Week in Review: Former Friend of Missing Nursing Student Arraigned on Murder Charges, City Council Approves New Neighborhood Plans

on Wednesday in connection with the investigation of missing nursing student Michelle Le, who went missing more than three months ago. Giselle Diwag Esteban, 27 — a former friend of Le — is , who was last seen in Hayward. She was arraigned Friday and is scheduled to enter a plea on Monday.

Newark police are searching for two men and one woman after sometime between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday.  Police learned the trio left in a four-door, mid-'90s Oldsmobile Aurora, forest green with a gray strip on the bottom, after observing a neighbor’s surveillance system.

City council members moved the Dumbarton Transit-Oriented Development project forward . Their vote certifies the project’s Final Environmental Impact Report and passes a resolution that approves an amendment for the general plan of the project that would develop 205 acres of land in west Newark.

The 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 has encouraged Newark residents to . Patch contributor Lauren Lola shared her when the attacks occurred and Parent columnist Jody Montgomery discussed .

Newark Memorial High School alumnus . This week he shared with Newark Patch how 9/11 impacted his military life and the things he cherishes in his personal life.