OAKLAND — One of Oakland’s largest labor unions reached a tentative agreement with the city on Thursday, averting a strike. The Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents administrative and front-line public service workers, agreed to a three-year labor contract that…
The San Antonio City Council approved new regulations for future data centers that will require the rapidly expanding industry to win council approval and meet other requirements. The changes require data center developers to obtain a special use authorization permit,…
After reaching a tentative agreement earlier this month and averting a strike, the San Jose City Council finalized city worker contracts Tuesday that will cover more than 4,500 full- and part-time public employees. Under the three-year agreement running through June 2029, employees…
Oakland is also negotiating with the Confidential Management Employees Association and IBEW Local 1245, according to The Oaklandside. IFPTE Local 21 has warned it will hold a one-day strike on Nov. 5 if it has not reached a deal by then. Members of…
Students, staff and faculty at The Crucible are in limbo after the sudden closure of the 27-year-old West Oakland industrial arts organization over the weekend. Interim Executive Director Doug Yeiser sent emails to employees the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 24, stating…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council unanimously passed an emergency measure Tuesday that temporarily halts new data center development and the expansion of existing facilities throughout the city. "People are fed up with billionaires and big tech imposing their…
A community garden in San José that spiraled into disrepair during the pandemic and became a site for homeless encampments is getting a second life, Mayor Matt Mahan announced, with the city having built new fencing and irrigation lines and…
Tour guides at San Jose’s historic Winchester Mystery House went on strike Saturday to demand higher wages, tipping rights and smaller tour sizes. Represented by Teamsters Local 856, the striking workers — about 30 full-time and part-time staff — gathered outside the landmark. Beyond…
Residents of Blue Lagoon say they have been left without protection after six serious flooding incidents since March inundated their homes, sent sewage backing up through bathrooms and brought floodwater close to electrical installations. The residents are demanding urgent action…
True to their word, Palo Alto City Council candidates Bryna Chang and Yudy Deng have pumped the brakes on their fundraising efforts — but plenty of money continues to flow into the race for three open council seats. At this point…
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