Seized and destroyed last century thanks in part to actions by former members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, the current supervisors apologized Tuesday to previous residents and descendants of Russell City, a community established in 1853 near the Hayward shoreline.
Sideshow spectators in unincorporated Alameda County could go to jail and be fined if the county Board of Supervisors approves the second reading of a sideshow ordinance in the weeks ahead.