First look at uptown Oakland’s new mega-sports bar, The Athletic Club
If the Warriors could somehow be in the playoffs year-round, this article might not even be necessary. Because during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, uptown Oakland’s new sports bar, The...
View ArticleOakland to settle fire captain discrimination suit for $450,000
OAKLAND — A fire captain is set to receive a $450,000 settlement after suing the city and a former fire chief for discrimination. City Attorney Barbara Parker is recommending City Council approve the...
View ArticleMan in mobility scooter injured after being hit by truck in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A 67-year-old man in a mobility scooter was hospitalized Wednesday after he was hit by a tractor-trailer while crossing a West Oakland street, police said. The man, who lived in the area,...
View ArticleDance pick: It’s story time at Oakland Ballet
It’s a busy weekend of dance in the East Bay and you have the venerable Oakland Ballet to thank for it. First, the company is presenting its spring program, titled “Scene & Heard,” May 31 through...
View ArticleBrewery Adventure: Oakland’s Temescal Brewing
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing these photos on a mobile device As spring turns to summer, beer gardens increase in popularity. One of the better East Bay craft beer gardens can be found...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to 1-acre Livermore grass fire
OKL Engines 20, 10, 25 covering in @alcofirefighter @AlamedaCoFire stations. @AlamedaCoFire working several vegetation fires in the #Livermore area. #oakland #alco #grassfire #vegetationfire...
View ArticleFour Bay Area students advance to final round in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Four students from the Bay Area have advanced to the final round of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee out of a field of more than 500 spellers from across the nation. The final round will have 41...
View ArticleOfficials: Bomb squad responds after hazardous material found in Oakland
26th x West- Oakland Fire #hazmat team taking samples from unknown chemicals and hazcatting (testing) them. #oaklandfire pic.twitter.com/yhJ0N7Pn8S — Oakland Firefighters (@OaklandFireLive) May 31,...
View ArticleATF joins investigation of mysterious Danville explosion
DANVILLE — The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has been called into investigate an explosion that damaged two cars here over Memorial Day weekend, an agency spokeswoman confirmed. “The...
View ArticleLetter: Rank behavior should not be reconciled, tolerated
Rank behavior should notbe reconciled, tolerated Most of us just want to live our lives harmoniously. We want to raise healthy, happy children; do well in our careers; provide for our families;...
View ArticleSurvey says: Oakland No. 3 big city for hoops (scroll down to find Cleveland)
Hours before the NBA Finals tipped off Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors already had claimed their first victory. According to WalletHub, a survey of nearly 300 basketball markets (broken down...
View ArticleCheck out Kevin Durant plastered on a 737 airplane in Oakland
You thought Kevin Durant’s wingspan defied both belief and haberdashery before? On Thursday afternoon, while Durant was (presumably) relaxing before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, his likeness, plastered on...
View ArticleReward in Oakland puppy abuse case doubled to $10,000
OAKLAND — The reward for information in the case of three puppies found badly abused over the weekend in an East Oakland trash pile has been doubled to $10,000, authorities said Thursday. Initially,...
View ArticlePeople are fleeing Silicon Valley for Nevada, Texas and Idaho, report finds
The heart of the nation’s tech sector, the astronomically expensive Santa Clara County, leads the state in residents looking to move out of town, a new report found. Using property searches and census...
View ArticleA look inside dosa by DOSA, serving Indian food in uptown Oakland
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing these photos on a mobile device DOSA is already one of San Francisco’s most popular Indian restaurants, with two bustling locations. Now, with dosa by...
View ArticleCity honors funk band Tower of Power for forging ‘Oakland sound’
Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device OAKLAND — For 50 years, East Bay funk superstars Tower of Power have shaped what’s come to be known as the “Oakland sound” with hits...
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National Spelling Bee: The winner is …
At the National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, it came down to two Texans. The winner: Karthik Nemmani, 14, an eighth-grader from the Dallas suburb of McKinney and a first-timer at the competition....
View ArticleCourt clears UC Berkeley cops of using excessive force against Occupy protesters
A federal appellate court on Thursday ruled in favor of UC Berkeley police officers who struck protesters with batons during a 2011 Occupy protest, dismissing the demonstrators’ claims that the...
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No arrests, but illegal fireworks probe continues
A member of the Oakland Fire Department’s hazardous-materials team runs tests on samples of chemicals found in a building Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in the 700 block of 26th Street. Law enforcement...
View ArticleHayward moves to preserve remaining rent-controlled housing
HAYWARD — The city has put on hold a process that allows landlords to apply to have their residential units exempted from rent control, a move that will offer some tenants protection in the Bay Area’s...
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