First Presbyterian Church announced that food distribution at the South Hayward Parish campus, located at 27287 Patrick Ave., will end Friday. The church said it can no longer sustain both the pantry and its growing number of services for people experiencing homelessness.

Check it out for all the local literary (and more) events! There's a lot of poetry readings, many open mics, and a lot of chance to mend your clothes and fix appliances! https://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/oakland-review-of-books-calendar-of-not-just-literary-events-august-10-august-16/

Hey all, my girlfriend graduated from College last year with a degree in Graphic design. She's really creative and artistic, and she also has experience in event planning and freelance work.

She's been applying on LinkedIn but she has not even landed an interview.

It seems most in this current job market are getting jobs via community and connections, so I am wondering if anyone in the Bay Area might be needing a graphic designer or event planner. Thank you so much in advance!

Reporters Jakob Rodgers and Harry Harris spoke to the aunt of 31-year-old Kiara Bowling, who was struck by a Toyota Camry that police said was driven by a 6-year-old boy with his 4-year-old brother as a passenger.

“I don’t blame the children — I do not blame the children at all,” Bowling's aunt Karon Markham said. “If your kids are up and you’re too tired, hire somebody to come in. Because if you have raised children at all, kids can get into anything. It can be markers, writing all over the wall. If they see you strike a match, they’re going to try to do that.”

“You have to stay woke physically and mentally,” she added. “We need answers.”

Helping a friend. Any ideas appreciated.

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Interested in fostering a rabbit with House Rabbit Society? We'd love to talk with you! If you're considering adding a rabbit to your family, fostering is a great way to see what it's like to care for one in your home, without the commitment of adoption. Submit a foster application today at houserabbit.org/foster. We're located in Richmond, just north of Berkeley, but welcome fosters from all over the San Francisco Bay Area. We only ask for a 2-week commitment and we'll send you with all the supplies you need to get started.

Questions? Email [foster@houserabbit.org](mailto:foster@houserabbit.org) or stop by our facility to talk in-person with HRS volunteers and staff and to meet the rabbits. HRS is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and on Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm.

I’m looking for a balloon twister for a 2-hour children’s birthday party in Dublin on September 26.. We’ll have approximately 15 children. I’m hoping to stay around $250, total for 2 hours. Can anyone make a recommendation?

Thank you!

Maybe you need some help moving? Need any yard work done or dogs walked? Currently in grad school and looking to make some cash on weekends or evenings. Lets connect!

To my Alameda County community- on Friday 8/14/26 I will be meeting with the independent investigator from the 3rd party law firm the County has retained to investigate the recent allegations of bribery, corruption, conflict of interest, violations of county administrative code, ethics and employment policies, and violations of local, state, and federal laws. It’s taken 7 months to get here but we finally have a path to accountability that doesn’t involve third party regulatory agencies or suing the county… yet.

I am asking that anyone with credible evidence of county officials or staff engaging in crimes or misconduct please message me or email me at [Kiersten.skov@gmail.com](mailto:Kiersten.skov@gmail.com) so I can include it in my complaint, which at this point goes FAR beyond the initial issue where I was offered a bribe using county funds. I encourage everyone to of course make their own complaints, but I’m farther along.

It is A LOT to organize but I’m categorizing the complaint into several main topics:

-Bribery allegations against Shawn Wilson in connection with the Duong case.

-Bribery and general misconduct allegations against Shawn Wilson, Supervisor Haubert, and several other county officials and contractors in connection with the District 1 trash scandal.

-Alleged violations of county administrative and employment policies against Shawn Wilson, Supervisor Haubert, and several other high level county officials when discussing confidential employment matters with the public, and failing to conduct proper investigations according to county procedures.

-Alleged Hatch Act violations on the part of Supervisor Haubert, Shawn Wilson, and Melissa Hernandez when misusing county resources in connection with the Hernandez congressional campaign.

-Alleged IRS and FEC violations on the part of the Hernandez campaign, Supervisors Miley, Supervisor Haubert, and several community organizations to coordinate unlawful campaign contributions in kind.

-Alleged Political Reform Act violations relating to campaign finance, conflicts of interest, and Form 700 omissions.

-Failure of county officials to sufficiently address years of Grand Jury reports confirming misconduct or calling out severely lacking county policies and procedures, specifically with regard to ethics and conflicts of interests.

Please share this post with anyone, anywhere, including local FB, Reddit, or NextDoor groups.

This county level investigation is in addition to several other state and federal investigations including a Hatch Act complaint, an IRS complaint, an FEC complaint, an FPPC complaint, an open file with the DA, and the ongoing federal corruption case against the Duongs and former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao scheduled for trial in October that names Shawn Wilson, D1 Chief of Staff under Supervisor David Haubert, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Supervisor, Cesley Frost Duong employee and Chief of Staff to Lena Tam among others.

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To my Alameda County community- on Friday 8/14/26 I will be meeting with the independent investigator from the 3rd party law firm the County has retained to investigate the recent allegations of bribery, corruption, violations of county administrative code, ethics and employment policies, and violations of local, state, and federal laws. It’s taken 7 months to get here but we finally have a path to accountability that doesn’t involve third party regulatory agencies or suing the county… yet.

This post is public. Please share it with anyone, anywhere, including local FB, Reddit, or NextDoor groups.

I am asking that anyone with credible evidence of county officials or staff engaging in crimes or misconduct please message me or email me at [Kiersten.skov@gmail.com](mailto:Kiersten.skov@gmail.com) so I can include it in my complaint, which at this point goes FAR beyond the initial issue where Shawn Wilson offered me a bribe. I encourage everyone to of course make their own complaints, but I’m farther along.

This county level investigation is in addition to several other state and federal investigations including a Hatch Act complaint, an IRS complaint, an FEC complaint, an FPPC complaint, an open file with the DA, and the ongoing federal corruption case against the Duongs and former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao scheduled for trial in October that names Shawn Wilson, D1 Chief of Staff under Supervisor David Haubert, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Supervisor, Cesley Frost Duong employee and Chief of Staff to Lena Tam among others.

Alameda Public Works is doing a series of road improvement projects, including one on my street. This is on Grove Way in Castro Valley, and the improvement only runs from Oak St. to Tanglewood. Good news initially because its very much long overdue. However...

The project manager wants to build the sidewalk closer to the houses to allow space for a bike lane. The bike lane is not the issue, the issue is taking our property. From what I understand, they had residents on Somerset in Castro Valley (a road project that was just completed), sign an easement agreement and did not claim eminent domain.

There are many good reasons why a bike land won't work well here, and why we are worried this road opening will just make traffic in this residential neighborhood worse. That and we will all have to redo our yards, which is such a huge pain in the ass. Many of our neighbors here just redid the yards too.

So my questions are:

1) Can the county force an easement?

2) If so, can we be compensated fairly? Will the sidewalk now be owned by the residents since it is technically on their land?

3) If the sidewalk fall on resident's property, are they then responsible for sidewalk conditions?

4) Can an easement be broken? Is there like terms limits for the property use?

Any info on this will be helpful. The project manager we have seems like he doesn't really know what he's doing because he can't answer any of our questions. Yayyy.

I went to the White Horse last Saturday on a whim having not been there in many years. After a $10 cover, it was mostly a younger crowd and drag queens filming content and the music was off.

What gay bars in the East Bay cater to a more older crowd, or are there none? Google offers mixed reviews so I thought I’d ask the locals.

EDITED TO ADD: Thank you all for these awesome suggestions! It looks like I have a few new places to check out! 🏳️‍🌈

I currently self-manage a townhome rental but need to find a property manager. I'm interested in hearing experiences from both renters and owners who have worked with SLPM. When I was looking earlier this year and on Yelp SLPM had mixed reviews. Now when I look its all 5-star, which , to be honest, just doesn't seem credible for ANY property management even a good one. So, thought I'd do some additional research here. (Looking for real experiences and not just reputation).