Fremont CA

A start-up founder is organizing a Saturday “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco in protest of a proposed one-time wealth tax on the state’s ultra-wealthy . The march, set to kick off this afternoon at the San Francisco Civic Center, has attracted a small crowd already, though it has run into one problem: its...

Tower of Power has shaped funk and soul with their signature “Oakland soul” sound and, for nearly six decades, the band has toured all around the world, recorded a number of hit songs, and collaborated with noted musicians. The legendary band perform the final shows of their residency at Yoshi’s, this weekend. This...

Brisket lovers across the Bay Area know exactly where to find meat that melts in your mouth and flavors that stick with you long after the last bite. Horn Barbecue in Oakland has built a reputation that reaches far beyond its neighborhood, drawing crowds who wait in long lines just to taste what pitmaster Matt Horn...

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – You might find it a bit dubious that I refer to a carwash as “beloved.”. But one spot in Walnut Creek has been cleaning cars consistently since Walnut Creek was mostly Walnut Trees, and hippies roamed the streets of SF. Lil Bear Car Wash,...

This isn’t grocery shopping — it’s a weekly celebration with edible souvenirs. Every Sunday morning, California Avenue flips a switch. Coffee steams, grills hiss, and Palo Alto locals drift in like they’re late to a party they refuse to miss. The California Avenue Farmers’ Market doesn’t whisper; it calls out with...

Just over 100 years ago, a prosperous West Oakland family bought a home in Piedmont. The small East Bay enclave, carved out of the center of Oakland by a few hundred voters who didn’t want to be annexed by the East Bay’s expanding metropolis, had already garnered the nickname “city of millionaires” thanks to its...

Two East Bay men are heading to prison for killing 29-year-old divinity student Isamaeli “Eli” Mata’afa when they fired into a group of friends after a fistfight on Telegraph Avenue one weekend night in 2022. Judge Rozlynn Silvaggio sentenced Michael Edward Monrroy-Ramos of Union City to eight...

Slice House by Tony Gemignani, a fast-casual pizza concept led by the 13-time World Pizza Champion, is preparing to open in downtown Menlo Park at 775-777 Santa Cruz Avenue. The new Menlo Park location will open in the former home of The Pet Place, according to Mercury News. Construction is expected to begin in a...

Two young girls who survived an East Oakland shooting told a courtroom this week that they watched a man allegedly gun down his girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter, describing a chaotic scene of screams and flying bullets. One girl testified that the man screamed like a maniac as shots rang through the apartment....

Santa Clara, CA — During the 2026 Super Bowl national anthem performance, members of four U.S. Navy tactical squadrons will conduct a unified flyover with members of the Air Force. According to Navy spokesperson Ashley Craig, an Oakdale native, Lt. Dalton Stewart is flying in an eight-aircraft flyover formation above...