7 Crazy Facts About BART’s New Fare Gates You Probably Didn’t Know
If you’ve passed through a BART station recently, you’ve probably felt more like you’re entering a high-security research facility than a train platform. The agency’s iconic, easily bypassable orange-finned turnstiles are officially history. BART wrapped up its systemwide rollout of the towering, heavy-duty “Next Gener
Pedestrian dies after 4 are hit in San Francisco’s Mission District
The fatal crash happened near the 16th Street Mission BART Station, on streets the city has identified as part of its High Injury Network.
Car with no plates leads to discovery of altered prescription bottles, Ecstasy, meth: Piedmont...
(KRON) — The Piedmont Police Department said an officer pulled over a driver without license plates just after midnight Tuesday and soon discovered suspected narcotics for sale. “During the stop, [the officer] located prescription bottles with altered labels containing suspected controlled substances,” PPD said in a so
Oakland schools say their finances are suddenly stable. Parents aren’t buying it
Oakland’s top education officials expect the district to be financially stable and meet all its fiscal obligations this year and the next two. It would be a miraculous turnaround if true.
She turned around a Bayview public school. Then she was pushed out
The favorite room for most of the student body of Dr. Charles R. Drew College Preparatory Academy is called “the Drew Store.” Students at the small public elementary school in the Bayview earn “Drew Dollars” for good behavior and trade them in for the Stanley cups, footballs, Mr. Potato Heads, board games, and Play-Doh
He stayed behind to fight the Camp Fire. His story became a new documentary
After the Camp Fire, a Paradise man opened his home to neighbors in “Stray Embers,” a new documentary screening at this year’s San Francisco Documentary Festival.
San Francisco landlord charged with murder of tenant in Sunset District
A San Francisco landlord was charged with murder, assault, and arson today, after he allegedly shot and killed his tenant in the Sunset District earlier this month.
This Late-Night Filipino Diner in Downtown Oakland Is Hidden in Plain Sight
The secret is out about Tita Becca’s amazing homestyle pork sisig and kare-kare. The Midnight Diners is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist Thien Pham. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Ar
How U.S. cities secretly rewrote map boundaries to block Black families
Have you ever looked at a city map and wondered why some neighborhoods suddenly feel completely different? It’s not... The post How U.S. cities secretly rewrote map boundaries to block Black families appeared first on The Queen Zone .
Rossmoor’s “Golden” New Restaurant is Finally Open
A long-awaited new restaurant has opened inside Rossmoor, replacing a former spot that had served the community for years. The Golden Pear, a new restaurant from local chef and restaurateur Rodney Worth, has begun serving at 1010 Stanley Dollar Drive in Rossmoor. The opening follows months of anticipation, hundreds of
