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 warrant. Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas said an AHS official told her a warrant had been provided. California law prohibits health care providers from allowing immigration officers into nonpublic areas without a judicial warrant but makes an exception when an immigration officer is accompanying a person…
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 minimum wage for workers in private businesses in unincorporated areas, where there is no local government and the county has jurisdiction. It would not affect workers in the county’s 14 cities. The measure first appeared before the supervisors in August, after the Living Wage For…
Today we launch Emeryville Today, a local news publication by graduate students at UC Berkeley Journalism School. Our reporters are covering meetings and events, taking pictures and videos, and engaging residents in conversations about the city. To get started, we asked Emeryville residents what they would like us to cover. Here are their answers, presented verbatim and edited for brevity. Question: What is an issue or story in Emeryville that you think local news should cover? “I think Emeryville pays…