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With fears of ICE raids increasing, Alameda County's rapid response hotline is not available 24/7

Alameda County to restart search for a new EMS provider

Groundhog's Day?

Alameda County mayors unite

This is what you have to lose

Supervisors set path for one sales tax while a more contentious debate for another awaits

Fremont's Fourth of July parade is canceled

'Respond with power, not panic'

What if Trump turns his attention to the East Bay? Are we ready?

Ep. 111 - The curious incident of a target letter in a poor city striving to be average but where city employees work in the office

Alameda County Supervisors approve $269 million for Santa Rita Jail renovations

Recalled DA Pamela Price slams replacement, accuses her of rebuilding the pathway to prison pipeline

Bryan's state of mind

San Leandro Councilmember Bryan Azevedo under federal investigation for bribery and conspiracy

Proposed federal cuts to Section 8 have landlords and tenants worried

Trump administration puts sanctuary cities on notice, including 11 in Alameda County

Make San Leandro Average Again!

Heart(burn) of the Bay

Oakland has ideas

Muddying the waters

Memorial Day medley

Elections have consequences

Despite $75,000 hiring bonus, Alameda is still having trouble attracting police officers

Oakland's latest new era begins

Fighting for Measure W funds

Ep. 110: Viva East Bay Insiders

San Leandro may award fourth cannabis dispensary permit

Alameda County's budget shortfall is the largest since the pandemic

Labor union is not down with FPPC

Water pressure is high

Budget season is upon us

Last throes

Azevedo gave a commendation last year to business group backed by Duongs

Oakland settles lawsuit that included allegation Sheng Thao missed the filing deadline to run for mayor in 2022

Registrar must have received a positive performance evaluation

Rep. Simon: 'Hell yeah!' I want to impeach Trump

County treasurer's draft ethical investment policy excludes seven industries

Look at all these rumors

'They shouldn’t have as much stuff on me'

Dude, where’s my police cars?

Streamlining new housing

Ep. 109: Barbara Lee is Oakland's mayor-elect. Now what?

Barbara Lee won the ground game and the mayor's office

Barbara Lee likely headed to victory in Oakland mayor's race

Town election tension is growing

Loren Taylor leads Barbara Lee in close Oakland mayor's race

East Bay Insiders TV - Oakland Special Election Preview

What's at stake

Colossal confusion continues to cloud Coliseum deals

Final weekend ahead

Mario Juarez is up to something

Reading the candidates for clues

EBMUD board director accused of racially-motivated conduct

Renewed focus on Sheng Thao is not helping Barbara Lee

Fears of recession, loss of federal funding clouds county's budget outlook

Dublin mayor calls out councilmember for filing records request on her, others

A new wrinkle of uncertainty

TBH, elected officials shouldn't be texting during council meetings. 👍

Ep. 108: Don't call it a comeback

Keyboard warriors and mountains of mayoral minutiae

Supervisor wants to forge a new path for medical services at Santa Rita Jail

New poll shows Taylor leading Lee

Nipping at Lee's heels

Councilmembers behaving badly

The stretch run

Oakland unions jump the shark

Signs that Oakland voters are concerned about Barbara Lee's age

Ducking the debate

San Leandro councilmember was assaulted last year at National League of Cities event

Ongoing Coliseum negotiations described as 'fruitful,' but there's still no deal

Israeli-Palestinian conflict is returning to Alameda

Ep. 107: Ask Kevin Jenkins anything

Red card for dissent

Barbara Lee comes alive

It’s a trap!

The story in San Leandro is beginning to mirror Oakland's public corruption scandal

Federal subpoena asked San Leandro officials for information related to Duongs, garbage contracts, and infamous Vietnam trip

Taylor tops Lee in fundraising

ICE in schools: 'We know how to deal with arm intruders on campus,' says superintendent

Lateefah Simon walked out of Trump's joint address to congress

A plan to amend Fremont's controversial camping ban ordinance

Ep. 106: Live from Buffalo Bill's Brewery with State Sen. Aisha Wahab

Wheels on the bus

Over-vaccinated

Layoffs as a last resort

Don't provoke the monster

Reimagining I-980

Alameda County is ready to unleash Measure C windfall for children

Oakland District 2 council candidates have divergent views on public safety

Ep. 105: East Bay Insiders Unfiltered

Testing the limits of decorum and free speech

Here comes the judge

A new day at the Alameda County DA's office

'Money buys everything'

Hayward, Oakland school districts are dealing with staggering deficits

Influencing San Leandro's election

Pleasanton racetrack, stables to close on March 25

Alameda County must refund $1.4 million in park in-lieu fees after proceeds sat unused for 5 years

Union-friendLee

Alameda County's sheriff forbid ICE from using Santa Rita Jail

Miley to Bas: 'If you start meddling in my district, there could be repercussions'

After federal funding freeze, Alameda County allocates $876,000 to support refugee resettlement

Thank you, readers

Ballers and shot callers

This just may be a race after all

Barbara Lee's train wreck of a performance raises all sorts of questions

Ursula Jones Dickson is your next Alameda County DA

Bas presents ad hoc committee to protect immigrants, refugees

Ep. 104: Judgment Day

With the first pick, the Board of Supervisors select...

Alameda County's ranked choice voting races last fall produced a mysterious 'overvote anomaly'

Trump is already imperiling Alameda County with latest moves and threats

DA applicants endure 'longest job interview of all-time'

Replacing Price

'Sheng is going to call you re: $$'

'A deal is a deal': Thao, others, indicted for bribery

Here come the Feds

Ep. 103: Live from Castro Valley

Azevedo pitched Evolutionary Homes, a potential target of the FBI's probe, to San Leandro officials

FBI agents search the home of San Leandro official connected to Duong family

Bas wants to Trump-proof Alameda County

Oakland's special election is a 100-meter dash

Ranking the DA applicants

'Let’s get something on the books': Board of Supervisors pass Just Cause Ordinance

Lee enters special mayoral election, vows to lead an 'Oakland renaissance'

Bas makes Board of Supervisors debut

'With terrible choices ahead of us,' Oakland sets tone, appoints acting mayor, council leadership

Former San Leandro police chief sued city over dismissal

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