Who’s that Good Dog?
Adoption story: She came from Sacramento at 8 weeks old. My friends and neighbors were waiting for us: it was quite a welcoming committee! Franki immediately enjoyed the attention. To this day she assumes that all our friends come for her. She loves them and their four-legged fuzzies to no end.
10 best affordable California golf courses in the San Francisco Bay Area
SAN JOSE - If you're looking for bargain golf in the San Francisco Bay Area, get in line. I'm in that line looking for affordable golf courses to play in the Bay Area every weekend, and it can be a frustrating experience. Since moving from Michigan in 2014, I've had to readjust my baseline for what value-oriented...
Valero begins shuttering Bay Area refinery, will import fuels
(The Center Square) - A Valero Energy refinery in the Bay Area that provides about 9% of California’s gasoline supply began shutting down at the end of January, earlier than some anticipated, with potential knock-on effects on gas and motor fuels prices in Nevada, Arizona and other western states. A former manager at...
Man fatally shot by Alameda County deputies identified as East Bay musician
Anthony Anderson, 40, died after he was shot by two deputies in San Leandro early Monday morning.
The Bay Area’s most unlikely landmark: A 125-year-old lightbulb that’s still burning
A typical lightbulb can last about a year. The one hanging from the ceiling at this Bay Area fire station has lasted more than a century — and scientists don’t know why.
Oakland’s famous tostada is back. Cenaduria Elvira is opening near Jack London Square
After more than five years of selling tostadas, enchiladas, and tacos from her East Oakland backyard, Elvira Varela is officially opening her first brick-and-mortar restaurant on Feb. 21. Her backyard shop, which she started during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been closed since the end of December in order to focus on...
City Council fires head of Berkeley’s civilian police oversight office
Berkeley is firing its top civilian police oversight official. Mayor Adena Ishii confirmed Hansel Aguilar’s dismissal Monday night, after a closed-door session of the City Council. Eight council members voted unanimously to remove Aguilar, effective one month after he receives notice. Northwest Berkeley Councilmember...
Ring Cam Captures Antioch Rapper’s Final Moments, Jury Told
Jurors in a Contra Costa County courtroom were shown a chilling Ring-camera video today that prosecutors say captures the moment a Vallejo man pulled a gun, chased down, and fatally shot 27-year-old Richard Morello Jr. outside a southeast Antioch home. Morello, who performed under the name $mooth, was pronounced dead...
Bay Area airspace crowded with private flyers just hours after Super Bowl ends
Air traffic from private flyers was up over 1,100%.
Oakland man arrested in Ukiah on suspicion of attempted murder
UKIAH, CA., 2/10/26 – Ukiah police arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of attempted murder over the weekend for allegedly attacking his two elderly friends with a skateboard at their North Oak Street home. On Saturday at about 7:30 p.m., 37-year-old Clarence Wells of Oakland called Ukiah police to...
