Alameda County colleges' price tags often far more expensive than actual bill (Analysis)
Article by Lauren Soldano.
Last updated at Wed, 18 Apr at 7:19am.

Life in the ivory tower usually doesn't come cheap - but last month Texas A&M University-San Antonio, got lots of attention for publicizing its creation of an undergraduate degree that costs less than $10,000.

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Send cash so a woman can get her children back
Blog entry by Don Macleay.
Last updated at Mon, 9 Apr at 5:03pm.

 

Friday my friend had her children taken away because she attended a picnic in Mosswood Park in support of the Occupy movement here in Oakland, California. 

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Oakland’s foster youth saved from losing educational support
Article by Ryann Blackshere.
Last updated at Sun, 26 Feb at 8:18am.

The more than 800 foster youth in Alameda County that receive educational support recently were saved from losing the only public program that tracks their educational progress.

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Alameda County Chief Probation Officer denies claims of alleged sexual abuse

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Thu, 16 Feb at 2:34am.

David Muhammad, the Chief Probation Officer for the Alameda County Probation Department, is in charge of a staff of roughly 620 who supervise roughly 17,000 probationers and a $90 million budget. 

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East Bay youth research family histories, share stories in Berkeley June 4
Article by Reginald James.
Last updated at Fri, 3 Jun at 6:24pm.

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Alameda County, Oakland work to ensure vulnerable youth have jobs this summer
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Mon, 30 May at 12:09am.

It's slim pickings for jobs in Oakland these days and that's especially true for the city's youth.

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Surprise donation helps local homeless shelter continue its work
Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Sat, 23 Apr at 3:12am.

When Gertude “Trude” Bloomingfield Campe moved to San Francisco in 1955, one day leaving an estate worth close to $400,000 may not have been in her initial thoughts.

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You Choose Bay Area: New online planning tool offers ways to envision growth, shape policies
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 25 Mar at 5:49am.

By 2035 there will be an estimated 1.2 million new jobs and 900,000 new households within the Bay Area.

Where will all of these people live? Where will the new housing be built? How will people get around? Will the air we breathe and the water we drink be clean? Will we still be able to enjoy extensive and accessible open spaces?

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