Inside/Out and beyond: Journalist reflects on her experience covering life at...
Inside/Out… and beyond CAL Grad school journalist reflectson her experience covering lifeat San Quentin Rehabilitation Center By Wendy Medina ❡ Bay City News The same questions always loom. Would...
View ArticleAnatomy of book burning: SF ‘Queer’ author Bieschke takes on his...
San Francisco author and co-owner of the city’s iconic club known as The Stud, Marke Bieschke also has the dubious honor of seeing one of his books torched by a political candidate with flame-thrower...
View ArticlePeople’s Park activists ‘disappointed but not surprised’ after court sides...
“It’s not looking good for the home team,” said Lisa Teague after beginning to read the California Supreme Court’s ruling that will allow UC Berkeley to build housing on People’s Park. Teague, a...
View ArticlePass the Remote: Get ready for ‘Inside Out 2’ with more great Pixar flicks
Whenever Emeryville-based Pixar releases a film, even a short, it’s cause for celebration. That holds true for its latest “Inside Out 2” arriving Friday in theaters. The studio’s 28th full-length...
View ArticleApplications open for Dublin City Council seat after McCorriston appointed as...
The city of Dublin robbed Peter to pay Paul last week, filling the vacant mayor’s position by creating a vacancy on the City Council. Michael McCorriston was appointed as the city’s mayor by...
View ArticleOakland schools learn that going police-free is tough; anti-violence efforts...
ACROSS THE OAKLAND Unified School District, the mantra for school staff is to call city police only as a last resort. If a disturbance occurs, they should rely first on in-house staff who don’t carry...
View ArticleLee’s Deli workers win against wage theft. Now their collaborative faces...
Lei Pan’s daughter’s 18th birthday approached. He went shopping that January day for a cake from Safeway and long noodles from a local grocery store in San Francisco’s Chinatown. In Chinese tradition,...
View ArticleOakland city attorney threatens to sue hotel, alleging it owes workers more...
Oakland officials are close to suing the owners of the Radisson Hotel Oakland Airport for more than $400,000 in an alleged wage theft case. In a letter dated June 4, City Attorney Barbara Parker said...
View Article2 falcon chicks rescued in San Mateo County and San Jose after falling from...
Two baby peregrine falcons that fell from their nests in San Jose and San Mateo County were taken to animal welfare specialists for medical examination and care, the Peninsula Humane Society &...
View ArticleMeasure A tax to support Los Gatos-Saratoga school district appears to eke...
A parcel tax for property owners in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District appears to have narrowly passed following a mail-in election last month. Measure A, which proposed to add a $79...
View ArticleIn photos: Kyle Larson victorious at Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series
Dozens of drivers vied for the prize Sunday at the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma. Kyle Larson emerged the winner as he drove his Valvoline Chevrolet to victory,...
View ArticleNew public art sculpture outside Santa Cruz library branch celebrates the...
Visitors at the Live Oak Library Annex in Santa Cruz can now enjoy a towering art sculpture called “The Letters.” The 7-foot-tall welded-steel sculpture has been installed outside the new Live Oak...
View ArticleGoFundMe account created for Alameda County firefighter injured battling...
The Alameda County Fire Department started a GoFundMe account for one of its firefighters who was seriously injured during a wildfire containment earlier this month. According to the GoFundMe page,...
View Article‘It just shows the demand’: Condemned San Jose home now sells after multiple...
Land is California’s new gold, and the rush for a piece of it online might raise eyebrows when browsing the real estate listings. This month, a seven-bed, two-bathroom home on a 4,000 square-foot lot...
View ArticleUber loses bid to overturn state’s gig worker law; California Supreme Court...
UBER ON MONDAY lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit...
View ArticlePier 24’s final exhibition showcases photobooks by 17 acclaimed artists
Images by world-class artists greet the viewer at Pier 24 Photography, the gallery on San Francisco’s Embarcadero in the shadow of the Bay Bridge. Scenes from gritty city streets to enchanted Indians...
View ArticleSonoma County seeks artists to design and install Fire Memorial for 2017...
Sonoma County is soliciting applications from artists to create a memorial for the victims of the 2017 wildfires. The artist or team of artists will be awarded up to $320,000 to design, create and...
View ArticleAI lawsuit stunner: Musk decides to abandon case against OpenAI on eve of...
THE LAWSUIT ELON MUSK filed with grand fanfare against Sam Altman and OpenAI on Feb. 29 has ended, at least for now — not with a bang but a whimper. Musk’s lawyers filed a four-page pre-printed form...
View ArticleContra Costa County hospitals, first responders gear up for this week’s...
Contra Costa Health and several local hospitals, clinics and first-responder agencies, will conduct a countywide drill Wednesday and Thursday to test their emergency plans and ability to respond to...
View ArticleAlCo DA Price responds to her critics, rejects recall group’s demand she fire...
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Tuesday addressed criticism and perceived criticism leveled at her in recent weeks by supporters of an effort to remove her from office, as well as...
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