Albany's Week: Albany Beach Cleanup, Same-Sex Marriage Allowed in California, BART Strike And More

Volunteers Removed 350 Pounds of Trash from Albany Beach on Sunday: Albany Landfill Dog Owners Group held its second beach cleanup on Sunday and forty-five volunteers picked up about 350 pounds of debris from Albany beach.

US Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriage in California, Overturns DOMA: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday morning that the backers of California's same-sex marriage ban couldn't appeal a lower court decision allowing gay marriage in the state. The Supreme Court also ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act violated the Fifth Amendment and was unconstitutional. 

Learn About Patrick O'Keeffe, Albany's Interim City-Manager-Apparent: Albany's city council wants former Emeryville City Manager Patrick O'Keeffe to serve as interim chief executive. 

What Will You Do If BART Workers Go on Strike? On Tuesday, 99 percent of BART employees voted to authorize their unions to call a strike. BART officials made a new offer to union negotiators as labor talks continued on Thursday.