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Joyce Tang pivoted to a pop-up called “Bake Sum,” serving creative Asian American treats that quickly built a devoted following across the east bay. Now, six years later, Oakland's Bake Sum has earned national buzz, a “best bakery in the east bay” title from nosh readers, a brand-new cookbook — and a second east bay lo

Nearly 28 years after he was struck outside his family’s trucking business in West Berkeley, the killing of Rick DeVecchi is still an open wound and an open case. DeVecchi, 37, was hit while checking on a stranger at his pickup on Dec. 17, 1998, and later died of his injuries. The driver took off and has never been fou

The heels of Charles Long’s shoes gave out somewhere along Telegraph Avenue. Long had just crossed the stage at Memorial Stadium, newly minted as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior, and was trying to make the 15-minute walk to the restaurant down the street where his family had secured a table. It took him over an hou

With the team already spending $400 million, the $2-billion new Athletics ballpark in Las Vegas is on budget and on time, with work on the lower bowl substantially underway. Located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue on the infamous Strip, the new Athletics ballpark is close to the next

A stabbing in downtown Berkeley sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday morning, leading to an arrest, authorities report. Just before 9:40 a.m., BART police asked Berkeley police for help to detain the suspect after getting flagged down by a passer-by, BPD said. The victim, a man in his 40s, was take

(KRON)– Oakland native Zendaya and actor Tom Holland welcomed a new member to their family from the Bay Area. Oakland Animal Services confirmed the couple adopted a dog from them a couple of months ago. The shelter welcomes everyone, celebrity or not, to help give pets in need a home, especially right now. The shelter

San Francisco police officers shattered the glass entry door of Elaine Brown’s West Oakland affordable housing complex yesterday during a robbery investigation, according to residents, video and a copy of the search warrant. Officers spent roughly 30 to 40 minutes inside one unit, residents said, and left carrying a fi

(KRON)– A driver is in jail after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver during a road rage incident on Interstate I-880 in early April. On April 8, 2026, around 7:15 p.m., officers got reports of a road rage incident where the suspect allegedly waved a firearm at the victim on the southbound I-880, near […]

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