Tenderloin Housing Clinic employees demand action over a lack of workplace safety
The Tenderloin Housing Clinic has been operating in San Francisco since the 80’s. It offers permanent supportive housing for people transitioning in and out of homelessness. But clinic workers say management has failed to address worker concerns around safety. "When we get help, we're able to better help our...
Vanessa’s Bistro reverses course on closure
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Port of Oakland selects Oakland Roots among two finalists for Howard Terminal
The San Francisco Business Times, citing a letter obtained from the Port of Oakland, reports that Oakland Roots SC has been selected as a finalist alongside Industrial Realty Group to redevelop Howard Terminal. The Port will now begin hashing out an exclusive negotiating agreement with both parties. The letter...
San Francisco Mexican Eatery Recommended to Close After Health Inspection
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on January 15 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The San Francisco department conducted a routine health check at El Toro Taqueria on January 15. According to the inspection report, the eatery...
Here’s What’s Going Into the Former Neiman Marcus Location in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – When Neiman Marcus closed at Broadway Plaza, it was a huge blow to downtown Walnut Creek. Major department stores are the “anchors” that bring people into a downtown shopping district. Or at least they used to be–today, department stores aren’t the big draw they used to be.
San Pablo homicide suspect arrested in Mexico after nearly a year on the run,...
A homicide suspect accused of a deadly shooting in San Pablo has been arrested after nearly a year on the run, officials said.
Dangerous ‘Door Kick Challenge’ Spreading in Alameda
A viral social-media trend called the “Door Kick Challenge” is gaining momentum here, and Alameda Police Department (APD) is asking parents to talk to their kids about it. The so-called “challenge” involves aggressively kicking or banging on a front door to a residence to make it sound like a home invasion and then...
Game On At Jack London: Dave & Buster’s Bets Big On Oakland Waterfront
Dave & Buster’s is gearing up to light up Jack London Square this spring, bringing its combo of arcade games, sports bar energy and full-service restaurant fare to Oakland’s waterfront. The multi-level venue is moving into the long-vacant building at 55 Harrison Street, where construction crews are already at work....
9 hospitalized after car crashes into AC Transit bus in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - Nine people were hospitalized on Thursday night after a car crashed into an AC Transit bus in Oakland. AC Transit Media Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Manager Robert Lyles told KTVU that the crash occurred just before 6:30 p.m. near International Boulevard and 80th Avenue. A preliminary...
‘Not what my patients deserve’: Medicaid cuts, layoffs plunge East Bay hospital system into...
Doctors and nurses said layoffs of 4% of Alameda Health System’s workforce due to major Medicaid cuts are already causing delayed care and unsafe conditions at the county’s safety-net hospitals.
