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Late Night Tube Closure Alert: The Webster Tube (entering Alameda) will close at 10pm Thursday, November 4, and reopen at 5am Friday morning, November 5. This closure is for maintenance work and the Posey Tube will remain open. Please plan ahead! #alamtg
ACFD crews are on scene of a confirmed fire on Davis St near Doolittle Dr in @CitySanLeandro. A full first alarm response plus one additional engine & the breathing support unit are fighting a large outside fire. Crews have prevented extension into a commercial building…
I spent a big part of 2020 reporting w/ @thomas_peele about the problems in California nursing homes exacerbated by the pandemic. This week, a jury ruled that one of the embattled nursing homes we wrote about must pay punitive damages for patient neglect: https://t.co/y2DbVccXoT
We're getting lots of reports of unsafe driving behavior around our schools. Please drive carefully during drop-off and pick-up times to keep our students and families safe!
OPD needs your assistance locating the vehicle shown in this video. The driver is the suspect in the shooting death of 15 YO Shamara Young, on 10/6/21, just before 11:30 PM. The suspect’s vehicle appears to be an early 2000, silver, 2-door Honda Accord.
Help Locate #Missing Person at Risk Joe Ricks
His family reports he has mental health challenges.
Last seen 10/6/21, 11:30P in the 5400 block of Vicente Way, possibly headed to SF. He was wearing a brown jacket, blk jeans, blk boots. He is 5’4, 150 lbs, brown hair & eyes.
Listen to our train friends. ⬇️ Still time to buy tickets for tonight's ferry service (https://t.co/KB2lbUQeSd) and walk-up tickets will likely be available for Oakland and Alameda passengers because we're using MV Bay Monarch again. Go Giants!
#ICYMI: This year, the Hearts of Hayward Event Committee assembled a compilation of speakers and performances to honor Hayward volunteers.
You can watch a recording of the 43rd annual Hearts of Hayward Volunteer Recognition Program on our website: https://t.co/5OJv1J9dyd
Originally arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor, Contra Costa DA's stepson has been charged with felony kidnapping, child abduction, and other serious offenses: https://t.co/DbP0HoU70d
Contra Costa County will ease its indoor mask mandate on Nov. 1 for certain settings that aren’t open to the general public, including offices, gyms, college classes, etc.
Applies only to places where everyone shows proof that they’re fully vaccinated: https://t.co/xJDQQDVmvA
The @ChabotSpace in #Oakland will reopen 11/12 with a new @NASAAmes exhibit: "The NASA Experience" will have items on space research & exploration, including spacesuits from the Mercury & Gemini missions & a fan blade from the world’s largest wind tunnel.
Save the date and get a free flu shot #alamtg!
WHERE: Alameda Hospital, 2070 Clinton Ave
WHEN: Saturday, October 23, 9am-12noon
Getting your flu shot will help alleviate the flu’s impact on our hospitals and protect people at high risk.
For the week of 10/4-10/10, 3 lives were lost to violence. OPD has investigated 110 homicides YTD, 80 this time last year. There were 41 instances of gunfire. OPD officers recovered 15 firearms 943 YTD. There were 31 robberies. We must come together as a city to end the violence.