Alameda – California Globe

The Transit Watchdogs Couldn’t Even Get BART’s Operating Expenses Right – What Else Did They Get Wrong?

November 2, 2026 3:00 pmNovember 2, 2026 3:01 pm

Its first major review used the wrong financial numbers, materially understated BART’s operating expense growth and credited the agency with hundreds of millions in questionable “cost savings.” The report was then approved by the very committee appointed to oversee the...

Oakland, CA $30 Minimum Wage Heads to 2028 Ballot, Could Cost Additional 8,000 Jobs

October 26, 2026 11:49 amOctober 26, 2026 12:01 pm

Oakland voters will decide on a $30-per-hour-minimum wage after county election officials certified that the proposal received enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. It would nearly double the existing minimum wage in both Oakland and the unincorporated areas of...

Alameda County $30 Wage Won’t Appear on November Ballot

August 5, 2026 10:29 amAugust 5, 2026 10:32 am

Alameda County is proposing to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour, following similar proposals in Los Angeles, the Globe reported in March. However, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to “study” the $30 per hour minimum...

Facing a $91M Budget Deficit, Alameda County Passes Reparations Plan

July 24, 2026 6:00 amJuly 24, 2026 6:01 am

Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a reparations plan in the county. “For centuries, Black residents of Alameda County have endured economic exclusion, housing discrimination, educational inequities, criminal injustice, and systemic harm that continues to ripple across...

Oakland Turned a Tree Ordinance Into a Revenue Machine

July 6, 2026 6:15 amJuly 6, 2026 6:16 am

A city council has decided that if you cut down trees without a permit, they can hand you a fine that is bigger than the land itself. That happened in Oakland, California, this year, and it’s exactly why the Eighth...

CA’s County Taxpayer Groups Are an Endangered Species – The Free Market Movement Should Save Them

June 14, 2026 7:00 amJune 14, 2026 12:21 pm

When Californians think about tax fights, they usually think of statewide battles: Proposition 13, the perennial split roll initiatives, the latest wealth tax proposal. But most of the taxation imposed on Californians is decided much closer to home, by cities,...

Pamela Price Is Wrong: County Voters Don’t Want Recalled DA Back

June 8, 2026 6:30 amJune 8, 2026 6:31 am

In last week’s special primary election for Alameda County District Attorney, voters delivered a resounding verdict that underscored a continuing rejection of progressive criminal justice reforms, yet apparently, some lessons require multiple reminders. Incumbent DA Ursula Jones Dickson, appointed after...