Oakland’s first Comic Con brings out heroes, villains and the city’s inner child
Fantasy is becoming reality this weekend as Comic Con Oakland gives animation fans the opportunity to meet their favorite actors and artists.
Oakland home values continue to fall — at one of the fastest rates in...
Home values in Oakland have reached their lowest point in more than a decade — and there’s little sign the market will heat up anytime soon.
Oakland Zoo debuts newborn pudu, the world’s second-smallest deer
The southern pudu population is believed to have declined by 50% over the last 500 years and by 20% over the last 12-15 years.
West Oakland boxer Amari ‘The Reaper’ Jones set to headline at SAP center
HAYWARD, Calif. - Amari "The Reaper" Jones is considered the next big thing in the middleweight class in professional boxing. He's 16-0 with 14 knockouts, to be exact. Now, the 24-year-old is set to take on former world champion Vincenzo Gualtieri from Germany on May 22. Roots in the East...
Grand Victorian is this year’s Showcase
Perched on a particularly steep block of Broadway between Fillmore and Steiner Streets, this year’s Decorator Showcase, at 2315 Broadway, affords incredible views of the bay. This Queen Anne residence graces the hillside with intricate detailing and is nearly an architectural twin to its uphill neighbor. Both were designed by the same architect, just two years apart, at the end of the 19th century...
Contra Costa Showdown: Measure A Pits Open Space Against Housing Crunch
Contra Costa County voters are staring down a big land-use decision on June 2, when Measure A lands on the countywide ballot. The proposal would renew the voter-approved urban limit line and keep the county’s 65/35 land-preservation standard in place for another 25 years. Backers say the move protects farmland, cuts wildfire exposure and keeps growth focused inside existing cities...
Coyote spotted on SF residential building roof
(KRON)– This coyote in San Francisco is proving it’s not just humans who enjoy sunbathing on the roof in the city. Animal Care and Control officials said a coyote was spotted enjoying the peace and quiet on this secluded rooftop in North Beach. Officers headed over to the area to help the coyote down, but […]
Feds Nail SF Man In ‘Hammer Down’ Crash‑And‑Cash Scam
A San Francisco man is the latest to fall in a sprawling Bay Area insurance fraud probe, after a federal jury yesterday convicted Colin Jackson of helping rig a crash-and-cash scheme that prosecutors say bled auto insurers out of more than $1.5 million. The case is part of Operation Hammer...
Fallen tree downs powerlines in SF, delays Muni line
SAN FRANCISCO - Traffic was closed to vehicles and pedestrians on a portion of Church Street in San Francisco's Mission District on Saturday after a tree fell onto power lines. What we know:. The downed tree caused the San Francisco Fire Department to close Church Street between Cesar Chavez Street...
Saturday Links: Passenger From California Returns Home From Hantavirus Cruise Ship
One of the two Californians who were on board the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak has returned home and is staying in touch with public health officials for daily symptom monitoring. [Bay Area News Group]. Two top SF officials have been appointed to California’s High-Speed Rail...
