Sutter Plans To Purchase SL Hospital

Sutter Healthcare has announced this week their intention to buy San Leandro Hospital. And though the ownership of the hospital is no longer in question, the future of the facility remains a mystery.
Late Monday, Sutter Regional Head Ed Burdick wrote to the Eden Township Healthcare District and announced their plans to buy the hospital, according [...]

Schools May Charge to Play Sports

It might cost San Leandro students some green to get out on the athletic field from now on.
The school board’s policy committee has been thinking about asking student-athletes for money to play to help balance the district’s budget. more

San Leandrans Fire Up the Grills for National Night Out

The annual National Night Out is coming up next Tuesday, August 4, and it’s shaping up to be a record event in San Leandro.
The city has 37 neighborhood events scheduled so far, more than have ever signed up before, according to City Manager Steve Hollister. more

Video Game and Anime Conventions at Chabot

The Chabot College Game- Zone Recreation Club will be hosting two community events, a video game convention called the Bay Area Gamers Conference on … more

Man Made Up Story About Carjacking

One of the two carjackings reported in last week’s newspaper was made up, police now say. more

San Leandro Guys Grew Up Working on Cars

From a childhood friendship and teenage hobby, San Leandro natives Cliff Carboni and John Vonnegut started C & J Automotive 35 years ago. more

City Council Okays Housing Project

The San Leandro Crossings housing project is on schedule, following the City Council’s formal approval of the construction of 200 units of market-rate apartments by Westlake Development. more

Nurses’ Union Sues Sutter Healthcare

A lawsuit filed by the California Nurses’ Association — the union which represents nurses at both Eden and San Leandro hospitals — more

Fairmont Fires Up Kitchen Hospital opens cafeteria again and hopes to bring back the senior meal program

Guess where you can start off the day with pancakes or French Toast, omelets with vegetables or cheese, bacon or sausage, cereal, orange juice? And it isn’t Denny’s.
The cafeteria and grill at Fairmont Hospital is now serving breakfast and lunch again. Hospital workers and anyone else is welcome. more

City Budget Deficit Grows

The city adopted it’s 2009- 2010 budget just last month, but new figures show revenue is already down another million dollars from what was projected just weeks ago.
The initial budget had a projected cuts of $2.9 million happen this year. But recent sales tax figures were down by $455,000 and property tax was down $600,000, [...]