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Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman arrested, later released, in Israel: video
SEDEROT, Israel - Ayelet Waldman, a well-known Berkeley author, was arrested by Israeli police at the Erez Crossing — the border between Israel and Gaza — while protesting the war with a group of American rabbis during Passover. Waldman’s husband, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Michael Chabon, wrote Friday on...
4 cars found on fire in San Francisco
(KRON) – Multiple separate outside fires occurred in San Francisco early Sunday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. San Francisco police officers responded to the area of the 400 block of Jones and Eddy Street, the area of Haight and Octavia, 1300 Block of Market, Van Ness at Hickory and Rose where multiple […]
What Is the Nation’s Worst City for Drivers? Depends on How You’re Counting.
Is Oakland the worst city in the United States to drive in? Maybe. But there’s also an argument to be made that that dubious honor belongs to New York — or even Alburquerque. A recent Forbes Advisor study ranked Oakland at the top of its list of The Worst Cities to Drive In. (San Francisco was third. It’s not a great time for Bay Area drivers, evidently.)
Award-winning Horn Barbecue reopens at new location in Oakland following devastating fire
"We definitely faced our challenges. A lot of different emotions." Popular Oakland restaurant Horn Barbecue reopened at a new location five months after a devastating fire. Here's a message from owner and chef Matt Horn:
Newly reopened San Francisco bar to host viral Sacramento-based lawyer
Coming off the heels of its long-awaited grand reopening, the Stud is going even bigger. Think “hundreds of billboards” big. On May 4, the historic queer bar is hosting a party called Whatever, and the organizers are bringing in star power to commemorate the occasion. The guest of honor is a household name, one whose face is seared into millions of minds in the Bay Area and beyond.
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