Oakland CA

South Berkeley’s busiest grocery corner could soon be looking a lot taller. A developer has revised plans for a mixed-use building across from the Berkeley Bowl Marketplace, boosting the design to 11 stories with 242 apartments. The latest proposal would add ground-floor retail and rooftop amenity space while replacing

The tragic passing of Aldon Smith is starting to come into focus as details are emerging of his last hours. According to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle , Smith was found by his friend Amir Shirazi in his truck. Shirazi thought that Smith was sleeping. But then Shirazi attempted to resuscitate him, as well as f

It's delighted neighbors and passersby for more than a decade.

Park Tavern, a well-known North Beach restaurant in San Francisco, is set to close permanently by the end of June after a short-lived revival. The shutdown underscores how difficult it remains for even celebrated restaurants to regain footing in the city.

LL's Kitchen founder sticks around for Take 2 to discuss how her dreams came true.

California is famous for its sunshine, surfboards, and movie stars. But tucked away in dusty legal codes are rules that feel straight out of a comedy sketch. Think peacocks with street rights, permits for high heels, and a city that literally banned sidewalk bowling. These aren’t urban legends. They’re real...

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A homeless man who used anti-Black slurs and threatened children at a Berkeley school playground Saturday has been arrested, police report. The incident happened at Malcolm X Elementary in South Berkeley at about 8:30 p.m., Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. According to police, the man walked up to

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Tracy Medline fire has been almost entirely put out but with some parts of the warehouse facility still smoldering, responders, in coordination with Medline representatives, have begun taking steps to fully extinguish the flames. An excavation company has been called to the site of the fire...

The animal was kept in a dog crate outside of the home.