‘End of an era’: Bakery housed in historic Black Panthers building abruptly closes its...
OAKLAND, Calif. - A renowned bakery that for decades whipped up its desserts out of a historic building used by Oakland’s Black Panther Party has abruptly closed its doors. It’s All Good Bakery located at 5622 Martin Luther King Junior Way in Oakland, began serving the community in 1996. And over the three decades in...
Famed North Beach Tech Prankster Trolls SFPD by Turning 100K Graffiti ‘Mugshots’ Into ‘Accidental’...
North Beach data wizard Riley Walz has struck again. The 23-year-old tech prankster who brought you real-time parking cop tracking and orchestrated the first Waymo robotaxi traffic jam has now scraped 100,000 graffiti violation photos from the SFPD's public database—and transformed them into an unexpected art...
San Francisco Centre shopping mall shuts down for good
San Francisco Centre shopping mall shut down for good this past weekend. The mall's closure marks the end of a long saga. Over the past few years, stores and restaurants have shuttered and left the building. Last week, BART closed its entrance directing passengers into the mall. It's unclear what's...
The Oldest Italian Restaurant in the United States Is in California
Yes, you read that right, the oldest Italian restaurant in the entire country isn’t in New York, Boston, or Chicago. It’s actually in California, and it was serving pasta long before most of today’s pizza chains even existed. We’re talking fluffy gnocchi, red sauce that tastes like...
Sunset senior care center planned at shuttered Walgreens on Noriega
The two-story building previously occupied by Walgreens has been vacant for 11 months. A senior center is planning to take it over. Sunset senior care center planned at shuttered Walgreens on Noriega
San Francisco leaders say city must be ready if federal agents deploy
"We're not going to let that happen." San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee both stressed that Bay Area cities must avoid giving federal agents a reason to intervene.
San Francisco Zoo T-shirt goes viral after a visit from K-pop superstars
The San Francisco Zoo says demand for a vintage-style safari T-shirt surged after members of the K-pop group Twice wore it during a recent visit and shared images online.
Cost of living is rising the most in these US cities
New York City ranked No. 1 for cost-of-living, driven by sky-high rent and essential costs that outpaced even relatively high average salaries, while California cities (San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles) dominated the rest of the top rankings. The findings align with broader financial stress nationwide, as...
LA set to fire up automated speed cameras with instant fines
Los Angeles is preparing to flip the switch on a new era of traffic enforcement, one in which cameras, not patrol cars, will clock drivers and trigger fines in near real time. Backed by a California pilot program, the city’s automated speed system is designed to issue penalties almost as soon as a driver is... The...
Large police presence in Oakland after reported assault
There is a large police presence in Oakland Tuesday afternoon after an alleged assault, police said.
