The hunt for cheaper housing is changing what it means to be in the ‘Bay Area’
STOCKTON — Jared Rusten saw the tide turning. He had been renting a warehouse in San Francisco’s Mission District, where he worked and also lived with his then-girlfriend and another tenant, when they...
View ArticleBay Area clear and dry for Presidents Day; here’s when the rain will return
Click HERE if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. The Bay Area will get a break from the rain, just in time for the Presidents Day holiday, though by the middle of the week things...
View ArticleOakland diocese names 45 priests accused of sexual abuse
Click HERE if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. In a move aimed at reassuring parishioners amid renewed scrutiny of the Roman Catholic Church, the Diocese of Oakland named 45...
View ArticleRising Bay Area rents hit communities of color hardest
Rising Bay Area rents have taken the heaviest toll on minority communities, displacing more low-income black, Latino and Asian residents than poor white residents, according to a new study. The study...
View ArticleTesla Model X slams into tree but driver OK
FREMONT — A Tesla Model X ran off the road and slammed into a tree early Monday morning, but the driver will be OK, police said. The crash involved only that SUV and also resulted in a fire that crews...
View Article2 SF Bay Area classical music favorites are back to perform this weekend
This week brings chamber performances by two acts Bay Area audiences love to love: pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the Takács Quartet. Each performs the first of two programs scheduled for February and...
View ArticleFremont Councilman Bacon to run for Alameda County supervisor
FREMONT — Fremont City Councilman Vinnie Bacon is planning a 2020 run for Alameda County Supervisor in District 1, offering a challenge to longtime incumbent Scott Haggerty, who hasn’t faced an...
View ArticleBowling: Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl results
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl Feb. 18 Some great bowling this week: PTA League: Ann Brand bowled a 203 game and a 569 set, 122 pins over average. Lucky Striker’s: Judy Jentzen shot a 222 game and a 576...
View ArticleVictim advocates say Oakland diocese low-balled abuse disclosures
OAKLAND — A prominent victim advocate group contends that the weekend disclosure of 45 names of Oakland diocese clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing children is a low-ball figure that...
View ArticleOakland teacher union preparing for ‘indefinite strike’
OAKLAND — Three days before a scheduled strike, the president of the Oakland Unified teacher union gave no indication educators and the district were any closer to a deal that would avoid picket lines...
View Article16-year-old, three others arrested in Oakland BART station robbery
OAKLAND — Four suspects, including two males and two females ranging in age from 16 to 19, were arrested Monday in the iPhone robbery of a woman at the Lake Merritt BART station, authorities said...
View ArticleWorld music giant Banda Magda heads into SF Bay Area
On the cover of the latest Banda Magda album “Tigre” (Ground Up), Magda Giannikou stands in the midst of the savannah, binoculars held to her eyes, looking out directly at whoever happens to be holding...
View ArticleSuper Duper Burgers joining Emeryville Public Market
San Francisco’s Super Duper Burgers chain is expanding to the Emeryville Public Market. This will be the 15th location since the company’s founding in 2010 — but only the third in the East Bay. (The...
View ArticleNative American burial site found in East Bay city
HAYWARD — Just who he was and how he died has been lost to time, just like his way of life has vanished. But a study of his bone fragments, unearthed earlier this month during the ongoing renovation of...
View ArticlePerson dies in multi-car I-880 collision in San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO — California Highway Patrol investigators are looking into the cause of a multi-car collision on Interstate 880 that killed one person Tuesday morning and closed lanes for several hours. At...
View ArticleLoud music from car in Emeryville leads to narcotics, cash and gun seizure
EMERYVILLE — Loud music blaring from a vehicle led to the arrest of an Antioch man Saturday night and the seizure of narcotics, cash and a gun, police said Tuesday. The sour notes for Elbert McBride,...
View ArticleArmed robbery turned into murder of 17-year-old, prosecutor says
OAKLAND — When 17-year-old Torian Hughes tried to fight off an armed teenager who tried to rob him, he was shot at the direction of another assailant, a prosecutor said Tuesday. “This did not have to...
View ArticleBarack Obama dines with Ayesha and Steph Curry, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend,...
Former President Obama’s visiting Oakland for MBK Rising! — his foundation’s event devoted to helping young men of color achieve their dreams. The My Brother’s Keeper conference also features...
View ArticleOakland: President Obama, Stephen Curry host town hall talk
OAKLAND — President Barack Obama, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, recording artist John Legend and local activists descended upon Oakland this week to celebrate the fifth anniversary of My...
View ArticleReport says Oakland Unified can’t afford to pay teachers the 12 percent raise...
OAKLAND — Teachers here are poised to go on strike Thursday despite the findings of a state-appointed arbitrator that the financially strapped district can’t afford to give them the raise they’re...
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