By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Months after abruptly resigning without explanation, Fremont’s former city manager has been charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds for using a city credit card to make personal purchases, according to court records.The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed the felony charges in late February against Mark Danaj, who was arraigned March 9 in Alameda County Superior Court.The new accusation is the second legal issue to plague Danaj, who was arrested in September on suspicion of at his home in San Francisco. Fremont City...…By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Months after abruptly resigning without explanation, Fremont’s former city manager has been charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds for using a city credit card to make personal purchases, according to court records.The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed the felony charges in late February against Mark Danaj, who was arraigned March 9 in Alameda County Superior Court.The new accusation is the second legal issue to plague Danaj, who was arrested in September on suspicion of at his home in San Francisco. Fremont City...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Angry that the Fremont Unified School District has decided to stick with distance learning through the end of this academic year, dozens of parents took to the sidewalks this week in a bid to pressure officials and teachers to offer classroom instruction again.Monday’s rally came just days after a lawyer representing a group of parents sent a letter to the district demanding schools reopen by April 26 or face a potential lawsuit.“It’s high time for schools to open for any students who want to come back,” Padma Gopalakrishnan, a parent of two students, said...…By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Angry that the Fremont Unified School District has decided to stick with distance learning through the end of this academic year, dozens of parents took to the sidewalks this week in a bid to pressure officials and teachers to offer classroom instruction again.Monday’s rally came just days after a lawyer representing a group of parents sent a letter to the district demanding schools reopen by April 26 or face a potential lawsuit.“It’s high time for schools to open for any students who want to come back,” Padma Gopalakrishnan, a parent of two students, said...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — After 25 years of work in the Fremont Police Department, Police Chief Kimberly Petersen announced she’ll retire in the fall, by when she’ll have served in the top cop position for a little more than three years.“It has been an honor to work alongside the men and women of the Fremont Police Department,” Petersen said in a Thursday statement from the city.“I am profoundly grateful for Chief Petersen’s pioneering leadership during one of the most pivotal times in our nation’s history. Her commitment to excellence, accountability, and transparency in policing...…By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — After 25 years of work in the Fremont Police Department, Police Chief Kimberly Petersen announced she’ll retire in the fall, by when she’ll have served in the top cop position for a little more than three years.“It has been an honor to work alongside the men and women of the Fremont Police Department,” Petersen said in a Thursday statement from the city.“I am profoundly grateful for Chief Petersen’s pioneering leadership during one of the most pivotal times in our nation’s history. Her commitment to excellence, accountability, and transparency in policing...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupSANTA CLARA COUNTY — Health officials in Santa Clara County say the “continuing insufficient” coronavirus vaccine supply they are receiving from the state may not improve significantly for “a few weeks,” forcing them to cancel thousands more appointments.“All we need to dramatically expand access to vaccinations is more vaccine, and we are ready and waiting for it,” said County Executive Jeff Smith in a statement Thursday.County officials have continued to bristle at the state’s vaccine rollout, after loudly against plans to have insurance giant Blue Shield run the...…By | Bay Area News GroupSANTA CLARA COUNTY — Health officials in Santa Clara County say the “continuing insufficient” coronavirus vaccine supply they are receiving from the state may not improve significantly for “a few weeks,” forcing them to cancel thousands more appointments.“All we need to dramatically expand access to vaccinations is more vaccine, and we are ready and waiting for it,” said County Executive Jeff Smith in a statement Thursday.County officials have continued to bristle at the state’s vaccine rollout, after loudly against plans to have insurance giant Blue Shield run the...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupA correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. MOFFETT FIELD — As migration surges at the United States-Mexico border, the Biden administration is considering using vacant facilities at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children, according to the space agency.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked federal agencies to “determine whether they have currently vacant properties that might be available and suitable for potential future use as...…By | Bay Area News GroupA correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. MOFFETT FIELD — As migration surges at the United States-Mexico border, the Biden administration is considering using vacant facilities at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children, according to the space agency.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked federal agencies to “determine whether they have currently vacant properties that might be available and suitable for potential future use as...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Automatic red-light enforcement cameras are going up at two crowded intersections near Fremont’s largest shopping center, and will start capturing photos and videos of drivers on March 1, the Fremont Police Department announced Thursday.The new cameras will be located at the intersections of Auto Mall Parkway and Christy Street, and Auto Mall Parkway and Pacific Commons Boulevard, major intersections providing access to the many restaurants and stores of the Pacific Commons Shopping Center.There will be a 30-day grace period during which anyone captured by...…By | Bay Area News GroupFREMONT — Automatic red-light enforcement cameras are going up at two crowded intersections near Fremont’s largest shopping center, and will start capturing photos and videos of drivers on March 1, the Fremont Police Department announced Thursday.The new cameras will be located at the intersections of Auto Mall Parkway and Christy Street, and Auto Mall Parkway and Pacific Commons Boulevard, major intersections providing access to the many restaurants and stores of the Pacific Commons Shopping Center.There will be a 30-day grace period during which anyone captured by...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupDUBLIN — Bay Area rapper Lil Yase was shot and killed near the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station early Saturday, authorities confirmed Sunday, leaving those close to him wondering what led to his death.The 26-year-old artist from San Francisco, whose real name is Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr., died after being shot on the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway on Nov. 28, police said.Police initially were called around 1 a.m. Saturday to the Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton for a report of a person who had arrived suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Antonyyo Jr....…By | Bay Area News GroupDUBLIN — Bay Area rapper Lil Yase was shot and killed near the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station early Saturday, authorities confirmed Sunday, leaving those close to him wondering what led to his death.The 26-year-old artist from San Francisco, whose real name is Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr., died after being shot on the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway on Nov. 28, police said.Police initially were called around 1 a.m. Saturday to the Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton for a report of a person who had arrived suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Antonyyo Jr....WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupNEWARK — H.A. Snow Elementary School will be permanently closed after the current school year, and E.L. Musick Elementary School will be shuttered the following year, Newark school officials decided Thursday in a controversial move to save money and stem the tide of a rising budget deficit in a district with a history of mismanagement.Newark Unified School District board president Elisa Martinez, and board members Phuong Nguyen and Bowen Zhang voted in favor of the decision, while board member Ray Rodriguez was absent.The board also voted to convert its only junior...…By | Bay Area News GroupNEWARK — H.A. Snow Elementary School will be permanently closed after the current school year, and E.L. Musick Elementary School will be shuttered the following year, Newark school officials decided Thursday in a controversial move to save money and stem the tide of a rising budget deficit in a district with a history of mismanagement.Newark Unified School District board president Elisa Martinez, and board members Phuong Nguyen and Bowen Zhang voted in favor of the decision, while board member Ray Rodriguez was absent.The board also voted to convert its only junior...WW…

MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: Extended Stay America hotel in Milpitas, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)MILPITAS — Plans from Santa Clara County to convert a hotel in Milpitas into permanent supportive housing for people who are homeless are facing another possible roadblock, as a group of residents led in part by former longtime Mayor Jose Esteves have sued to try and stop the project.In a Santa Clara County Superior Court filing last week, attorneys for a group called Voices of Milpitas LLC — which Esteves formed in October — filed a complaint...…MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: Extended Stay America hotel in Milpitas, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)MILPITAS — Plans from Santa Clara County to convert a hotel in Milpitas into permanent supportive housing for people who are homeless are facing another possible roadblock, as a group of residents led in part by former longtime Mayor Jose Esteves have sued to try and stop the project.In a Santa Clara County Superior Court filing last week, attorneys for a group called Voices of Milpitas LLC — which Esteves formed in October — filed a complaint...WW…

By | Bay Area News GroupIn a split vote, the Milpitas City Council decided Wednesday to drop plans for a potential lawsuit to stop a hotel in the city from being converted into permanent supportive housing for people who are currently homeless, but the project could face more hurdles.The council, in a special closed session meeting Wednesday morning, voted 3-2 to reverse their decision from just two weeks ago to pursue litigation to stop Santa Clara County’s plans to convert a 146-room Extended Stay America hotel into 132 studio apartments with supportive services on site.The county was...…By | Bay Area News GroupIn a split vote, the Milpitas City Council decided Wednesday to drop plans for a potential lawsuit to stop a hotel in the city from being converted into permanent supportive housing for people who are currently homeless, but the project could face more hurdles.The council, in a special closed session meeting Wednesday morning, voted 3-2 to reverse their decision from just two weeks ago to pursue litigation to stop Santa Clara County’s plans to convert a 146-room Extended Stay America hotel into 132 studio apartments with supportive services on site.The county was...WW…