# alameda county (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover alameda county. Page: Feed: --- ## [SF tried to ban its way to lower rents. Then the AI boom hit](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-ban-rent-software-ai-boom/) _2026-08-21 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ A 2024 law that banned landlords from using rent-setting algorithms has yet to produce a single lawsuit. ## [How the Bay Area is fighting the opioid crisis through education and action](https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/alameda-county/2026/08/20/how-the-bay-area-is-fighting-the-opioid-crisis-through-education-and-action/) _2026-08-20 · By Kary Deng · Pleasanton Weekly_ By Kary Deng Across the Bay Area, the opioid crisis has become increasingly prevalent, and legislators and advocates have united, encouraging action. More and more local organizations have started educating residents to attempt to prevent opioid abuse. Three of the most important efforts in the Bay Area are awareness walks, overdose remembrance events, and Narcan \[…\] The post How the Bay Area is… ## [Feds confiscated Eric Swalwell’s iPhone and Macbook Pro, document shows](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/eric-swalwell-investigation-fbi-raid-congressman/) _2026-08-20 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Authorities appear to be building a civil rights case against the former congressman, according to the statute cited in a search warrant obtained by The Standard. ## [$6M bought Hernandez a dead heat against Wahab. Now the real race begins](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/power-play-aisha-wahab-melissa-hernandez-congress/) _2026-08-20 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Pelosi’s fundraising machine for Chan, YIMBY getting feisty, and endorsement season kicks off. ## [Bitter Democratic fight for Swalwell’s seat goes down to the wire](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/18/bitter-democratic-fight-swalwell-s-seat-goes-wire/) _2026-08-19 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Outside groups poured $6 million into boosting Melissa Hernandez, helping erase Aisha Wahab’s 26-point lead in the June primary. ## [Connie Chan wants to ban congressional stock trading. Her top backers are famous for it](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/18/connie-chan-wants-ban-congressional-stock-trading-top-backers-famous/) _2026-08-18 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The supervisor’s opponent says her endorsements from Reps. Ro Khanna and Nancy Pelosi undercut her branding as the working families’ candidate. ## [Free Dr. Fauci](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/free-dr-fauci) _2026-08-18 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ The political persecution of an 85-year-old American icon who saved millions of lives in a worldwide pandemic speaks volumes of how low we can go ## [A two-supervisor brawl tests Lurie’s kumbaya era at City Hall](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/17/san-francisco-city-hall-rafael-mandelman-bilal-mahmood-daniel-lurie/) _2026-08-18 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The 11-member legislative board is having its first major rift of the mayor’s term. ## [It’s a foggy first day of school in SF. Here are 5 storylines we’re watching this year](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/17/sfusd-first-day-of-school/) _2026-08-17 · Ezra Wallach · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Test scores, closures, screen time, and a record-breaking board race: The biggest fights are just starting. ## [The barely watched SF race bringing in eye-watering amounts of money](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/16/growsf-school-board-november-election-powerplay/) _2026-08-17 · Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Rep. Ro Khanna helps a congressional candidate, Nancy Tung’s brother enters the school board race, and a committee forms to squash an affordable housing measure. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6ZQLb6OskkvV) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Somebody tell Xavier Becerra his website needs updating](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/14/xavier-becerra-governor-election-website-steve-hilton-november/) _2026-08-14 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Parts of the campaign website for the presumptive winner of the governor’s race are stuck in June. ## [Housing advocates sue SF, saying it illegally carved SoMa out of state density law](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/13/lawsuit-san-francisco-yimby-nimby-housing/) _2026-08-13 · Max Harrison-Caldwell · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The suit centers on an ordinance Mayor Daniel Lurie signed in May, which YIMBY groups say violates SB 79. ## [Thanks, Daniel Lurie. Now every SF official thinks they’re an influencer](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/12/powerplay-everyone-wantstocopy-daniel-lurie-instagram/) _2026-08-13 · Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Garry Tan hosts Xavier Becerra, Bilal Mahmood goes to the mat for YIMBY, and new City College board candidates emerge. ## [SFUSD starts new year with fresh leadership team — and tough decisions ahead](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/12/sfusd-starts-new-year-fresh-leadership-team-tough-decisions-ahead/) _2026-08-12 · Ezra Wallach · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Superintendent Maria Su has a stable budget and new team — but little movement on school closures and student assignment. ## [AIPAC Invades Alameda County](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/aipac-invades-alameda-county) _2026-08-11 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is pouring millions into a Bay Area special election to fill Eric Swalwell's congressional seat ## [Maurice Monk: Miscarriage of Justice](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/maurice-monk-miscarriage-of-justice) _2026-08-04 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ Political corruption in plain sight: pay-to-play between the Alameda County Sheriff and District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson ## [Alameda County Congressman Confronts Israeli Apartheid](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/alameda-county-congressman-confronts) _2026-07-28 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ Congressman Ro Khanna described the incident as “the most arrogant and humiliating treatment of American citizens I have endured.” ## [Oakland Police Chief James Beere: Last Man Standing, Part 2](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/oakland-police-chief-james-beere) _2026-07-21 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ OPD has some unfinished business that may or may not impact what happens next in James Beere’s tenure as Oakland's new Police Chief ## [New Oakland Police Chief James Beere: the Last Man Standing](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/new-oakland-police-chief-james-beard) _2026-07-14 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ New Oakland Police Chief James Beere emerges at the end of Oakland’s 10-year saga of police scandals and police chiefs: the last man standing ## [The Most Ambivalent Anniversary Ever](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/the-most-ambivalent-anniversary-ever) _2026-07-08 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ The celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 seems to mock the challenges facing our communities and our world today ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vS3vPbZGysGs) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [America’s Gun Culture is Eating Us Alive](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/americas-gun-culture-is-eating-us) _2026-07-01 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ A public health framework has the greatest chance of changing behavior and cultural acceptance of death by gun in America ## [Justice Is Not Vengeance](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/justice-is-not-vengeance) _2026-06-23 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ Finding the thin line between justice and vengeance and recognizing when vengeance subverts justice and fails our community ## [The Most Progressive County in the US Moves to the Right](https://pamelapriceunfiltered.substack.com/p/the-most-progressive-county-in-the) _2026-06-16 · Pamela Price · Pamela Price Unfiltered_ A choice about money, power and prestige, and what kind of justice our children can expect to receive for decades to come