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30 Jul 2010, 4:28 pm by Jeffrey J. Randa
This is not to say I think there's anything wrong with any of the Oakland County Courts, it's just to point out that if, for example, a person is facing a DUI, the outcome will be noticeably more lenient in a city like Warren, or Detroit, as opposed to Rochester Hills. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 11:58 am
Since many California residents promote healthy lifestyles and a “green” attitude, it’s no surprise that cities like San Francisco, Berkeley, Davis, and Oakland are consistently ranked among the country’s best cities for cyclists. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 12:12 pm
The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro areas ranked 1st and 2nd, respectively. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 7:30 am
Oakland, California residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries.Preliminary election results showed the measure passing with 80 percent of the vote, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. [read post]
4 Sep 2010, 1:01 am
Bay City News reports that the pedestrian accident occurred at a Highway 980 off-ramp. [read post]
12 Aug 2024, 4:39 pm by Nancy Yaffe
We also know (or should know), that special minimum wage rates apply to some hotel workers in some California cities, such as Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood. [read post]
27 Feb 2023, 2:23 pm by Sarah Woolston
The state’s supplemental paid sick leave ended on December 31, 2022, but a few lingering localities still had local COVID-19 SPSL ordinances: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles County, Long Beach and Oakland. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 9:28 am
It’s a city almost entirely devoid of financial or corporate institutions, a city that “capital” fled decades ago. [read post]
19 Aug 2013, 12:00 pm
Other Sources: New Bay Bridge to Open Labor Day Weekend, Sources Tell KPIX 5, CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service, Aug. 14, 2013; New Bay Bridge Scheduled to Open September 3 After Labor Day Weekend Closure, San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 15, 2013; Toll Authority Confirms New Bay Bridge to Open Labor Day Weekend, CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service, Aug. 15, 2013 [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 2:57 pm
" Resources: Oakland Tribune, Gallant, Highsmith file claims against the city, March 17, 2011 [read post]
27 Oct 2024, 10:19 am by Tom Smith
Oakland, birthplace of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and the city where she launched her ill-fated presidential campaign in 2019, now resembles a post-apocalyptic nightmare, its streets piled high with trash, burned-out vehicles and homeless encampments.Driving through its streets is a surreal and potentially dangerous experience. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 9:00 am by Cyrus Farivar
In January 2016, the city codified a Privacy Advisory Commission to "Provide advice and technical assistance to the City of Oakland on best practices to protect citizen privacy rights in connection with the City’s purchase and use of surveillance equipment and other technology that collects or stores citizen data. [read post]
22 Aug 2016, 10:42 am by Gail Cecchettini Whaley
The city of San Mateo raises the local minimum wage beginning January 1, 2017. [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 5:00 am
A myriad of streets including Greenfield to Stanton Heights, Spring Hill to Oakland, and from Perry South to Arlington all have significant landslide problems. [read post]
26 Nov 2009, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
" Yesterday's Oakland Press reports that the local Jews for Jesus congregation (Congregation Shema Yisrael) has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pontiac charging that police last September used threats, intimidation and coercion to prevent them from distributing pamphlets on a sidewalk near the Festival entrance. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 9:52 am by Pankit Doshi
 Oakland’s measure also includes provisions requiring employers in the city to offer a minimum of at least five days of sick leave to all employees. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 6:18 pm by Jonas M. Grant
In the November 2014 elections, voters in the Northern California cities of San Francisco and Oakland have approved local increases to the minimum wage, that will apply to employees working within the city limits: San Francisco: The minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour in 2018. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 1:30 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
From Reuters: Under scrutiny by a court-ordered external monitor and threatened with federal receivership, Oakland's 14-year journey from notorious law enforcement agency to reform-minded department illustrates the difficulty of changing the way police operate at time of national soul-searching over... [read post]
20 Jan 2023, 12:15 pm by Sarah Woolston
Currently, both Oakland and Los Angeles County will end their supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave two weeks after their local state of emergency ends — whenever that may be. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 7:00 pm by Bill Wasik
Oakland's citywide general strike, a hastily planned and ambitious action called by Occupy protesters a day after police forcibly removed their City Hall encampment last week, shut down the Port of Oakland. [read post]