Pirates Fall to CV In Overtime, 67-61

The San Leandro High boys basketball team entered the season as favorites to with the league title, but Castro Valley gave the Pirates a reality check Friday night. The Trojans fought back from a 11-point deficit in the second half to send the game into overtime, then they pulled off a 67-61 win. …. Read more

San Leandro Boxer Unleashes a Winning Combination

World Championship boxer Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr., of San Leandro has always viewed the “jab,” or front-hand punch, a fundamental technique in boxing. Now, he is naming his first non-profit organization after that basic technique. Donaire, 25, was honored earlier this month at Tommy T’s Comedy and Steakhouse in Pleasanton in recognition of his new organization, JAB, and his recent crowning as IBF and IBO Flyweight World Champion. …. Read more

Pickups for Trees and Wrappings

Alameda County Industries (ACI) and the Oro Loma Sanitary District (Waste Management of Alameda County) … …. Read more

Police Want Pay for Time Spent Dressing

Last Week, U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled in favor of San Leandro police officers who want to get paid … …. Read more

Woman Sues Policeman for Groping During Traffic Stop

A woman has filed suit against former San Leandro police officer Greg Cannedy in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claiming he groped her while in full uniform. …. Read more

Fire Destroys House in Davis West Neighborhood

A suspected arson fire damaged a home at 7 Tudor Road early last Thursday morning. …. Read more

Drunk Driving Checkpoint Announced for Tomorrow Night

San Leandro police will have a checkpoint set up in the 14800 block of East 14th Street on Friday, … …. Read more

Alaniz Makes Stop at Firehouse

Team Craig, the group of family and friends that has gathered together to help San Leandro resident Craig Alaniz in his ongoing battle with a brain tumor, organized a fundraiser last Sunday at Fire Station 9 on Estudillo Avenue. …. Read more

Two-Car Crash Sends Woman to The Hospital

A car accident on the corner of Washington Avenue and Williams Street on Dec. 15 resulted in one woman being taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Police responded to reports of an injury crash involving three vehicles shortly before 11 a.m. A driver traveling east on Williams Street entered the intersection after the light turned red and hit another vehicle heading south on Washington Avenue. …. Read more

Boy Dies in House Fire In San Lorenzo

A 3-year-old San Lorenzo boy died last Thursday after his family’s home was destroyed in a fire. Tevita Langi was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Eden Hospital in Castro Valley at about 8:30 p.m. on the evening of Dec. 20. Firefighters found the boy not breathing and without a pulse on the floor of a bathroom in the burning house and were not able to resuscitate him. …. Read more