Union City police ask for public’s help in solving shooting
UNION CITY — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a non-injury shooting at the Union Landing Shopping Center earlier this month. A fight broke out at the In-N-Out Burger at the mall...
View ArticleDraymond Green takes a hit from the national anthem rendition that will not die
You’ve got to hand it to Josh Duhamel. Dude can carry a grudge. It’s been more than eight months since Fergie’s squealing, overwrought, comically dramatic rendition of the national anthem at the 2018...
View ArticleBlue Bottle Coffee to open new cafes in Oakland, San Jose
Blue Bottle Coffee continues to expand its java print across the country, with plans for 12 new locations on the East Coast, including a $6-million Brooklyn roastery. Closer to home, the third-wave...
View Article‘He seems to view women as something less than human’: Judge gives convicted...
MARTINEZ — An Oakland man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and injured a clerk at an Antioch gas station was sentenced Friday to life without parole eligibility for 82 years. Thomas Williams Jr., 37, was...
View ArticleMissing the old Spenger’s? Here’s the clam chowder recipe
The sudden closing of Spenger’s Fish Grotto in Berkeley after 128 years has unleashed a wave of culinary nostalgia … for the legendary restaurant’s fried-fish platters and clam chowder, accompanied by...
View ArticleWarriors’ dominance gets two thumbs up from ex-NBA commissioner Stern
I’ve got to be honest — I never thought a lot about David Stern. He was named the NBA’s commissioner on Feb. 1, 1984, was handed the Magic Johnson Lakers and Larry Bird Celtics on a silver platter and...
View ArticleRare Dumbo octopus filmed in deep sea off Monterey Bay
Getting an unusual glimpse a lovable deep-sea creature, marine scientists this week filmed a rarely seen Dumbo octopus far below the ocean waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The...
View ArticleYosemite rangers recover bodies of couple who died in fall from 3,500-foot cliff
Rangers using rappelling gear have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman who fell this week from Yosemite National Park’s Taft Point, a popular overlook that sits 3,500 feet above Yosemite Valley....
View ArticleEast Bay letters: Student supports McKereghan for Alameda school board
Student supports McKereghan for Alameda school board I am a senior at Encinal High school and am writing to voice my support for Anne McKereghan for the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) School...
View ArticleChef Tanya Holland creates menu for Whole Foods taproom
Bay Area celebrity chef and “Top Chef” alum Tanya Holland has teamed up with Whole Foods on a new lineup of beer-friendly food. The menu by the Brown Sugar Kitchen chef will make its debut Thursday,...
View ArticleHuman skull found in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A human skull was found in West Oakland on Friday. The skeletal remains, only a decayed skull, were found in the backyard of a home on 29th Street near West Street Friday at 8:54 a.m., police...
View ArticleWarriors’ Steve Kerr speaks out on mail bombs being sent to public figures
NEW YORK – Steve Kerr has a Warriors game to coach. That’s never going to stop him from speaking out on issues, though. Kerr acknowledged he has felt “a little bit” fearful for his safety with a...
View ArticleMeet Sierra: Livermore’s powerful new supercomputer
LIVERMORE — Suddenly, your smart phone feels really dumb. Meet Sierra, Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s’ new supercomputer that can perform 125 quadrillion calculations per second — think 125 followed...
View ArticleEast Bay Assembly race likened to a ‘family feud’ between divided Democrats
EAST BAY — While mudslinging and contentious debates are common fare in elections pitting Republicans versus Democrats, such discord has set the tone in the East Bay’s Assembly District 15 race between...
View ArticleSan Leandro house fire seriously injures man
SAN LEANDRO — A man suffered life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon in a house fire, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at 4:12 p.m. to find heavy smoke coming...
View ArticleOakland apartment fire displaces residents, kills dog
OAKLAND — A dozen people were displaced and a dog died after fire erupted in a three-story East Oakland apartment building Saturday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters responding at 10:48 a.m....
View ArticleBernie Sanders campaigns with Barbara Lee in Berkeley but skips most of...
BERKELEY — Sen. Bernie Sanders electrified a rally full of Berkeley liberals on Saturday, urging voters to turn out for what he called the most important midterm election in history and showing he...
View ArticleMind the gap: Man gets leg stuck between BART car and platform
Oakland’s fire department sent a heavy rescue truck to save a man reported trapped between a BART car and the platform at the 12th Street station Saturday evening, but the victim was able to save...
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Curtain Calls: Oakland Ballet to present ‘Luna Mexicana’
Oakland Ballet Company is presenting a special family-friendly celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead with its production of “Luna Mexicana.” Choreographed by Oakland Ballet Artistic Director...
View ArticlePark It: Help research butterflies as citizen scientists in Fremont
The time is fast approaching when monarch butterflies will make their appearance in the Bay Area, where the insects overwinter as part of their multigenerational migratory life cycle. One of their...
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