Oakland CA

Longtime fans of Trader Vic’s Emeryville remember their small parking lot used to operate for many years on a valet system. Valet was dropped in the return after COVID and the parking lot has been left to customers to navigate ever since. New for 2026, the parking lot is...

The Pleasant Hill Police Department announced that following a three-year long investigation, funds stolen from a senior resident of Pleasant Hill have been recovered. In March of 2022, a 70-year-old resident reported that she had been the victim of a crypto investment scam, which resulted in her losing $350,000. The...

[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on January 12 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. Wok Shop Cafe, a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, was inspected by the city’s health department on January 12. The inspection identified...

How a corner store in the Mission District became one of San Francisco’s most thrilling delis.

Tue-Sun 11AM-8PM (varies; closed Mon) In the heart of Oakland, TrueBurger at 146 Grand Ave burst onto the scene in 2010, founded by local Bay Area chefs Greg Eng and Jason Low. They spotted a gap for quality burgers beyond fast-food chains like In-N-Out, offering all-natural, pasture-raised beef ground daily...

Funny lady Chloe Fineman, who is a fairly active content creator on Instagram, was in the Bay Area recently enjoying a Scadinavian-style sauna that's set up right on a floating dock in Sausalito. The place is called Fjord, and it's apparently gotten quite a bit of social media traction since...

A child was hospitalized following a shooting in East Oakland over the weekend, police said.

Cartoonist and author Scott Adams, the Bay Area–based creator of the satirical workplace comic “Dilbert,” has died after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Adams' ex-wife, Shelly Miles, confirmed Adams' death in Pleasanton in the East Bay during a livestream on the Real Coffee with Scott Adams channel on Tuesday, Jan....

From JouJou and Rose Pizzeria to Koi Palace, these are the Bay Area restaurant openings we’re waiting for in 2026.

Alameda police and animal control rescued a large lizard initially reported as a Komodo dragon.