A new 1/2-mile segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail is under construction in Pinole, including a 1,100-foot gradually sloping bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
On Friday, December 15, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District signed a 10‑year lease for the historic, newly-renovated Bridge Yard Building located in Oakland at the foot of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
It’s official. The East Bay Regional Park District is now 73 Regional Parks.
Entrance to the East Bay Regional Park District will be free on Black Friday (Nov. 24) to encourage people to visit parks, not malls.
On Sept. 16, the California legislature passed SB 5 (De Leon) that would place a $4 billion bond measure for parks and water projects on the June 2018 ballot.
Excessive heat warning in effect for Labor Day weekend.
On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a one year E-Bike Pilot Program on three regional trails in the Park District.