Good chimneys make good neighbors
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
May 17, 2017
Filed under Metro, Opinion, Showcase
When I moved less than three miles away from the Valero oil refinery in Benicia just over two years ago, I wondered if it was safe to live so close to a compound designed solely to process toxic materials. From time to time, I catch a whiff of rotten eggs, indicating the presence of sulfur in the breez...
State audit raises concerns about CSU hiring practices
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
May 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro
The 23-campus Cal State University system will revise some of its management policies following a state audit that discovered discrepancies in hiring and budgetary practices last month. On April 20, the California Bureau of State Audits released the results of an audit that looked at six CSU campuse...
Downtown Hayward hosts Cinco De Mayo festivities
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 10, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Metro, Showcase
Several local ‘Ballet Folklórico’ companies, made up mostly of children dressed in colorful, intricate costumes, were the focal point of Hayward’s Cinco de Mayo Festival last Saturday. “I feel like the stage is my home,” said 14-year-old Jasmin Hernandez, a performer with the ‘Ballet Xochip...
Hayward planning commission approves further downtown development
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2017
Filed under Metro
The Hayward City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1 in favor of a proposal to construct a 144-room, three-story condominium building and a 93-room Marriott Inn hotel on Mission Boulevard, as well as a 2,775-square-foot urban farm on Berry Avenue. Council member Marvin Peixoto was the lone dissenting vote....
Undocumented students find support on East Bay campus
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro
Facts about what exactly happened to Juan Manuel Montes in Calexico, California on Feb. 17 have been in question, but reports confirm that the 23-year-old was detained and eventually deported by the U.S Customs and Border Patrol, according to USA Today. Montes lived in the U.S. since age 9 and ha...
Environmentalists demonstrate climate change in Oakland
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Metro, Showcase
By the year 2100, parts of the Oakland Coliseum, railroads, highways 580, 80 and the Oakland International Airport could be covered by two meters — or six and a half feet — of water, if sea levels continue to rise as anticipated, according to Robert Cheasty, Executive Director of Citizens for East S...
Meiklejohn Hall building still recovering after flood
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 19, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro
The basement of Meiklejohn Hall is open and fully functional again, following a sewage backup that flooded the first floor last Monday and Tuesday. Classes resumed and the elevator was reopened last Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. after the building was drained of water and the affected area sanitized...
Bar re-opens in downtown Hayward: Dirty Bird flies from South to North
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
April 19, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Metro
Originally located on Mission Blvd. between Industrial Boulevard and Tennyson Road in South Hayward, The Dirty Bird Lounge’s dimly lit neon lights were barely visible from the street. The dark atmosphere inside boasted a long red bar top, pool tables, and a small courtyard out back. After ne...
Bill to lower student debt passes in state senate
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 19, 2017
Filed under Metro
A bill titled SB16 that would lower the amount of money private loan collectors can garnish from student wages passed in the state senate on Monday, according to a news release from the office of California Sen. Bob Wieckowski, a democrat from Fremont. The bill will lower the private loan garnishment cap from its...
The battle for Berkeley: Rally results in violent outbursts in East Bay
Mathew Weber,
Contributor
April 19, 2017
Filed under Features, Media, Metro, Photo Galleries, Politics, Showcase
Downtown Berkeley erupted in chaos last Saturday at MLK Jr. Civic Center Park, less than half a mile from the UC Berkeley campus where students once fought to defend free speech in the 1960’s. The Liberty Revival Alliance organized a “Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally” on Saturday that was to feature ...
Sewage flood closes first floor of Meiklejohn
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Campus, Metro, Showcase
The first floor of Meiklejohn Hall at Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to a sewage backup, numerous university officials confirmed Monday. The bottom floor of the building reopened yesterday at 9:30 a.m. according to campus officials. East Bay’s Interim Associa...
Hayward gives food options to Asian Pacific Islander community
Kamille De Guzman,
Contributor
April 12, 2017
Filed under Features, Metro
A new chain of restaurants opened in downtown Hayward in late March, all of which are catering to a college-friendly environment and the large local Asian-Pacific Islander community. Asian-Pacific Islanders make up 23.6 percent of the 7 million Bay Area population, according to the 2010 Bay Area Census. ...
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