Shoreline Group Floats Ideas For the San Leandro Marina

The Shoreline Development Citizens Advisory Committee met down by the water Jan. 10 to share ideas about the future of the marina with city officials and project developers. 
On Tuesday, the committee recommended cutting costs at the marina because the income isn’t enought to meet the marina’s $1 million a year operating expenses. 
They recommended shutting down [...]

Off of The Breakfast Table And Into the Playroom

A new line of toys made entirely from recycled milk jugs may teach your children the virtues of maintaining a healthy diet… and planet. 
When toy developer Robert von Goeben set out to create a new plaything, he ventured away from his usual electronic designs, … More

Unions Show Support for Power Plant

Over two hundred people packed Hayward City Hall last week for a standing-room only public hearing on a proposed power plant near the Hayward shoreline. 
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), acting as a branch … More

Meeting on School Budget Set for Tonight

The San Leandro School Board is holding a public workshop tonight in response to the governor’s proposed $2 billion in cuts to public education in the state budget. … More

Rally for Schools Next Friday

Former school board trustee Stephen Cassidy is organizing a rally at Memorial Park on Feb. 6 in support of public schools … More

Schultz Makes His Mark in Alaska

Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood this year and to commemorate the occasion, … More

Stay Alert; Avoid Brain Injuries

Parents who yell advice to their children on the sports field are not only annoying to coaches, … More

Cheers and Tears on Inauguration Day

A crowd gathered for at Ricky’s Sports Lounge on Tuesday morning to watch on the big screens as President Barack Obama took the oath of office. 
People were moved by the ceremony, some shed tears of joy, and just about everybody felt hope for the future. 
“It’s emotional — words can’t say what I’m feeling right now,” [...]

Business Is Booming . . . at the Library

The economic downturn has slowed business all over the country — but at least one place in San Leandro is putting up record numbers: the public library. 
Almost 50 percent more people visited the Main Library in 2008 that in 2007, according to Library Director Dave Bohne.  More

SL Adult School Opens Doors

Now is the time for adults to earn their high school diploma or G.E.D. and increase their chances of securing employment. 
Studies prove that adults with a high school diploma may earn tens of thousand of dollars more throughout their lives than adults without a diploma. More