Beloved Bay Area bowling alley to be redeveloped into condos
A Bay Area bowling alley that shuttered after 60 years is slated to be redeveloped into condos near the town’s downtown. The project will bring 47 three-story condominiums spread across six buildings.
Crockett Firefighters Rush In As Contra Costa Deputies Handle Secretive Call
The Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department said yesterday it was on scene in Crockett helping the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office with an emergency incident, but the agency is keeping details tight for now. In a short public notice, the department declined to describe what was happening and told anyone with...
Millennium, One of America’s Most Influential Vegan Restaurants, Is Closing
After nearly 32 years in business, California vegan restaurant Millennium will close its doors May 16. The Oakland restaurant—long regarded as one of the most influential plant-based dining destinations in the country—announced the news this week, citing ongoing financial challenges. “We are devastated to share that...
Men charged with ‘account takeover’ elder abuse scheme
Two men are facing felonies after trying to take over the bank account of a Berkeley man with Alzheimer's disease, according to court papers. Police say surveillance cameras caught Lawrence Fabiani and Eddie Cheung inside the San Leandro Patelco in late December trying to "acquire power of attorney and take over the...
The earth moved Thursday. The Bay Area shrugged
Bay Area residents were awakened Thursday to a rattling, rolling reminder that they live in earthquake country. A magnitude 4.6 quake (opens in new tab) centered near Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains struck at 1:41 a.m. It caused no significant damage, but people in San Francisco, Oakland, and towns farther...
Pleasanton’s Muslim Community Center takes action after parking complaints sent to city
A heavy increase in the number of attendees to Friday services at Pleasanton's Muslim Community Center has led to parking conflicts with nearby homes and businesses. Complaints about parking have been elevated to the city. Leadership at the Muslim Community Center is working to address the issue so the city...
Clipper 2.0 faces ongoing issues with transition, outages
The Bay Area’s transition to the new Clipper fare payment system continues to be rocky for some transit riders and agencies, which included three outages last month. On Monday, the Clipper executive board received an update on the rollout of Clipper 2.0 from executives from Cubic Transportation Systems, the vendor in...
Speed cameras in Oakland are real now…on the podcast
Oakland’s 60-day speed camera warning period ended March 15th. Road safety reporter Jose Fermoso breaks down what 140,000 warnings revealed about where speeding is worst in Oakland — and what comes next. And later in this episode, I’ll tell you about more recent news: thousands of Oaklanders joined...
Huge plumes of black smoke billow over San Francisco Airport as fire breaks out...
Huge, black clouds were seen emanating from San Francisco International Airport on Friday, due to a cargo pallet fire during the late afternoon hours
Dead bat at Fremont home tests positive for rabies
(KRON) — A dead bat found at a Fremont residence on Tuesday tested positive for rabies, according to officials. The Fremont Police Department and Alameda County Vector Control are alerting the community to the incident. According to officials, there is no known human or animal exposure to rabies from the bat.
