Mattress Bounty Offered To Prevent Illegal Dumping In Alameda County
A pilot program in Alameda County will place a bounty on unwanted mattresses to encourage that they get recycled rather than illegally dumped.
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A pilot program in Alameda County will place a bounty on unwanted mattresses to encourage that they get recycled rather than illegally dumped.
The new commissioner of Major League Baseball said he is optimistic that the Athletics will be able to get a new ball park in Oakland. But those who want to see the A's move to San Jose say they're not yet ready to throw in the towel.
The Bay Area job boom is showing no signs of let up with the Bay Area's three biggest cities alone adding more than 100,000 jobs over the last 12 months.
As the number of measles cases rise in California, more than 30 children in Alameda County have been put in isolation because of the outbreak.
California public health officials say that if you haven't gotten your measles shot, you should avoid Disneyland. Cases of the disease statewide has reached 59, but they aren't all Disney related.
A PG&E spokesperson has confirmed a massive power outage Tuesday afternoon in the East Bay affecting 38,000 homes and businesses, mostly in Berkeley.
In a political shift that signals change at Oakland City Hall, the mayor and Alameda County appear to be on the same page to allow both the A's and the Raiders to submit competing proposals for the Coliseum site.
An Alameda County resident contracted measles after visiting a theme park in Southern California last month, public health officials announced on Wednesday.
An elderly man drove home without stopping after his vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in Hayward Tuesday morning.
As a result of frustrating contract talks with the school district, some Oakland school teachers on Monday will begin cutting back on their schedules and doing the bare minimum inside—and outside—the classroom.
At least one person died and two helicopters were been called to airlift people injured in a collision Sunday evening on state Highway 84 in Sunol, an unincorporated area in Alameda County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Fourteen #BlackLivesMatter protesters, who shut down the West Oakland BART train on Black Friday last year, said the transit agency is trying to make them pay restitution along with charged with criminal complaints.
A man was shot at a gas station in Emeryville on Monday evening, police said.
State Sen. Jerry Hill along with members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving introduced legislation at a news conference Monday that would require all drivers convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device on their vehicles.
The law would call for ignition interlocking devices. If the breathalyzers detect alcohol on your breath, the car just won't start.
Agriculture specialists at the Port of Oakland sent 1.2 million pounds of soybeans and 88,000 pounds of rice back to India in November, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday.
Oakland police are investigating a report of a noose found on a tree in Frank Ogawa Plaza on Tuesday.
Police arrested 25 protesters Monday morning who chained themselves to the Oakland Police Department headquarters and shut down nearby streets to call for the end of police killings of unarmed black people.
Schools across the Bay Area are announcing closures in anticipation of a powerful storm moving in early Thursday morning, including all the schools in Marin County, San Francisco Unified schools, and Oakland Unified schools.
A 27-year-old woman shot by San Leandro police who had chased her into Oakland Sunday night died in a hospital Tuesday morning, Oakland police said.
Despite the expected heavy rain from this week's upcoming storm, customers with the East Bay Municipal Utility District will see their water bills increase to cover costs for improving services associated to the state's ongoing drought.
Following three consecutive nights of protest, Berkeley city officials have canceled Tuesday night's regularly scheduled city council meeting.
Authorities have arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of running over a San Leandro police officer and nearly hitting another officer Thursday morning, prompting the officers to open fire. A 19-year-old man was also arrested in the case.
Alameda County firefighters are responding to a two-alarm fire in Castro Valley Thursday morning.
