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For a decade, Gizela Ho helmed the kitchen at one of the hardest-to-book San Francisco restaurants, creating playful, global-inspired dishes that married her Cantonese roots with the tenets of California cuisine. Now, after leaving Rich Table in November, she is ready to step into the spotlight and open her debut restaurant, Good Morning 96.

(KRON) — A high school in Pinole was placed on lockdown Monday after police received a report of a student possibly in possession of a firearm. The suspected student was detained as officers uncovered a ghost gun inside their backpack, the Pinole Police Department said. It is unclear whether the student was arrested or will […]

(KRON) — An Oakland man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of an Antioch woman earlier this year. Zahvon Hopson, 22, was arraigned Tuesday on a three-count complaint connected to the fatal shooting of Dimon Lasly Commodore, the Contra Costa County District Attorney said. Charges filed against Hopson include murder, possession of […]

San Bruno police say a routine patrol through a part of town known for higher crime turned into a weapons bust yesterday, after officers stopped a suspicious vehicle and discovered a loaded handgun reported stolen. Department photos show the pistol laid out on an evidence table alongside ammunition and cannabis vape cartridges. A 33-year-old Oakland man, described by police as a convicted...

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA — One of the biggest changes in downtown Orinda is now taking shape at the former Bank of America building on Orinda Way. The project is called CreekHaus, and it is planned as a new community gathering spot with coffee, food, beer, cocktails, outdoor space, private events, and offices in the heart of Orinda Village.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - If you're planning a night out in the Golden City, forgetting to cancel your reservation could now... The post The $100 ‘No-Show' Penalty: San Francisco Diners Face Steep New Cancellation Fees as Restaurants Fight for Survival appeared first on FoodnService.

The sea creatures — known as Velella — washed up on Baker Beach in San Francisco on Monday, April 27

Flock cameras in Oakland have been vandalized with paint as the surveillance technology continues to face scrutiny over privacy concerns. The vandalism incidents come just months after the Oakland City Council voted to expand its network of Flock cameras. It’s unclear who is responsible for the vandalism. Oakland police said...

Cindy Wanner vanished on November 25, 1991, with her 11-month-old baby left crying in a highchair. Her shoes, coat, and car were all left behind.

A dispute at an Oakland First Fridays event allegedly led 19-year-old Davione Sharp to seek out and fatally shoot Derrick Hubbard on April 18. A retaliatory shooting occurred that same evening when associates of Hubbard pursued Sharp and Isaanae Morton, leading to Morton’s death while Sharp survived. Authorities have...