Articles for East Bay

California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
5 months, 2 weeks ago

California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is cracking down on organized crime, sideshows and carjackings in the East Bay. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from the California National Guard starting Monday to target organized crime, carjackings and sideshows. The announcement comes five months after initially …

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California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy California's largest wildfire so far …

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Column: A visit with my late mother’s nurse, and a lesson on what you should know about hospice care
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: A visit with my late mother’s nurse, and a lesson on what you should know about hospice care

LA Times  

Grace Lopez, left, with her daughter Debbie Lopez, just before she was discharged from a hospital to hospice in January 2019. Sal Rosselli, president of NUHW, said the corporatization of what had been primarily a faith-based, community-oriented, charitable industry has led to “an increasing drive to focus on the bottom line as opposed to providing adequate care or taking care …

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Commentary: Athletics’ impending departure from Oakland leaves a deep hole in East Bay
1 year, 5 months ago

Commentary: Athletics’ impending departure from Oakland leaves a deep hole in East Bay

LA Times  

Dave Stewart was inducted into the Oakland Athletics’ Hall of Fame in 2022. “It’s disheartening to think that, as a result of Oakland moving, we’re going to lose a generation or more of players who won’t have the ability to go down to a ballpark and see their guys,” said Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players …

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Want to help migrants and refugees in L.A. and California? Here are organizations you can support
1 year, 6 months ago

Want to help migrants and refugees in L.A. and California? Here are organizations you can support

LA Times  

Roberto Calderon, left, and Ronson Chu, right, load food into a car at St. Margaret’s Center. It’s also accepting volunteers who can help provide English language tutoring and computer training, visit isolated seniors and assist with immigration legal services. International Institute of Los Angeles The International Institute of Los Angeles provides comprehensive services to newly resettled individuals and families, including …

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Ranking the A’s dream ballparks through the years, from Fremont to Las Vegas
1 year, 6 months ago

Ranking the A’s dream ballparks through the years, from Fremont to Las Vegas

New York Times  

It’s unknown whether John Fisher is some Steve Cohen-like art collector because we know next to nothing about the A’s owner. Where this park probably falls short from a fan perspective is that the views from inside the stadium pale in comparison to what fans get in San Francisco, where you can see McCovey Cove from the arcade section and …

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‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban

Al Jazeera  

Activists behind the move by the California State University system say it will accelerate the civil rights movement for caste equity in the US. Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a Dalit American activist and executive director of Equality Labs civil rights organisation, considers the addition of caste protections at CSU systems a “watershed moment” for the community. “We respectfully disagree with the position …

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How you can help organizations in California working to resettle Afghan refugees
3 years, 4 months ago

How you can help organizations in California working to resettle Afghan refugees

LA Times  

U.S. and British security forces can be seen with Afghans at the Kabul airport on Wednesday. Organizations based in California and international organizations that have offices in Los Angeles are looking for volunteers, donated supplies and monetary donations for newly arriving Afghan refugees. The local office is also looking for people who can volunteer to provide the following services: Supporting …

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