Jan. 13, 1952: Luxury train stranded in Sierra snowstorm
A version of this article first appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 13, 2002. While the City by the Bay was inundated with rain in January 1952, its namesake, a crack streamliner from Chicago, was snowbound with 236 passengers and crew in the Sierra Nevada. Some with a flair for the melodramatic styled the...
Off-the-boat Dungeness crab sales begin at SF Fisherman’s Wharf for eager buyers
Bay Area crab lovers rejoice! After weeks of delays, fresh off the boat Dungeness crab sales started Sunday. It's the fourth year crabbers have been selling their catches directly to customers, who can expect to pay $11 per pound.
Tri-Valley residents protest, mourn after ICE officer fatally shoots mother in Minneapolis
Protesters gathered across the Bay Area on Saturday to rally against the shootings of unarmed civilians by federal officers, including the killing of a woman in Minneapolis last week. About 450 assembled to be photographed in a human banner on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, spelling out, “It was murder,...
From Merrill Lynch to wok station: the daughter of San Francisco’s Chinese food dynasty...
House of Nanking's Kathy Fang talked to Fortune about her new cookbook, quitting corporate life, and when her dad embarrassed her in front of Keanu Reeves.
The California Fish And Chips Spot Locals All Point You Toward
Walking along Beach Street near Fisherman’s Wharf, I caught the unmistakable scent of fresh batter hitting hot oil, and my feet followed that aroma straight to a food truck parked at 496 Beach St, San Francisco, California 94133. The Codmother Fish & Chips has become my go-to answer whenever...
San Jose police ask for public’s help identifying suspect in beloved bakery assault
Video of the incident at San Jose's Peters Bakery has gone viral, but weeks have gone by with no leads. Customers are frustrated that the attacker still hasn't been found. Now police are asking for the public's help.
Earthquake swarm resumes in Northern California city. What’s going on?
A swarm of a half-dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon in California near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in Saturday’s swarm ranged from magnitude 1.2 to 2.8, according to the USGS. San Ramon was hit earlier by a swarm of more than 90 quakes starting...
Hundreds gather in Oakland to protest ICE Sunday
(KRON) — Protests are continuing in the Bay Area following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shooting and killing a woman Wednesday in Minneapolis. Several hundred people attended a protest in Oakland Sunday. They gathered across the street from Grand Lake Theater in the Lakeshore neighborhood....
Rush-Hour Knife Attack Rocks 16th Street Mission BART Hub
Yesterday turned violent in San Francisco's Mission District, where a stabbing near the 16th Street Mission BART station sent three people to the hospital, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The department said it received a call at about 5 PM for the 3030 block of 16th Street, and that two of the...
Man injured in shooting at Bay Area business
The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the shooter fled before officers arrived, San Jose police said.
