Oakland’s Beloved Restaurant to Close Suddenly After Six Years
After nearly six years in Oakland’s popular neighborhood bar Friends and Family will soon close its doors. The team announced the closure on social media on November 2. Friends and Family to Wrap Up Operations Next Month. Friends and Family will serve its final round of cocktails and bites...
Southland Mall in Hayward gets new owners
HAYWARD, Calif. - The Southland Mall in Hayward has been sold for $70 million in cash to Namdar Realty Group, a New York–based company known for purchasing struggling retail centers. The East Bay Times first reported the news. The shopping complex, which includes Macy’s, JCPenney, Ross, Hobby Lobby and...
$750k grant for BART had strings attached: ICE cooperation
As immigrant raids by federal agents have ramped up this year, Bay Area residents have sought assurances from city governments and local law enforcement agencies that they will not cooperate with these efforts. Mayor Barbara Lee, for example, has reaffirmed that Oakland is a sanctuary city, which bars police from...
2 found dead in Redwood City liquor store fire Monday
(KRON) — Redwood City firefighters responding to a large fire at a liquor store Monday morning found two people deceased inside, according to police. The Redwood City Fire Department arrived at approximately 5:30 a.m. at the structure fire at Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue. Crews found the building fully engulfed...
Philz Coffee to open first drive-thru in Bay Area. Here’s where
(KRON) — Whenever someone is visiting San Francisco, there’s a short list of must-try coffee shops while they are in the Bay Area. Philz Coffee is one of them. After opening its first location 22 years ago in the Mission District, the San Francisco (and Bay Area) coffee staple is now opening its first drive-thru […]
‘I’m gonna starve’: Lines at Bay Area food pantries double as SNAP payments freeze,...
In the parking lot at the San Jose Flea Market on Monday morning where Hunger at Home feeds the needy, the line of cars waiting for boxes of food increased 40% to nearly 250 - a need they haven't seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. The line stretched so long that...
Palo Alto faces glaring concerns over new ‘dark sky’ law
Hoping to turn down the lights at night to protect wildlife and reduce glare from neighboring properties, Palo Alto officials are set to adopt a “dark sky” ordinance with a broader reach and more stringent requirements than the law they were mulling earlier this year. In doing so,...
TIMELINE: Rain, potentially damaging winds return to Bay Area this week
The worst rain and wind will occur between 5 a.m. - 8 a.m. Wednesday. ABC7 News meteorologist Drew Tuma has a timeline.
FBI raided Oakland businessman’s home based on word of informant with ‘history of fraud,’...
David Duong, one of the Oakland businessmen indicted for allegedly bribing former Mayor Sheng Thao, is accusing federal agents of building their case against him on the word of a witness with a “decades-long history of fraud.”. In a court filing late last week, Duong’s attorneys also accused the...
Bay Area Communities Rally to Support Families as SNAP Benefits Run Out
As thousands of families across the California Bay Area face depleted SNAP benefits, local farmers markets and community organizations are stepping up with immediate relief efforts.At the Marin Civic Center's Sunday farmers market, vendors are offering free and discounted food to families in need. Fire Swamp...
