Oakland CA

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is conducting low-altitude helicopter flights over the San Francisco Bay Area from Monday, February 2, through Wednesday, February 4, ahead of the Super Bowl in Santa Clara on Sunday, February 8. NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team...

The Lodge, the taxidermy-studded, wood-paneled dive on Piedmont Avenue, went dark at the end of January, leaving a hole in the neighborhood's late-night scene and regulars wondering if the cabinlike room was gone for good. This week, new owners stepped in and say the bar is coming back with only light changes and...

Update, 6:45 p.m. Neighbors of an older Berkeley woman who died after a fire broke out in her duplex Wednesday said they had been trying in vain to get her help. "She's very, very alone," one longtime neighbor told The Scanner. "She has no close family, nobody in this area. She's just been going downhill for a...

(FOX40.COM) — An Oakland fentanyl supply network responsible for distributing the deadly synthetic opioid into the Sacramento Valley and surrounding areas has been dismantled after a weeks-long investigation. Two suspects were arrested and roughly 4 pounds of fentanyl were seized in Oakland on Feb. 3 after a...

DANVILLE — An East Bay retail and dining hub that has fallen on hard times faces receivership and a loan foreclosure as tenants depart or shun the high-profile commercial center that serves a posh enclave next to the property. Blackhawk Plaza, a one-time magnet for shoppers, restaurant goers, and...

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – As an East Coast transplant, I can attest to the fact that it’s hard to find really good New York style pizza in the Bay Area. There’s a different kind of pizza, though, that’s excellent here–Chicago style deep dish. And that’s largely because of one local chain that does an extremely good job...

A late-night drive across the Bay Bridge turned fatal when a San Mateo woman allegedly looked down to change the radio and slammed into slowing traffic, triggering a chain-reaction wreck that killed a 27-year-old man, authorities say. The multi-car collision unfolded in the westbound lanes near Yerba Buena Island...

In the middle of the Target plaza on Richmond’s Macdonald Avenue, a small Hong Kong–style cafe has quietly turned into a midday routine for locals. Grand Cafe is all about cha chaan teng comfort: claypot rice, brisket noodle soup, and porridge, served at prices that feel almost out of place in the Bay Area. With...

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – Some restaurants inspire so much excitement that it can be hard to believe the food and atmosphere could really live up to the hype. On the excitement side, I’ve never seen anything quite like the community’s feelings about the launch of Original Joe’s in Walnut Creek.

A December collision in the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown has turned fatal, after a 66-year-old Hayward cyclist identified in local reports as Feixiong Qin died from his injuries in January, according to police. Investigators say Qin was riding southbound in the marked bike lane on Webster Street on Dec....