Alameda County could become the first in the nation to pass a 30-dollar minimum...
The chefs at Understory in East Oakland fried up chicken while labor leaders, community organizers, and workers gathered in the dining room on Thursday. They say a $30 minimum wage has been a long time coming. Zach Norris is the Executive Director of the Black Organizing Project. He said there’s a gap between the...
A Bay Area home where Coppola wrote ‘The Godfather’ hits market for $6.8M
Can a property inherently inspire some of the world's most successful artists? It would seem that 8 Laurel St., nestled in Marin County's woods, can. Here, for the price of $6.75 million, not only is a Mill Valley mini-compound on offer, but so is an extraordinary creative legacy. On this...
U.S. Figure Skater Alysa Liu’s Moment With Alameda Police Officer Draws Attention
A simple ice cream visit turns into a viral moment for Alysa Liu.
Bank shuts several Bay Area locations and chops more than 100 jobs
SAN JOSE — Heritage Bank of Commerce has decided to slash well over 100 Bay Area jobs in the wake of its agreement to be bought by another bank. The bank intends to eliminate 121 jobs in the Bay Area and San Benito County, according to WARN notice information posted by the state Employment Development Department.
Hayward police officer charged with taking bribes to protect suspected brothel
A police officer was charged with taking bribes, including cash and access to sex workers, to protect the operators of a brothel in Hayward, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said.
East Bay Man Nabbed After $60K FedEx Drop Goes Missing
A pricey FedEx delivery that vanished on its way to a Strawberry home has landed an East Bay man in jail, after Marin County investigators traced the missing package worth about $60,000 to a car that crossed into Hayward. Authorities say someone signed for the delivery, and that signature ultimately led deputies to a...
The debut cookbook from this Oakland-born, decorated Native chef centers seasonality and knowing whose...
Crystal Wahpepah, the Oakland chef whose restaurant Wahpepah’s Kitchen shines the spotlight on Indigenous cuisine, is now telling her story through her debut cookbook. A Feather and a Fork, co-written by Amy Paige Condon, hit the shelves on March 17. Through recipes that shaped Wahpepah’s childhood and, later, her...
Coroner identifies man killed after car plunges into Sausalito Yacht Harbor
The Marin County coroner has identified the man who died after his vehicle plunged into the water in Sausalito, and authorities said the incident does not appear to have been intentional.
California renamed César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Californians reel from César Chávez’s sex abuse allegations, city leaders across the state say they are considering removing his iconography from their cities by changing street names, libraries and monuments named after the labor...
Berkeley Hills fire burns 2 homes, ruptures gas line
A fire that broke out in the Berkeley Hills hours before dawn Thursday burned two residential buildings, ruptured a gas line and downed power wires. There were no injuries reported but police warned that residual smoke was lingering in the area. A 911 caller first reported the fire, in the...
