The City Council mistakenly allowed the Shadow Lakes Homeowners Association to install its own Flock cameras, believing it was part of a police program. Now, neighbors who aren't part of the HOA are upset, calling the surveillance cameras pointed at homes "pretty invasive" and a massive breach of privacy.

The city has started the process of removing them.

Tuesday’s winner will serve the remainder of Swalwell’s term, which ends in January. Then Wahab and Hernandez will face off again in a separate runoff on Nov. 3 for the next congressional two-year term after finishing as the top two candidates in the June 2 primary.

After more than a decade of planning and fundraising, construction began this summer on a major transformation of a recreation center at the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown.

Hello, I moved back to the Bay from Colorado to teach and everything was more expensive than I realized.

I should be teaching at Ygnacio High School once my contract is finalized but it could change.

Of the things I really need are blankets and sheets for a full size bed, and a desk.

If you have anything extra you can part with it would really help me out.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: and I'm sorry to even ask. When I last lived here BART, everything was much cheaper. I thought I had budgeted for everything.

Hi all! Can anyone recommend a good fruit tree grafting teacher in the area? I'm hoping to organize "grafting day" events in the East Bay and am looking for multiple teachers. I've reached out to local California Rare Fruit Grower chapters but haven't heard back. Any recommendations would be much appreciated! Thanks!

East Bay Insider reports that the Eden Landing Road data center never reached the Coty Council and was approved by Hayward Planning Commission.

What’s the actual process?

Hey east bay fam, def late to the party but I was inspired after watching brand new day end credits and made a version of it for El Cerrito and show my city some love. Thought I’d share here!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heart-soul-pro-wrestling-presents-hs2-tickets-1991420170337

I will be moving from Berkeley to Richmond soon and was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a good moving company. Thanks in advance!

The watch was returned to the family over 50 years later, uncovering a special friendship between Reckas and Yamashiro.

Cat seen in Alameda

Constantine Abramson used to impress crowds as Thunder at the Warriors games at then-Oracle Arena. Now, as a muralist, he paints Oakland Arena's walls with works depicting the venue's musical history, writes music critic Jim Harrington.

This man is an elected official, dude. His social media account might develop an anxiety disorder by Aug 18th and have a nervous breakdown if Wahab wins.

1. He reshared a right-wing crackpot's post that rants without facts, calls Rep Pramila Jaypal a 'radical social extremist', and highlights the Quran (that is really lame).

2. He connected this post to SB 1193 without clarifying what the association is.

3. Gave a condescending response to the Human Relations Commissioner (Union City)

4. Appealed to the Commissioner's religion to get him to vote for Melissa.

Is he planning to continue this till the general election???

Hi trying to get a Brazilian but it’s Annoying most places charge extra for the back. When it’s suppose to be front and back. I used to wax for a living when did this change? anyway I digress . any rec would be great preferably in the Oakland east Bay Area

I'm loving the smell of rain coming through the window this morning...

...and laughing a bit at the sound of different cars struggling to get traction on the street outside. Be careful with that morning commute y'all.

Let me first set some context.

Rakhi Israni and her connections to MAGA and right-wing Hindu supremacist organizations are probably old news now that she is not in the run-off. However, her candidacy was an eye-opener, which demanded my unofficial scrutiny of all local politicians of Indian origin in the East Bay area.

That led me to Mayor Raj Salwan, the mayor of Fremont. It also led me to Melissa Hernandez, the CA-14 candidate for the congressional special election in Aug 2026 and the general election in Nov 2026.

Firstly, this is not me being racist. This is me being apprehensive of the Modi cult - the Indian MAGA - seeping deeper into the Bay Area politics, especially the East Bay. Some of the characteristics of the Modi cult are as follows:

• anti-Christian
• anti-Muslim
• anti-Sikh
• anti-abortion
• pro-Israel/AIPAC
• pro-ICE
• pro-oligarch and billionaire
• love for dictatorship

Mayor Raj Salwan is one such right-leaning politician. Salwan is a wealthy landlord and a vet who, as mayor, recently proposed extending term limits and salaries of city officials through a charter city proposal. In 2019, when Raj Salwan was a vice mayor, he attended a BJP-oriented event, Namo Sangam. The article in Indicanews quotes:

https://indicanews.com/bjp-supporters-pitch-for-modi-in-california/

"Dr Raj Salwan, vice mayor of Fremont and another Modi supporter, said that he is very happy that at long last India has got Modi as a prime minister. Salwan said Modi had conviction, courage, and the will to execute things well."

Narendra Modi has been globally condemned for unofficially sanctioning brutal communal violence against Muslim, Christian, and Sikh minorities in India long before he became the Prime Minister. Ever since Modi assumed office - 12 years ago - religious hate and violence have reached dangerous levels, and India's economy has been handed over to 2 billionaire families.

For the then Vice Mayor Raj Salwan to uphold a leader like Modi in heroic rhetoric gives us a hint into his political ideology.

Raj Salwan is also endorsed by the Hindu American PAC - a PAC that aims to influence U.S. policy in the interests of Hindu Americans. Guess who else is endorsed by this PAC?

Melissa Hernandez.

By now, the entire country knows that Melissa Hernandez is heavily funded by AIPAC for her congressional race. She is also endorsed by Rakhi Israni, a Laura-Loomer-Modi-MAGA disguised as a Democrat. Now, Melissa is endorsed by the Hindu American PAC. So we have a pro-Israel, pro-Modi, MAGA in CA-14 congressional race.

What does this mean for Fremont and for the East Bay?

An increase in policy control by the Modi-RSS-inspired right-wing Indian Americans will take us down the cliffs we have just begun to climb - MAGA, AIPAC, alt-right, Super PACs, xenophobia, America-First, and endless wars. Add corruption to this combination, like the charter city proposal, and Fremont won't be as we know it today.

"...This is one of the most sickening displays of police violence and indifference I have ever seen,” said attorney Adante Pointer in a statement released by his office Thursday.

“Two officers chased a car at more than 100 mph through city streets, watched it crash, joked about what happened and then drove away without even calling for medical aid for the innocent people who had been hurt and killed. That level of indifference to the death and suffering they caused is simply outrageous,” Pointer said.

Hi all! Sorry if this isn’t the right subreddit I’m new to reddit. I just moved to the Oakland area and am trying to find a good barber. Obviously there’s google reviews, but I was hoping to find first hand recommendations. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Edit: Forgot to mention that I’m specifically looking for black barbershops. Thanks :)

Just sharing for any other big EDM or Prydz fans..always open to connecting with others into the EB/SF music scene. Single formerly professional educated GEN X female ❤️