State officials have lifted a ban on shellfish and mussel harvesting on Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach. The ban had been in place since October 30, when the Dubai Star tanker vessel spilled 422 …

Finally! Here’s the update from the East Bay Regional Park District’s Mark Ragatz:
Matt Graul and I just returned from a beach inspection of the closed section of Crown Beach and we found very few tar …

I promised you an update, and this is it: The southern portion of Crown Beach is still closed, and there’s no opening date in sight.
County and state inspectors toured the beach Tuesday afternoon and found …

Sounds like state investigators have determined what caused that October 30 oil spill that killed dozens of local birds and closed local beaches: According to the Chronicle, the folks who were fueling the Dubai Star …

The East Bay Regional Park District has reopened a portion of Robert W. Crown Memorial Beach. The beach has been closed since October 30, when a tanker vessel spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel oil …

Officials in charge of cleaning up after a tanker fuel oil spill Friday are winding down their efforts, but at least one local beach is still closed indefinitely.
On-water skimming activities were completed Monday, and an …

Crown Beach will be closed indefinitely and fishing and shellfish gathering continue to be suspended as cleanup crews turn their efforts toward pulling oil off Alameda’s shores.
An investigation into the cause of the spill is …

Planning to hit the beach today? You may want to steer clear of Crown Beach. It was closed yesterday after visitors found dime- and quarter-size tar balls along a 12-foot stretch of the beach and …