Students lead charge to increase visibility for California School for the Deaf
FREMONT, Calif. — It’s not every year that a U.S. government teacher gets to see their 12th-grade students help pass…
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Plethos Productions launches new adult theater camp
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Plethos Productions is launching an inaugural theater retreat for adults over 21 this summer to support…
Publisher’s note | East Bay Echo print edition on hold temporarily
Dear readers, I wanted to address the recent absence of the March print edition on the stands and the lack…
Editorial | Our leaders need to call for a ceasefire
Politicians love empty symbolic gestures. You can see this pretty clearly if you follow them on social media. Like clockwork,…
Legislators sideline Assemblymember Alex Lee’s proposed wealth tax
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Alex Lee’s effort to pass a wealth tax aimed at the richest people in the state has…
Márquez, Syrop among 300 officials calling for ‘durable ceasefire’ in open letter to Biden, Congress
A coalition of elected officials from across the country, including 2nd District County Supervisor Elisa Márquez and Hayward City Councilmember…
State Sen. Aisha Wahab moves to consolidate Bay Area’s 27 transit agencies
SACRAMENTO — There are more than two dozen transit agencies operating across the Bay Area, and State Sen. Aisha Wahab…
Hundreds of demonstrators rally for ceasefire in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Hundreds of Pro-Palestine demonstrators marched through downtown Walnut Creek over the weekend to urge the public…
Union City briefs | Council meeting touches on ceasefire in Gaza, new cannabis dispensary, transit expansion
Residents call on City Council to pass resolution supporting ceasefire in Gaza Strip Several residents of Union City say they…
Mervyn’s conversion in San Lorenzo postponed because of increasing project costs
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Plans to turn a vacant Mervyn’s department store in San Lorenzo into a mixed-use apartment complex…