#alameda-county

#alameda-county

Since Measure W started collecting revenue in 2021, the general sales tax has accrued $810 million. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors decided to spend most of it on housing and homelessness services.

The city bulldozed homes and razed approximately 700 parcels, displacing an estimated 1,400 people from a once-thriving community for Black and Latino families.

Ava Community Energy is putting $10 million toward helping around 8,000 to 9,000 Alameda County residents pay for an e-bike purchased from a local shop.

"We're very grateful for the county's investment to date, but I think we all know $700,000 is not enough to set up an infrastructure that covers an entire county."

The latest settlement includes about $2.3 million for Monk's 22-year-old daughter, along with $250,000 for his 18-year-old son.

"The decision does not preclude the district attorney from seeking criminal charges against the company and its employees in the future, or pursuing a civil case against them."

The defendant took very calculated, and very deliberate, steps to attempt to cover up his crime and to deflect blame away from him.

Audits into Wellpath's services have routinely found that the company has continuously fallen short of standards, raising serious concerns about inmate care and safety.

"That all takes a bunch of time and it's very manual," Dupuis said. "You've opened up mail at your own home; imagine doing that 42,000 times."

These investments are about more than bricks and mortar; they're about dignity, health, and equity, Mariana Real, head of Program Development and Community Engagement said.

"Wellpath's allegiance is to their shareholders. I know Alameda County can do better than this," Duxbury said, emphasizing the need for local healthcare services over for-profit providers.

Alameda County homeowners and developers are set to receive over $1.5 million in refunded in-lieu fees for park maintenance that went unspent for over five years.

The Alameda County Board of Education has declined to stop the closure of AIMS K-8 but will reconsider if an agreement is reached by June.

"Deputy DA Katie DeFerrari mentioned that there were questions about proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt and highlighted an 'appearance of impropriety' affecting potential convictions."

Supporters of Recall Pamela Price reports $697,000 in debt after the recall election, owed mainly to political consultants and a petition-gathering firm.