Lagunitas Forest Knolls
Lagunitas Forest Knolls, CA · Lifestyle
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Masa’s Sushi Reported to Seek Downtown Pleasanton Location at 824 Main Street
824 Main St. — Approximate Site of Proposed Pleasanton Location. A California alcohol-license application has put a possible Masa’s Sushi location at 824 Main St. in downtown Pleasanton on the radar. WhatNow reported that paperwork was filed with the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the address. The filing is a step in the process, not confirmation of an opening date or that the restaurant will begin operating.
brentwoodnewsla.com
Brentwood Country Mart hosts Saturday Halloween festivities with costume contest and trick-or-treating
Neighborhood families can compete for prizes, collect candy, and visit the honor-system pumpkin patch. Families across the Westside can kick off their Halloween celebrations this weekend with an afternoon of trick-or-treating and seasonal games at an iconic neighborhood retail hub. Festivities at the Brentwood Country Mart will run from 11...
KRON4 News
Concord home transformed into spooky haunted house for Halloween
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.
KQED
A Legendary Chef Bids Farewell With One Final Dinner in Oakland
For more than a decade, Sarah Kirnon presided over one of the Bay Area’s most widely celebrated restaurants. Until it closed in 2022, Miss Ollie’s, Kirnon’s Afro-Caribbean spot in Old Oakland, served up some of the tastiest braised oxtails, Bajan pepper sauce and skillet-fried chicken in the Bay. The restaurant also served as an important gathering place for Oakland’s Black, brown and queer communities.
unearththevoyage.com
A Four-Course Meal Rolls Through Wine Country on This Restored California Train
Some of the best meals in California are not served in a dining room that stays still. Picture a plate of warm tomato soup, a tender steak, and a slice of chocolate cake arriving while green vineyards slide past your window. It sounds like a simple train ride at first,...
dogtrekker.com
Dog-friendly restaurants and breweries in Concord
Concord’s dog-friendly restaurants and breweries include a chain restaurant with its own dog menu at the Willows Shopping Center and a downtown brewery whose beer garden welcomes pets around the corner from Todos Santos Plaza. This guide covers both, the state rules for dogs on California restaurant patios, and the city dog parks and open space trails that make a good stop before a meal. For taquerias, see DogTrekker’s separate Concord Taco Trail guide.
The Coconut Mama
61-year-old California grocery bakery to close, affecting 92 workers
California’s grocery industry is facing another shutdown as major chains continue reshaping their operations. Safeway plans to permanently close its commercial bread plant in Richmond, affecting 92 employees. The facility…
riffmagazine.com
REVIEW: Gorillaz change their stripes at Oakland Arena, with some help from locals
OAKLAND — Near the end of Gorillaz‘ Wednesday night show at Oakland Arena, De La Soul’s Pos introduced the band’s second-to-last song. “There’s a lot of things that make us want to feel bad about what’s going on in the world,” the MC told the cheering crowd. “I love that this song has this recipe, this laughter, that just makes you know that, ‘yo, everything’s all right.'”
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The Spun
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KQED
A Park for the Living, Rest for the Dead: The Shared Space of Mountain View Cemetery
View the full episode transcript. Up in the hills above Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue is a beautiful, peaceful stretch of more than 200 acres of land, dotted with little lakes, ornamental trees and thoughtful winding paths. It’s something of a public park: Locals picnic here. Walk their dogs. Bring their kids to play.
KRON4 News
KRON4 News
One of West Coast’s most popular ice cream chains opening first Oakland location
(KRON) — One of the West Coast’s largest ice cream chains is opening its first location in Oakland next month. Salt & Straw is opening in the city’s Rockridge neighborhood on Friday, Nov. 13. The Portland, Oregon-based creamery is opening its ninth Bay Area location, joining San Ramon as the second in the East Bay. […]
norcalfishreports.com
Los Vaqueros Reservoir Fish Report for 10-28-2026
The first private trout stock of the season just hit Los Vaqueros Reservoir — and we’re kicking things off BIG with 2,000 POUNDS of trout from Mt. Lassen!. Cooler air. Cooler water. More active trout. It’s time to dust off those rods, rig up, and get back out on the water!