Castro Valley News

After 18 years, family, friends and the Castro Valley community continue to remember and honor the life of Jennifer Han-chi Lin.

Michael L. Emerson spearheaded the effort to build the Flight 93 Memorial in Union City, then made major contributions to the national monument in Pennsylvania that honors the 9/11 heroes who gave their lives while stopping terrorists on that fateful flight.

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A freshman assemblyman from Fremont is being challenged by a longtime South Bay politician and a management consultant in a race that could be made more bruising by the one-two punch of redistricting and a new primary voting system.

Two men charged with murder for a slain Pleasanton man appeared at a Fremont courtroom last week, only to have their plea entries delayed for the third time.

By Bay City News The family of a slain Castro Valley teenager is remembering their daughter 18 years after her death with a ceremony and candlelight vigil in downtown Castro Valley Friday evening .

A body was found Thursday in a trash can that had been left on a semirural road on the outskirts of Pleasanton, police said.

Posters created by elementary school students with the theme "Habitat Means Home" are on display at the Coyote Hills Regional Park Visitor Center through the end of the month.

Friends and family of the 29-year-old man slain last week in Castro Valley have scheduled a fundraiser concert on Saturday night in downtown Hayward.

It was an emotional weekend for a Castro Valley young woman after meeting the family of a man whose organs and tissue and were donated to her in 2009, giving her a new lease on life.

Instead of gathering to enjoy the sunshine on Saturday, family, friends and neighbors of a slain Hayward man gathered to raise money for his funeral services and for his children.

A The San Leandro City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve the Village Marketplace retail and restaurant plaza on the East 14th Street parcel where the Luckys/Albertson's supermarket used to be.

The Castro Valley Educational Foundation wants the community's input in selecting its "Friend of Education" to be honored by the organization for making a difference in Castro Valley schools.

A 15-year-old Pleasanton boy crushed by a piece of mechanical equipment is going to be OK, his father says.

My staff and I spent last Saturday morning marching in the 92 nd Annual Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade , and we were pleased to win a spot on the podium for our entry.

By Michael L. Emerson There are still those in Castro Valley when asked: "Did you know that local veterans are building a veterans memorial in Castro Valley?" Even after two-plus years of work on the project - designing and collecting donations - the answer is sometimes: "No I did not!" So if you to have not heard about Castro Valley's Veterans ... (more)

The solar eclipse cast an eerie pale light onto Castro Valley and San Lorenzo Sunday evening, with longer-than-usual 6:30 p.m. shadows and a distinctly cooler feel to the air.

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A Three women who allegedly snatched an elderly woman's purse in Castro Valley were arrested after they led authorities on a chase that ended with them crashing at the Alameda County Sheriff's Department substation on 150th Avenue in San Leandro Wednesday evening, the Oakland Tribune reported .