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Alameda's WitchFest Brings a Magickal Marketplace to Webster Street

A free festival built around tarot cards, crystals and reiki healing brings vendors to Webster Street, offering spellcraft supplies and ceremonial goods. WitchFest, hosted by the shop Feathered Outlaw, mixed live stage performances, seasonal mocktails, local food and live art with the kind of occult marketplace that used to be harder to find outside of San Francisco's older witch shops.

Alameda, CA · 8d
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Planning Board Approves Zoning Changes to Address Commercial Vacancies, South Shore ADUs

During its meeting on Monday, October 26, the Planning Board approved Zoning Text Amendments that will streamline the entitlement process for new businesses to open up along Park and Webster Streets. It also approved a Planned Development Amendment to the South Shore Beach and Tennis Club to convert a portion of the property’s existing commercial and office facilities into residential space.

Alameda, CA · 7d
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Around Berkeley: Halloween and Día de los Muertos events and celebrations

🍬 Most businesses on Solano Avenue will be giving out candy for Halloween on Solano. Kids, families and groups can compete in a costume contest for a chance to win up to $100 (unless there is rain, in which case the contest will be cancelled). Friday, Oct. 30, 3-5 p.m. Costume contest will be at the Solano-Peralta Park at 5 p.m. FREE.

Berkeley, CA · 8d
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Letter: Vote “Yes” on Measure S: Affordable Rents in San Pablo Keep Our Communities Healthy

Many San Pablo residents are worried. Corporate landlords and policy decisions at the state and federal levels have tipped the scales against renters. With inflation and rent continuing to rise, renters in the city worry about keeping roofs over their heads, about their parents being able to age in place, or their kids staying in the same schools. As a lifelong resident and Council member of San Pablo, and as a national public health expert who has worked deeply with San Pablo residents, we know these worries are well founded, and what they mean for the health of San Pablo. We have seen families, neighbors, and constituents be forced to move far away from their loved ones because of rent increases and unjust evictions. Some have had to make the impossible choice between refilling a medical prescription, or paying their rent and keeping their home. Housing insecurity impacts the most vulnerable in this city: families targeted by ICE, seniors on fixed incomes, people with disabilities, working moms, and others who make up the 58% of San Pablo households who are renters.

San Pablo, CA · 7d
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Letter: Antioch District 4 Should Avoid Amateur Hour and Re-Elect Monica Wilson

The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Warren Lutz in support of Monica Wilson for Antioch City Council District 4. The City of Antioch will face difficult budget decisions over the next several years. The people voters choose to serve on the city council not only need to know how the city’s finances work, but how to protect critical services and resources for Antioch residents, especially the most vulnerable in our community. They also need to know how to create policy, collaborate, and build consensus among a frequently divided council.

Antioch, CA · 9d

SFGate

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Napa town famous for wine and restaurants takes drastic action to fix dirty tap water

The city plans to spend more than $885,000 to flush water mains.

St Helena, CA · 11d

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Ashby BART housing: Berkeley advances 174-unit affordable project

A proposal to replace a parking lot at the Ashby BART station with an affordable apartment building and a dozen townhomes that would provide a rare opportunity for low-income buyers to own property in Berkeley took a key step forward this week. The Berkeley City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night...

Berkeley, CA · 9d

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Oakland Unveils 'Am I Next?' Campaign

Thomas L. Berkley Way & Clay St. — Approximate Site of Downtown Mural. Oakland has launched the “Am I Next?” Art and Solidarity Campaign. Oakland artist Kalani Cecaci's aerosol work has already left a mark on the city's downtown core. A Muralist Already Known for Honoring Oakland's...

Oakland, CA · 8d

Daily Californian

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Berkeley voters to decide on 8 measures

If passed, the measure will approve up to $300 million in general obligation bonds for response facilities, parks and seismic and climate resilience upgrades, as well as replacing natural gas infrastructure. The measure was unanimously placed on the ballot by the City Council earlier this year. A general obligation bond...

Berkeley, CA · 8d

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The Wire: Dog attacks; county Flock contract; 8th & Harrison encampment ruling

Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge’s orders that the city can continue removing homeless people from the encampment at Eighth and Harrison streets but must provide them with accommodations, such as a new tent if an old one is destroyed, and ruled that disability accommodation requirements should remain in place for now. (SF Chronicle, Berkeley Scanner)

Berkeley, CA · 8d

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Brentwood City Council Rejects Proposal to Display ‘In God We Trust’ in Council Chambers

What should have been a fairly simple discussion over whether to place the words “In God We Trust” inside the Brentwood City Council Chambers turned into a heated debate Tuesday night, complete with accusations, arguments among residents, a recess and councilmembers sharing personal experiences with religion. Ultimately, the...

Brentwood, CA · 9d

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West Oakland Plan Calls for 90 Affordable Homes on Cleared Brush Street Lot

A recently cleared parcel near San Pablo Avenue and Uptown Oakland is now the site of plans for a seven-story apartment building with 90 homes, 89 of them deed-restricted as affordable for low-income households. The proposal at 2101 Brush Street, in West Oakland’s Ralph Bunche neighborhood, would set aside one unit for an on-site property manager.

Oakland, CA · 9d

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Dog-Friendly Parks and Trails in Vacaville: Where to Walk Your Dog

Dog-Friendly Parks and Trails in Vacaville: Where to Walk Your Dog. Vacaville’s dog-friendly parks and trails include three fenced off-leash dog parks, a shaded 4.4-mile creekside bike path, and a 306-acre park with a lake and miles of trail into adjoining open space. The ground rule comes straight from the City of Vacaville: leashed dogs are welcome at all city parks, and owners must pick up after them. The city’s three fenced dog parks are where dogs can run off leash.

Vacaville, CA · 9d

NBC Bay Area

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Contra Costa County hosts Halloween-themed wedding ‘scaremonies'

The Contra Costa County Clerk's Office in Martinez is holding its annual Halloween-themed wedding ceremonies, known as "scaremonies," Friday. Couples get married by county staff dressed in costume. Many couples and even their guests get into the Halloween spirit by dressing up. Some couples decided to go all out. A...

Contra Costa County, CA · 7d

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‘Too Bad for Sheng’: New Recordings in Thao Trial Reveal Rift Between Former Mayor, Co-Conspirators

Prosecutors shed new light on Wednesday on the elusive housing startup that’s at the center of Sheng Thao’s Oakland corruption trial and its founders’ diminishing patience roughly a year into the alleged bribery scheme, as the former mayor seemed to lag on her end of the alleged deal.

Oakland, CA · 8d

SFGate

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Thursday Afternoon News Roundup

Supervisor Matt Dorsey called for the hearing at the Board of Supervisors' Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee meeting, inviting city agencies such as the Department of Emergency Management, Fire Department, Public Utilities Commission, Port of San Francisco, Public Works, Recreation and Park Department, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and others.

San Francisco, CA · 8d

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Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's corruption trial exhibits reveal alleged violence, money conflict

Newly released court exhibits in the federal bribery and corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants offered jurors a look at the early stages of the alleged pay-to-play scheme as testimony continued Monday in federal court.

Oakland, CA · 10d

Contra Costa Herald

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4th Annual East County Mega Mixer – Red, White & Boo! Oct. 29

Presented by Contra Costa County District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis & Chambers of Commerce for Brentwood, Discovery Bay, and Oakley. You’re invited to East County’s biggest networking celebration of the season!. Join Contra Costa County District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis, the Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce, Brentwood Chamber...

Contra Costa County, CA · 9d

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Alameda County supervisors approve 10-year Flock Safety drone contract

The latest investment in surveillance technology in Alameda County was approved Tuesday, despite privacy concerns with the company involved, Flock Safety, which has come under fire throughout the Bay Area for its automated license plate reader camera system. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a 10-year contract...

Alameda County, CA · 8d

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60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party: Oakland Celebrates the Legacy of the Revolutionary Organization

This last weekend, Oakland featured more than 30 events, conferences, workshops, night markets, and other community gatherings. The four-day celebration featured discussions on the many legacies of the Black Panther Party (BPP), from hair ecology and “The First Rainbow Coalition,” to what the party’s history asks of Black activists today and its connections to liberation movements worldwide.

Oakland, CA · 8d