Discount supermarket chain restarts expansion with new California locations
One of the largest discount supermarket chains in the country, known by some for its earworm-inducing promotional jingle, is expanding once again in California after closing dozens of stores earlier this year. Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is opening a location in Ontario Ranch July 23, and new stores in Ramona, San Fr
One-Glove Beef Grab Has Berkeley Lining Up On Telegraph
On Telegraph Avenue, a new noodle joint is turning dinner into a minor contact sport. DH Noodles and Grill, which opened in late spring near the UC Berkeley campus, has built its early buzz around a theatrical bowl called the "Meat Lovers" beef-noodle soup. The towering dish arrives loaded with sliced beef in bone brot
Oakland advocates’ lawsuit targets city’s crackdown on street vendors
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland community members are taking legal action against the city to demand that officials stop what they're calling harmful raids on street vendors, alleged in a lawsuit filed by local advocates last week. Legal advocates are suing on behalf of vendors to obtain public records about the...
The people behind Alameda County’s $30-an-hour minimum wage initiative
Yesterday, Alameda County workers and organizers gathered to celebrate getting one step closer to a future where minimum wage workers earn $30 an hour. Content warning: this story contains a mention of suicide. "What's up, what's up, what's up!?" Phil Byers said as he hyped up the crowd. "One fair...
A San Francisco craft beer boom? A unique Bay Area brewery is opening another...
Two Pitchers, known for its distinctive radlers and line-generating smashburger partnerships, is opening a third location in the Mission.
Bay Area Renters Get Some of the Least Apartment Space in the U.S. for...
Renters in the Bay Area continue to face some of the nation’s toughest housing affordability challenges, with a monthly budget of $1,500 buying just a fraction of an apartment. A recent study by RentCafe found that renters in some Bay Area cities get the least amount of space for...
California restaurant group abruptly closes all locations after 30+ years laying off hundreds
Vine Hospitality has permanently closed all seven of its Bay Area restaurants after more than three decades in business. The company said roughly 300 to 365 employees were affected as it cited rising costs and failed funding efforts.
SFPD Sergeant’s Derogatory Remarks, Policy Violations Exposed in SF Trial
SAN FRANCISCO — During an ongoing jury trial Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, Deputy Public Defender John Paul Passaglia highlighted inconsistencies between evidence and police testimony, arguing that the investigation relied on speculation while exposing derogatory language used by a San Francisco police sergea
Bay Area Stores Use Facial Recognition Against Shoplifters
(TNS) — Grocery Outlet, the popular Emeryville -based chain of “bargain markets,” has quietly begun rolling out facial recognition software across its Bay Area stores, in what the company’s signage says is an effort to thwart shoplifting. While it’s unclear how many locations have installed the...
S.F. considers $2 million award to family of cyclist killed after being doored by...
San Francisco supervisors will consider a near $2 million payout to the family of a cyclist who died two years ago after being struck by the door of a parked city vehicle as it swung open.
