Alameda County announced Friday that it has secured $1.5 million in emergency funding to support residents who receive SNAP benefits, which have been delayed by the federal government shutdown. “One thing I know about Alameda County, one thing I know about the town, and one thing I know about the East Bay and these electeds behind me is that we take care of our own,” U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon said at a news conference Friday that included county officials, mayors…
Barry Stenger sweated under a warm sun Saturday as he weeded, mulched and collected trash among native live oaks and cottonwood trees at Barry Place, a small nature preserve along Sausal Creek in Oakland. At 75 years old, he is the fourth generation of his family to live by the creek. Years of clean-up efforts have made people more aware of the creek and its rainbow trout, he said. But a history of illegal dumping and pollution from trash and runoff…