The Oakland Tribune’s Paul T. Rosynsky has been covering the trial of Dionisio Molina, who ran down 78-year-old George Marceline with his Jeep Cherokee on July 5, 2008 as he took his daily walk on …

The Contra Costa Times’ Matt Krupnick reports that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has placed the Peralta Community College District on probation, a possible prelude to the revocation of the district’s accreditation. …

I was so busy working on this week’s Measure E series over the weekend I didn’t get the chance to attend the Harvey Milk Day celebration this past Saturday at the College of Alameda. Fortunately, …

Does it seem to you like this week has brought more news than you could possible handle? (No? Maybe it’s just me.) Anyhoo, I wanted to pass along this little item that was burning up …

I got an e-mail from a reader (thanks!) over the weekend about the city’s efforts to create a “brand” for our little ol’ Island and I confess, I have been so busy working on next …

The Contra Costa Times’ Mike Taugher reports that a series of errors led to the October 30, 2009 Dubai Star oil spill that closed Alameda beaches for several weeks.
Writes Taugher:
The spill worsened, officials said, because …

Today’s must-read is a reader (and contributor) – forwarded post by Huffington Post namesake Arianna Huffington about how Wall Street hosed the middle class. I’m passing this along not so much for its content as …

In case you missed it, the San Francisco Chronicle had a lovely tribute Monday to Al Ross, who founded the Bay Area’s Doggie Diner chain. He passed away last Wednesday in a Palm Springs care …

The Alameda Journal’s Peter Hegarty has reported that Alameda Police are investigating a possible hate crime incident Monday morning outside Ruby Bridges Elementary School.
Alameda Police told Hegarty that an Hispanic man in his 30s was …

In case you haven’t seen it yet, former City Councilman Tony Daysog has his own blog, westalameda.com, intended to boost the West End of the Island.
This week Tony sent us an e-mail to let us …

If you haven’t been following it, Peet’s Coffee & Tea just reached the end of a month-long bidding war for Diedrich Coffee. (They lost.) Peet’s had announced in November that they planned to buy Diedrich, …

Updated 11:48 a.m. Tuesday, November 3
Wearing their Community Improvement Commission hats, the City Council will consider on Wednesday night whether to ask Catellus for a report regarding the status of their Alameda Landing development plans …