Alameda County

Alameda County Health Officer Nicholas Moss lifted the county's indoor mask mandate in a health officer order effective Saturday, citing declining COVID-19 cases.

The League of Women Voters for Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville hosted a panel Thursday with local representatives to discuss public safety and gun violence.

Health officials discovered the first suspected case of monkeypox in Alameda County on Thursday, as first reported by SF Chronicle.

Alameda County released its first Homeless Mortality Report, showing an 89% increase in the number of deaths of houseless people from 2018-2020.

Up to 6 inches of snow could fall on East Bay and Mount Diablo between Sunday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, as reported by SFGate. 

The number of travelers departing from Oakland International Airport, or OAK, more than doubled this Thanksgiving compared to last year during the pandemic.

Borkon currently serves as a partner at law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP. He will be filling the vacancy of former judge Patrick Zika, who retired in July 2021, according to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Desautels. 

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has not transferred any people to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2021, according to a spokesperson from the office, but the sheriff is continuing to collaborate with the immigration agency in certain cases.

To help youth experiencing homelessness, Alameda County received a nearly $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

On Thursday, the BART Board of Directors voted to approve a policy requiring all BART employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 13.