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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…
A controversial plan to build a massive Sutter Health medical center dominated an Emeryville City Council candidate forum Thursday night. Resident Jeff Johnson expressed concerns about the 335,000-square-foot project’s magnitude, saying the added traffic and load on city services could be “damaging for the city for years and decades to come.” Council incumbents David Mourra and Kalimah Priforce declined to give an opinion on whether the project should proceed, citing rules against city officials weighing in on projects with pending…
Broken toilets, fumigations and lead contamination: Emeryville rental property owners may soon be on the hook for relocation assistance if their housing isn’t up to par. On Tuesday, City Council will consider a new policy requiring landlords to provide temporary relocation assistance to residents if their rental becomes uninhabitable. “Without this program, tenants are literally falling into a trap,” said Councilmember Kalimah Priforce when introducing the proposed policy change in June 2025. The aim is to transform “a system that…