Oakland motorist flees after driving onto sidewalk, injuring seven pedestrians
The seven victims, including a child, were in stable condition after being struck in the Uptown neighborhood early Saturday, Oakland police said.
Oakland’s Mosswood Recreation Center reopens with new state-of-the-art facility 10 years after fire
Oakland officially reopened the Mosswood Community Recreation Center: a new, state-of-the-art facility in the same park where the original building once stood. For the surrounding neighborhoods, the moment was less about a new structure and more about closure, renewal, and the promise of what comes next.
Bay Area gas prices skyrocketing; new record could be set within days
OAKLAND, Calif. - Gas and diesel prices are surging across California with no sign of relief in sight for months. On Friday, the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline increased by 5 cents overnight to $6.06. However, the six major Bay Area markets – which historically see higher...
Plant Saturday: A Bay Area Nursery Route Worth Mapping, Starting on Castro Street
Last May, the SF Standard reported that San Francisco's horticulture industry had fallen to its lowest point in 15 years — the pandemic plant boom finally cashing out. Reading that, the right response is not to mourn but to actually go. The Bay Area's strongest independent nurseries are still standing, and most of them are within an easy weekend loop from Mountain View.
Where to Find Peak Spring Blooms and Garden Festivals in San Francisco and the...
May is when the Bay Area's gardens finally exhale. Roses open at Filoli, magnolias and irises rotate through the San Francisco Botanical Garden, and serpentine hillsides on the Peninsula light up with a last wave of wildflowers. A few worthwhile ways to spend a morning, an afternoon, or a full Saturday outside this month.
A rare experimental Eichler in the Bay Area lists for $4.5M
The historic home has been restored to its original glory.
Fatal crash on Highway 200 near Clark Fork under investigation
CLARK FORK, Idaho – A 65-year-old California man died Saturday morning when the vehicle he was riding in veered off Highway 200 and crashed into a rock face near Clark Fork in Bonner County, according to Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police responded to the single-vehicle collision at approximately...
Bay Area residents face higher risk of ‘premature death’ due to air pollution
About 82% of California's population lives in counties with unhealthy air, according to the report
OPD Arrests Two Sideshow Promoters After 7‑Month Probe
After months of tracing illegal street takeovers across the city, Oakland police say they have arrested two alleged sideshow promoters and searched a home in East Oakland, capping a seven-month investigation into the underground events. According to the department, the operation was led by OPD's Sideshow Reduction Team and backed...
Driver Strikes Multiple Pedestrians on Sidewalk In Oakland Then Flees Scene
Seven people were injured, two of them critically injured, after a driver allegedly struck them on the sidewalk in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood Saturday in an early morning hit-and-run. A driver and two passengers of a red Hyundai sedan allegedly fled the scene on foot after the driver drove onto...
