Cherry Festival Just Around the Corner

San Leandro is about to get a little sweeter because the Cherry Festival is coming up on Saturday, May 31. 
About 10,000 people expected to come downtown to West Estudillo Avenue for the festival, which will feature 60 booths, a farmer’s market, rides and games, a special kids’ area, and – of course – lots of cherries. … More

Redwood 4H Feeds Homeless

The Redwood 4H Club recently completed its annual Service/Learning Project. A group of about a dozen 4H members met over the course of three months to plan, shop and prepare an evening meal for a group of homeless and needy people in downtown Oakland. The club partnered with CityTeam Oakland, using their kitchen and facilities to serve the food they prepared. … More

Women Find Healthy Inspiration at Curves

Instead of sitting behind a desk for eight hours a day, Gloria Vasconcellos is keeping active, and helping women reach their fitness goals. A former systems consultant, Vasconcellos left the industry over five years ago and decided it was time to go to work for herself. … More

Police Arrest Couple for Theft

Police arrested two people for the theft of catalytic converters last Friday afternoon. …. More

Letter Carriers to Collect Food Saturday

Leave something extra for your letter carrier on Saturday and you’ll help the food bank at the Davis Street Family Resource Center. …. More

School District Makes Cuts

The San Leandro School Board voted Tuesday night to eliminate five “full time equivalent” (FTE) classified positions in an effort to cut costs in the event of the state’s possible budget cuts. …. More

City Council Raises Tax On Business

The City Council approved a 3.8-percent raise in several fees, service charges, and taxes based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at its Monday night meeting. …. More

Putting Your Video Online Made Simple

Video viewing has become the fastest growing activity on the Internet since sites like YouTube … …. More

A Hobby Turned Profession

When Al Gerace frequented Hobbies Unlimited as a child, he never knew his weekend pastime – walking up and down aisles of model tankers, trains, and cars – would turn into his profession. 

Gerace started working at the hobby shop as a kid on weekends for fun, he says. The weekend job became an after-school job once he was in high school, and even edged out the competition of a teaching job once Gerace graduated from college. …. More

Denny’s Robbers On the Run

A couple of armed robbers have held up eight restaurants and convenient stores between here and Fremont in the past month. Police are hoping someone saw something — maybe a license plate — that can help them solve the case. …. More