Week in Review: Candidates File for Elections, Digital Billboards, Local Police Standoff

The week began with the for the mayor's seat and two city council seats. The week closed with three people declaring their intent to run for mayor and four people filing for the city council. to see who’s running.

Newark residents  to a proposal calling for the construction of two digital billboards and one monument sign that would also include an LED sign, with many describing the signs as “distracting.”

Newark police assisted Union City police Thursday  that began as a burglary. Two men were arrested during the operation carried out by Union City-Newark SWAT units.

A Newark man on Pyramid Lake in southern California. Newark Patch reported that the man had collided with another boat while at the lake.

StemCells Inc. announced their . The stem cell research company has moved into offices at the Pacific Research Center. The company’s headquarters were previously in Palo Alto.

Two local artists made news today — and both of them are writers. Local teen took part in the 2011 Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Slam competition and author announced her online book launch, which is scheduled for July 26.