BRSSD launches initiatives to increase enrollment following board decision
Following the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (BRSSD) school board’s decision to keep all existing middle school campuses open, parents and faculty are working to increase interest in the smaller schools and boost enrollment for the coming school year. On Feb. 12, the board voted to maintain the established...
The best new restaurant of the year — so far — breaks new ground...
This ambitious fine dining restaurant’s tasting menu has an eye toward avant garde visuals, but the progression of courses is high octane. The explosive tone is inspired by Filipino street food.
🌿 Alameda County Agriculture & Environment Jobs – Multiple Openings $27–$287K
Alameda County’s green sector is buzzing this month — from high-tech safety leadership to hands-on cultivation and animal care. Here are a few standout roles worth checking out:
Cyberattack knocks out Peninsula suburb’s systems
The Peninsula suburb of Foster City was recovering from a cyberattack Thursday that took out many of its services for multiple hours, authorities said. A ransomware attack paralyzed the city early in the morning, knocking out the police department's emergency phone number and prompting a declaration of a state of...
The cuisine that thrives in the Bay Area – but nowhere else in California
"Once we started doing the pop-ups, I was surprised at how little people here knew about Burmese food. A huge part of the pop-up was educating diners on what the cuisine actually is." That's Jessie Nicely, a Los Angeles data programmer and co-founder of the food zine Compound Butter. Nicely...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Unveils Ambitious Plan to Cut Homelessness in Half
In a city where tents line sidewalks and underpasses like stubborn shadows, Barbara Lee is proposing something bold enough to sound almost mythical: cutting street homelessness in half within five years. As she approaches the end of her first year as mayor of Oakland, Lee has rolled out a sweeping...
Nurses Flood Alameda Hospital In ‘Red Alert’ Revolt Over Medicare Cuts
Hundreds of nurses and supporters packed the sidewalk outside Alameda Hospital yesterday, warning that proposed federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid could shrink the very safety-net services many East Bay patients rely on to survive. The crowd was one stop on a nationwide Red Alert bus tour organized by nurses’...
Pre-Dawn I-880 Crash In San Leandro Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Injured
An early-morning drive on southbound Interstate 880 in San Leandro turned deadly yesterday, when a single-car crash near the Davis Street exit left two men dead and a woman injured, authorities said. The collision was reported around 5:30 AM. The car became trapped between a freeway guardrail and an exit...
Reminder: Sunday morning street closures for Oakland Marathon include parts of Piedmont and Oakland...
The 17th annual Oakland Marathon kicks off Friday, with community events on Saturday and a series of races — from a 5K to the full marathon — and festivities running through early Sunday afternoon. Streets along the course will be impacted by detours, road closures, and public parking restrictions.
Driver arrested after road rage incident on I-80
At 2:57 PM on March 20, 2026, traffic on Interstate 80 slowed when a driver stopped his vehicle, approached another car with a knife, and made threats. CHP Oakland Area officers responded and located the suspect driving a Lincoln Navigator. The driver exited the freeway, discarded the knife on the off-ramp, and was...

















