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hoodline.com
87-Unit Modular Tower Pitched for Oakland Lot
Initial plans propose a five-story, 87-unit modular apartment building on the vacant quarter-acre parcel at 3070 Brook Street in Oakland’s Broadway-Valdez neighborhood. The plans describe efficiency dwelling units, shared community spaces and exterior circulation; the proposal has not been established as approved construction. According to San Francisco YIMBY, the...
alamedapointenviro.com
Shoreline surf pool, or nature-based adaptation
On Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM, the City Council will be holding a public workshop to decide if a fenced-off commercial surf pool is a good fit for part of the shoreline public parkland next to the beach and Bay Trail at Alameda Point. Alameda has been on...
KQED
Check, Please! Bay Area
KQED relies on the generous support of our local communities to provide quality programming and services. Impression of Lanzhou, Hurrica, Rosamunde Sausage Grill. In Berkeley, Impression of Lanzhou serves handmade Chinese noodles, big plate chicken and bone-in beef. Redwood City’s Hurrica offers elevated fare in a nautical-inspired setting, from milk bread with marinated feta and eggplant to whole roasted dorade. In San Francisco, Rosamunde Sausage Grill brings Oktoberfest spirit with sausages, pickles and German and craft beers.
KRON4 News
Preliminary 2.6 earthquake reported in Berkeley
(KRON) — A preliminary 2.6 earthquake was reported in Berkeley on Sunday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 6:23 p.m. with an epicenter located about one mile southeast of UC Berkeley’s campus. The depth of the earthquake was reported at 6.1 miles, USGS reports. A viewer in Berkeley […]
hoodline.com
Concord Assemblymember Hit With Discrimination Suit by Former District Director
California State Capitol — Setting For Workplace Conduct Investigation. A former district director for California Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías has filed a lawsuit accusing the Concord Democrat and the state Assembly of whistleblower retaliation, racial discrimination and harassment, alleging she was stripped of her duties and effectively pushed out of her job after reporting that a colleague was doing campaign work on the taxpayer’s dime. Pa’tanisha Davis Pierson’s complaint, filed Oct. 21 in Contra Costa County Superior Court, names both Ávila Farías and the California State Assembly as defendants and lays out nine separate causes of action.
Eville eye
State Sen. Arreguín Blasts Sutter Over ‘Abandoned’ Emeryville Hospital Plans
While some North Oakland and Emeryville residents, particularly those living along the 53rd Street corridor, welcomed the decision, State Sen. Jesse Arreguín is criticizing Sutter Health’s move to ‘abandon’ plans for a new hospital in Emeryville. Arreguín warned that the decision, combined with Sutter’s proposed closure...
KQED
Berkeley Voters To Decide Whether to Double City’s Soda Tax
Berkeley was the first city in the U.S. to pass a tax on sugary drinks in 2014. This election, the city is asking voters to double it to 2 cents per fluid ounce. Classes let out at Berkeley High School at 3:33 pm on a recent weekday, and within minutes, scores of teenagers streamed into the Target a few blocks away on Shattuck Avenue for their afternoon soda fix.
livermorevine.com
Check the new digs: SRVUSD moves into new headquarters – and new role as landlord
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... School districts becoming commercial landlords is a new normal in the Tri-Valley. Following a similar strategy to Pleasanton Unified School District three years earlier, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District has fully moved into the Canyon Commons Corporate Plaza building it purchased to house its headquarters and open up a new revenue stream of rental income.
contracosta.news
City of Pittsburg Mourns Former Mayor Merl Craft
PITTSBURG, CA — The City of Pittsburg is deeply saddened by the passing of former mayor, councilmember, and City Recreation Supervisor Marilyn “Merl” Craft, on October 26, 2026. A lifelong Pittsburg resident, Merl served the community as a City employee, elected leader, and tireless volunteer. Merl believed...
allamericanatlas.com
5 Best Restaurants in Richmond, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Richmond, California — a city where the Bay’s salt air drifts through neighborhoods old and new, where murals bloom on brick and stucco, where the clang of shipyards and the laughter of children echo across parks and avenues. Here, the skyline is a patchwork: cranes and cranes, eucalyptus and palm, each block humming with the stories of those who built, rebuilt, and keep rebuilding. Richmond is a crossroads — of Black, Latino, Asian, and white, of newcomers and old-timers, of artists, activists, and dreamers who refuse to let the city’s spirit fade.
SFGate
NBC Bay Area
Star witness in Sheng Thao corruption trial details alleged bribery scheme
The star prosecution witness in the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao testified Friday about his role in an alleged scheme to funnel money to her in exchange for political favors. Mario Juarez, a long-time Oakland political operative and former City Council candidate, testified about how he...
bayareatelegraph.com
Martinez Is Closing Parts of Its Waterfront as Extreme High Tides Arrive
MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA — Martinez is temporarily closing marina parking areas and limiting shoreline access Wednesday as unusually high tides threaten to flood parts of the waterfront. The city is asking people to avoid the marina and shoreline on five dates between now and January. Parking lots and walkways could...