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An Improv Comedy School Just Opened at a Highly Unusual Spot in Orinda

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA — Most people head to Orinda Theatre Square to catch a movie, grab dinner or meet friends for a drink. But now, there’s another reason to visit the downtown shopping center: learning how to make people laugh. Lamorinda Improv Theater, known as LIT, has opened a...

Orinda, CA · 1d

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One Berkeley burger joint makes way for another, plus bakery, pizza and Mexican options shutter

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Berkeley, CA · 2d

The Berkeley Scanner

Berkeley police arrest double stabbing suspect

A Berkeley man suspected of stabbing two people in North Oakland, including a witness to the first attack, has been arrested, authorities said. The investigation began Saturday just before 3 p.m. when a 39-year-old Berkeley man walked into Alta Bates Hospital with a stab wound to his midsection. He was taken to a local trauma center and was in stable condition , police said Saturday. As they investigated the case, Berkeley police determined that the incident had happened in the 6500 block of Shattuck Avenue, just over the Oakland border . Several hours later, Oakland police were dispatched to a stabbing in the same block, OPD said Monday afternoon in response to Scanner inquiries. Officers found a man who had been stabbed in the chest; he was taken to the hospital and was expected to survive, police said. Berkeley police found the suspect, 33-year-old Joseph Reindl, on his way back to his Berkeley home near Sacramento Street and Ashby Avenue at about 8:45 p.m., authorities said. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held without bail, according to booking records. Reindl is scheduled for arraignment Thursday at Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland. Reindl has just one

Alameda Post

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Norwegian Wooden Sailing Ship Docks by USS Hornet

There’s a new ship in town! Alma af Frøya, a Norwegian wooden sailing ship has docked alongside the USS Hornet and will remain there for the next three weeks. “Meet our new neighbor!” the Hornet announced on Facebook. “This morning we were excited to welcome Alma af Frøya.” On Instagram, they also posted a short video, saying “History meets history.”

Alameda, CA · 1d

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129th Big Game Kickoff Time Announced

The 129th rendition of the Big Game between California football and Stanford will kick off at 4:30 p.m. PT at Databricks Field at California Memorial Stadium on November 21. The rivalry matchup will be aired live on the ACC Network. The Golden Bears will return home to Berkeley after a...

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Rollicking Louisiana crawfish boils have landed in the East Bay. Here’s where to find one before the year ends

When Marin County native Aaron Salit first visited New Orleans 12 years ago, he was deep in the hustle and grind of the fine-dining restaurant world. As someone who has always enjoyed live music and food, the city’s crawfish boil culture instantly drew him in. Before he knew it, he was returning year after year to attend boils, eventually making crawfish boils a birthday tradition of his own, bringing friends and family together for the same communal experience he had come to love in Louisiana.

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Two Bridges in One: The Design of the Bay Bridge

The Bay Bridge is really two bridges joined at an island, and over 90 years its design has shifted from 1930s steel to a single-tower span and cable-strung light art. Here’s something a lot of people miss about the Bay Bridge. It’s really two crossings that meet in the middle of the bay at Yerba Buena Island.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Stephen Golub: America’s Long Walk Home

What a difference an Election Day makes. By Stephen Golub, Benicia resident and author, “Benicia and Beyond” in the Benicia Herald, 11/8/2026. …“You know that flag flying over the courthouse. …Means certain things are set in stone. …Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t....

Benicia, CA · 22h

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Diablo Dish: Alamo Gets Some New Restaurant Love

It’s been 11 years since restaurant industry lifers Arash and Lauren Ghasemi debuted Main Street Kitchen & Bar, which has a loyal following for its scratch-made comfort fare and lively, welcoming atmosphere in downtown Walnut Creek. But the husband-wife team has been looking to open a second concept “for a long time,” says Lauren, who runs the front of the house while Arash serves as executive chef.

Alamo, CA · 17h

KRON4

UPDATE: Oakland First Fridays shelved for the rest of 2026

(KRON) — Oakland’s First Fridays are gone for the rest of the year, organizers announced just weeks after canceling November’s festivities. “With heavy hearts, we announce that our November and December events are cancelled due to funding shortages,” a spokesperson said in a statement shared with KRON4 Monday. “We want to be clear: We are NOT cancelling because of violence or crime. We are cancelling because of finances.”

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San Francisco Chronicle

Major new cancer treatment center about to open in Oakland

Sutter Health and Stanford Medicine are opening a new, five-story cancer center in Oakland that they hope will be a regional “one-stop shop” for outpatient oncology care in the East Bay.

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ICE agents arrested 4 people in Oakland on Saturday

Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, made several arrests in Oakland over the weekend. ACILEP, the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership, a county program launched last year in response to the Trump Administration’s escalation of immigration enforcement, confirmed on social media that four back-to-back arrests took place on Saturday, Nov. 7.

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Coast Guard wraps Great Lakes Saildrone trial, plans spring return

The Coast Guard is pulling six Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vessels from the Great Lakes ahead of winter icing after a seven-month evaluation, with another test period planned for spring 2027. The 33' Voyagers, supplied by Saildrone, Alameda, Calif., were deployed between April and November across the Great Lakes, providing...

Alameda, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

Chris Kyriacou wins Chronicle’s inaugural John Beam Community Action Award

The winner of the Chronicle’s inaugural John Beam Community Action Award is a physical education teacher at Bishop O’Dowd High School and the coach of the Oakland Wildcats.

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Empty Berkeley Bookstore Reborn as Artist Studios, Rent Runs About $550

Zero Empty Spaces has turned the former Half Price Books storefront on Shattuck Avenue into a mix of artist workspaces and a retail marketplace. After the store sat empty for months, the organization divided the space into small studios where artists pay around $550 a month to make and sell their work. Its opening event included a ribbon-cutting, a pop-up exhibition and a musical performance; the group calls the Berkeley site its 35th location nationwide.

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Family of Chantel Brooks Keeps Search Alive With Benefit Concert, Upcoming SF Vigil

A benefit concert in Vallejo brought together Bay Area musicians and supporters Sunday to help fund the search for Chantel Brooks, who went missing in July, as her family prepares for a candlelight vigil outside her former SF workplace. The “Bring Chantel Home Benefit” concert took place at Noble Cinema...

Vallejo, CA · 1d

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