It’s time to tear down the San Francisco Zoo. Here’s what should go in...
The San Francisco Zoo is bleeding money, losing visitors, and running out of time. It isn’t just struggling — it’s failing on some of the most valuable public land in the city. Attendance is down 40% since 2019. The zoo is posting multimillion-dollar losses. And San Francisco’s...
Collab between Senor Sisig, House of Nanking is coming
A band of prominent local restaurateurs is cooking up a special culinary mash-up to kick off The City’s forthcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. House of Nanking chef Kathy Fang has joined forces with Evan Kadera and Gil Payumo of Senor Sisig to host a pop-up at the latter’s Thrive City location to commemorate the...
America’s Oldest Italian Restaurant Has Survived 6 Moves Since 1886
It takes tremendous effort to keep a restaurant open, let alone for over 100 years and through six moves, but this San Fransisco eatery has done just that.
Danville’s Most Iconic Grocery Store is Closing Forever, in Huge Blow to Blackhawk
DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – One of Blackhawk’s biggest remaining anchors is about to disappear. I remember going to this particular store many times while hunting for gourmet foods. If you wanted a specific kind of fancy Italian pasta sauce–or some delicious candies for a gift–this place had you covered.
California Regulators Step In to Prevent Crude Pipeline Shutdown
(P&GJ) — California regulators have approved emergency interim rate relief for Crimson Utilities’ San Pablo Bay crude oil pipeline system, allowing a nearly 60% increase in shipping rates to prevent a potential suspension of pipeline operations, according to a draft resolution issued by the California Public...
Millions in California brace for a rare extreme-cold blast
Millions of Californians are preparing for a spell of cold that feels more like Denver than Daly City, a sharp break from the state’s usual winter pattern of rain and mild nights. Forecasts point to temperatures plunging well below seasonal norms across inland valleys and coastal hills, with some communities bracing...
California Earthquake Watch: Overnight I-5 Corridor Sees Cluster of Quakes From Bay Area to...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Antioch, California – A cluster of small but noticeable earthquakes rattled parts of California along the Interstate 5 corridor late Sunday into early Monday, with shaking reported from the eastern Bay Area...
Jan. 13, 1952: Luxury train stranded in Sierra snowstorm
A version of this article first appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 13, 2002. While the City by the Bay was inundated with rain in January 1952, its namesake, a crack streamliner from Chicago, was snowbound with 236 passengers and crew in the Sierra Nevada. Some with a flair for the melodramatic styled the...
Deadly Shooting Erupts Near Oakland Coliseum Flea Market
Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting reported just before noon yesterday in the 5400 block of Coliseum Way, a short walk from the Oakland Coliseum flea market. Officers arrived to find a victim suffering from gunshot wounds, and the person was rushed to a local hospital, where they were later pronounced...
Two nominated for Oakland’s Police Commission
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee nominated two candidates Thursday for the city's Police Commission, a civilian law enforcement oversight body that, among other things, is currently working to hire a new police chief. The mayor's office presented the candidates -- retired judge Evelio Grillo and retired firefighter Doug...
