Oakland files lawsuit against Raiders, NFL
By David Debolt,
December 13, 2018
Filed under Metro
The town is taking the Raiders and NFL to court. On Tuesday, City Attorney Barbara Parker said she will file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the team and the league, a suit city leaders hope could net millions in damages and pay off the approximately $80 million in debt remaining from renovations a...
Alameda’s Christmas Tree Lane begins
By Andrew Cooper,
December 11, 2018
Filed under Metro
Every December, the residents of Christmas Tree Lane in Alameda decorate their houses with lights and holiday decorations. The block has been a destination for people around the San Francisco Bay Area who have admired its holiday spirit for over eight decades. “My husband and I come to Christmas ...
Bay Area tech leaders pony up $20 million to fight housing shortage
By Marisa Kendal,
December 6, 2018
Filed under Metro
Three local tech companies will donate a total of $20 million to build affordable homes in the Bay Area, a step forward for activists who have long been urging Silicon Valley, and its money, to take a more active role in solving the region's drastic housing shortage. Cisco on Tuesday pledged $10 millio...
Facing financial problems, Hayward historical society is selling its home
By Marisol Martinez GarciaPeter Hegarty,
December 6, 2018
Filed under Metro
Four years after the Hayward Area Historical Society opened its museum doors on Foothill Boulevard at the northern edge of downtown, the nonprofit is selling its building, citing financial woes. The asking price for the building at 22380 Foothill Blvd. -- which houses photos and other archives from the...
Bay Area activists aid migrant caravan
By Erika Martinez,
November 30, 2018
Filed under Metro
It has been estimated that roughly 7,000 people, which includes 2,300 children, have joined one of the four refugee caravans that are headed to the U.S. to seek asylum, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. On Oct. 24, Bay Area activists began to organize a trip to meet and provide suppor...
Haircuts with Heart
By Alli Weseman,
November 30, 2018
Filed under Metro
PHOTOS BY ALLI WESEMAN/THE PIONEER Haircuts with Heart is an Oakland based non-profit that helps humanize guests with one small gesture: giving them a free haircut. The organization was launched two years ago by founder Rebecca Beardsley, a hair stylist from Shineforth salon in Oakland, CA. In addition to...
Alameda Food Bank provides meals for the holidays
By Andrew Cooper,
November 15, 2018
Filed under Metro
The holiday season is traditionally associated with family, laughs, and food. However, every year thousands of individuals across the nation remain hungry on feast-filled days like Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Alameda Food Bank is trying to minimize the population that does not have food througho...
The 510 Adopts a new Area Code
By Priscila Martinez,
November 15, 2018
Filed under Metro
The California Public Utilities Commission announced in a press release in June the creation of the new 341 overlay area code to cover most of Alameda County and some parts of Western Contra Costa County which are currently serviced by the 510 area code. “The CPUC acted to ensure that phone numbers...
Pause for Paws on CSUEB campus during midterms
By Jessica Irrera, CONTRIBUTOR
October 11, 2018
Filed under Metro
Fulton, Posey and Steph sit patiently as they perform important duties and await to get head pats, belly rubs, and ear scratches from passersby. Emotional support dogs will be provided by Pause for Paws at California State University, East Bay’s campus for students who are dealing with midterm ex...
Local relief for distant disaster
Jessica Irrera
September 26, 2018
Filed under Metro
One East Bay company has started gathering supplies to send to those affected by flash floods as a result of Hurricane Florence, now entering its second week of destruction in North and South Carolina. MedShare, a San Leandro organization that redistributes surplus medical supplies around the wo...
Suspect arrested in Nia Wilson slaying
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
August 1, 2018
John Lee Cowell, 27, was arrested on Monday at the Pleasant Hill BART Station after a rider called the police alerting them he was on a train, according to BART officials. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Cowell on Monday with the murder of 18-year-old Nia Wilson and the attempted mu...
Youth football participation on the decline
Andrew Cooper,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
The future for tackle youth football does not look promising thanks to recent scientific studies regarding the relationship between the sport and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) conducted by Boston University. CTE has prominently come to light over the past decade, with football being a major...
