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OAKLAND, CA — A new clue has given family and friends of missing Oakland coffee owner Amy Hillyard a fresh reason to hope after more than six months without answers. Hillyard, co-owner of Farley’s coffee shops, was last seen walking near her Oakland home on March 25. She left without her phone or wallet, deepening conc

Before most kitchens had filled with coffee, a small shudder moved through bedrooms southwest of Brentwood and then was gone. Some people sat up. Some checked a window and found the street unchanged. The Brentwood 3.0 earthquake did not crack freeways or empty schools, yet it arrived at the hour when the mind is least

More than a dozen Starbucks locations in the Bay Area will be closing after the company announced Thursday it will be closing 250 underperforming coffeehouses across the U.S. this week.

Rossmoor, an upscale Bay Area retirement community, is grappling with a string of disturbing incidents involving residents, leading to calls for peace.

SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – Dos Coyotes Border Cafe has closed its San Ramon restaurant, ending the Northern California chain’s presence in the Bay Area. The restaurant at 3191 Crow Canyon Place closed Thursday, September 24, according to Patch’s report on the company’s announcement. Dos Coyotes thanked San Ramon customers

(KRON) — A University of California, Berkeley student was followed to her off-campus apartment and had her security gate jumped by a man carrying a barbecue lighter. The incident occurred approximately one week ago and ultimately led to the arrest of 50-year-old Kenneth Stine after the victim spotted him near her home

The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum in Alameda, California, will once again transform portions of the historic aircraft carrier into a haunted attraction this fall with the return of the Haunted Hornet. Running from September 24 through November 1, the 2026 event will feature a new storyline titled The Devil’s Sea,

An Oakland man threatening to harm himself was found wearing body armor on the 1500 block of Alice Street three weeks ago, prompting a response that ended with officers safely detaining him — and later uncovering an AK-style rifle, body armor, ammunition, and equipment for building untraceable firearms inside his resid

The refrigerators in Bay Point went quiet in the middle of an ordinary September afternoon, and for a stretch of East Contra Costa the day rearranged itself around a dark house and a silent fan. On September 14, the PG&E Bay Point outage cut power to more than 12,000 customers in Bay Point and parts […] The post PG&E

As September gives way to October, the Bay Area calendar continues with music, dance, community gatherings and cultural celebrations. From a free Latin festival in Berkeley to gardening in San Francisco and one of Daly City’s largest community events, the coming weeks offer activities for families and residents through