Roberta Bothman News Today

A long-awaited revitalization of Ramsay Park is set to take place, as the Watsonville City Council unanimously voted to approve a construction contract with Robert A. Bothman Inc. at its Tuesday meeting.

Bringing to fruition a decades-long dream, Big Sur Land Trust has started the $15 million first stage of construction for a new park in the heart of Salinas.

Ramsay Park is Watsonville's largest park and today consists of a basketball court, hiking trails, skate park, pump track, indoor and outdoor soccer fields, a softball field, tennis courts and a playground on the hill. The enhancement plan includes a small and large dog park on the hilltop area, a repaving of the Main Street parking lot, a remodel of the existing softball field into a synthetic turf multi-use field that can also accommodate soccer, and an inclusive playground with a swing a...

In his first interview since he has been accused of corrupt criminal activities, Ron Galatolo, the embattled former chancellor of the San Mateo County Community College District, said he has

A 120-page filing lays out some of the alleged financial misdeeds of San Mateo County Community College District leaders over several years, including "fraud, bribery and kickbacks."

Fair Political Practices Commission 460 filings show that thousands of dollars have been contributed toward Pleasanton City Council and Pleasanton Unified School District candidates as well as the campaign for Measure I.

The city of Livermore has completed another component of its ongoing downtown revitalization plan with the official opening of Livermorium Plaza last week, nearly one year after work began on the project.