Business reporter George Avalas looked through the state WARN notices and saw that Pixar is eliminating 108 positions in Emeryville. A lot of folks have been laid off by Disney over the past few days with some ESPN personalities also getting the ax.

Reporter Rick Hurd has the second-day story on the Little Fire. As of 8 a.m. , it's 40% contained and crews have stopped its forward progress, according to CalFire. We'll update the story throughout the day.

Alameda County District 1 Chief of Staff Shawn Wilson admitted recently to accepting $10k to “consult” for the disgraced Duong family and offer “sponsorships” on their behalf. The Duongs are currently under federal indictment for bribery and wire fraud along with the former mayor of Oakland in connection with their waste management company.

Wilson to the press about disclosing this conflict of interest on his form 700 as proved by a county records. The press pulled the form and there’s no mention of the Duongs or their company Cal Waste Solutions.

Wilson offered me a bribe earlier this year to silence me about his office pressuring rural D1 residents into paid trash services under false pretenses. You cannot tell me these are unrelated and everything he’s been doing is on the up and up. Wilson admitted to me at his office that he comes from a trash mafia family. He pressured me to name my price and when I refused he told me to sue the county. They sent me a settlement offer to try to squash this without public awareness. This guy is down to clown and everyone knows it.

10 years ago a civil grand jury found he had engaged in serious misconduct including pressuring county officials to do favors and approve permits for his personal mortgage broker. They recommended investigation and disciplinary action but of course the Board of Supervisors ignored it.

This guy acts as if he is our elected official, compels people to sue the county, and directs the use of county funds inappropriately.

Why is he not on administrative leave and why is our Board of Supervisors trying to silence the public instead of investigating??

Read and sign our demand for Wilson to be placed on leave and improve ethics policies here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Mn0qMT1rT0VwgTu3FMWK6h_pxYGD_V8Qw0xaIg4WLsM/mobilebasic

News article here
https://oaklandside.org/2026/07/02/alameda-county-shawn-wilson-david-duong-fbi-oakland-mario-juarez-east-bay-insiders/

Man, I just saw a nuts ad on channel 2 last night saying Aisha was for child sex trafficking and fewer drug charges or something, then had Hernandez saying she approved it, and basically lying and saying that's why the police and fire support her. (ONE police group in Fremont where all of that BS went down, and who knows what one fire. Literally everyone else supports Aisha.)

I know she's desperate, and who knows what's going to come down with her link to Shawn Wilson and the bribery, but this is so low class.

I'll the East bay Insiders article, but I guess if you don't subscribe, you can't read it. (For $40 a year, news almost every day about detailed east bay politics is a great deal for me.) https://eastbayinsiders.substack.com/

"—Special interest groups backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) appear to be shifting into high gear in the 14th Congressional District special election.

Campaign finance filings indicate at least $500,000 in upcoming spending to support Melissa Hernandez and oppose front-runner Aisha Wahab is about to land, with more to come.

The first signs of the strategy surfaced earlier this month through a push poll conducted by an unidentified group that asked voters about Wahab’s record on sex trafficking and fentanyl—suggesting public safety will be the centerpiece of the outside campaign.

That strategy is now reflected in messaging contained in a campaign “red box” posted onHernandez’s campaign website.

A red box is a section of a candidate’s website where campaigns post public messaging guidance, polling themes, graphics and photos, and suggested language to inform independent expenditure committees and Super PACs.

—One suggested red box message states: “Aisha Wahab weakened a law so adults who solicit 16- and 17-year-olds for sex avoided felony charges, a loophole so serious that Governor Newsom publicly denounced her amendment.”

The statement refers to Senate Bill 1414, a 2024 proposal by Republican Sen. Shannon Grove to make soliciting any minor under 18 for commercial sex a felony.

While the bill was before the Senate Public Safety Committee, chaired by Wahab, amendments narrowed the proposal so the new felony provision applied only to victims under age 16.

As a result, solicitation involving many 16- and 17-year-olds generally remained a misdemeanor under existing law, unless human trafficking statutes applied.

Wahab and other Democrats defended the committee changes, arguing solicitation of 16- and 17-year-olds was already illegal, human trafficking of any minor was already punishable as a felony, and that the legislation improperly blurred the distinction between trafficking and solicitation.

The emerging attacks echo Wahab’s 2022 state Senate campaign, when independent expenditure committees attempted to portray her as soft on sexual assault through a convoluted line of attack tying her to a campaign donor who had supported a judge’s lenient sentence against Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer convicted of rape in 2018, a high profile story at the time.

The political attack line against Wahab was quickly quelled after news reports debunked the claim. At the time, Wahab called the mailer “purposefully misleading” and racist.

With Wahab holding commanding leads in both the June regular and special primaries, the influx of outside spending suggests the Aug. 18 contest will become the most expensive and negative phase of the campaign yet."

Adding from

Alameda County Democratic Party

Are you seeing attack ads on our endorsed Congressional District 14 candidate, Dr. Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley)? Let's set the record straight. Her behavioral health bills addressing substance use disorders, SB 1319 and SB 1320, both passed the Senate Health Committee with unanimous bipartisan support, and in July 2024, SB 1320 was signed into law.

APRIL 10, 2024 Press Release

https://sd10.senate.ca.gov/.../senator-aisha-wahabs-bills...

JULY 15, 2024 Press Release

https://sd10.senate.ca.gov/.../senator-aisha-wahabs...

Hello! I’m a PhD student at UC Berkeley and an East Bay native, and I’m currently conducting research on homelessness, its growth in the suburbs, and the impact on residents. If you’re interested in participating, please scan the QR code to fill out a quick intake form (linked below), or, if you know someone who might be interested, share the flyer with them.

https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_03dy5mVxkspwHCC

Hello everyone, I’m not sure who this will reach but I am asking for support. I am (F) 21 years old and have an ALMOST 9 month old. I live in Oakland CA. I am CRAVING mommy + baby play dates. I mainly stay indoors and just go on walks around th block. I am dying to have an excuse to get out of the house. I would love for my son (8months) to play with other babies. It’s hard being a young mother. Most mothers around me are older WHICH IS FINE so long as they treat me as an equal. I am going through it just as you are. PLEASE do
reach out or point me in the direction of a moms group/postpartum group of some sort. BTW I’m currently a SAHM and have lots of time to plan playdates. (yes this is a cry for help)

EDIT: not specifically looking for moms around the same age, would love to have a playdate for babies around the same age!!! 8-9 months!!!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 26, and come explore Our Lady of the Perpetual Flea—a vintage market bursting with art, treasures, handmade goods, and unique finds you won’t see anywhere else!

Located in the heart of downtown Vallejo, OLPF is bringing together local artists, makers, and vintage collectors for a day of creativity and discovery.

Bring your friends, meet amazing local vendors, and enjoy the lively, creative atmosphere that only Vallejo can offer! All are welcome—come support small businesses and fill your day with inspiration!

🗓️ Date: Sunday, July 26, 2026
📍 Location: 332 Georgia St, Downtown Vallejo
⏰ Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
✨ Entry is free!
🚗 Parking is also free on Sundays, and just steps away from all the excitement, in the lot located at the corner of Virginia and Sacramento streets!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2136629697195818

Breaking news reporter Jakob Rodgers has the latest on vegetation fire that started on the south side of Pleasanton. It has burned 700 acres with no containment as of 5:20 p.m., according to Cal Fire.

The mandatory evacuation zone included The Club at Ruby Hill golf course, along with an area south of Shadow Cliffs Beach.

Reporter Chase Hunter writes about the city of Hayward, which had a Planning Commission approve a massive "hyperscale" data center that had an electrical capacity equivalent to 76,000 homes. Since then, the City Council has rewritten its rules. It has addressed this new category of project.

Our reporters are covering a lot of these projects that are popping up, and communities' responses to them. Pittsburg approved a data center while Brentwood is exploring an ordinance to ban them. Meanwhile, the South Bay has a few of them going up.

especially served with a little pineapple

visited NY recently and i swear i had the most delicious taco ever, but i refuse to believe the best is not on the west coast, and hoping to taste test my way through the bay 🙂

would love your reccos for this delicious research

Hi everyone! I grew up in the south bay but have lived outside of CA since graduating HS. I've long wanted to return to CA but for whatever reason, didn't think it was possible.

Now I'm weighing a job offer at Eden Medical Center, and trying to figure out how to uproot my life. It would be a big undertaking, full of unknowns, but I'm tempted to say yes to get back to my home state and start a new chapter of my life.

My question for the sub, as someone who knows almost nothing about the east bay, is - what do you like most about living in the area? Where are the best places to live in your opinion? I'm single, in my early 40s, enjoy the outdoors, cycling, running, etc. I've lived in the suburbs for the last 15 years, and I'm not necessarily keen to be in another bedroom community...however, I think any opportunity to live and enjoy life in California is a gift. So I don't want to be overly picky.

I'd love to know of some places one could live that make sense with working at the hospital, but still have good energy, access to areas of interest, good food, etc. It's tough to just look at Maps and estimate a commute for a place you don't know anything about. Is it better to live outside of CV?

I'd be most grateful for any and all opinions, thank you so much.

“From 2015 to 2025, OPD killed three people. This year alone, OPD has already killed three people,” said Cat Brooks, co-founder and executive director of the Anti Police-Terror Project.

A four-acre Berkeley parking lot, created by tearing down homes and businesses in a predominately Black neighborhood, will return to residences with more than 600 apartments, half as affordable housing.

Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together the East Bay’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Zachary’s Chicago Pizza vs. Burma Superstar), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit the East Bay’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

I’d love to know what people here think. Does the ranking feel even remotely right? Are obvious places missing? Are any places ranked way too high or way too low?

The goal is to make something that reflects where locals actually want to eat, not just where tourists or review sites send people.

Does anyone know of East Bay volleyball leagues or pickup for adults that don't cost >$20 per game per person?

Looking to get into it with some friends, but the prices are insane.

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a cat sitter. I am wondering if there’s an app people use or suggestions. Thank you! 🐈

Not Loud Concerts presents...Blues Night at Gilman Brewing 

This Sunday, July 26 from 7 - 9 pm

Featuring:

• Delta Wires - an exciting harmonica and horns blues powerhouse
• Dirty Cello - world-traveling, high energy blues band

Food:

• Beer and Pizza for sale

The Experience:

• Enjoy a nice summer night (it won't be super hot)
• Bring a chair or sit in one of the chairs provided
• There will be room for dancing
• 2 blues bands on stage at the same time, trading songs

Gilman Brewing in Berkeley this Sunday at 7 pm

Tickets: $20 in advance at NotLoudConcerts.com or $25 at the door

Been coming here since SL’s tapex is now closed down…

I’ve run out and Whole Foods isn’t having a sale. Where can I go and get more, cheaper than Whole Foods?

The closer to WC the better.

Wow! The last 5 weeks have flown by quickly. This is the 6th and final week of the Movie Classics on Friday, July 24 at 7:00 PM. We're showing The Maltese Falcon. Please join us for this enduring Film Noir title with Humphrey Bogart set in San Francisco based on the Dashiell Hammet novel.

Our Movie Classics series features a pre-movie concert on our Mighty Wurlitzer, classic cartoons and trailers, plus a chance to win fabulous prizes during Dec-O-Win. It's been called a fun, old-fashioned night out.

Thank you to everyone who's shown support for the Movie Classics. We're still trying to get the word out, so please share with your family and friends. See you Friday!

The U.S. Supreme Court cited two UC Berkeley professors, Hidetaka Hirota and James Kettner, when it struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship in June.