South Bay tech hub is bought at discount price of $87 million-plus
SANTA CLARA — An office campus in Santa Clara has been bought for $87.2 million in a deal that suggests the Bay Area office market continues to wobble as a rough stretch for the sector persists. Although office leasing has picked up throughout the South Bay, the region continues...
Bay Area gas prices dip slightly but still remain high
Bay Area gas prices are mostly down a few cents this week compared to last, according to the latest numbers. The lowest average price can be found in Solano County ($6.10), while the highest is in neighboring Napa County ($6.38). The average in Santa Clara County is sitting at $6.13. San Francisco's average is $6.36.
8 Oakland film screenings I’m planning to catch in May and June
After missing a screening of Mad Max: The Road Warrior earlier this month because I didn’t know it was happening, I scoured the local listings at Oakland theaters over the next few weeks. What I found astounded me: an embarrassment of cinematic riches is heading our way!. From a...
Lafayette Once Had A Heliport With Daily Flights To SFO
LAFAYETTE, CA — Long before BART reached San Francisco International Airport, and long before anyone was talking seriously about electric air taxis, Lafayette had a more dramatic way to get to SFO. You could take a helicopter. For a few years in the 1960s, SFO Helicopters operated scheduled passenger...
Rita Semel, interfaith activist and S.F. Jewish leader, dies at 104
Her last name means “symbol” in Hebrew, and for as long as almost anyone can remember, she was one. An icon in the Bay Area, Rita Semel was a pioneer of interfaith relations, a leader of multiple Jewish community institutions and an indefatigable social justice activist across decades. She died May 13 in San Francisco
‘Dinos Alive’ immersive dinosaur experience opening in Oakland
A new interactive dinosaur attraction is opening in Oakland, featuring life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, virtual reality experiences and hands-on educational exhibits.
Grammy-winning artist calls musicians who use AI ‘embarrassing’ ahead of Bay Area concert
Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff, the producer behind pop music’s biggest hits, singled out artists who use artificial intelligence to make music in his latest journal entry posted to Instagram.
EZ’s Lounge shooting suspect charged with firearms offense
Federal prosecutors say a San Joaquin County man suspected of engaging in a deadly shootout inside an Oakland nightclub in March is in custody and that they’ve filed firearms-related charges against him. In a criminal complaint filed last Friday and unsealed today, U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian and ATF Special...
Oakland bookstore to close after more than 2 decades
The owner described running the store as "one of the joys of my life."
Mexican and Thai Lao restaurants shutter in Uptown Oakland
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