Wouldn’t it be a super bummer if someone accidentally took home some ballots or voting equipment after a long day at the polls? Well, never fear, voters: Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald has hit upon …

A bill by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, that would require the state to generate an environmental impact report before it would be allowed to conduct aerial spraying to combat the light brown apple moth …

A Pepsi truck making a delivery to the painstakingly restored Alameda Theatre slammed into its marquee this morning, causing a yet-to-be-estimated amount of damage. Theater operator Kyle Conner said the Pepsi driver was making a …

Okay, so I’m late enough on this that all the good plays on words are taken. And I know, Borders is Just Another Chain Store and Definitely Not As Good As Books Inc. That said, …

Looks like the Elks have received official word that they aren’t required to pay if Measure H passes on Tuesday. Several H backers and local blogs noted Tuesday that nonprofits that are exempt from paying …

Last night, the City Council began the painful process of hashing out a budget for the next two years. The city is facing a $4 million deficit next year, and things aren’t looking any better …

The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently updated its plan to eradicate the light brown apple moth, that pesky leafrolling critter that has ag types atwitter. It now says that aerial spraying is “anticipated” …

Well folks, it looks like the school district has generated some new numbers detailing the local impacts of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s revised budget plan, and the sum is almost exactly the same as before. For …

This is a weekend when we picnic. A weekend where we take our first little trips of the summer. Or peruse the local sales. For most of us, this weekend represents the first peek at …

The newly restored Alameda Theatre opened for business on Thursday. And while the grand opening gala sold out, there are lots of other ways you can get a sneak peek. For starters, they’ll hold free …

The city released its latest quarterly sales tax data, and the news is … good! The city raked in an additional 1.1 percent in tax revenues for the quarter ending on March 31, driven in …