Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night
This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask. I talk venue safety and dramatic substance, or the lack thereof. There’s a 2025 meme featuring a queue of angry white men at the edge of a...
A centuries-old Neapolitan pizza style has arrived in the Bay Area
This tiny pizzeria in San Francisco specializes in portafoglio, street food pizza as it was originally created.
Alameda Health System layoffs deferred while county explores options
Alameda County’s public hospital system, which includes the region’s main provider of mental health services and clinics serving thousands of low-income residents, has been spared layoffs — for now. Yesterday, the Alameda Health System and the county agreed to hold off on job cuts scheduled to take...
DOL Finds Wage and Hour Violations: Pizza Company Pays $409K
Carol Warner has been writing about the latest trends in human resources, employment law, education law, safety and security, employee training, and emergency response plans for more than 15 years. She attended East Carolina University and earned a Bachelor's degree from New York Institute of Technology. Outside of...
Oakland Traffic Stop Turns Into Big Fentanyl Bust for K9 Sully
What started as a routine traffic stop for a mechanical issue in Oakland today turned into a major fentanyl bust, thanks to a California Highway Patrol K9 with a very sharp nose. CHP Golden Gate’s K9 unit says a driver was pulled over for the violation when officers called in...
Unidentified burn victim found in Downtown Berkeley pronounced dead
An unidentified burn victim found in Downtown Berkeley died Friday evening. The Berkeley Fire Department responded to the victim, transferring the individual to a nearby trauma hospital where they were later pronounced dead. At 4:59 p.m. on Friday, the BFD dispatched officers in response to a report of a person...
Police: Decomposing human limbs found in different parts of Oakland belonged to the same...
Human limbs found weeks apart in East Oakland were from the same person. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Man Dies After Jet Ski Flips in Discovery Bay Tragedy, Sheriff Says
DISCOVERY BAY, CALIFORNIA – A man has tragically died in a jet ski accident, and locals have a lot of questions. The man died Sunday after a personal watercraft (jet ski) flipped near the Discovery Bay Marina launch ramp, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies...
The Bay Area has lost one of its few Malaysian restaurants
The closure of this San Francisco restaurant, known for curry puffs and laksa, deals a blow to the Bay Area’s Malaysian food scene.
Bay Area nonprofit’s ambitious kids camp is facing fierce opposition from neighbors
A Bay Area children’s camp was tantalizingly close to its ambitious vision to help nearly 1,000 kids a year get off screens and into the woods for a “profound weeklong experience in nature.”
