One of S.F.’s most creative sourdough bakers is opening his first café
Rize Up ube loaves and grilled cheese sandwiches are getting a permanent home in San Francisco.
Billie Joe Armstrong to perform at Oakland benefit concert
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is returning home to the East Bay for a one-off benefit concert this spring — his first performance since Super Bowl LX.
Dublin teachers strike after negotiations halt
Dublin Unified Schools started the week without teachers after a weekend of negotiations failed.
Sharp-Eyed BART Rider Helps Nab Alleged Fruitvale Garage Prowler
Last Thursday, an alert BART rider spotted someone peering into parked cars inside the Fruitvale station parking structure and decided it was worth a call. That tip ended with officers arresting Jobie Morton and recovering a loaded stolen handgun, suspected narcotics, and other stolen property. The arrest itself took...
Stanford study reveals how 22 million Americans can quickly avoid exposure to air pollution:...
"Seeing it in real time was a surprise to me." Stanford study reveals how 22 million Americans can quickly avoid exposure to air pollution: 'The No. 1 thing they could do' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Michelin-level chef’s killer $10 breakfast sandwiches are hitting the Bay Area
These days, his "objective is not to charge you 300 bucks to sit down."
The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART
SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town...
Bay Area public schools make 2026 California Distinguished list
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 408 public middle schools and high schools were selected as 2026 California Distinguished Schools. The annual award recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes for...
Mary Bruns died in a Berkeley fire. Who was she?
When Mary Ellen Bruns was carried by firefighters from her smoldering house in early February, and soon declared dead, neighbors on the short dead-end Poe Street in central Berkeley were shocked, saddened, but not completely surprised. Bruns, 74, was a bit of a mystery woman, neighbors said, someone they knew but...
James Beard semifinalist chefs reopen restaurant in San Bruno
(KRON) — An acclaimed Mediterranean restaurant has opened its second location on Tuesday. Mazra held its grand opening in San Bruno, the restaurant announced on social media. Mazra in San Bruno is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and closed on Mondays. “We’re so happy to finally announce the...
