5 food and drink festivals to plan your weekend around in SF and the...
You have two days, several neighborhoods, and a city that has decided Cinco de Mayo — which lands on a Tuesday this year — is happening on the weekend before. Here are five festivals worth building a Saturday or Sunday around, from a curated tea tasting at the Ferry Building to a drag-led Selena tribute in Mission Bay.
Bay Club buys an entire S.F. block — turning its longtime home into a...
The Bay Club Co. has secured ownership of one of its flagship locations, acquiring the city block that makes up its longtime San Francisco campus in a deal it says reflects rising demand.
SFUSD sets new plan: School closures by 2030, fix loathed lottery system next year
“We are ready for this,” Superintendent Maria Su said about potential school closures. “And it’s about time. We’ve been trying to do this for many years now.”
Free Family Events in Daly City and Pacifica This May — Easy Sunday Picks!!
You guys, May is PACKED with free family stuff this month and you have to bookmark this before another weekend slips by!! Whether you're rolling out of Sunday mass and looking for something easy with the kids, or planning a Saturday outing with the whole barkada, these are the Daly City and Pacifica picks that actually deliver. All family-friendly, all close to home...
Mission District landmark Thrift Town gets new life
After nine years vacant, the former Thrift Town location at 2101 Mission is getting a new tenant Mission District landmark Thrift Town gets new life
The Most Underrated Biscuit Breakfast Is Inside a Kitchen You’d Walk Right Past In...
Biscuit lovers, this is your Oakland wake-up call. Word got out when Town Biscuits started turning out what local writers call “Oakland’s flakiest, most buttery biscuit”, and breakfast fans realized the city finally had a Southern-style biscuit experience worth setting an alarm for. Soon the tiny spot...
Orinda Instagram Star Maxine Sharf Releases a Cookbook
Even at a very early age growing up in Orinda, it was clear that Maxine Sharf loved food. “My mom always tells the story of when I was a baby,” Sharf says. “She was with my grandma, and she fed me a banana and I wanted more. So they fed me another one, and then they fed me a third banana. [Finally], my grandma...
6 Best Family-Friendly Cultural Festivals in the East Bay This Summer 2026 (May–August)
If you have young kids and you're trying to plan summer weekends that don't end in meltdowns, the East Bay's free and low-cost cultural festivals are honestly the best play. From mid-May through late August 2026, there are six standouts that have proper kids' zones, walkable layouts, and food the whole family will actually eat. Here's the practical lineup, sorted by date...
Dozens of bronze memorial plaques stolen from Alameda park benches, leaving families shocked
More than two dozen memorial plaques honoring loved ones were stolen from a popular Alameda park, raising concern among families and park advocates who fear the thefts may be part of a growing trend. The missing plaques were discovered at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park, where nearly every bench once featured a bronze marker dedicated to a family member.
Bay Area neighborhood enters seventh day without safe drinking water
About 170 residents in a Bay Area neighborhood remained without drinkable tap water Thursday, nearly a week after regulators issued a “Do Not Drink” order due to a water main contamination incident.

















