Across the Bay Area, home sellers are dropping their prices as inventory rises
The Bay Area has more homes on the market than during last summer, but buyers just aren’t biting. Across the nine-county region, home sales remained slow in June, quashing the real estate industry’s hopes that 2025 might finally be the year the market recovers from a three-year slump.
Freeway Shootings Suspect Held in Custody in Lieu of $1 Million Bond
ANTIOCH, CA — California Highway Patrol officers recently arrested David Milburn, 33, of Antioch, following two. Milburn remains in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility in lieu of $1 million. bond. Both shootings targeting male drivers happened a few hours apart. One driver was injured July 22. shortly before...
Brothers killed in Esparto fireworks explosion laid to rest together in Bay Area
Loved ones gathered on Monday to remember two of the victims killed in the deadly fireworks explosion in the Northern California town of Esparto.
Oakland will continue ticketing stolen cars for the foreseeable future
One afternoon in January 2023, Fairfax resident Steve Shiotsu parked his car by Lake Merritt before meeting with a friend. When he returned four hours later, his 1995 Honda Civic was gone. Shiotsu thought it might have been towed but couldn’t find any tow-away signs nearby. “I went up and...
Richard Lee, Cannabis Legalization Pioneer and Founder of Oaksterdam University, Dies at 62
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Richard Lee, the trailblazing activist who helped push marijuana reform into the mainstream and founded Oaksterdam University, passed away on Sunday, July 27. He was 62. Lee was more than a leader in the cannabis movement—he was its architect. From opening the...
Three Arrested in Connection with Burglary, Identity Theft Investigation in Bay Area
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — “The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three suspects tied to a series of organized burglaries and an identity theft ring spanning the Bay Area. The case began with a residential burglary in Cupertino and led to the recovery of two...
Temple SF Owner Buys Historic Oakland Greyhound Site for Event Venue, Housing
The owner of SF’s Temple Nightclub has bought Oakland’s long-vacant Greyhound station. Plans include pop-up events, a rooftop bar, and eventually multifamily housing, years after ravers briefly took over the crumbling Beaux Arts building. As San Francisco Business Times reports, the historic Greyhound station at 2103...
‘Jerry is rolling in his grave’: The Deadheads boycotting SF’s anniversary shows
I was 12,000th in the Dead & Company Ticketmaster queue when I texted my father to see if he wanted to fly to San Francisco from the East Coast for the 60th anniversary shows Aug. 1-3 in Golden Gate Park. My dad is one of the biggest Deadheads I’ve ever...
At most Bay Area cafés, chai is an afterthought. Here, it’s the focus
New South Asian cafés in the Bay Area combine welcoming spaces and hot, spiced chai.
California to get burst of blistering heat with temperatures up to a roasting 115...
San Luis Obispo's weather is on the brink of a dramatic shift. As the marine layer begins to retreat, the city might soon trade its cool mist for sunny skies.
