Crime & Safety The Blotter | Home possibly burgled on Alta Avenue By Damin Esper | December 16, 2025 Plus: Catalytic converter theft on Pala Ave.
Bay Area Faster, cheaper homes: Alameda County taps Oakland firm to advance SHIFT housing pilot By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | December 16, 2025 The company, with its “strong design approach,” has a track record of housing development on small, irregular, or undervalued parcels.
Elections Republicans ask federal court to overturn California’s new Prop. 50 maps By Maya C. Miller and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | December 16, 2025 But the Prop 50 opponents’ odds look slim, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority recently blessed Texas’s new maps.
City Survey: Help inform swim lesson options at the new community pool By City of Piedmont | December 16, 2025 Your input needed as aquatics staff prepare for future operations and aquatics programming.
City Piedmont’s new fire code is a start. Now it’s time to act. By Dave Brannigan | Piedmont Fire Chief | December 16, 2025 Piedmont Fire Chief Dave Brannigan calls on residents to harden their homes against wildfire
BART BART fares to rise 6.2% in 2026 as ridership continues to rebound, budget gap persists By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News | December 15, 2025 Parking prices will also change on Jan. 1, though details were not specified.
crime San Jose family ran network of brothels earning $1M yearly, prosecutors say By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | December 14, 2025 A married couple and one of their adult children ran at least 10 commercial sex brothels across Santa Clara County under the guise of massage parlors.
children Marin County health officials urge childhood vaccines despite shift in federal policy By Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News | December 12, 2025 Hepatitis B is a serious viral liver disease that can be transmitted at birth, and up to 90% of infected infants develop lifelong infection — a rate far higher than in older children or adults.
crime Concord sports memorabilia dealer admits to fraud after selling phony Willie Mays items By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | December 12, 2025 Daniel Damato was charged with one count of wire fraud in October and admitted to trying to obstruct the FBI’s investigation into him.
Oakland Oakland issues $334 million in bonds to fund new and ongoing infrastructure projects By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | December 10, 2025 City still needs to close a $40 million budget deficit and has hinted at a potential measure that will be on the ballot in the spring.