ICE entered Highland Hospital without a warrant; Alameda County Supervisors want answers
Alameda Health System officials told the Alameda County Supervisors Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were allowed in Highland Hospital with a man they had detained in Emeryville, though they did not show a read more…
Emeryville skate park gets a little help from its many friends
On Sunday morning at Joseph Emery Skate Park, the sound of skateboards rolling over concrete mixed with the rustling of garbage bags and the click of trash grabbers. Equipped with work gloves, buckets and community read more…
City Council agrees to 3% raises for three years, other incentives for Police Department
The union representing Emeryville police officers has been making the case for a pay hike for months, and on Tuesday, it was granted. Emeryville City Council voted 4-0, with Kalimah Priforce absent, to approve a read more…
Creating a community for queer seniors – one drag bingo lunch at a time
Katana Barnes spent an hour and a half on a recent Friday driving from Sacramento to the Emeryville Senior Center, just to attend the annual drag bingo event. “I don’t know a lot of senior read more…
AC Transit details route cuts that could happen next summer if ballot measure fails
AC Transit would cut 16% of its bus service starting June 2027 if a regional sale-tax measure fails on Nov. 3. Bus riders and community members urged the AC Transit Board Wednesday to spare weekend read more…
Should Alameda County raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour? Voters will decide.
Alameda County voters will have the chance to consider a $30 hourly minimum wage measure on the March 2028 ballot. If passed, the measure would gradually increase wages for county workers. It also would increase read more…
