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...
August showers set to illuminate skies
Kevin Gichuru,
Contributor
June 2, 2018
Filed under Metro
On August 10-13, an annual event known as the Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky from the constellation Perseus. It will be an exciting chance to inspire curiosity and wonder at our universe. “The night sky will be dark, so from a dark location observers will see many fainter...
Fremont approves $1.5 million to upgrade emergency radio system
Kevin Gichuru,
Contributor
June 2, 2018
Filed under Metro
The Fremont City Council has proposed allocating $1.5 million to upgrade the city’s emergency radio systems, which would double the total amount of access to city emergency response teams as well as federal government departments like Homeland Security. This is due to be accomplished by June 2019 at the...
Alameda County man pleads down four traffic violations in Fremont
Tia L. Wilson and Katelyn Gamble,
Contributors
June 2, 2018
Filed under Metro
Christopher Brownfield recently appeared before Judge Nikki Clark in the Fremont Hall of Justice for running a stop sign, driving with an expired registration, no proof of insurance and possession of marijuana. He was stopped for running a stop sign on May 11, 2014, with other violations. “It says...
Thieves steal laptops in Hayward coffee shops
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Metro
There has been a cause for anxiety circulating the Hayward community. In the last few months, several police reports have been filed in regards to laptop thefts in coffee shops. Hayward’s local coffee shops such as Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee, Eon Coffee, Eko Coffee Bar and Tea House have become ...
Castro Valley teachers, school board begin contract negotiations
Tia L. Wilson and Katelyn Gamble,
Contributors
May 24, 2018
Filed under Metro
The Castro Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) and the Castro Valley Unified School District opened up contract negotiations for the upcoming school year and a tentative agreement was reached last week, according to chief negotiator for the district, Sherri Beetz. The focus of these negotiations, which start...
The T-Mobile, Sprint merger not as beneficial as companies claim
Justin Mutch,
Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Metro
On April 29, T-Mobile announced its plan to purchase Sprint for $26 billion. If the deal is pushed through, it would put T-Mobile in control of over 100 million customers, making it the second largest phone carrier in the country, second only to Verizon, according to Forbes. So why would T-Mobile want to buy Sprint? Re...
Established marijuana dispensary eyeing Union City for new location
Tanaya Landry,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Metro
Union City is in the process of potentially approving its first ever marijuana dispensary. At a city council meeting on April 24, the council voted to “intend to award a permit” to Eden Campus Holdings, LLC, owned by Soufyan Abouahmed and Shareef El-Sissi. They will still need to complete a fin...
Annual May Day March electrifies East Bay cities
Paz Sandoval,
Contributor
May 10, 2018
Filed under Metro
Immigrant and workers’ rights took center stage at this year’s annual May Day March. The Oakland version of May Day is hosted every year by the organization Oakland Sin Fronteras, a group that hosts and attends events aimed at tackling social justice issues. On May 1, 1886, with the desire of an eight ...
Tomato farm workers against Wendy’s fast food chain
Erika Martinez,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Filed under Metro
Since March, there have been calls to boycott Wendy’s fast food restaurants. Workers’ rights groups across the East Coast, from Florida to New York, have been marching and protesting the poor safety conditions of farmworkers. Since 1993, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an organization of far...
Journalist Yessenia Funes opens CSUEB’s Earth Week
Justin Mutch,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Yessenia Funes, an environmental journalist for the blog Earther, gave a keynote speech to kick off Earth Week at CSUEB, April 23 through 27. She gave an informative and poignant presentation in the Multipurpose Room in the New University Union about environmental racism, as well as other forms of envir...
