Starting in June, California will start enforcing new federal guidelines that require some SNAP recipients to work 20 hours a week — or see their food benefits cut.
## Homelessness drops 20% in Oakland, marking the first decline in years
City leaders credit the increase in supportive housing units.
It’s a painful spillover effect as the Berkeley school district’s TK program has nearly tripled its enrollment since 2017.
District Attorney Jones Dickson says her office is investigating the former rep and warned victims not to call a hotline set up by her opponent, Pamela Price.
## Injured cyclist gets $512,000 from Oakland in pothole settlement
The Town has paid tens of millions of dollars in settlements over the last 10 years due to poor road maintenance.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously stands against FCI Dublin’s conversion into an immigration detention center — though the county has no jurisdiction over federal property.
## Oakland Earth Day celebrations will focus on cleanups and community fun
Kayaking, planting seeds, and picking up trash are all enjoyable activities that help the environment.
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In 2012, in what _The New York Times_ called “the biggest wave of job actions in the history of America’s fast-food industry,” workers in New York City walked off their jobs and held a protest demanding a $15 minimum wage. The so-called Fight for $15 was born, and over the next few years workers in cities around the country joined the protests, while the federal minimum wage continued to languish…
The Old Finnish Hall, built in 1908 in West Berkeley, is a landmarked property that comes with a pair of elderly caretakers who’ve lived there for more than 30 years.
A plan to slash 188 health care jobs at the East Bay’s safety net hospital would heavily impact mental health programs. County leaders hope to avoid this.
Alameda Health System workers and union leaders said their units are already stretched too thin and criticized administrators.
Alameda Health System plans to lay off 188 nurses, counselors, therapists, and other staff. The public has a chance to weigh in on Feb. 25.
Expanded pretrial services to reduce recidivism are the result of a new partnership between the court, probation department, and nonprofit BOSS.
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