Holidays 2018: A rundown of SF Bay Area’s ‘Nutcrackers,’ Scrooges and...
The Bay Area serves up a wide variety of holiday dance performances, plays, concerts and comedy shows; here’s a partial rundown. Dance Nutcrackers, etc. Pacific Ballet Academy: The Mountain View...
View ArticleSuspects arrested, gun recovered in Emeryville attempted robbery
EMERYVILLE — Three suspects were arrested and a gun recovered after an attempted armed robbery and vehicle chase Thursday night, police said Friday. Police would only say the suspects were two men and...
View ArticleLetter: Those who embrace gun culture could change it
Those who embrace gunculture could change it Re: “America allows every shooter to kill off whole universes of possibility, meaning” (Opinion section, Nov. 18): We the people have the right to keep and...
View ArticleLetter: GOP representatives, senators remain silent
GOP representatives,senators remain silent Scholars list the following qualities as important in a president: moral integrity, emotional maturity, honesty, intelligence, wisdom and decency. I profess...
View ArticleOakland Catholic diocese delays release of priest sex abuse list
OAKLAND — The Oakland diocese has announced it will delay releasing the list of all priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors until next year. On Oct. 8, the Catholic diocese announced it...
View ArticleStephen Curry avoids injury in multi-car crash on Highway 24 in Oakland
OAKLAND — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry escaped injury after his Porsche was hit twice in a span of a few minutes while driving on a rain-slicked Highway 24 early Friday, authorities and...
View ArticleFound in Lake Merritt: 250 hypodermic needles — and counting
OAKLAND — He goes by “The Coastodian,” one man with a trash picker in hand, standing on the edge of Lake Merritt near a storm drain inlet, plucking out as much garbage as he can. For the past three...
View ArticleOne dead, one wounded in West Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — One man was killed and another wounded in a West Oakland shooting Friday afternoon, authorities said. Police described the man who died as a 35-year-old Oakland resident. The injured man, 44,...
View ArticleMurder, assault charges in failed Oakland carjacking
OAKLAND — A San Francisco man has been charged with murder and other counts in a double shooting in August that stemmed from a failed carjacking attempt in East Oakland, according to authorities and...
View ArticleAfter 22 years, man sentenced to life for murder may walk free
OAKLAND — James Earl Rivera was 32 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the state’s harshest prison sentence. Now, 22 years later, he’s expected to walk...
View ArticleHoliday Recipe: Market Hall’s Anchovy, Crostini & Pickles Board
You’ve heard of cheese boards. Charcuterie, too. But a fish board? They’re actually quite trendy and easy, according to the experts at Market Hall Foods in Oakland. “The uniqueness and creativity of a...
View Article3 holiday-worthy cheese, caviar and charcuterie boards
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device What was the first thing you did in college when friends were coming over? Uncorked a bottle of cheap red wine and tossed...
View ArticleBay Area’s winter hiking wonderland: 7 great trails and places to refuel
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Sure, it’s cold outside. But this is the Bay Area, so the weather’s rarely too unpleasant to keep us inside, not when we...
View ArticleWoman reportedly pushed off Oakland hotel balcony; man sought
OAKLAND — A woman who told police she was pushed off a second-floor balcony Friday night at a hotel near the Oakland International Airport was hospitalized with serious injuries and a suspect is being...
View ArticleMichael Covarrubias of TMG Partners talks up downtown San Jose, downtown Oakland
Michael Covarrubias is a key player on both the finance and building sides of the development coin. He spent 17 years with Union Bank, including a stint as a decision maker in the bank’s construction...
View ArticleLetter: State needs to return to two-party governance
State needs to return totwo-party governance With the defeat of Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, it’s now official: There are no Republican elected officials representing any part of the Bay Area on...
View ArticleLetter: ‘Trump effect’ evident in our local Assembly race
‘Trump effect’ evident inour local Assembly race Re: “Bauer-Kahan defeats Baker in 16th Assembly District race” (Page B1, Nov. 17): What a relief! In midterm elections, a solid majority of Americans...
View ArticleLetter: Dems don’t seem to accept any GOP win
Dems don’t seem toaccept any GOP win Whenever a Democrat loses in an election, they say it was rigged or it was not fair or undermining a democracy. They are still saying that about President Trump. If...
View ArticleLetter: Trump hopes we believe MBS not behind killing
Trump hopes we believeMBS not behind killing The CIA says that, with near certainty, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But President Trump wants...
View ArticlePreview: First “Check, Please! Bay Area Kids” airs Nov. 29 on KQED
Young foodies have been making their mark on television for some time. From “Top Chef Junior” to Fox’s “MasterChef Junior” and the Food Network’s “Chopped Junior,” kids are preparing, cooking and...
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