The EPA, under the Endangered Species Act, is required to subject pesticides to extra scrutiny if they're used on or near critical habitat set aside for imperiled species. In its lawsuit, the environmental group contended that the agency for years has failed to take this extra step.
Gale Choffin celebrates friends and family with horse races named especially for them. The Tracy resident is one of dozens of locals who have signed up to sponsor a race this year — part of an increasingly popular, three-year-old program at the Alameda County Fair.
As the state continues its downward spiral amid struggles to close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, Alameda County's judicial system is beginning to feel the effects of more than 100 potential job cuts.
FREMONT SENIOR CENTERLUNCHServed at noon at the center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, 510-790-6610. Seniors, $4; nonmembers, $6.Monday: $5-$7. Barbecue ribs and chicken, potato salad, baked beans, corn on the cob, bread, dessert.
EDEN MEDICAL CENTER, Castro Valley Maria De Loures Pahuamba, Hayward, June 5, a girl.Rama Polisetty and Ganesh Janyavula, Union City, June 5, a girl.Vanessa Aranibar and Dany Rojas, Hayward, June 8, a girl.
A 14-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday afternoon, accused of punching and biting a clothing store's security guard who was trying to detain her and her mother for shoplifting, police said.
Why can't every week be like the last week? Now that the 2009—10 school year is history — gosh, kids enter and leave our lives in a flash — I found myself reflecting back upon the last days of school.
'Can I run on ahead, Mr. Ellison?"I looked up the trail to the summit and did my best to suppress a smirk. Poor Amanjit! He didn't understand how the steep incline would tucker him out in a matter of meters, and the rest of the class and I'd come upon him hunched over, heaving, humbled.
INDEPENDENCE DAY is a special time to celebrate the history of our country. We are blessed to live in the United States and are fortunate to enjoy the benefits that it provides.
