Alameda County Archives - Page 2 of 3

Young adults fill mental health services gap with peer mentoring

By Vianey Alderete | November 13, 2017

Smitha Gundavajhala and Jennifer Trujillo, members of regional TAY groups, work on an activity at a TAY retreat at the PEERS headquarters in Oakland.

Organizations in Oakland empower Transitional Age Youth (TAY) to support each other, educate health care providers, and become community leaders.

Study allows families to try food as medicine

By Drew Costley | November 2, 2017

Sherrie Lowe, right, cooks jambalaya from scratch for the first time while her daughter, Armajah Elliott watches. Lowe and her family recently participated in a study in which researchers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland delivered "food prescriptions" to the homes of prediabetic and diabetic children and their families.

A new study from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland and All In Alameda researched the effects of providing “food prescriptions” to prediabetic children and their families.

Sandra Johnson needs a job: Finding work after incarceration

By Katie Parish | December 9, 2016

Sandra Johnson, an Oakland resident, needs a job to sustain herself, but faces obstacles with a conviction on her record.

Sandra Johnson needs a job, desperately. The formerly incarcerated 59-year-old Oakland woman is now a City College of San Francisco student, but needs to find work as well.

In June, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of establishing a new re-entry hiring program that aims to create 1,400 county job opportunities for the formerly incarcerated.

U.S. has modest job gains in September, East Bay economy is still growing

By Nate Sheidlower | October 13, 2016

Data gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the California Department of Economic Development

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5 percent in September. Meanwhile, the most recent data for the Bay Area shows Alameda County’s unemployment rate at 4.6 percent as of August.

Community members celebrate The Ella Baker Center’s 20th anniversary

By Ryan Lindsay | September 21, 2016

Last Thursday residents gathered to celebrate the Ella Baker Center’s 20th Anniversary, present awards and discuss future plans to continue rebuilding communities of color in Oakland.

Alameda County organization demonstrates safe injection site for drug users

By Margaret Katcher | September 6, 2016 |

Safe Shape's bold structure invites visitors at the Afrikatown Community Garden.

“Hello, sir. What do you need today?” Braunz Courtney says with a welcoming smile, standing comfortably behind a buffet of sterile syringes and pipes.

“I need some medium sharps,” his client Vernon, 64, responds.

New nonprofit raises awareness about prescription opioid overdose in Alameda County

By Brian Krans | September 5, 2016 |

Savannah O’Neil says, for her, knowing someone who has battled an opioid addiction started with a family member. Most recently, she says, one of her friends had a stint at sobriety, but fatally overdosed on a combination of prescription opioids and benzodiazepine.

Men Creating Peace works to reduce domestic violence in Alameda County

By Nailah Morgan | February 18, 2016 |

Men Creating Peace (MCP) is one of the few domestic violence organizations in Alameda County specifically geared towards men. Founded in 2009, the organization aims to help men who’ve been involved in violent acts adopt coping mechanisms so that they can develop healthier relationships with partners, family and their community.

Alameda County becomes first in state to regulate cellphone surveillance tool

By Christian Stork | November 19, 2015 |

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley (front) answers questions from the Board of Supervisors on October 13 about how her office plans to use cell-site simulators.

On Tuesday, Alameda County became the first county in California to implement new regulations on controversial spying devices used by police.

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to stop requiring female inmates to take pregnancy tests

By Libby Leyden | November 18, 2015

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to stop requiring female inmates who are arrested and booked into Alameda County jails to take pregnancy tests. This agreement, reached on October 28, comes as an out-of-court settlement to a lawsuit that was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California.

Alameda County residents sue over food stamps application backlog

By Teresa Cotsirilos | November 10, 2015

A class action lawsuit claims that Alameda County’s Social Services Agency has a 10,657 backlog in food stamps applications, blocking some residents’ access to food.

Despite housing subsidies, a majority of Alameda County recipients are without Section 8 housing

By Lucas Waldron | October 16, 2015 |

Oakland Housing Authority reports that only 19% of recipients of new Section 8 vouchers have found housing in Oakland.

This week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced adjustments in funding for low-income housing subsidies that will reduce federal funding for Section 8 vouchers in Oakland.

Rare enterovirus infects two Alameda County residents

By Naomi Nishihara | October 6, 2014

Alameda County's patients infected with enterovirus D68 are being treated at Children's Hospital Oakland

Among 14 confirmed cases of a rare respiratory virus in California, two are Alameda County residents

Alameda County works to “Shoo the Flu”

By Yngrid Fuentes | October 6, 2014

To help combat the spread of the flu, in October, the Alameda County Public Health Department will launch their Shoo the Flu campaign and offer free vaccinations to children in 110 public schools throughout Oakland.