By | Bay Area News GroupPLEASANTON — A Pleasanton grocery store accused of price gouging, charging up to 400% more during the pandemic, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.The grocery store Apna Bazar, located on Pimlico Drive, and its owner Rajvinder Singh were charged with , after the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office was made aware of customers complaining about raised prices shortly after the emergency shelter-in-place order took effect in the county on March 17, 2020.The district attorney’s office and the California Department of Justice joined forces to charge the store...…By | Bay Area News GroupPLEASANTON — A Pleasanton grocery store accused of price gouging, charging up to 400% more during the pandemic, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.The grocery store Apna Bazar, located on Pimlico Drive, and its owner Rajvinder Singh were charged with , after the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office was made aware of customers complaining about raised prices shortly after the emergency shelter-in-place order took effect in the county on March 17, 2020.The district attorney’s office and the California Department of Justice joined forces to charge the store...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupTearing down Barone’s Restaurant in downtown Pleasanton is OK, but it can’t be replaced only by houses.That’s the message the Pleasanton Planning Commission delivered to the restaurant’s owners during a recent study session.After running the popular restaurant for years, Joe and Maricela Barone have decided it’s time for a change and to plop homes on their 2.3 acres at 475 and 493 St. John St., right off Main Street.One option they’re considering is to build 10 two-story houses with seven accessory dwelling units and the other is to build nine two-story houses with...…By | Bay Area News GroupTearing down Barone’s Restaurant in downtown Pleasanton is OK, but it can’t be replaced only by houses.That’s the message the Pleasanton Planning Commission delivered to the restaurant’s owners during a recent study session.After running the popular restaurant for years, Joe and Maricela Barone have decided it’s time for a change and to plop homes on their 2.3 acres at 475 and 493 St. John St., right off Main Street.One option they’re considering is to build 10 two-story houses with seven accessory dwelling units and the other is to build nine two-story houses with...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupDANVILLE — A former 2020 Danville Town Council candidate is being sued for sexual harassment, including allegations of drugging a woman and trying to sexually assault her.Allen Timmons was one of nine candidates who ran for town council in November 2020, coming in seventh place with 5.8% of the vote.A lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court in March by a former female employee who worked for him at his company, Western Steel and Wire in San Francisco.The employee, whom this newspaper is not naming and referring only to as “Ms. S,” is accusing Timmons of...…By | Bay Area News GroupDANVILLE — A former 2020 Danville Town Council candidate is being sued for sexual harassment, including allegations of drugging a woman and trying to sexually assault her.Allen Timmons was one of nine candidates who ran for town council in November 2020, coming in seventh place with 5.8% of the vote.A lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court in March by a former female employee who worked for him at his company, Western Steel and Wire in San Francisco.The employee, whom this newspaper is not naming and referring only to as “Ms. S,” is accusing Timmons of...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupBERKELEY — Berkeley police say they have solved a 24-year-old cold case involving the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy.Kevin Leroy Davis, 59, of Ohio, has been charged with the crime after DNA evidence found in 1997 linked him to it, according to police. Davis, a Texas jail inmate when the connection was made, was extradited to Santa Rita Jail last month.In 1997, Berkeley police investigated the sexual assault of a teenage boy who reported meeting a man near Telegraph Avenue. The man, since identified as Davis, offered the teen some marijuana and a drive home. But...…By | Bay Area News GroupBERKELEY — Berkeley police say they have solved a 24-year-old cold case involving the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy.Kevin Leroy Davis, 59, of Ohio, has been charged with the crime after DNA evidence found in 1997 linked him to it, according to police. Davis, a Texas jail inmate when the connection was made, was extradited to Santa Rita Jail last month.In 1997, Berkeley police investigated the sexual assault of a teenage boy who reported meeting a man near Telegraph Avenue. The man, since identified as Davis, offered the teen some marijuana and a drive home. But...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupLIVERMORE — A charter airline could be moving to the Livermore Municipal Airport, but some nearby neighbors are worried about the noise from more planes — especially a Boeing 737 that would be stored there.KaiserAir, a charter air service currently based at the Oakland International Airport, wants to move its headquarters to the Livermore airport. The plan submitted to the city would be for a fixed base operator (a business granted the rights to operate on airport grounds), with a hangar that would house its planes, including a Boeing 737.The project proposes...…By | | Bay Area News GroupLIVERMORE — A charter airline could be moving to the Livermore Municipal Airport, but some nearby neighbors are worried about the noise from more planes — especially a Boeing 737 that would be stored there.KaiserAir, a charter air service currently based at the Oakland International Airport, wants to move its headquarters to the Livermore airport. The plan submitted to the city would be for a fixed base operator (a business granted the rights to operate on airport grounds), with a hangar that would house its planes, including a Boeing 737.The project proposes...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupDANVILLE — The day after Contra Costa County returned to the most restrictive purple tier for reopening during the pandemic, some students in Danville returned to class. A week later, all the staff in one classroom and most of its students had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.Despite the outbreak, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District did not shut down in-person instruction, though it did have the school disinfected.The district confirmed Wednesday that five staff members and three students at Del Amigo High School had tested positive for COVID-19 after...…By | Bay Area News GroupDANVILLE — The day after Contra Costa County returned to the most restrictive purple tier for reopening during the pandemic, some students in Danville returned to class. A week later, all the staff in one classroom and most of its students had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.Despite the outbreak, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District did not shut down in-person instruction, though it did have the school disinfected.The district confirmed Wednesday that five staff members and three students at Del Amigo High School had tested positive for COVID-19 after...WW…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — Eleven years after Oscar Grant was shot to death by a BART police officer, the Alameda County district attorney has agreed to reopen the case after demands from his family.Grant’s family and supporters held a press conference Monday at the Fruitvale BART station where he was killed, calling on District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to reopen the case, pointing out the similarities to George Floyd’s death.“We’re not holding our breath,” said Grant’s uncle, Cephus X Johnson, known as Uncle...…GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — Eleven years after Oscar Grant was shot to death by a BART police officer, the Alameda County district attorney has agreed to reopen the case after demands from his family.Grant’s family and supporters held a press conference Monday at the Fruitvale BART station where he was killed, calling on District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to reopen the case, pointing out the similarities to George Floyd’s death.“We’re not holding our breath,” said Grant’s uncle, Cephus X Johnson, known as Uncle...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — The mismanagement of improvements and upgrades to Alameda County facilities, including the jail, delayed projects that have cost the county millions, according to a grand jury report.Delays got so bad at one point that the frustrated sheriff’s office went to Costco to purchase their own video security system, and installed it themselves in the jail.Alameda County’s civil grand jury released a report Monday on its investigation into the county’s General Services Agency (or GSA). The GSA is responsible for maintaining all county-owned buildings, and planning,...…By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — The mismanagement of improvements and upgrades to Alameda County facilities, including the jail, delayed projects that have cost the county millions, according to a grand jury report.Delays got so bad at one point that the frustrated sheriff’s office went to Costco to purchase their own video security system, and installed it themselves in the jail.Alameda County’s civil grand jury released a report Monday on its investigation into the county’s General Services Agency (or GSA). The GSA is responsible for maintaining all county-owned buildings, and planning,...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After having police on campus for more than six decades, and in response to a national outcry for reform, Oakland schools will no longer have their own force after the board voted to eliminate the department.In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the board passed the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate Oakland Schools Police Department.” The annual $2.5 million spent on the 10 total sworn officers and police administrators is instead expected to be redirected toward other student support services and restorative justice efforts.Superintendent Kyla...…By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After having police on campus for more than six decades, and in response to a national outcry for reform, Oakland schools will no longer have their own force after the board voted to eliminate the department.In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the board passed the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate Oakland Schools Police Department.” The annual $2.5 million spent on the 10 total sworn officers and police administrators is instead expected to be redirected toward other student support services and restorative justice efforts.Superintendent Kyla...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After allegedly being told to use masks made out of dog diapers, employees of a McDonald’s in Oakland went on strike Tuesday, effectively shutting down the restaurant, after at least four workers and their family members got sick with COVID-19.The 22 workers of the Telegraph Avenue fast-food restaurant did not show up to work Tuesday, striking to demand a two-week paid quarantine period, company-paid medical costs and a deep cleaning of the store, plus proper personal protective equipment. Organizers say the cooks, cashiers and other workers were told to...…By | Bay Area News GroupOAKLAND — After allegedly being told to use masks made out of dog diapers, employees of a McDonald’s in Oakland went on strike Tuesday, effectively shutting down the restaurant, after at least four workers and their family members got sick with COVID-19.The 22 workers of the Telegraph Avenue fast-food restaurant did not show up to work Tuesday, striking to demand a two-week paid quarantine period, company-paid medical costs and a deep cleaning of the store, plus proper personal protective equipment. Organizers say the cooks, cashiers and other workers were told to...WW…