Bake Sum balances expansion with employee well-being
In 2021, Joyce Tang started Bake Sum at the Bread Project’s commissary kitchen. Five years later, the bakery recently moved into a second location in Alameda. Since those first pastry box pop-ups in Berkeley, Bake Sum has expanded its repertoire. There are more cakes, cookies, milk buns and mochis, and more flavors.
San Francisco’s typical one-bedroom rent has topped $4,000 for the first time
Renters searching for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco now face advertised prices that have crossed a threshold no previous market cycle reached. The typical one-bedroom asking rent in the city has topped $4,000 a month for the first time, according to the MTC/ABAG Vital Signs indicator that tracks advertised r
Newsom’s new AI report has grim findings for Bay Area workers
More than a third of U.S. workers have integrated AI tools into their workflows.
Missing: 16-year-old girl last seen Sunday in Mountain View
Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a 16-year-old girl who went missing late Sunday night. Marilyn was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday, June 28, on the 500 block of Showers Drive in Mountain View, according to the Mountain View Police Department. She is described as...
ACLU of Northern California Opposes Menlo Park Ballot Measure, Calls It ‘Anti-Housing’
The ACLU of Northern California announced this week that it is opposing the Menlo Park Anti-Housing Initiative and is urging voters to reject the measure when it appears on the November ballot. According to the ACLU of Northern California, the proposed initiative is framed as a measure concerning parking but...
Divers rescue man from car submerged in Alameda estuary
The man was successfully rescued and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
California treated worshippers like criminals. The Supreme Court must draw the line
The government tracked churchgoers. It threatened a church with millions in fines. It pressured a bank to accelerate a church’s loan. It tried to shut down worship. Not in another country, in California. For six years, a California church has been punished for a single act: worship. Not violence. Not fraud. Not wrongdo
Milpitas family seeks answers after TikTok door-kick prank causes damage
A Milpitas family recently became the victims of a viral TikTok prank. Called the “door-kick challenge,” the prank consists of people, generally kids and teenagers, going up to residential doors, kicking them, and running away. On Sunday, June 14, Christina Quynh and her family experienced the door-kick prank...
Anza expedition celebrates 250th anniversary
On Saturday, the 250th anniversary of the event was commemorated on Pershing Square at the Presidio of San Francisco in a two-hour ceremony.
Bay Burgers Relocates to Larger Redwood City Restaurant as Surging Demand Pushes Local Favorite...
A growing Redwood City favorite is entering a new chapter as Bay Burgers prepares to...

















