Union City News

Friends, family and community members will gather in Hayward Sunday evening to mark the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Michelle Le, a 26-year-old San Mateo nursing student who was later found murdered.

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.

Students from Alvarado Elementary School got an inside look into the day-to-day lives of some of Union City's most important figures - the city's Public Works Department staff.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. Lao Tzu Water equals life; it can exist as a solid, liquid or gas that can be both flexible as well as one of the strongest forces in nature.

Men Oh Tokushima Ramen will make you re-think the classic Japanese noodle dish. Specializing in a ramen variation unique to Japan's Tokushima region, Men Oh's signature dish is unlike other ramen you've tasted - at least in the U.S. "In Japan, every region has its own style of ramen," said Jun Isogai, a general manager for the restaurant.

Wendy Gudalewicz, the chief academic officer in the New Haven School District in Union City, was chosen to replace Phil Quon, who will retire June 30.

By Ohlone Community College Fremont, CA - Every year since 1987 the Ohlone College Foundation has hosted a Citizen of the Year Luncheon to honor a group, organization, or individual that makes an exceptional contribution to the community, providing important services and contributing significantly to the progress or improvement of the Tri-Cities ... (more)

Chief Sheldon Gilbert, head of the Alameda County Fire Department since 2006, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down this summer "to pursue other career objectives and interests." He has served 29 years in Alameda County as a public safety responder, and has been an East Bay firefighter since 1986.

Alameda County supervisors have whittled down the list of candidates to fill the District 2 seat.

In the recent mail-in ballot for the Contra Costa Clean Water Initiative , only one of the county's 19 cities approved it - El Cerrito.

The 54-year-old Fremont resident was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on the 44000 block of Fremont Boulevard about 6 p.m. when a Chevrolet van driven by a 63-year-old Union City resident pulled from a driveway to make a left turn, according to police.

Less than three weeks from the June 5 primary, Rep. Pete Stark recieved the endorsement of President Barak Obama on Friday, according to Stark's campaign website .

Civil Rights attorney Michael Siegel might have won the war against gang injunctions, but that battle appears to have cost him his seat on a powerful Oakland commission.

The unemployment rate in the East Bay fell significantly in April, but the region also lost more than 2,000 jobs.

Newark Vice Mayor Ana Apodaca is one of eight candidates contending to fill a vacant seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as a result of former supervisor Nadia Lockyer resignation that came after months of scandals, media reports say.

In 1966, the 8-year-old girl left Sun Duck Orphanage for California and a new life -- but there was a twist in the story.

See what positions are available at local businesses and organizations. Position: Preschool Teacher Location: Free To Be , 188 Appian Way, Union City, CA Duties: Plan a curriculum based on the Free To Be philosophy, meet with parents, supervise children indoors and outdoors, provide a safe and healthy environment for students.

Union City Youth and Family Services is hosting a free basketball tournament this weekend for youths ages 12 to 24.

Students from the schools fared well at the 54th annual California High School Speech Association State Championships, held April 27-29 at Lowell High School in San Francisco.

Having a serious case of the Mondays? Or Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, for that matter? Well, according to some of the studio's first customers, the brand-new Purple Monkey Yoga on Horner Street in Union City provides the perfect cure.