Hayward
Douglas Morrisson Theatre new manager Mary Jo Price has big plans to reinvigorate Hayward site. → Read More
Hayward’s hidden gem: Japanese Gardens
The Japanese Gardens in Hayward provide a quiet retreat from urban life. → Read More
Some city of Hayward customers double-billed
Some city of Hayward customers were double-billed because of a banking error. → Read More
Oakland names chief privacy officer
Oakland has named Joe DeVries as its chief privacy officer. → Read More
Espousing the benefits of breast-feeding
Oakland festival emphasizes benefits of breastfeeding to mother and child. → Read More
Oakland clears 2 homeless encampments near Pill Hill
Oakland clears two homeless encampments blocking sidewalks in a residential neighborhood. → Read More
ICE frees more than dozen immigrant workers held captive in Hayward
The workers were being forced to work on construction projects without pay elsewhere in the Bay Area, according to information provided to Hayward police. → Read More
Alameda County rejects Urban Shield vendor over perceived racist images
Alameda County supervisors turned down a request to hire a company to help with Urban Shield operations after seeing what some supervisors called disturbing and racist images on the firm’s we… → Read More
Hayward's Big Mike Muffler Man statue turns 50
The public is invited to celebrate the 50th birthday of Hayward’s 20-foot-tall Big Mike statue, which has been restored. → Read More
Next phase of Brooklyn Basin development in Oakland gets OK
Brooklyn Basin’s Parcel C will include 241 apartments and up to 3,500 square feet of commercial space. → Read More
ReStore, The ReUse People of America to throw party Saturday
ReStore, The ReUse People of America will hold a ReUse Fair on Saturday to celebrate the expansion of their two stores. → Read More
Oakland buys affordable apartment complex to prevent foreclosure
The city of Oakland paid a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development loan to prevent an affordable housing project from going into foreclosure. → Read More
Prescott Circus headed to national festival
Prescott Circus Theatre is taking its show on the road. Seven performers in the Oakland children’s nonprofit circus program are headed to the national American Youth Circus Festival in New Jersey, … → Read More
Highland Hospital named East Bay’s only Level 1 adult trauma center
Highland Hospital has been named an adult Level 1 trauma center, the highest ranking for emergency care. → Read More