Rotavirus levels rising across Bay Area: Here’s how it spreads, who’s most at risk
High concentrations of rotavirus across the Bay Area are raising concerns among infectious disease experts. Here's what to know.
SF’s hottest brunch spot serves seven kinds of Thai-style congee in West Portal
The space at 1 West Portal Ave. was not available. At least, not to just anyone. The real estate agent was told it was on the market only for the owners of Khao Tiew, the Thai restaurant just around the corner, should they call. “This is luck,” says Khao Tiew co-owner Arkaranit Dusitnitsakul, who did, in fact, call.
Beloved Larkspur bar rumored to be Janis Joplin hangout to reopen
(KRON) — A North Bay bar where a Bay Area rock icon is rumored to have hung out is reopening this weekend. The Silver Peso in Larkspur in known as a longtime Marin watering hole with a long and colorful history. The bar first opened in the 1930s in a former blacksmith shop at 450 […]
Last two lions to leave San Francisco Zoo
The long tradition of lions roaring at the San Francisco Zoo will come to an end when the last two big cats are transferred out, as soon as a new home can be found.
San Jose Original Joe’s Restaurant Goes on the Market — Could It Rejoin Its...
A confusing fact about the Original Joe's brand in the Bay Area is that it actually belongs to two unrelated families — and if you bring in other "Joe's" restaurants in Marin and elsewhere, the picture is murkier. The original Original Joe's in San Francisco has long been divorced...
The East Bay’s Most Exciting New Pizza Pop-up Is at a Richmond Weed Dispensary
In the hierarchy of foods that pair perfectly with a hit of weed, a cheesy, hot slice of pizza has to rank among the most iconic — right up there with other stoner faves like White Castle, ice cream and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. It shouldn’t come as any...
5 suspects in San Francisco chain-snatching spree arrested
Five people were arrested last week after a months-long investigation into a series of chain-snatching robberies in San Francisco, police said on Wednesday.
Struggling S.F. food hall has now lost all of its original restaurant tenants
Another closure hits San Francisco’s Saluhall, which is also set to see several new openings after years of upheaval.
Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies
SFMTA has received $600 million over the past ten years from the state’s cap-and-trade program—now rebranded “cap-and-invest”. “These funds have gone to crucial efforts like replacing our light rail vehicles and improving transit service through our Muni Forward program (the 38 Rapid Geary bus is an example),” explaine
Oakland speed cameras ticketing thousands of motorists
Motorists speeding through Oakland beware. The city’s new speed cameras aren’t only recording you, they’re issuing thousands of tickets to violators every day. The Oaklandside reports Oakland installed 35 cameras in January at busy intersections around the city to monitor speeding, but didn’t start issuing tickets to m
