Farnsworth Street Fire Draws Four Engines To San Leandro Block
A structure fire in the 14000 block of Farnsworth Street in San Leandro pulled a sizable response from Alameda County Fire last Friday, with multiple units converging on the scene and crews working to knock down the flames. Firefighters remained actively engaged on the incident, while officials held off on confirming any details about possible injuries or the cause of the blaze.
Last illegal boats cleared from Richardson Bay’s eelgrass protection zone
Less than two years after launching a program to clear Richardson Bay’s 700-acre Eelgrass Protection Zone of illegally-anchored vessels, the last remaining boat was removed last week.
Mac Dre: Bay Area Greatness, Prison, Reinvention, and the Kansas City Murder That Ended...
Mac Dre’s story is one of those rare rap stories that feels bigger every year instead of smaller. He was never just a local rapper who built a cult fanbase and died too young. He became something much larger: a symbol of Bay Area independence, a blueprint for regional self-belief, a bridge between street rap and absurdist humor, and eventually a martyr whose...
Guzman Construction tops out Casa Adelante in San Francisco’s Mission District
Guzman Construction Group last week celebrated the topping out of Casa Adelante, a new mixed-use, all-affordable housing development at 1515 South Van Ness in the Mission District. “This one means a lot. Not just because of the scale, but because of what it represents for the Mission and the partnerships...
10 spots bursting with wildflowers in the East Bay and beyond
The wildflowers are blooming so it’s time to lace up your boots and head out to enjoy the hunt. I love to hike, so I’m often asked where the good wildflower spots are. Below is my pick of favorite places — some nearby, and a few within about an hour’s drive of Berkeley.
Sunrise Easter services in San Francisco
There are many ways to celebrate Easter, including a sunrise service looking at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Elevator in century-old S.F. apartment drops three stories, injuring person
A person was injured Monday morning when a malfunctioning elevator at a Russian Hill apartment fell three stories, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
San Francisco house prices hit record $2.15 million on AI boom
San Francisco’s median house price jumped to a record $2.15 million in March, up 18% from a year earlier as wealth generated by artificial intelligence startups flooded the city, according to brokerage Compass Inc. Condo prices also surged, rising 27% to $1.36 million, Compass said in a report. That...
Delayed community room access fuels frustration in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset
A long-promised public meeting room next to a new affordable housing development in San Francisco's Outer Sunset remains locked more than a year after the project was completed, frustrating neighborhood residents who say access was never supposed to depend on outside conditions.
Bay Area TV station’s chief meteorologist announces departure
"Professionally, I'm excited about the chance to track thunderstorms again!"















