Alameda County Mobilizes to Get At-Risk Homeless Residents Into Hotels in Alameda

Oakland Alameda Hotels to convert Radisson into affordable housing

Oakland Alameda Hotels will soon turn a 300-room Radisson location near Oakland Airport into affordable homes. Banta Architects has filed permits on behalf of the locally based hospitality firm to ...

Alameda County Mobilizes to Get At-Risk Homeless Residents Into Hotels

In the span of nine days, public health officials in Alameda County went from negotiating a lease agreement with a hotelier in Oakland to housing their first guest on March 25 — a resident ...

Alameda beach takeover leads to double shooting

A large, raucous “beach takeover” in Alameda turned violent on Thursday night, June 11, resulting in two people being shot ...

Alameda supervisors give millions to connected nonprofits each year. The state may intervene

Alameda County supervisors can allocate funds to nonprofits throughout the year, rather than during the annual budget process ...

Alameda County Civil Grand Jury final report for 2025-2026 released

The final report for the 2025-2026 Alameda County Grand Jury has been released; includes reports on illegal dumping in ...

Where to watch the World Cup without leaving Alameda

Tickets for World Cup matches are reselling for hundreds—or thousands—of dollars, if you can find them. If you want to soak ...

After Alameda home sale tops $5 million for first time, record-breaking agent says AI boom is spreading

"If the current AI boom continues, I would expect Alameda to feel more of that impact in the months ahead,” a real estate agent who just set the city's home-price record for the second time this year ...

Alameda’s special softball season ends with loss in NorCal D-II final

ALAMEDA – The day after graduating from Alameda High and a few minutes following her Hornets’ 5-0 loss to Del Oro-Loomis in ...

Alameda County voters to decide between incumbent, recalled prosecutor and newcomer in DA's race

In Tuesday's election, Alameda County voters are weighing whether they want to return a recalled district attorney to office, support the DA who took over after the recall, or go with a political ...

Jones Dickson Widens Lead in Alameda County District Attorney Race

With more ballots tallied, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson remains well ahead of former DA Pamela Price ...

Group names Alameda one of the country’s most bicycle-friendly cities

Due to its flat terrain, lack of freeways and mild climate, Alameda has long been known as a haven for bicyclists. However, merely possessing those natural elements isn’t enough to be officially ...

Alameda mayor: Here are three heartwarming stories for the holidays

Who doesn’t love a happy story?!! I have three for you. Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft is the mayor of Alameda. (photo courtesy of Maurice Ramirez — BANG archives) Last month, I attended three uplifting events ...

Alameda police prep for St. Patrick's Day beach takeover after weekend event, shopping center disturbances

Alameda police were preparing to handle possible unruly crowds at Crown Memorial Beach on St. Patrick's Day after disturbances followed a planned "beach takeover" over the weekend. In a press release, ...