Oakland Struggles to Boost Number of Women Officers Amid Worsening Staff Shortage
Early on a Tuesday morning in September, eight men and women lined up against a bright blue and yellow wall in a back room of the Oakland Police Department’s downtown headquarters. Wearing gray T-shirts with their last names printed on the back, they shouted, “Yes, ma’am” or “Yes, sir,”...
Viral video leads to closure of California pho restaurant
Health officials have temporarily closed a pho restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area after a video went viral showing a worker repeatedly slamming a slab of meat on the ground. TikTok user @sergiogarcia9100 posted video of the worker at Pho Love in Milpitas, California, slamming frozen beef ribs onto broken-down...
SNAP food benefits have resumed, but new work requirements could push millions off assistance...
Food banks are scrambling to keep up with a continued surge in demand as Bay Area families are still recovering from lapses in federal food benefits triggered by the government shutdown. The need could grow even greater as millions nationwide stand to lose benefits once new work requirements kick in...
12 California Fast Casual Restaurants Too Good to Skip
California has always been a trendsetter when it comes to food, and the fast-casual dining scene is no exception. From the sunny beaches of San Diego to the bustling streets of San Francisco, this state offers an incredible range of quick-service spots that deliver restaurant-quality meals without the long wait or...
Fake S.F. delivery person steals $11 million in cryptocurrency, phone and laptop
A person posing as a courier brandished a gun and tied up the victim at a home in the Mission Dolores neighborhood Saturday morning, police say.
Last call: S.F.’s original Bob’s Donuts closes, leaving a new store across the street
The longtime Polk Street doughnut shop closed for good Sunday after 64 years in its original location.
San Francisco hotels sell at 75% off amid city decline
San Francisco’s hotel market is now producing the kind of price tags usually reserved for distressed malls and failed office parks, with marquee properties changing hands at roughly a quarter of what they fetched less than a decade ago. The steep markdowns capture a broader reset in a downtown that has struggled to...
Odd Sounds From Trash Bin Lead Oakland Man To Shockingly Rare Creature Hiding Inside
Dana Berry set out for Lake Merritt in Oakland, thinking it would be just another normal day with the Trash Falcons cleanup crew. But that simple plan flipped in an instant. While moving through the usual piles of debris, Dana went to shift a large cardboard box sitting inside a discarded bin. That’s when he heard a...
Sacrificing generations: How ‘Family Zoning’ risks erasing real families on San Francisco’s west side
My brother — who later became a judge — and I grew up in a three-bedroom Edwardian in the Richmond District, purchased with a V.A. loan our father earned through his World War II Coast Guard service. That layout was not a luxury; it was a necessity. One bedroom belonged to my oldest sister and […] The post...
Bay Area police warn suspect in vehicle theft may have impersonated federal agents
Police arrested the individual on suspicion of vehicle theft.
