
[jump] 2. The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to grant $577,000 in legal aid to child migrants who have fled violence-plagued Central America, the Bay Area News Group$ reports. Oakland is now the third city — after New York and San Francisco — to provide such aid. The bill was co-sponsored by Quan and Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Larry Reid.
3. Law enforcement officials raided a Black Muslim temple in Oakland and arrested seven people connected to a security firm that allegedly defrauded Alameda County and the Los Angeles Housing Authority, the Bay Area News Group$ reports. The company, BMT International Security, also attempted to defraud the Port of Oakland.
4. Golden Gate Bridge officials are considering whether to charge cyclists and pedestrians a toll for crossing the span — a proposal that has drawn fierce criticism, the Chron reports.
5. About 5.4 million Californians live within one mile of the state’s active oil and natural gas wells, raising concerns about widespread exposure to air and water pollution, especially if there’s a fracking boom in the state, the LA Times$ reports, citing a new study from the National Resources Defense Council.
6. And Yosemite National Park officials are planning to raise the entrance fee to the park by 50 percent — from $20 per car to $30, the Chron reports.






