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Apr 23Failed to save articlePlease try againA housing development in the hills of Antioch, California, on March 4, 2013. A Concord-based housing developer and his son allegedly offered thousands of dollars to an unnamed Antioch city councilmember last year, according to a federal indictment.

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Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Federal Courthouse in Oakland on Aug. 16, 2023. This week, Solomon Howard, the former head of the East Oakland Boxing Association is expected to plead guilty of embezzlement in court.

2 days ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againPope Francis speaks to journalists during the papal flight direct to Rio de Janeiro on July 22, 2013.  (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP)Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, April 22, 2025…The death of Pope Francis is being felt around the world. And right here in California, millions of Latino Catholics are mourning not just the loss of a spiritual leader, but someone who, for many, felt like one of their own.

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Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againChicken Licious' smoky char kway teow features a heavy dose of wok hei. The San Jose restaurant specializes in Malaysian bento boxes. (Octavio Peña)I was driving by a strip mall in South San Jose when a window portrait of a cartoon chicken in a Hawaiian shirt and Comme des Garçons shoes caught my eye. What I assumed would be a fried chicken spot turned out to be a Malaysian restaurant, a rarity in the South Bay.

2 days ago | kqed.org | Matthew Green

Apr 22Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland Mayor-Elect Barbara Lee greets supporters at a press conference in Oakland on April 21, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)But that couldn’t compete with Lee’s steadfast backing in the flatlands — including lower-income neighborhoods in West Oakland and East Oakland — that helped the progressive stalwart eke out a win over her moderate opponent in the race to finish out the term of ousted former Mayor Sheng Thao.