Robbers injure 72-year-old Alameda woman in purse snatching
ALAMEDA — A 72-year-old Alameda woman was injured when she was knocked to the ground as her purse was snatched Tuesday on Santa Clara Avenue. The robbery happened about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of...
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3 Bay Area bars that serve a great hot toddy
Traditionally, a hot toddy is a shot or more of strong spirit — typically whiskey — added to a cup of hot water and some lemon. Sipping a cup is supposed to take the edge off a nasty cold, or just...
View ArticleOakland hires new deputy city administrator
OAKLAND — The city of Oakland has hired a new deputy city administrator who will help lead major real estate negotiations including the Oakland A’s ballpark plans. City Administrator Sabrina Landreth...
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Chef Reem Assil will open Patterson’s next Oakland restaurant
Chef-baker Reem Assil’s star is rising — and quickly. Chef-baker Reem Assil will open a new Oakland restaurant, Dyafa, for Daniel<br />Patterson’s Alta Group. (Photo courtesy of Eric Wolfinger)...
View ArticleBay Area restaurants with robots making, serving your food
When San Francisco’s Momentum Machines opens the world’s first robot-fueled burger joint in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, they will be able to slice, grill, assemble and bag 400 artisan...
View ArticleUnion City: Council to weigh “fiscal emergency” declaration
The City Council on Tuesday is to consider declaring Union City in a state of “fiscal emergency” because it faces a $2.2 million budget deficit this fiscal year and almost $4 million the next. Although...
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Fremont: Two locals selected for Churchill scholarships to Cambridge
Two Fremont residents have been awarded prestigious scholarships to pursue their scientific studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Aswini Krishnan and Kevin Chen, both 21, were...
View Article“Above The Town” Drone video of Oakland’s Lake Merritt
DRONE FOOTAGE OF LAKE MERRITT: A look at Oakland’s iconic lake form the air. Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the video on your mobile device. See our drone video of Oakland’s beautiful Lake...
View ArticleFremont: New candidates emerging in city’s first district election
Several challengers have emerged in Fremont’s first-ever City Council election to be determined by district voting. The candidates include two Fremont Unified School District Board of Education...
View ArticleEncinal High event encourages Alameda’s young women to become involved in...
ALAMEDA — Hundreds of people – mostly teens — gathered at Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School for the “Political and Proud” event organized by high school students to encourage women to get into...
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Murals of historical Oakland railway system saved
The murals depicting Oakland’s historical Key System have been dismantled as restoration of 1100 Broadway begins. The 50 panels will be restored and displayed at the Western Railway Museum. The Key...
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Oakland advocates to offer ‘people’s proposal’ for public land use
WATCH DRONE VIDEO OF EAST 12TH STREET LOT: We take an aerial look at a parcel sold to developers by the city of Oakland in 2016 in a controversial deal. Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the...
View ArticleLetter: For each corporate property, there many small business owners
For each corporate property, there many small biz owners David Bohnett’s opinion column on Proposition 13 (“How California voters can update, improve Prop. 13,” Feb. 18) shows faulty logic, a lack of...
View ArticleThree youths arrested in San Leandro BART station robbery
SAN LEANDRO — Three juveniles were arrested Thursday evening at the Bay Fair BART Station after a rider was robbed of a laptop, police said Friday. The suspects were male — a 15-year-old from Hayward,...
View ArticleFremont: City, district seek safer routes to schools for students
Fremont officials are hoping to encourage more students to walk and bike to school by making it safer for them to do so. When it finishes assessing traffic around all campuses, the city intends to draw...
View ArticleCandle sparks fire at residence in Alameda
ALAMEDA — Firefighters treated a woman for what they described as a “non life-threatening injury” at the scene of a residential fire that was sparked by a candle Thursday on Morton Street. The fire was...
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Golf instructor arrested in alleged sexual assault of former student in Dublin
Start your day with the news you need from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our new Morning Report weekday newsletter. DUBLIN — Police have arrested a longtime golf instructor in the Tri-Valley on...
View ArticleFormer historic East Oakland library branch burns second time in a year
OAKLAND — Firefighters battled a large blaze on Friday afternoon at a vacant landmark library building in East Oakland that was badly damaged in fire last year, officials said. The fire erupted about...
View ArticleSewage spill causes stench in Oakland hills
OAKLAND — A sewage spill in Arroyo Viejo Creek has caused a stench and complaints from neighbors in the area. The city’s Public Works Department first received complaints of sewage smell on Wednesday...
View ArticleNCS basketball: Two-time defending champ De La Salle ousted in OT
The Berkeley High boys basketball team shook off a fourth quarter comeback from De La Salle and knocked off the two-time defending North Coast Section Division 1 champions in overtime. The host...
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