Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies
SFMTA has received $600 million over the past ten years from the state’s cap-and-trade program—now rebranded “cap-and-invest”. “These funds have gone to crucial efforts like replacing our light rail vehicles and improving transit service through our Muni Forward program (the 38 Rapid Geary bus is an example),” explaine
Private equity-backed developer in talks to buy Oakland Arena from community group in Coliseum...
A buyer could pay at least $100 million for the Oakland Arena, the more active piece of the Oakland Coliseum complex that was once the home of the Raiders and A's.
Crash on Dumbarton Bridge closes multiple eastbound lanes: CHP
SAN MATEO, Calif. - A crash on the Dumbarton Bridge on Wednesday afternoon closed several lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash blocked all eastbound lanes except the slow lane. There is no estimated time for the lanes to reopen. Authorities have not released additional information, but aerial...
The Bay Area beach with a world-famous Taco Bell has a huge poop problem
It’s no secret that one of the Bay Area’s most popular beaches is among the dirtiest in California. Pacifica’s Linda Mar Beach may be famous for its exquisite Taco Bell Cantina and gentle, beginner surfer breaks, but its polluted waters have landed it on both the Surfrider Foundation’s and Heal the Bay’s, ahem, s—t lis
This California Waffle Shop Has Been Serving Old-School Breakfast Comfort For Generations
Tucked away on Park Street in Alameda, California, Ole’s Waffle Shop is one of those rare places that feels like stepping back in time. Open since 1927, this classic American diner has been serving up crispy waffles, fluffy pancakes, and fresh-squeezed orange juice for nearly a century. Most people...
Even Some Tech Workers Can’t Afford to Stay When the Bay is This Expensive
The Bay Area is generating enormous wealth and growing impossibly unaffordable, even for well-paid tech workers. Since the California Gold Rush, economic opportunities have drawn people to the Bay Area from all over the world. But for just as long, the region’s boom-and-bust economy has made it impossible for others to
Bay Area mom opens up about her schizophrenia diagnosis
A Bay Area mom became a mental health advocate when she went viral for sharing her journey with her schizophrenia diagnosis. Watch to see how she's trying to help her new found community.
Private jets, nightclubs, Ferraris: An East Bay teen and America’s largest crypto heist
Hamza Doost is 6-foot-3, with a chubby, bearded face, black hair, and an ankle monitor. For the past year, the 21-year-old has been confined to his father’s home in Hayward, an East Bay suburb. He’s allowed a computer, but the government tracks every keystroke. Curiously — given the...
Cosplay models go viral for selling ‘feet juice’ at Bay Area anime convention
Cosplay models have gone viral after videos showed them selling “feet juice” shots, apparently involving vodka and Everclear, near a San Jose’s FanimeCon over the weekend.
Bay Area rain chances increase as storm pivots
San Francisco could pick up a quarter-inch of rain, which would be the city’s most in a single day this late into spring in 15 years.

















