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Passing the knife at Oakland’s Delage: New chef, familiar spirit

Love it or hate it, when a chef decides to step away from their restaurant, change is inevitable. A new chef at the helm can mean a few things: a new menu, a new look, or maybe an entirely new restaurant in everything but the name. But for chef Kyle Itani, Delage’s next chapter is not about starting over, but about building on the restaurant’s Michelin-level omakase while adding a few touches of his own.

Oakland, CA · 9d
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Eater

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The best things Eater SF’s editor ate in October

October was filled with a not-quite-caprese salad, cold soba, and a new favorite sushi bite. It can be tough to decide where to dine out in a metropolitan area like the Bay that’s filled to the brim with excellent eats. Dining Reports are just one way to get the word out on the restaurants I’m eating at, but the Best Dishes column is where I break down the singular dishes that stood out, were maybe inadvertently left out of a report, or just haven’t (yet) found their way into coverage — until now. This month’s selections feature a not-caprese salad, cold soba, and a surprising sushi bite in Oakland.

San Francisco, CA · 9d
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Oakland Unveils 'Am I Next?' Campaign

Thomas L. Berkley Way & Clay St. — Approximate Site of Downtown Mural. Oakland has launched the “Am I Next?” Art and Solidarity Campaign. Oakland artist Kalani Cecaci's aerosol work has already left a mark on the city's downtown core. A Muralist Already Known for Honoring Oakland's...

Oakland, CA · 8d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Liberation’ asks what happened to feminism. Its answers are disappointingly safe

Bess Wohl’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play set amid a consciousness-raising circle in the 1970s reduces women’s lib to a bumper sticker.

Berkeley, CA · 8d

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The Wire: Dog attacks; county Flock contract; 8th & Harrison encampment ruling

Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge’s orders that the city can continue removing homeless people from the encampment at Eighth and Harrison streets but must provide them with accommodations, such as a new tent if an old one is destroyed, and ruled that disability accommodation requirements should remain in place for now. (SF Chronicle, Berkeley Scanner)

Berkeley, CA · 8d

Food Processing

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Safeway Bakery in Richmond, Calif., To Close Dec. 30

The Safeway grocery chain will close a bakery in Richmond, Calif., on Dec. 30, idling 92 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed last week with the state. The plant, which opened in 1965, supplied bread and baked goods to Bay Area Safeway stores. According to SFGate,...

Richmond, CA · 9d

SFist

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Creative Growth Art Center to Hold Flash Tattoo Sale at Bay Area Shops

Creative Growth Art Center is teaming up with tattoo artists in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco for a November flash sale featuring original designs, with proceeds supporting the nonprofit’s work with artists with disabilities. The art center recently announced the fundraiser on social media, featuring original designs by more...

Berkeley, CA · 9d

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Dog-Friendly Parks and Trails in Vacaville: Where to Walk Your Dog

Dog-Friendly Parks and Trails in Vacaville: Where to Walk Your Dog. Vacaville’s dog-friendly parks and trails include three fenced off-leash dog parks, a shaded 4.4-mile creekside bike path, and a 306-acre park with a lake and miles of trail into adjoining open space. The ground rule comes straight from the City of Vacaville: leashed dogs are welcome at all city parks, and owners must pick up after them. The city’s three fenced dog parks are where dogs can run off leash.

Vacaville, CA · 9d

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Walnut Creek watering hole shutters

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Walnut Creek, CA · 7d

Alameda Post

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Health, Wildlife Officials Recommend Precautions After Bird Flu Detected in Alameda

East Bay health officials and wildlife experts are advising the public to take precautions around wild birds and their droppings after two dead Canada geese found on Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach tested positive for the bird flu virus, according to an October 23 announcement from the City of Alameda. The announcement states thatthe birds were collected from the Crab Cove area of the beach on October 8 and October 12.

Alameda, CA · 8d

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Tilden Park steam train with your dog: rules and nearby trails

Tilden Park steam train with your dog: rules and nearby trails. The Tilden Park steam train with your dog is one of the Bay Area’s easier outings to plan. The Redwood Valley Railway runs scaled-down steam trains along a ridge in Tilden Regional Park, in the hills above Berkeley, and Visit Berkeley, the city’s tourism bureau, says dogs are welcome and can ride the train too. The miniature trains have been carrying passengers since 1952, and each ride lasts about 15 minutes.

Berkeley, CA · 9d

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Orinda Farmers’ Market Is Celebrating Halloween in a Very Special Way

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – Kids can start their Halloween trick-or-treating before lunchtime this year — and finish a scavenger hunt with a locally grown pumpkin. The Orinda Farmers’ Market is planning a “Harvest Style” celebration on Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with costumes, trick-or-treating and a booth decorating contest alongside the morning’s shopping.

Orinda, CA · 9d

Gadget Review

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San Francisco Is Looking For Robot-Dog Walkers For $20 An Hour

Dimensional paid $20/hour to walk Unitree robot dogs in San Francisco, collecting street data to train AI agents that still cannot navigate cities reliably.

San Francisco, CA · 10d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Walnut Creek’s Legendary Sports Bar Has Moved To a Totally Different Location

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA — If you’re heading to Masses to catch a game, you’ll need to change your destination. Heads up: the new one is very different!. The longtime Walnut Creek sports bar has moved from North Main Street into downtown. Masses Sports Bar & Grill’s new home at 1411 Locust St. is open, while marking the former location at 2721 North Main St. closed.

Walnut Creek, CA · 10d

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Every Ice Cream Flavor Is Churned Right Behind the Counter at Fenton’s Creamery in Oakland, California

Some of the best food memories start with a place you almost walked past without a second look. Picture a busy street in California, a line out the door, and a retro sign promising ice cream, and you start to wonder what all the fuss is about. Then a sundae...

Oakland, CA · 9d

National Enquirer

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Raccoon Rescued After Being Trapped Atop Hangar Overnight

Animal control officers in California on Monday reached “new heights” in order to rescue a raccoon that had been stranded on top of a building overnight, officials said. The Alameda Police Department said they received a call on Monday reporting a raccoon stranded on top of a hangar near Alameda Point. According to the caller, […]

Alameda, CA · 9d

Mission Local

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Restaurant review: The Old Clam House in Bayview

The Old Clam House has been around longer than any of us and is the oldest operating restaurant in San Francisco. Restaurant review: The Old Clam House in Bayview

San Francisco, CA · 10d

whatnow.com

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A Vallejo Fine-Dining Restaurant Announces Its Final Service After 15 Years

Located in the Vallejo neighborhood, the upscale restaurant Michael Warring announced its closure. After 15 years of service, the restaurant will host its final dinner service in December. Vallejo’s Michael Warring to Close Permanently. Chef Michael Warring and his wife Ali Gulczynski founded Michael Warring in 2012. The restaurant...

Vallejo, CA · 10d

Pleasanton Weekly

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Cook’s Seafood suddenly closes Pleasanton location after just a year in business

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cook’s Seafood in Pleasanton abruptly closed for good Wednesday, according to a notice posted on the restaurant’s front door. The company’s flagship location in Menlo Park also closed the same day. “We are sad to inform you that after 98 years,...

Pleasanton, CA · 8d