Alameda’s Coffee Cultures and Uzen in Rockridge shutter, and more recent closures
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Thieves Raid Moraga’s Golden Palace
Moraga police received a report of a possible burglary at the Golden Palace restaurant on Monday afternoon at about 5 p.m., Chief Jon King confirmed Friday. King said officers responded to the restaurant, 581 Moraga Road, and found that one of the glass entrance doors had been smashed and the business ransacked.
How living in a rat-infested squat helped turn Green Day into one of the...
While West Oakland in the late 80s sounded like a sketchy place to live, it inspired a pop punk classic
Oakland Police Chief Who Quit Just Took New Job as Fremont Chief of Police
The grass must seem greener in Fremont for ex-Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, who quit his Oakland post in October, and now four months later is suddenly taking the job to be Fremont Chief of Police. Back during Oakland’s Mayor Sheng Thao era, the city went more than a year...
Shooting and structure fire prompts response from San Bruno fire and police departments
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - A shooting and structure fire in a residential area of San Bruno prompted a response from police and the fire department on Friday. Officials initially called the scene at the 100 block of Keefe Court an "active incident". The structure appeared to be completely decimated by the fire that had...
Fremont police searching for at-risk man who vanished nearly two weeks ago
(KRON) — The Fremont Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 21-year-old man reported missing more than 10 days ago who is considered at risk. FPD said Edwin Leal-Rodriguez was last seen at 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 near the northbound Fremont Boulevard South onramp of I-880....
Dublin’s New Cookie Spot Was Born From Midnight Cravings
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – Desert lovers in the Tri-Valley have a new reason to stop by Shamrock Plaza. Chip Cookies, a popular East Bay gourmet cookie chain, opened its Dublin location, offering freshly baked cookies and a weekly rotating menu of inventive flavors. The shop, at 6851 Amador Plaza Road,...
3 take plea deals in slaying of security guard Kevin Nishita in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - On the eve of their trial, three men charged in the murder of Kevin Nishita have accepted plea deals in the case and will spend decades in prison. Nishita, a retired police officer, was shot and killed in November 2021 while working as a security guard protecting a television news reporter in Oakland.
70 Black-owned Bay Area restaurants, bakeries, caterers, coffeehouses, wine bars
The Bay Area is home to a rich tapestry of restaurants and other food-based enterprises owned by Black chefs and entrepreneurs. During Black History Month, we present a list of Black-owned food businesses in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, sorted by geographic area. Know of others? Let us...
Caldecott Tunnel Crash Turns Eastbound Trip to Broadway Into Gridlock Hell
A crash inside the right bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on eastbound Highway 24 threw today's midday drive into chaos, with traffic backing up all the way to Broadway and choking the Oakland-to-Orinda run. One incident was all it took to squeeze eastbound capacity and send long delays snaking through the hills.

















