Family Sues California City Over Ancestral Home Seized By Eminent Domain in 1924
Both the lawsuit and the Piedmont Historical Society thoroughly detail the extended campaign against the Dearings. Descendants of the first Black family to own property in Piedmont, California, have filed a lawsuit against the city over the 1924 seizure of their ancestors’ home. The complaint, filed in Alameda...
Delah Coffee shutters Northside location
On Nov. 25, 2025, Delah Coffee owner Majed Jahamee was served with a complaint for failure to pay rent. The complaint was filed by property owner Rue-Ell Enterprises Inc. Delah Coffee is a specialty Yemeni coffee shop with locations spanning across the Bay Area. The complaint claims that Delah Coffee...
Operational/In-Place Bay Area Co-Packing Facility with 300,000-Barrel Capacity Brewery Offering Announced
The 21st Amendment co-packing production facility in San Leandro offers a rare, turnkey brewery opportunity in one of the Bay Area's leading brewing corridors. The facility is currently operational and includes an installed KHS 530 CPM canning line—enabling immediate brewing, packaging, and onsite service—plus a...
Bay Area Fires Go Dark as Spare the Air Ban Snuffs Wood Burning
A Spare the Air Alert will blanket the Bay Area this Thursday, and that cozy crackling fire you were dreaming about is officially off the table. Wood burning is banned across the nine-county region after weather forecasters warned of a buildup of fine-particle pollution. The prohibition covers fireplaces, wood...
Owner of new Indian super market opens third location in Brentwood Friday
BRENTWOOD, CA – The City of Brentwood is welcoming Namaste Plaza, an international grocery retailer offering tropical foods and specialty ingredients from around the world. The new 7,000-square-foot store will open at Lone Tree Crossings today, Friday, February 6, 2026, near Winco, marking owner Kalyan Veerapaneni’s...
KRON4 security guard Kevin Nishita’s killer pleads guilty: DA’s office
(KRON) — Three suspects connected to the killing of KRON4 security guard Kevin Nishita entered plea deals on Thursday. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said the alleged shooter, Laron Gilbert, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, including enhancements. Gilbert faces 30 years to life in prison. The...
Multiple East Bay BART Stations May Soon Close Permanently, Agency Warns
BART has been on the upswing lately. Ridership is up, and has been rising for years. Crime is way down, as new fare gates and more BART cops keep nefarious people off the trains. And the cars are new and very nice on the inside. The problem is that despite...
Edsource: $38 Million Spent On Laid-Off Civil Rights Staff, While Complaints Were Dismissed
EDSOURCE: $38 MILLION SPENT ON LAID-OFF CIVIL RIGHTS STAFF, WHILE COMPLAINTS WERE DISMISSED
A New South Bay Restaurant Specializes in Decadent Japanese Seafood Bowls
One of the most memorable breakfasts of my life was at a small sushi stall at the old Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, where I dug into a big wooden tub of rice topped with a mountain of incredibly fresh-tasting uni, ikura and fatty tuna. It was just past eight o’clock in the morning. After I’d devoured most of the raw...
See You Later, Alligator: Fans Bid Farewell to the Beloved Claude
Two of the handmade signs that bobbed above the crowd outside the California Academy of Sciences on a Sunday morning read: “Claude the Great” and “SF loves you, Claude.”. This was not a somber goodbye to a beloved Bay Area fixture. It was a celebration of his...
