A new Alameda County supervisor was sworn in Tuesday and took her seat on the dais following the death of her predecessor in February. Elisa Marquez was a Hayward City Council member before being chosen to succeed late Richard Valle.
Alameda County — Hayward City Council member Elisa Marquez was sworn in Tuesday as the new Alameda County Supervisor for District 2, which includes a portion of Sunol.
LIVERMORE — Livermore Rodeo officials recently dropped “wild cow milking” from this year’s events in June, ending a controversial competition that some animal rights activists considered barbaric, inhumane and sexist.
Alameda County supervisors opted not to appoint a gay applicant to a vacancy on the board and instead selected one of the three straight women who had sought the appointment after an hourslong special meeting Thursday.