Jon Kawamoto
East Bay Times
Albany, CA, United States
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Magee Ranch Preserve plan to go forward after voters approve Measure Y
Measure Y will determine the fate of a 69-home project near Mount Diablo that was approved unanimously this past July by the Danville Town Council. → Read More
Crowded San Ramon candidate field reflects city’s changes
The 12 candidates running for San Ramon mayor and two City Council races reflect the city's transformation and the rise of the city's Asian community. → Read More
Civic officials, activist vying for Lafayette City Council
Two seats on the council opened up with the retirement of Mayor Mike Anderson and Council member Steven Bliss, who decided not to seek election after being appointed to the council last year. → Read More
Contra Costa Community Warning System changes Caller ID
The old Caller ID was 000-000-0000, and the new Caller ID is 925-655-0195. → Read More
San Ramon City Council to decide fate of 4,500-unit housing plan
An ambitious plan to create a new downtown area in Bishop Ranch with 4,500 housing units -- over the next 27 years -- has cleared a major hurdle on its way to becoming a reality. The San Ramon Planning Commission, in a 5-0 vote, gave its stamp of approval at its Aug. 4 meeting to the CityWalk project's master plan framework. It also unanimously certified the project's environmental impact report. → Read More
Lafayette City Council postpones decision on Terraces apartment project
The Lafayette City Council decided unanimously — by a vote of 5-0 — to postpone a decision on the appeal of the planning commission’s approval of the affordable housing plan until… → Read More
Oakland Unified, teachers union still in talks as start of school looms
The OEA is going ahead with its Strong Start Plan with teacher preparation from Aug. 5-7. → Read More
Oakland Chinatown kicks off StreetFest Fridays
The Oakland Chinatown StreetFest is kicking off today -- and will run on Fridays through August -- with outdoor dining areas in the heart of the district. → Read More
Throughout Bay Area, bells ring on 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Throughout the Bay Area, including Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Richmond and Livermore, the mostly virtual events were held to commemorate the 75th atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. → Read More
Richmond offering more free EV charging stations to public
Richmond -- which just this spring announced a free public EV charging station in Marina Bay -- is now offering the same service at the BART station. → Read More
Richmond offering more free EV charging stations to public
The stations are located next in the BART parking garage at 1501 Macdonald Ave. → Read More
Orinda voters to decide on 1% sales tax to address wildfire risk
The sales tax, which would be for 20 years, would raise $2.4 million a year and would also be used to fund public road and storm drainage maintenance and repairs. → Read More
Oakland Unified, unions remain in talks over distance learning
In a labor negotiation update Wednesday, the district said it could not release clear detailed plans to reopen schools without reaching agreement with its labor unions, including the Oakland Educat… → Read More
Oakland’s police commission, auditor remain at odds over report – The Mercury News
Police Commission Chair Regina Jackson noted at the commission’s July 23 meeting that the commission has complied with several recommendations and provided a list of those it will take up. → Read More
Federal court order restricts Oakland police use of tear gas, rubber bullets
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction banning Oakland police from using rubber or wooden bullets, stinger grenades and pepper-ball projectiles to control crowds of demonstrators -- severely restricts the use of tear gas. → Read More
Richmond’s Bisa French says she’s ready for historic role as police chief
Richmond Police Chief Bisa French will become the city's youngest, first woman and first African American and Latina to be in charge of the police department. → Read More
Richmond’s Bisa French says she’s ready for historic role as police chief
She fully realizes her appointment comes at an exceptional time in the nation’s history — with the coronavirus pandemic, the police killing of George Floyd, the subsequent protests for … → Read More
Oakland vows to prevent Trump from sending federal troops to city
Oakland city officials voted unanimously Tuesday night to take "all lawful means necessary to stop" President Trump from sending federal troops to the city, as he threatened to do last week in response to protests. → Read More
Oakland City Council OKs task force — with goal of defunding police by 50% – The Mercury News
The City Council, by a vote of 8-0, created the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force to reconstruct public safety in Oakland. → Read More
State: East Bay obstetrician surrenders license after showing up drunk for cesarean delivery
An Alamo obstetrician has agreed to give up her license to practice after showing up in a state of "acute alcohol intoxication" -- with a blood-alcohol level of .30 -- for a cesarean delivery at San Ramon Regional Medical Center last year, according to the state. → Read More