The Pork Rib Dinner At This BBQ Joint In California Is So Good, You’ll...
There’s a moment when barbecue transcends mere food and becomes something spiritual. That moment happens with alarming regularity at Everett & Jones Barbeque in Oakland, where smoke, spice, and soul converge in a symphony of flavor that might just change your life. The bright red sign hanging outside the...
Arrest made in double killing at East Oakland gas station
Darryl Malone, 27, was arrested in connection with a Nov. 13 double homicide at a gas station in East Oakland. The victims, Marques Jeter, 48, and Laroy Ezeb, 49, were found shot to death at the 98th Ave Gas Station. Police said the shooting followed a physical fight, though it’s...
San Francisco Police Arrest Alameda Man Suspected of Multiple Shootings, Firearms and Drugs Seized
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Police Department responded to a report of gunfire on Geneva Avenue, making a significant breakthrough in a series of shooting incidents with the arrest of a suspect previously linked to similar cases. After responding to a shot spotter activation, officers found a residence damaged from...
Bay Area teacher wrongly ID’d as convict, pulled from class due to last name...
The 'soft background check' was based on names and not fingerprints, resulting in the DUI conviction of another person showing up on the teacher's report -- all because they shared the last name 'Smith.'
One of the Bay Area’s biggest rappers returns home for intimate residency
East Bay rapper Too Short is scheduled to perform a short residency in Oakland later this month.
The Wire: Cal students arrested for cardboard mosquito art prank before Turning Point event
Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers. UCPD arrested four UC Berkeley students trying to hang a 5-foot-long cardboard mosquito off Sather Gate before the Turning Point event on Monday. As of Thursday, no charges had been filed. (Daily Cal) The scene inside the Turning...
People Drive From All Over California To Eat At This Old-Timey Diner
There’s a corner in San Francisco’s Castro district where time stands still, neon glows 24 hours a day, and pancakes are flipped with the same loving care they were decades ago. Orphan Andy’s isn’t just a diner – it’s a portal to another era, a place where the...
Oakland begins removing damaged bus shelters, just as rains arrive
A year after Oakland declared that the sorry condition of its bus shelters posed a danger to transit users, a plan is finally in place to remove half of them and better maintain the rest. Sean Maher, the city’s public information officer, said in an email to The Oaklandside that...
San Leandro City Councilmember Dragged Into Sheng Thao Scandal May Be on Verge of...
A big fish in the Sheng Thao scandal may be ready to turn evidence against Thao and the people accused of bribing her, as San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo might sing like a bird to avoid his own bribery charges. If you’ve been following the whole Sheng Thao corruption...
Killer convicted of murdering young horseback rider in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Nearly half a century ago, a 15-year-old girl left her sister’s house in San Francisco to go horseback riding in Golden Gate Park. Marissa Harvey never returned on March 27, 1978. A group of surfers found Marissa’s lifeless body hidden in brush at Sutro Heights Park less than 48 hours later. […]
