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Joan Baez made a surprise appearance with Indigo Girls at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, reading a new poem before joining the duo in the encore.

CLOTHING giant Gap is shutting its last remaining store in a major US city after nearly 26 years. The iconic retailer will pull down the shutters on its only Oakland branch in California, marking the end of an era for shoppers on a busy strip. The store at 3277 Lakeshore...

Gap is closing its last East Bay store on Oakland's Lakeshore Avenue after 26 years this summer, and employees will be offered transfers to nearby locations.

The discount grocer is opening in a former Safeway.

(KRON) — One of the most popular ramen restaurants in San Francisco is opening in downtown Walnut Creek. Marufuku Ramen will debut at 1630 Cypress St. on Wednesday, May 27, the restaurant announced. The ramen spot will take over the space previously occupied by Extreme Pizza, which closed in 2024 after a 20-year run. (

It’s early Tuesday morning, and Rashad Armstead is loading the back of his truck with hefty packages of pork ribs, five-pound bags of cheddar cheese, and a box of jumbo yams. 218 13th St., Oakland; www.saintssmokehouse.com. Hours: Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, 2-6 p.m. After stopping...

Chaka Khan heads to Oakland for an evening of live music, storytelling and candid conversation at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts.

Authorities in the South Bay have identified two people who died in a deadly shooting and suspicious fire that took place in a Santa Clara neighborhood last week.

Leaving homeowners in limbo for months more on whether they will fact costly upgrades, a deeply divided Bay Area Air District board of directors on Wednesday decided to move forward with a final vote in October on sweeping — and increasingly controversial — rules that would ban the sale and installation of new natural

The teens had previously pranked his home days earlier.