Two Frenchmen take first bows on the S.F. Symphony stage
It’s always exciting to see performers making their first Bay Area appearances. The San Francisco Symphony has two French artists on the program this week – conductor François-Xavier Roth and pianist...
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Tesla’s Model 3 drives growth in California’s electric car sales
If you bought and registered a Tesla Model 3 in the state of California last year, congratulations. You are No. 1. That is, you are the tops of those who bought fully electric cars in the state in...
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Tesla cutting more jobs at Fremont factory
Tesla will cut 81 more jobs at its Fremont plant, bringing the total layoffs this month at its main factory to 883. The additional job cuts, revealed in an updated filing with California’s Employment...
View ArticleLetter: Menstrual products are taxed but not Viagra?
Menstrual products aretaxed but not Viagra? California is one of 35 states that imposes an unfair tax on menstrual health products. When Viagra is tax-free but menstrual products are taxed, it sends an...
View ArticleLetter: Menstrual products are taxed but not Viagra?
Menstrual products aretaxed but not Viagra? California is one of 35 states that imposes an unfair tax on menstrual health products. When Viagra is tax-free but menstrual products are taxed, it sends an...
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Ex-Warriors assistant Luke Walton was the next big coaching thing; how it all...
When last we saw Luke Walton up close and personal, he was an ascendent star. As an assistant coach, he presided over the Warriors’ 24-0 start to the 2015-16 season in the absence of ailing head coach...
View ArticleEast Bay man gets 12 years in beating of elderly woman who died a month later
MARTINEZ — An Oakland man was sentenced to 12 years in state prison Tuesday in the brutal beating of a 93-year-old woman who died a month after the attack. Otto Halafihi, 30, was attempting to rob Ann...
View ArticleNo injuries when Amtrak train hits pickup truck in East Oakland
OAKLAND — No one was injured Tuesday afternoon when an Amtrak train hit a pickup truck that was stalled on railroad tracks in East Oakland, authorities said. The collision happened about 12:30 p.m....
View ArticleNiles Canyon: Caltrans settles in Alameda Creek tree removal lawsuit
FREMONT — In a victory for environmentalists, Caltrans has agreed to replant four times the number of sycamore trees it removes along Alameda Creek when it replaces a bridge in Niles Canyon. The...
View ArticleStudent stabbed at Livermore school, peer arrested
LIVERMORE — A suspect was taken into custody after a stabbing incident, police said Tuesday. Around 3 p.m., officers responded to Livermore High School, 600 Maple St., for a report of an incident...
View ArticleIs Raiders deal to play 2019 season in Oakland in jeopardy?
OAKLAND — The proposed deal to have the Raiders play one final season in Oakland could unravel, the Coliseum Stadium Authority warned Wednesday morning, adding another layer of intrigue to the saga...
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Photos: A peek inside top-end Oakland rentals
Sometimes it can just be fun to take a look at what homes and apartments you could rent if money were no object. We took a look at what’s currently available in the top-end of the Oakland market using...
View ArticleBrewery Adventure: Peek inside Roses’ Taproom in Oakland
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device If you’re a craft beer aficionado with an appreciation for interior design, you’ll want to check out Oakland’s two-year-old...
View ArticleFremont to temporarily house homeless in motel slated for redevelopment
FREMONT — Faced with a shelter crisis, Fremont plans to spend nearly $700,000 to temporarily house homeless people in unused rooms of a motel slated to be converted into an affordable housing in 2020....
View ArticleDrink: 5 fantastic ciders at Oakland’s Redfield Cider Bar & Bottle Shop
Hard cider is having a moment. Large, mainstream brands like Angry Orchard and Woodchuck have fueled the national growth in recent years, but it is the small craft producers, from Oregon’s Willamette...
View ArticleDrink: 5 fantastic ciders at Oakland’s Redfield Cider Bar & Bottle Shop
Hard cider is having a moment. Large, mainstream brands like Angry Orchard and Woodchuck have fueled the national growth in recent years, but it is the small craft producers, from Oregon’s Willamette...
View ArticleHow Oakland’s new Redfield bar is building a Bay Area cider scene
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Hey, wanna grab a cider? It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the way “beer” or “glass of wine” does, especially in the Bay...
View ArticleHow Oakland’s new Redfield bar is building a Bay Area cider scene
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Hey, wanna grab a cider? It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the way “beer” or “glass of wine” does, especially in the Bay...
View ArticleDA declines to re-file murder charge against BART stabbing suspect
MARTINEZ — Three weeks after a Contra Costa County judge threw out a murder charge against a man who allegedly stabbed a fellow BART rider in the leg, prosecutors decided they are not going to press...
View ArticleJudge sentences East Bay felon to prison for gun possession
OAKLAND — A district court judge sentenced an East Bay felon to a little more than six years in prison for firearms and ammunition possession, a Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday. According...
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