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Major East Bay Hospital System Cuts 70+ Jobs Across Walnut Creek and Concord

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA — One of the East Bay’s largest healthcare providers has eliminated more than 70 positions across Walnut Creek and Concord, with additional cuts in nearby communities, according to California employment records. John Muir Health, the nonprofit hospital system operating major medical centers in both cities,...

Walnut Creek, CA · 2d

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11 Oakland, California Restaurants Where Delicious Meals Still Come At Surprisingly Low Prices

I have a theory about cheap eats. The best ones rarely make a big deal about being affordable. They just hand you a plate that makes you wonder why you ever paid twice as much somewhere else. Oakland is a good city to test that theory. Of course, finding a...

Oakland, CA · 2d

The Coconut Mama

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Beloved California waterfront restaurant closes after 20 years as rent was too darn high

California’s restaurant landscape has lost another gathering place, joining a growing list of beloved California restaurants that recently closed. Zio Fraedo’s on the Vallejo waterfront served its final customers on…

Vallejo, CA · 1d

FOX 2 San Francisco

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FAA ground stop aftermath at Oakland airport

Oakland, CA · 15h

SFGate

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Regional: Planned Closure Of State Route 4 East Of Discovery Bay Rescheduled For Nov. 22

The planned closure of State Route 4 east of Discovery Bay has been postponed due to a stormy weather forecast, Caltrans officials announced Thursday. The full closure was originally scheduled for Sunday and is now expected to happen on Nov. 22 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Article continues below...

Discovery Bay, CA · 1d

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FBI informant says he made straw donation to Rebecca Kaplan

A former Oakland city councilmember’s relationship to controversial FBI informant Mario Juarez came under scrutiny Thursday, during a hearing in the corruption trial of Sheng Thao. Rebecca Kaplan, the at-large member on the council from 2009 to 2025, is not accused of participating in the alleged bribery scheme where...

Oakland, CA · 19h

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Pleasant Hill, CA: Doofus Refuses To Yield When Turning Onto Crescent Plaza Despite Multiple Left-Turn Yield-on-Green Signs

The impatient driver risked an accident and multiple tickets just to save a couple of seconds. A Contra Costa County-area driver and Redditor /u/Tibierius_Jim shared head-shaking dashcam footage from earlier in October (Oct 27, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit, showing an impatient driver disregarding yield-on-green signage and risking an accident and multiple tickets to save a couple of seconds.

Pleasant Hill, CA · 1d

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You’ll Fall In Love With The Retro Charm Of This Drive-Thru Dairy In California

There’s a drive-thru in Pleasanton, California that has absolutely nothing to do with burgers, fries, or anything you’d eat while steering with one knee. Meadowlark Dairy serves soft-serve ice cream through a window, and once you’ve experienced it, every other drive-thru in your life will feel like a letdown.

Pleasanton, CA · 2d

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Concord’s Long-Awaited Blast and Brew Is Finally Open

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA — After more than two years of anticipation, missed opening targets, and plenty of questions from residents, Blast & Brew has finally opened its doors in downtown Concord. The California-based restaurant and tap house is now serving customers at 2151 Salvio Street, Suite L, at the corner...

Concord, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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The bakery behind some of the Bay Area’s most beautiful pastries is headed to a new city

A nationally recognized Oakland bakery from two fine-dining chefs is expanding to an upscale Tri-Valley mall.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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Contra Costa Co.: Protesters Denounce Ice Use Of County Property, Demand Ice-Free Zones

Protesters at a Contra Costa County courthouse in Martinez rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who are using a county parking lot to stage operations. ICE has been using the lot adjacent to the A.F. Bray Courthouse and Martinez Detention Facility, and multiple people have been detained there, said Hernan Soto, an organizer with the Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance, speaking at the protest on Thursday.

Contra Costa County, CA · 1d

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White Pony Express Marks Food Rescue Milestone With 40 Million Pounds

CONCORD, Calif. — White Pony Express has recovered and delivered more than 40 million pounds of surplus food since its founding in 2013, connecting the Bay Area’s abundance with neighbors facing hunger across Contra Costa County. The milestone comes as rising living costs strain household budgets and the...

Contra Costa County, CA · 1d

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30 Fun Things to Do This Week (11.16.26)

Toast to good eats, holiday treats, and generous pours. Enjoy perfect pairings when Wolfsbane hosts a whiskey-infused dinner, La Connessa serves up fall truffles and DuMol wines, and Chapeau doles out happy hour deals. Raise a festive cocktail at the Flamingo’s Sippin’ Santa, El Dorado’s Holiday House, and Tetra’s snow globe dinners. Then, walk it all off at the Big Art Loop or sweat it out at Alchemy Springs.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Berkeley Marina hotel suffers loan delinquency as foreclosure looms

BERKELEY — A big hotel next to the Berkeley Marina has suffered a default on its real estate loan and now could face foreclosure if the owner fails to cure the delinquency. The 378-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Berkeley is in default on a $52.5 million loan it received in 2017, documents filed on Nov. 12 in Alameda County show.

Berkeley, CA · 1d

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Salt & Straw opens first location in Oakland

(KRON) — Popular ice cream chain, Salt & Straw is now open in Oakland. To celebrate the Grand Opening of Oakland’s first Salt & Straw, the shop featured two exclusive flavors you can only get at the Oakland location. “Calabrese with Honey Butter Rolls” which is a Calabrese spiced ice cream with whipped honey butter […]

Oakland, CA · 23h

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Antioch Reports $1.8 Million Budget Surplus, But Projects Future Deficit

After months of discussions surrounding budget deficits and financial challenges, the Antioch City Council was informed Tuesday that the city closed Fiscal Year 2025-26 with a preliminary $1.8 million surplus, largely due to expenditures coming in significantly below projections. However, the financial outlook remains challenging, with the city now projecting...

Antioch, CA · 2d

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Hundreds of Bay Area Flights Cancelled, Delayed During FAA Ground Stop

The FAA lifted an hourslong nationwide ground stop Friday evening, several Bay Area airports confirmed to KQED, but the effects of delays and cancellations are expected to ripple through the weekend. The FAA issued an advisory shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, halting nearly all flight departures due to “extraordinary circumstances...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 22h

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Oakland’s Tiniest Bakery Gears Up for a Big Thanksgiving

One of the Bay Area’s tiniest and most beloved bakeries is hidden away, literally underground, in an Oakland basement. If it weren’t for the customers who routinely line up on the sidewalk outside, most people wouldn’t ever guess that Gregory’s Gourmet Desserts even exists. “Only two persons inside at a time,” the sign taped to the door stipulates. Once you step inside, the reason for the rule becomes self-evident: The bakery can’t hold much more than that. Not “so much a store as it is a storage nook,” as I wrote after my first visit back in 2014.

Oakland, CA · 23h

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Alameda Co.: King Tides Could Force Closures Of Roads And Tunnels, Caltrans Warns

Drivers in Alameda and Oakland may face temporary road and tunnel closures over the coming months as unusually high tides raise the risk of coastal flooding, Caltrans warned Friday. The agency is monitoring conditions along state Route 61, also known as Doolittle Drive, and state Route 260, which includes the...

Oakland, CA · 14h

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Contra Costa Storm Prep: Rain, Sandbags and Other Info

DRAINAGE RESPONSIBILITIES – PUBLIC OR PRIVATE?. Drainage responsibility is generally that of the property owner. Each property owner must act reasonably to accept water flowing onto their property and allow water to leave their property without causing damage to adjacent property. In Contra Costa County, drainage responsibilities are often shared amongst the following:

Contra Costa County, CA · 1d