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Armed with their frocks, brushes and watercolors, artists gathered on the island of Alameda for the 21st annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout this

Armed with their frocks, brushes and watercolors, artists gathered on the island of Alameda for the 21st annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout this week.

Supporters want greater flexibility for wineries and event venues, while opponents warn of weakened open-space protections

Alameda County is reviewing how to amend an urban growth boundary without voter approval.

Review could bring new safety standards for electronic doors alleged to have trapped occupants after crashes

Nearly two years after three young people died of smoke inhalation inside a burning Tesla Cybertruck in Piedmont California, as a friend struggled

Nearly two years after three young people died of smoke inhalation inside a burning Tesla Cybertruck in Piedmont California, as a friend struggled to open its doors, federal regulators are considering ...Thank you for visiting Spokesman.com. To continue reading this story and enjoying our local journalism please subscribe or log in...

Federal safety agency will consider consider a new federal standard requiring a “robust and obvious” door egress system in all motor vehicles.

A ballot measure to make Alameda County’s minimum wage the highest in the nation may not come before voters until March 2028. Organizers of the proposal say the delay approved by the county’s supervisors is undemocratic and undermines the w…

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A ballot measure to make Alameda County's minimum wage the highest in the nation may not come before voters until March 2028.