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Mosswood Duplex Site Could Become 18-Unit Building Near MacArthur BART

A two-story duplex at 425 W MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland could soon be torn down and replaced with a three-story, 18-unit apartment building, according to newly filed permits. The site sits in the Mosswood neighborhood of North Oakland, just one block from Mosswood Community Center and Park. New permits have...

Oakland, CA · 1d
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NBC Bay Area

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Bay Area voters appear to pass new sales tax to help fund public transit

Voters in five counties appear to have passed a new 14-year sales tax to help pay for transit in the Bay Area. Regional sales tax Measure RTM, the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative, aims to increase funds for public transit. The measure will establish an extra 1% sales tax in...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d
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Eight Years After Approval, Oakland's Coolidge Avenue Homes Still Aren't Built

Eight years after Oakland approved the Dimond District project, the four homes proposed for 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue remain unbuilt. New filings, including a zoning worksheet, appeared in late October 2026. San Francisco YIMBY reported that the new applications revisit much of the process as the project seeks to advance. The...

Oakland, CA · 1d
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Election results: early returns are in for Richmond, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo

Just before midnight, the Contra Costa County Elections Office released preliminary results showing Richmond mayoral candidates Claudia Jiménez and Ahmad Anderson in a close race. Jiménez, a Richmond City Council member, was leading with 53% of the vote over Anderson’s 47%. About 20,436 early mail-in and drop-box...

Richmond, CA · 3d
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland's First Fridays Canceled For November

Oakland's First Fridays event has been canceled for tonight, with organizers saying they need to raise more money to hold a safe and sustainable event. The hours after First Fridays gatherings have seen multiple instances of violence in the last year. [KRON4]. A man known as "the Mayor of San...

Oakland, CA · 15h

SFGate

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San Ramon: Incumbent Armstrong Leads In Mayoral Race

Early returns in Tuesday's election suggest that San Ramon Mayor Mark Armstrong is leading in his reelection bid as he battles nonprofit director Paschalis Ntatsos and student Emma Chigbu to retain his seat for another term. According to preliminary results Tuesday night, Armstrong secured 77% of the vote, while Ntatsos...

San Ramon, CA · 3d

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Walnut Creek: FallFest – Nov. 15

Enjoy a day with family and friends at Shadelands FallFest, Sunday, November 15, 11am–2pm, hosted by Shadelands Walnut Creek and held on the grounds of the Shadelands SportsMall, 2640 Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek. Free and family-friendly, the popular, all-community Shadelands FallFest features non-stop DJ music, food trucks, ice cream,...

Walnut Creek, CA · 3d

KQED

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Wahab Well Ahead of Hernandez in East Bay Congressional Race

For the fourth time in six months, East Bay voters appear to have chosen Aisha Wahab as their preferred candidate for Congress. In the race for the state’s 14th Congressional District, Wahab appeared headed for victory over her opponent, BART Board President and former Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernandez, both Democrats.

Dublin, CA · 3d

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Meet the Mayor Candidates: Julie Testa

In Meet the Candidates’ second episode of three featuring the 2026 Mayoral Election in Pleasanton, Leona Jew (‘27) and Briahna Ma (‘27) discuss Main Street’s economic vitality, housing, and water with candidate Julie Testa. A quick note to listeners: AVRadio co-host Briahna Ma was unable to...

Pleasanton, CA · 1d

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Marin Supervisors Weigh 45-Day Ban on Detention Facilities as ICE Eyes Gilroy, Dublin

7351 Rosanna St. — Site of Approved Detention Facility Moratorium. Marin County supervisors are set to consider a 45-day moratorium on new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated parts of the county, a move officials say would close a gap in local planning rules just as similar federal immigration detention projects are being pursued near Gilroy and Dublin. The proposal would take effect immediately if approved and would bar the siting, construction, conversion, expansion or operation of new or expanded detention facilities, whether publicly or privately run.

Marin County, CA · 1d

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Voters back Hercules sales tax

The vote in favor of a Measure P sales tax in Hercules has an 8-point lead, with 54% saying yes, preliminary election results show, meaning consumers likely will be paying more on purchases in the city beginning in April. Measure P will add one cent on every dollar of taxable...

Hercules, CA · 1d

sfonthebay.com

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The Experience, Emeryville: Emeryville Commerce Connection: Emeryville Restaurant Week News

Emeryville’a first-ever Restaurant Week was a great success according to restaurants and diners! For 11 days, 33 restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and sweet shops served up special menu items, prix fixe menus and great discounts. Restaurants were asked to direct customers to an online survey about their experiences and the restaurant with the most responses would win the grand prize..

Emeryville, CA · 1d

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Tight races for Area 3, Area 5 seats on Livermore school board

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The early vote shows tight races for the Area 3 and Area 5 seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District board. Meanwhile, Tara Boyce jumped out to an early lead in the contest for the Area 2 seat. As of about 12:30...

Livermore, CA · 3d

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Vallejo Mayor Andrea Sorce Faces Condemnation Resolution

On Tuesday, the Vallejo City Council will take up a “Condemning and disavowing conduct” resolution of Mayor Andrea Sorce. Sorce, who is also a professor at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, was elected mayor in 2024 with 38.5% of the vote – beating Pippin Dew by 367 votes.

Vallejo, CA · 1d

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Port of Oakland’s publicly owned utility delivers power cheaper than investor-owned utilities

On November 3rd, the Port of Oakland announced that 84% of the electricity delivered by its publicly owned utility, Port Public Power, to Port tenants and facilities came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2025. “Every year, more of the Port runs on electricity, and our job is to make...

Oakland, CA · 1d

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Overnight One Way Traffic Control on Antioch Bridge for Drainage Cleaning Operations

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY— Caltrans maintenance has scheduled one-way traffic control on the Antioch Bridge (SR-160), beginning Friday Nov. 6 from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., for drainage cleaning. Northbound SR-160 from the Antioch Toll Plaza to the North end of the bridge will be closed beginning at 10 p.m....

Antioch, CA · 4d

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Measure RTM to fund Bay Area mass transit headed for victory

The transit measure on the ballot Tuesday, known as the Regional Transit Revenue or RTM, represented a passionate multi-year effort from local mass transit advocates, transit agency staff and elected officials to fully fund the region’s transit for a generation. In early returns, the measure was looking strong in all five counties where residents cast votes.

Alameda County, CA · 3d

Pleasanton Weekly

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Pleasanton’s housing woes: Lawsuits from outside groups

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The city of Pleasanton has faced many housing-related lawsuits over the past two decades. While these lawsuits have changed to target specific city policies, they continue to target housing policies. Recently, in the past month, rezoning policies have been approved to be proposed to the council.

Pleasanton, CA · 4d

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Corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao centers on collapse of Evolutionary Homes

The collapse of Evolutionary Homes took center stage Thursday in the federal bribery and corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three other defendants, as business partner Mario Juarez delivered emotional testimony about the company's downfall and an alleged violent attack that led him to go to police.

Oakland, CA · 1d